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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 37 S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 9 Drew Gattine of Westbrook were named "Legislator of the Year Award" win- ners and Fran Seeley and Shirl Weaver shared the organization's "Trailblazing Advocate Award." Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife named Charlie Mann and George Smith its "2019 Lifetime Achievement Award" winners. Among numerous career accomplishments, Smith served as executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine for 18 years while Mann, who was honored posthu- mously, was founder of the department's Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs Program. In addition, the department named Wes Ashe, a fisheries biologist sta- tioned in the Belgrade Lakes region of the state, its "fisheries section employee of the year" and Derik Lee, a fish cul- turist who works at the Grand Lake Stream hatchery, its "hatcheries section employee of the year" at its annual divi- sion meeting. e fisheries section also honored the team that developed the Fishing Laws Online Angling Tool, which was released last spring, and in the hatcheries section, a cross section of the agency that worked on the Grand Lake Stream Hatchery water intake construction project was honored. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized two individu- als and one business from Maine for their work to protect New England's environment. John Banks, direc- tor of the Penobscot Indian Nation's Department of Natural Resources, and Matthew Scott, former state biologist and longtime environmentalist, each received a "Lifetime Achievement" award. In addition, Garbage to Garden in Portland won a "Merit Award" in the business category. University of Maine at Presque Isle said it ranked the as the fourth "Most Innovative Schools for Regional Colleges in the North," as part of the U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Colleges list. e university was also included in four other report categories. Kaplan Thompson Architects in Portland announced it met the American Institute of Architects 2030 challenge goal for 2018. Published in September, the 2030 by the numbers report showed that of the 252 signatories in the last reporting year, the firm was one of only 16 firms in the U.S. who achieved a 70% or greater predicted energy use savings across its entire portfolio. Congratulations to the 2020 Crystal Heart Honorees! Go Red for Women Luncheon / March 19 / Portland While heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each year, we can change that because 80% of cardiac events may be prevented with education and lifestyle changes. Go Red for Women encourages both women and men to take action and change the odds! Go Red for Women® is nationally sponsored by Local Sponsor Kimberly Twitchell Maine Regional President, NBT Bank 2020 Go Red for Women Luncheon Chair Dr. Lucy Liaw Maine Medical Center Research Institute Michael Bourque MEMIC MaineGoRedLuncheon.heart.org @AHAMaine R EGI ONAL S PONS OR S PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR Network with the greater Kennebunk region on October 24! FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS OTRKennebunks19 Join us at our sixth stop in the 2019 On the Road with Mainebiz event series in Kennebunkport! Enjoy hors-d'oeuvres, one free drink, and a cash bar while networking with business executives in the area. Be sure to bring business cards to hand out to new connections that you make. AT T E N DA N C E I S F R E E B U T S PAC E I S L I M I T E D! Please be sure to register ahead at mainebiz.biz/kennebunks October 24 | 5–7pm | The Nonatum Resort, Kennebunkport KENNEBUNKS

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