FARMINGTON $ Anson resident Frederick Liebfried, a University of Maine at Farmington senior, has been named a 2008-2009 George J. Mitchell Peace Scholar.

This is the fifth consecutive year that a UMF student has been the recipient of one of only two one-semester George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarships awarded annually by the University of Maine System. This award was created in 1998 in tribute to former U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell for his work in helping to facilitate a peace accord between Ireland and Northern Ireland and his lifelong devotion and commitment to public service.

Students are selected for the scholarship based upon their academic ability, commitment to community service and leadership skills. As a recipient of the scholarship, Liebfried will attend the University of Cork, in Ireland, for the fall semester where academic fees will be waived and he will receive free tuition, room and board, and a $1,000 travel stipend.

Liebfried, a theater major at UMF with a concentration in directing, has a 4.0 grade-point average.

Liebfried has a long history of participation with university, community and regional theater, including Theatre UMF, Lakewood Theater of Maine and the Waterville Opera House.