George Raymond Spann
BELGRADE – Dr. George Raymond Spann of Belgrade, died peacefully at home on March 26, 2025. He was 81 years old.
George worked as a lecturer at both Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania, and as the Director of Development at Delaware County Community College. In 1989, he began working at Thomas College in Waterville as their fourth president where he remained until his retirement in 2012. George was credited with transforming Thomas College. During his tenure, the school launched the Guaranteed Job Program, he oversaw construction and renovation of several new campus buildings and he worked to expand academic offerings to include Arts & Sciences.
A funeral service will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Eustis Parkway, Waterville at 11 a.m. on June 6. A reception at the George and Marty Spann Student Commons at Thomas College will follow the service.
Services are in the care of Wheeler Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Oakland, ME 04963.
Donations in lieu of flowers, can be made to the
Margaret Marnet
Scholarship Endowment
at Thomas College,
Waterville, Maine.
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