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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 43 M A R C H 1 8 , 2 0 1 9 the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and Coastal Enterprises Inc., presented U.S. Sen. Susan Collins with an award recognizing her efforts to secure sustainable agriculture provisions in the Farm Bill and her work to champion agriculture priorities as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Augusta earned it a "4-star rating" for the fourth consecutive year from Charity Navigator, America's larg- est independent charity evaluator. Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law firm in Auburn, said attorney Andrew Zulieve served as a judge evaluator at the 2019 Regional Tournament of the National Trial Competition held at the Cumberland County Courthouse. e competition is designed to expose law students to trial practice and develop future trial lawyers. Kelley Johnson, physician recruitment and retention manager at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, became a fellow of the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters. e fellowship program includes a broad spectrum of topics including provider recruitment, onboarding and retention, human resources, as well as interpreting benchmarking metrics and under- standing/implementing medical staff development plans. Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor was recognized by RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advo- cacy organization, as the No. 1 registered nursing program in Maine. Programs were assessed on several factors which represent how well a program supports students towards licensure and beyond. Green with Envy Salon in Camden was named to the "Salon Today 200" by Salon Today magazine. The Portland Water District said it was awarded the "Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting" by the Government Finance Officers Association for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Ecomaine in Portland announced its 2019 eco-Excellence Awards recipients including Gary Glick, Falmouth High School, as its "Individual Lifetime Achievement eco-Excellence Award" winner and Tania Ferrante, South Portland High School, as its "Overall Individual eco-Excellence Award" winner. Individual award recipients include Jennifer Polley, Patty Distasio, JOIN US FOR THE 2019 MAINE MANUFACTURING SUMMIT The event will bring together approximately 200 companies from across all manufacturing sectors and their respective trade associations to discuss industry trends, issues, and growth opportunities for the future. FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER, VISIT W W W.MAINEMFG.COM/E VENTS FRIDAY, MAY 17 7: 3 0 A M – 1 2 : 0 0 P M / L O S T V A L L E Y S K I A R E A , A U B U R N Presented by: Media Sponsor: Sponsored by: May 7-10, 2019 | Samoset Resort www.MaineHRConvention.com THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE HR CONFERENCE Not in HR? Check out our Supervisor Training Day!