Section 1 – THE MMEA HONOREE SCHOLARSHIP – The MMEA shall establish an Honoree Scholarship En-
dowment Fund to which anyone may donate in honor or memory of an MMEA member or a Maine music student.
All donations shall be recorded in a register maintained by the Treasurer and by the Immediate Past President. The
sum of ($100) one hundred dollars shall annually be donated by MMEA to the MMEA Honoree Scholarship in mem-
ory of Ellen Blodgett, an outstanding Maine Music Educator.
A. A scholarship of at least ($100) one hundred dollars shall be awarded each year to a student who has success-
fully completed at least (1) one semester of work in Music Education in a college of approved standing. When divi-
dends of the endowment fund exceed $100, the dividends and only the dividends from the endowment fund shall be
awarded as scholarship.
B. A scholarship committee shall be composed of Immediate Past President acting as chairperson and 6 (six)
members at large.
C. Final choice of the recipient shall be made by the committee so that the award may be made and paid to-
wards the student’s second semester tuition fee.
D. Letters of application should include the name, address, telephone and email of the applicant, plus HS and
college musical experiences (in and out of school) and should be received by the Immediate Past President no later than
the third Monday of October.
E. Notice of the Honoree Scholarship Endowment Fund and of the Honoree Scholarship and deadline shall
appear on the MMEA Web site and in the MMEA bulletin
ARTICLE VII- BOARD OF APPEALS
Section 1 - BOARD OF APPEALS - The Board of Appeals shall be composed of the MMEA Executive Board. The
following procedures shall be followed when an MMEA member in good standing has a complaint against another
member, a committee, or the Association, or any event run by MMEA. The complaint must be submitted in writing to
the Committee Chairperson or to the MMEA President within seven (7) days of the event. The complainant shall re-
ceive a hearing by the appropriate committee within thirty (30) days of receipt of the complaint. If the complainant is
not satisfied with the ruling, that person may appeal in writing to the President, who will convene the appeals board.
Such an appeal must be submitted not later than fifteen (15) days from the date on which the decision of the first hear-
ing has been sent to the complainant. The decision must be transmitted to the complainant on the day that it has been
reached or by the next Executive Board meeting. If the complainant is still not satisfied, that person may appear before
the Board at the next regularly scheduled board meeting for a final appeal. At that time the decision of the Board shall
be final. Communication may be via E-mail. If Email is used, all communications must be acknowledged by the re-
cipient. Time limits mentioned above start at the time of acknowledgment, not the time of sending the Email.
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