MPA Principal’s Award
Horace O. McGowan, Richard W. Tyler, and Richard A. Durost Scholarships
The Principal’s Award was established in 1984 to recognize students for academic excellence and good citizenship. Each member school names a senior class student as its award recipient. Award winners and their principals are invited to an Honors Luncheon each spring. Each student receives a plaque and lapel pin in recognition of his/her achievement. A minimum of five students, chosen by lottery from a pool of names of those students present at the luncheon, are awarded $1000 scholarships.
2022 Scholarship Winners
| Horace O McGowan | Matthew D. Gilbert | Greely High School |
| Horace O McGowan | Olivia S. Buswell | Buckfield Jr/Sr. High School |
| Horace O McGowan | Sydney Hutchins | Piscataquis Community Secondary School |
| Richard W Tyler | Caden P. Cote | Messalonskee High School |
| Richard W Tyler | Nancy J. Martin | Fort Kent Community High School |
| Richard W Tyler | Alicia Havey | Ellsworth High School |
| Richard W Tyler | Robert W. Ledbetter | WindhamHigh School |
| Richard A Durost | William Dunn | Edward Little High School |
| Richard A Durost | Ainsley E. Morrison | Kennebunk High School |
| Richard A Durost | Jaycie M. Christopher | Skowhegan Area High School |
2021 Scholarship Winners
| Horace O McGowan | Emily Erskine | Woodland Jr./Sr. High School |
| Horace O McGowan | Michael David Nicholas III | Erskine Academy |
| Horace O McGowan | Madeline Noble | Mattanawcook Academy |
| Horace O McGowan | Ryan O Johnson | Old Orchard Beach High School |
| Richard W Tyler | Olivia Britton | Islesboro Central School |
| Richard W Tyler | Addyson C Hale | Traip Academy |
| Richard W Tyler | Mackenzie M Stepp | Hermon High School |
| Richard A Durost | Tyler Patterson | Brunswick High School |
| Richard A Durost | Abigail Scarlett | Lake Region High School |
| Richard A Durost | Riley Grant | Narraguagus Jr./Sr. High School |
2020 Scholarship Winners
| Horace O McGowan | Emma Duffy |
Skowhegan Area High School |
| Horace O McGowan | Grace Woodard |
Oak Hill High School |
| Richard W Tyler | Lindsey Cross | Belfast Area High School |
| Richard W Tyler | Abigail Folsom |
Gardiner Area High School |
| Richard W Tyler | Marc Michaud | Machias Memorial High School |
| MPA Scholarship | Erin Dworkin |
Lincoln Academy |
| MPA Scholarship | Zachary House |
Mattanawcook Academy |
| MPA Scholarship | Spencer Hunnewell |
Mattanawcook Academy |
| Richard A Durost | Taylor Bielecki |
Waterville Senior High School |
| Richard A Durost | Marissa Paine | Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School |
2019 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Ethan Chadwick |
Piscataquis Community High School |
| McGowan | Grace Tibbetts |
Lisbon High School |
| McGowan | Joshua Linkletter |
Madison Area Memorial High School |
| Tyler | Annie Choi |
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School |
| Tyler | Molly McCluskey | Orono High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Alexandra Lessard |
Forest Hills Consolidated School |
| Berlin City Auto | Cole Winslow |
Greater Houlton Christian Academy |
| Berlin City Auto | Stephen Cirone |
Jonesport-Beals High School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Daniel Wortman |
Ashland District School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Nathan Henry | Brewer High School |
2018 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Isabelle Wright |
Central Aroostook Junior Senior High School |
| McGowan | Elizabeth McBride |
Windham High School |
| Tyler | Orly Vaughn |
Deer Isle-Stonington High School |
| Tyler | Madalyn Amero |
Monmouth Academy |
| Tyler | Hunter Walker |
Southern Aroostook Community School |
| Berlin City Auto | Dacian Robert |
Bangor Christian Schools |
| Berlin City Auto | Deja Doughty |
Vinalhaven School |
| Berlin City Auto | Madeline Bierman |
Sumner Memorial High School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Montana van Duijn |
Blue Hill Harbor School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Grace Beaudet |
Edward Little High School |
2017 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Fredericka Hibbs | Stearns Jr./Sr. High School |
| McGowan | Jordan Miner | Sacopee Valley High School |
| McGowan | Joshua Palmeter | Bangor Christian Schools |
| Tyler | Cameron Morin | Mount View High School |
| Tyler | Samantha Weeks | Oak Hill High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Annie Ledue | Sanford High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Julia Webster | Chop Point School |
| Berlin City Auto | Ian West | Forest Hills High School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Lindsey Gendreau | Van Buren District Secondary School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Amelia Lorrey | Traip Academy |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Regan Bragg | Machias Memorial High School |
2016 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Nathan Granholm |
Brunswick High School |
| McGowan | Hannah Morley |
Boothbay Region High School |
| Tyler | Donald Hustus |
Mount View High School |
| Tyler | Ivy Oxton |
Vinalhaven School |
| Tyler | ThomasHenry Reagan |
Maine School of Science and Mathematics |
| Berlin City Auto | Carmen Caterina |
Mt. Ararat High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Amy Pass |
Noble High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Elliot Sibley |
