{"id":263,"date":"2015-11-17T21:40:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T02:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:52:35","slug":"induction-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/maine-womens-hall-of-fame\/induction-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Induction Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id263_0ffbb8-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id263_0ffbb8-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id263_0ffbb8-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(15% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 )\/3)))minmax(0, calc(70% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column263_cc6664-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column263_cc6664-14\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c0ec856ad706a516cc60e87aba854888 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alane O\u2019Connor, DNP<\/strong><br><em>Director of Perinatal Addiction Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4303d660c9ef2b0a8595a99eb53fb323 wp-block-paragraph\">&amp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b8f902f3b7adc0e9f84af3b1f0e0203a wp-block-paragraph\">the late <strong>Frances Perkins<\/strong><br><em>U.S. Secretary of Labor (1933-1945)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column263_d4a0f3-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id263_2d5fd1-f7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column263_fcfcca-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column263_fcfcca-07\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date &amp; Time<\/strong><br>Saturday, March 21, 2026<br>Reception: 1:00 p.m.<br>Ceremony: 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column263_0100eb-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column263_0100eb-5d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Location<\/strong><br>University of Maine at Augusta <br>Faber Forum, Jewett Hall<br>46 University Drive, Augusta, ME<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns263_19a5c6-38, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns263_19a5c6-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns263_19a5c6-38, .site .entry-content 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns263_19a5c6-38\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_24301e-29.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_24301e-29.kb-button{color:#f5e051;background:#1e73be;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_24301e-29.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_24301e-29.kb-button:focus{color:#1e73be;background:#f5e051;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn263_24301e-29 kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/181ChbHFK3-eehnf1M6lQ_qvxXKWvxDel?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">2026 Induction Ceremony Photos<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_80105c-77.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_80105c-77.kb-button{color:#f5e051;background:#1e73be;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_80105c-77.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn263_80105c-77.kb-button:focus{color:#1e73be;background:#f5e051;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn263_80105c-77 kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1LSVmYcOSPCTXop9p48cjiRRjhOEyL-z9\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Click Here to View 2026 Program Booklet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/News-Release-Jan.-5-\u2014-OConnor-and-Perkins-to-be-inducted2.pdf\">News Release Jan. 5 \u2014 O&#8217;Connor and Perkins to be inducted<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Previous Induction Ceremonies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Click the available link to view previous induction ceremonies<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id263_fdb42b-d0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id263_fdb42b-d0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id263_fdb42b-d0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id263_fdb42b-d0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id263_fdb42b-d0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id263_fdb42b-d0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id263_fdb42b-d0 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column263_2b140f-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column263_2b140f-d6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><em>1990 \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith &amp; Mabel Sine Wadsworth (No recording)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><em>1991 \u2013 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Gail H. Laughlin, J.D. &amp; Elizabeth S. Russell, Ph.D. (No recording)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oxAriimevVI\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oxAriimevVI\">1992 \u2013 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Ninetta May Runnals (UMA, March 21, 1992)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uizIRb6_Df8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uizIRb6_Df8\">1993 \u2013 4<sup>th <\/sup>Induction Ceremony: Dorothy Murphy Healy &amp; Gilda E. Nardone (UMA, March 20, 1993)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wO5ZQN_bio8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wO5ZQN_bio8\">1994 \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Esther Elizabeth Wood (UMA, March 5, 1994)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><em>1995 \u2013 6<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Eloise A. Vitelli (No recording)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AQp_tthSATE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AQp_tthSATE\">1996 \u2013 7<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Elizabeth \u201cLiz\u201d W. Crandall, Ed.D. &amp; Marti Stevens (UMA, March 2, 1996)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oItQ3v4Zq-w\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oItQ3v4Zq-w\">1997 \u2013 8<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: &nbsp;Ethel \u201cBillie\u201d Wilson Gammon &amp; Mildred \u201cBrownie\u201d Schrumpf (UMA, March 1997)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zgTVmTJoUQY\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zgTVmTJoUQY\">1998 \u2013 9<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Lois Galgay Reckitt (Acceptance speech only) (UMA, March 1998)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AgyWakoYy-Y\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AgyWakoYy-Y\">1999 \u2013 10<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Elizabeth \u201cLibby\u201d H. Mitchell &amp; U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (UMA, March 20, 1999)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ApVGYh5cS0\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ApVGYh5cS0\">2000 \u2013 11<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Caroline Gentile, Hon. D.H.L. &amp; Joan Benoit Samuelson (UMA, March 18, 2000)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JpRRFLsowuE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JpRRFLsowuE\">2001 \u2013 12<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Linda Smith Dyer, J.D. &amp; Chellie Pingree (UMA, March 17, 2001)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lv5f08fUR-Y\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lv5f08fUR-Y\">2002 \u2013 13<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Theodora June Kalikow, Ph.D. (UMA, March 16, 2002)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1SqjFb8H7ho\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1SqjFb8H7ho\">2003 \u2013 14<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Nancy H. Hensel, Ed.D. (UMA, March 15, 2003)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=825ot6jH5KY\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=825ot6jH5KY\">2004 \u2013 15<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Sharon H. Abrams &amp; Judith Magyar Isaacson (UMA, March 20, 2004)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Frz2SihadZ8\">2005 \u2013 16<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Patricia M. Collins &amp; Judy Ayotte Paradis (UMA, March 19, 2005)<\/a> &#8211; Audio recording only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W8FphIB_sYg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W8FphIB_sYg\">2006 \u2013 17<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: &nbsp;The Rt. Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen (UMA, March 18, 2006)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JZDBWIB8vzo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JZDBWIB8vzo\">2007 \u2013 18<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Laura Fortman &amp; Dale McCormick (UMA, March 18, 2007)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WDkqPyM-W18\">2008 \u2013 19<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Karen Heck &amp; Florence Brooks Whitehouse (UMA, March 15, 2008)<\/a> &#8211; Problem with audio (sound begins @3 minutes into video; ends @1 hour 30 minutes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ErVSSrFh36U\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ErVSSrFh36U\">2009 \u2013 20<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Sharon Barker &#8211; begins 1 hour, 8 minutes into recording (UMA, March 21, 2009)<\/a> Note: Ceremony begins with recognition of three past state presidents: Aline Lovejoy, Jeanne Hammond, and Patricia Bourgoin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8SDEIJx3BNg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8SDEIJx3BNg\">2010 \u2013 21<sup>st<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Thelma Swain (UMA, March 20, 2010)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-zbjL7C5kEM\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-zbjL7C5kEM\">2011 \u2013 22<sup>nd<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins &amp; Katherine Ogilvie Musgrave, Hon.D.Sc. (UMA, March 19, 2011)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ohJCKtRd18w\">2012 \u2013 23<sup>rd<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Mary Farrar &amp; Ruth L. Lockhart (UMA, March 17, 2012)<\/a> &#8211; Audio recording only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8iN7iX9EPCE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8iN7iX9EPCE\">2013 \u2013 24<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Lyn Mikel Brown, Ed.D. &amp; Mary R. Cathcart (UMA, March 16, 2013)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-h9tBcfJ2so\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-h9tBcfJ2so\">2014 \u2013 25<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Laurie Gagnon Lachance, Hon. D.H.L. &amp; Patricia E. Ryan (UMA, March 14, 2014)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z3XMxSOBd9w\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z3XMxSOBd9w\">2015 \u2013 26<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Ellen Golden &amp; Barbara W. Woodlee, Ed.D. (UMA, March 21, 2015)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dsEyI7sZf7s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dsEyI7sZf7s\">2016 \u2013 27<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Connie Adler, MD &amp; Elizabeth Ward Saxl (UMA, March 19, 2016)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-MWz2FYuhS4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-MWz2FYuhS4\">2017 \u2013 28<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Ann Schonberger, Ph.D. &amp; Clara Swan (UMA, March 18, 2017)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QD1torBqKPw\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QD1torBqKPw\">2018 \u2013 29<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Julia Clukey &amp; Cornelia \u201cFly Rod\u201d Thurza Crosby (UMA, March 17, 2018)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4g7blDocS0E\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4g7blDocS0E\">2019 \u2013 30<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Darylen McQuirk Cote &amp; Governor Janet T. Mills (UMA, March 16, 2019)<\/a> &#8211; No video recording; photos only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4-xFqj3DPNk&amp;t=1661s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4-xFqj3DPNk&amp;t=1661s\">2020 \u2013 31<sup>st<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Joanne D\u2019Arcangelo &amp; Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader (UMA virtual ceremony, March 20, 2021)<\/a> <em>Note: Delayed a year due to COVID-19; 2020 combined with the 2021 induction ceremony<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4-xFqj3DPNk&amp;t=1661s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4-xFqj3DPNk&amp;t=1661s\">2021 \u2013 32<sup>nd<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Joyce Taylor Gibson, Ph.D. &amp; Leigh Saufley, J.D. (UMA virtual ceremony, March 20, 2021)<\/a> <em>Note: Combined with the 2020 induction ceremony that had been delayed one year due to COVID-19; begins 47:41)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPSgAj3r3VE&amp;t=3882s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPSgAj3r3VE&amp;t=3882s\">2022 \u2013 33<sup>rd<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Julia \u201cJudy\u201d Kahrl, Ph.D. &amp; Jessica Ulrika Meir, Ph.D. (UMA, March 19, 2022)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NFP_ZaKduko&amp;t=2920s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NFP_ZaKduko&amp;t=2920s\">2023 \u2013 34<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Sandra L. Caron, Ph.D. (UMA, March 18, 2023)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rO7j7Sx8KgM&amp;t=2169s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rO7j7Sx8KgM&amp;t=2169s\">2024 \u2013 35<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Nancy Fritz, M.Div. &amp; Julia McDonald, DO, MPH (Hosted by UMaine, March 8, 2024)<\/a> Combined with UMaine Maryann Hartman Awards. MWHF induction ceremony begins at 28:40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#87878736\"><em>2025 No induction ceremony in 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f5e051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uk2H7wkgDNs&amp;t=1731s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uk2H7wkgDNs&amp;t=1731s\">2026 \u2013 36<sup>th<\/sup> Induction Ceremony: Alane B. 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