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August 19, 2008

MMA gets $2.5M corporate gift

By The Mainebiz News Staff

The Maine Maritime Academy in Castine yesterday announced the largest corporate gift in its history -- a $2.5 million gift from the American Bureau of Shipping in Houston, Texas.

The international ship classification society donated the money to build the ABS Center for Applied Engineering and Research, a state-of-the art facility that will replace two aging buildings at MMA's campus, according to the Bangor Daily News.

Robert Somerville, chairman and CEO of ABS, is a 1965 MMA graduate and a recent member of the college's board of trustees.

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