Dan Crewe, gay philanthropist, retired US Air Force officer, and supporter of LGBTQ rights and other humanitarian causes in his home state of Maine and beyond, is receiving an honorary doctorate on May 16 from the Maine College of Art, where he’s served on the board since 2011. He has also served on the board of directors of Maine’s LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit Equality Maine.
“A passionate philanthropist and humanitarian, his leadership in supporting the arts, education and human rights, including LGBTQ support, has had an enormous impact on the lives of countless Mainers,” reports the Bangor Daily News.
“Crewe is the president and chair of the Crewe Foundation, which he and his brother Bob Crewe established to provide support in the fields of fine arts and music by empowering aspiring artists and underserved youth to pursue, develop and realize their talents and goals as well as supporting the rights of the LGBTQ community,” BDN goes on to say.
According to ACLU Maine, which honored him in 2018 with its Scolnik Award, “As a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, a retired captain in the U.S. Air Force, and a gay man, his advocacy and personal story helped end the ban on LGBTQ people serving in the military. Dan is deeply involved with the ACLU of Maine and countless other organizations.”
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