The University of Maine - News - August 30, 2007 - UMaine Announces $6 Million Gift; Landmark Facility to Become Collins Center for the Arts

The University of Maine - News - August 30, 2007 - UMaine Announces $6 Million Gift; Landmark Facility to Become Collins Center for the Arts: "UMaine Announces $6 Million Gift; Landmark Facility to Become Collins Center for the Arts August 30, 2007 Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Me. – Two of the University of Maine’s most generous benefactors have provided a major new gift to support the university. UMaine President Robert Kennedy announced the details this afternoon before an audience of 175 alumni and friends at the UMaine President's House. Richard R. and Anne A. Collins of Key Largo, Fla. have pledged a total of $6 million to support UMaine initiatives in the arts and athletics. The bulk of the gift, $5 million, will go toward renovations at the Maine Center for the Arts, to be renamed the Richard R. and Anne A. Collins Center for the Arts. The balance is dedicated to renovations at UMaine's Memorial Gym."