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KeyBank Foundation Sponsors Ken Curtis Scholarship at USM Muskie School

June 9, 2004

Portland, ME: The KeyBank of Maine Foundation has awarded $25,000 to the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, to endow a graduate student scholarship in honor of Maine's former governor Kenneth B. Curtis.

"We are pleased to be able to honor Ken Curtis and recognize his long history of leadership and his commitment to public service in Maine," said Kathryn G. Underwood, president, Maine District, KeyBank N.A. "KeyBank has always valued education. Not only does a better educated workforce help American businesses compete in this increasingly technical and complex global marketplace, but an educated citizenry has the knowledge, skills and abilities to help society as a whole."

In addition to serving as Maine's governor from 1967-75, Kenneth B. Curtis has held many other positions in government and the nonprofit sector, including U.S. ambassador to Canada, Maine's secretary of state, president of Maine Maritime Academy, and trustee of Susan L. Curtis Foundation. Curtis is particularly recognized for modernizing Maine state government while governor and laying the groundwork for the greater role states play in U.S. governance today.

USM's Muskie School offers master's degree programs in community planning and development, health policy and management, and public policy and management, as well as a doctoral degree in public policy. The KeyBank Scholarship to honor Ken Curtis will be available to students on an annual basis.

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