Mattanawcook Academy |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Emma Bonner |
Easton Jr./Sr. High School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Matthew Pisini |
Greely High School |
2015 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Dylan Lalime |
Penquis Valley High School |
| McGowan | Emily Whittemore |
Poland Regional High School |
| McGowan | Meredith Coolidge |
Yarmouth High School |
| Tyler | Angus Koller |
Monmouth Academy |
| Tyler | Emilie Chard |
Old Orchard Beach High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Ieisha Mitchell |
Shead High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Emily Greaney | Skowhegan Area High School |
| Berlin City Auto | Mackenzie Worcester | Washburn District High School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Alivia Cross | Searsport District High School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Wenhui Zhao | Thornton Academy |
2014 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Kayla Gray |
Bucksport High School |
| McGowan | Melissa Cantafio |
Limestone Community School |
| Tyler | Amber Dindorf |
Fryeburg Academy |
| Tyler | Isabella Leon Calle |
Mt. Ararat High School |
| Tyler | Brooke Lilley |
Southern Aroostook Community School |
| Berlin City Auto | Annie Castonguay | Leavitt Area High School |
| Berlin City Auto | James ‘Seward’ Matel | Lincoln Academy |
| Berlin City Auto | Alyssa White | Mt. Blue High School |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Alex Angotti | Greater Houlton Christian Academy |
| MPA Golf Tournament | Haley Murphy | Richmond High School |
2013 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Sydney Nadeau |
Leavitt Area High School |
| McGowan | Adam Strout |
Acadia Christian School |
| McGowan | Charles Weber |
Portland High School |
| Tyler | Erzsebet Nagy |
Lawrence High School |
| Tyler | Carrington Miller |
Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School |
2012 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Er Li Peng | South Portland High School |
| McGowan | Blake Reidy | Vinalhaven School |
| Tyler | Niyati Desai | Edward Little High School |
| Tyler | Casie Frederick | Hermon High School |
| Tyler | Cary Bragdon | Penobscot Valley High School |
2011 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Moriah Day | Dexter Regional High School |
| McGowan | Wren Tooker | Mt. Abram High School |
| McGowan | Spencer Traylor | Penquis Valley High School |
| Tyler | Evan Arbour | Winthrop High School |
| Tyler | Holden Parker | Livermore Falls High School |
| Tyler Family | Taylor Oddleifson | Morse High School |
2010 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Jennifer Roberts | Sanford High School |
| McGowan | Christopher Low | Lawrence High School |
| Tyler | Caitlin Barrows | Hermon High School |
| Tyler | Wesley Heinrichs | Hodgdon High School |
| Tyler | Bryan Boyce | Messalonskee High School |
| Tyler Family | Michael Walton | Morse High School |
| Tyler (Pringle) | Jennifer Chick | Lisbon High School |
| Tyler (Pringle) | Jessica Brox | Cony High School |
2009 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Kristina Geel | Machias Memorial High School |
| McGowan | Daniel Beatrice | Noble High School |
| McGowan | Joshua Tingley | Deering High School |
| Tyler | Nicole Deschambault | Windham High School |
| Tyler | Drew Ramsay | Narraguagus High School |
| Tyler Family | Kelsey Boyce | Morse High School |
2008 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Kylie Keene | Hall-Dale High School |
| McGowan | William Fallon, III | Cheverus High School |
| Tyler | Hannah Hussey | Kennebunk High School |
| Tyler | Rachael Cox | Elan School |
| Tyler | Kyle Norweg | Skowhegan Area High School |
| Tyler Family | Willa Oddleifson | Morse High School |
2007 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Jayme Bither | Hodgdon High School |
| McGowan | Jaime Kennedy | Gorham High School |
| McGowan | Kenneth Maher | Leavitt Area High School |
| Tyler | Kelsey LeGloahec | Lisbon High School |
| Tyler | Sara Mack | Averill High School |
| Tyler Family | Brittanny Lee | Morse High School |
2006 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Mary Cox | Cape Elizabeth High School |
| McGowan | Melinda Sullivan | Lisbon High School |
| Tyler | Timothy Fournier | Mountain Valley High School |
| Tyler | Elizabeth Gerard | Madawaska Middle/High School |
| Tyler | Steven Tatko | Foxcroft Academy |
| Tyler Family | Henry Mann | Morse High School |
2005 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Amy Damon | Livermore Falls High School |
| McGowan | Jason Lauzier | Sanford High School |
| McGowan | Collin York | Houlton High School |
| Tyler | Andrea Blanchette | Hodgdon High School |
| Tyler | Geoffrey deBree | Windham High School |
2004 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Joshua Card | South Portland High School |
| McGowan | Patrick Ferriter | Messalonskee High School |
| Tyler | Michelle Lavertu | Madawaska High School |
| Tyler | Michael Osgood | Easton Jr./Sr. High School |
| Tyler | Phylicia Seavey | Woodland High School |
2003 Scholarship Winners
| McGowan | Caitlan Kekacs | Central High School |
| McGowan | Liam Kozma | Gardiner Area High School |
| McGowan | Pauline Vasiliauskas | Searsport District High School |
| Tyler | Tiffany Hartin | Southern Aroostook Community School |
| Tyler | Jamie Nightingale | Hodgdon High School |