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M Club Home Board of Directors Browse Alumni Association News Featuring Letter Winners Join for 2025 Active "M" Donors 2024 Hall of Fame Digital Program Honorary "M" Recipients The Maine Book 13,000 "M" Winners University of Maine - Retired Numbers Meeting Agenda M Club By-Laws and Constitution Alumni Letterwinner "M" Plaque Order Form

The 2024 UMaine Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet was a great success! The newest slate of inductees includes: 

  • Marie-Andree Canuel, Women’s Soccer, 2008
  • Arel Gordon, Football, 2007
  • Allyson Howatt, Women’s Track & Field, 2010, 2011G
  • Paul Kelly, Men’s Soccer, 1996
  • Sigi Koizar, Women’s Basketball, 2017
  • Kevin Reed, Men’s Basketball, 2007
  • Larry Thomas, Baseball, 1992
  • 1998-1999 Men’s Hockey Team

SINCE UMaine student-athletes began competing in 1881 over 20,000 men and women have earned the coveted “M”. The M Club began as a formal organization in 1932. 

For questions or to get involved in M Club activities, please contact Ashley Twombly ’10, ’12G, the Alumni Association liaison with the M Club, at (207) 581-1144


Become an Active Supporting Member in 2025

The M club relies heavily on annual dues from Letter-winners, Honorary Members, and fans like you to support team and Athletic Department needs, the Athletic History project and digitization of old game films, the purchase of scholar-athlete medallions, graduation stoles, letter-winner plaques, alumni events, and so much more!  Please consider renewing your membership or becoming a new active supporting member. Your suggested tax-deductible donation to the M Club will again be matched through the Alfond Foundation’s Alfond Challenge as a gift to Athletics!  The M Club’s good works can only go as far as the generosity of its dues-paying members. Please help us succeed by supporting our  annual 2025 dues drive.  See below for our new membership program details!

NEW BENEFITS AND LEVELS!
• Membership card  • Monthly e-newsletter  • M Club sticker pack  • 20% discount on single-game tickets
• Special discount at Bear Necessities Fan Shop
• Recognition on the M Club Webpage and social media as an active, supporting member
• Invitations to various events including alumni gatherings, tailgating, pre-game events, and more

Annual Year Levels – renewed
each calendar year 1/1 – 12/31

I – Captain – $50*
Includes all the membership benefits listed above

II – Coach – $100*
Level I benefits, M Club Black Bear socks, and Forever BLUE phone wallet

III – Champion – $250*
Level I benefits,  M Club Black Bear travel tumbler and Forever BLUE eco tote bag

IV – All-American – $500*
Level I benefits and a $100 gift card for Bear Necessities Fan Shop or UM Bookstore

Membership funds especially support the Athletic History project and the purchase of scholar-athlete medallions, graduation stoles, and letter-winner plaques.

*Membership benefits are deducted from the tax-deductible gift amount as follows:
$500-Deduct $100


 

M Club News

M Club Honors 2020 Student Athlete Graduates

On July 20, the M Club had a great morning putting together a mailing to the 2020 graduates. Since there was no senior night or graduation, the M Club got together to send out letter winner plaques, M Club pin and car decal along with their Student-Athlete graduation stole and notes from outgoing SAAC President,…

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Eight Inductees Highlight 2019 UMaine Sports Hall of Fame Class

Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame will induct an eight member class this fall, adding standouts from men’s soccer, cross country, football, women’s soccer, field hockey, track & field, and baseball to the 205-member hall. Honorees include Corey Conner, 10-time America East champion and two-time track All-American; Gerald (Jerry) Ellis,…

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2018 Sports Hall of Fame honorees named

The M Club hosted the induction ceremony and dinner honoring the 2018 class of the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame on October 5, as standouts from baseball, football, basketball, track and field, men’s ice hockey, and athletic training joined the 195-member hall. Honorees included John Gillette, a three-year letterman in both basketball and…

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Dean Smith Award recipients for 2018 honored

The M Club presented its prestigious Dean Smith award honoring the University of Maine’s top men’s and women’s student-athletes during the university’s 29th annual Scholar-Athlete Recognition Ceremony held Feb. 12 at Wells Conference Center. Honored as the leading men’s scholar-athlete was Kelby Mace of the men’s track and field team and cited as the women’s…

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The Maine Book Online

The complete contents of “The Maine Book: University of Maine Athletics 1881-2007″ are now posted here on the M Club website. The massive book was a labor of love for former UMaine athletic director Stu Haskell ’56 and our on-line version is a valuable resource for anyone who is not fortunate enough to have a copy of…

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