AUGUSTA–The 30th Maine Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be observed on Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Jewett Hall Auditorium at the University of Maine at Augusta. A luncheon buffet will precede the ceremony at 12:00 noon at the Fireplace Lounge, Randall Student Center. The Induction Ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. for this year’s two honorees.
The first inductee is Darylen McQuirk Cote of Caribou, a tireless champion for women’s health, equality and education. She graduated from the University of Maine 1972 with a major in English and a minor Speech/Education. She went on to earn her master’s degree from the University of Southern Maine in 2001. For 25 years she has been an advocate for reproductive health, family planning, civil rights for LGBTQ students, HIV/AIDS prevention, sex education in school, economic equity, and educational opportunities.
The second inductee is Governor Janet T. Mills of Farmington, a lawyer, legislator, District Attorney, Governor, mother, caregiver, advocate, and role model. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts 1970 and earned her JD from the University of Maine Law 1976. She has been a trailblazer for the women of Maine and for the future of our daughters.
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame is dedicated to women who have met three specific criteria: (1) the woman’s achievements have had a statewide impact, (2) the woman’s achievement significantly improved the lives of women in Maine, and (3) the woman’s contribution has enduring value for women. 
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame was founded in 1990 and current sponsors are BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation and the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA). Each year the ceremony is held at the University during the month of March, in observance of Women’s History Month. Photographs and citations of inductees are on permanent display in the Bennett D. Katz Library at UMA.
Reservations for the luncheon and induction ceremony can be made with Marilyn Ladd, Co-Chair, Maine Women’s Hall of Fame, 103 County Road, Oakland, ME, email mvladd@colby.edu deadline for the luncheon March 11th.
