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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 J U N E 1 4 , 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent in Maine" and the No. 4 "RE/MAX Commercial Individual Agent in New England" in quarter one and Erin Finley and Peter Hawkes shared the "Top Performing RE/MAX Luxury Specialist in Maine" recognition in the first quarter. Hardshore Distilling Co. in Portland said it received a "Silver Medal" for its rosemary-forward flagship Hardshore Original Gin and a "Double Gold Medal" for its North Oak Barrel Rested Gin at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. In addi- tion, the Devil's Half Acre Distillery in Hermon said its Jigger & Jones American Gin was awarded a "Bronze Medal" at the competition. The Collins for Senator campaign won three gold awards and two silver awards at the 2021 Pollie Awards ceremony, hosted by the American Association of Political Consultants. e campaign received gold recogni- tion for "Best Television Campaign – Republican," "Best Radio Ad" and "Best Use of Humor, Radio Ad" and silver for "Best in Show — Television Advertising, Republican" and "Best Use of Personality or Celebrity – Television Advertising." Forbes rated Bangor Savings Bank sec- ond and Camden National Bank seventh in the U.S. in its annual "World's Best Banks" list. Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader in Auburn named David Foster and Michelle Gosselin as its "Rookies of the Year" at the agency's 2020 award recep- tion. Others recognized included Sally Christner, "5-Year Milestone Award;" Charmaine Raby and Gosselin as the "#1 Agent Team Award;" Clayton Larochelle, Bill Bergeron, Kelly Webb, Cindy Morin and Maria Morrissette as the "Top-5 Producers;" and "Multi-Million-Dollar Producers" Teri Campbell, Foster, Pat Long Cressey, Paul Rondeau, Mary Ellen Burgess, Chad Doucette, Gail LaPrino, Tim Cyr, Kathy Lee Cook and Nick Blais. e Society for Human Resource Management awarded the Central Maine Human Resource Association in Auburn its "Silver EXCEL Award" for 2020. Coffee Review, an international coffee buying guide, scored Coffee By Design's Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Heyilu Butiya and Kenya Kiambu Kiriga AA as 93 indicating "exceptional originality, beauty, individuality and distinction, with no negative issues whatsoever." Channel 8 WMTW in Portland said it won a regional "Edward R. Murrow Award" for its pursuit of excellence in journalism. KeyBank said it was listed No. 23 on the 2021 DiversityInc "Top-50 Companies for Diversity" list. e bank was also listed No. 4 on the "Top Companies for Executive Diversity Councils," No. 7 on the "Top Companies for Philanthropy," No. 21 on the "Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups" and was also named a "Top Company for ESG." e bank also said it received six "National Greenwich Excellence Awards" and seven "Regional Greenwich Excellence Awards." The University of Maine at Augusta Nursing Program presented Emily Clemons with a "DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students," Lisa Heald with a "DAISY Award for Extraordinary Faculty" and Terry Colby with a "DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award." as part of National Nurses Week. Clemons is a third-year nursing student, Heald is assistant professor of nursing and Colby is professor of nursing. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor recognized numer- ous staff members during National Hospital Week. "Caring Spirit Award" winners were Denisa Brozman, hospi- talist, "Overall Caring Spirit Award;" Lindsey Bradley, emergency department, "Seeing the Individual Caring Spirit Award;" Joe Harkins, gastroenterology, "Making Access Easy Caring Spirit Award;" Darleen McLaughlin-McGarrigle, cardiac intensive care unit, "Guiding the Way Caring Spirit Award;" Zachary Schmidt, Merritt 3, "Rookie Caring Spirit Award;" and Brad Waddell, chief of surgery, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and surgeon, Northern Light Surgical Specialists, "Raising Quality Caring Spirit Award." e "Team Caring Spirit Award" went to the Medical Center's COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Team including Marybeth Boudreau, director of pharmacy residency and interim clinical man- ager; Robert Cattan, clinical pharmacist; Lorrell Clements, administrative assistant II, inpatient pharmacy; Stacey Coventry, director, volunteer services; Whitney Jandreau, clinical pharmacist specialist; Jordan Lorenz, intern, volunteer services; Mark Severance, director, facilities; and Katelyn Stoddard, volunteer coordina- tor, volunteer services. "Daisy Award" recipients were Ng Christopher, acute rehab; Chris Gerry, cardiac care unit; Rena Schaefer, labor and delivery; Kathleen Stewart, ICU and pediatric ICU; and Robin Woodard, OB/Gyn. Jennifer Coffin, a member of the personal insurance team at Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden, earned a Certified Personal Risk Manager designation issued by the National Alliance for Insurance Education and the Council for Insuring Private Clients. Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington recognized four staff members with "Nursing and Direct Care Professionals Excellence Awards" as part of National Nurses Week. Marian Hastings was named the "Office Practice Nursing Excellence" award winner; Jen Nuttall was the winner of "Hospital Nursing Excellence" award; Crystal Marchetti was selected as the "Hospital Direct Care Professional" award winner; and Emily Wiggins- Rider was the winner of the "Office Practice DCP" award. e hospital also announced that it was recognized by Healthgrades in its "2021 Patient Safety Excellence Awards." VIP Tires & Service in Auburn said that five of its Maine-based master tech- nicians earned Automotive Service Excellence Master Technician designa- tion including Alvin Martin, Biddeford; Dustin Collins, Auburn; Lyle Labadour, Augusta; Bruce Morin, Bangor; and Kevin Norris, Arundel. Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor announced that Lisa Larson, president, was selected to join the Education Design Lab's Designers in Residence program. University of Maine at Augusta announced that Jonathan Henry, vice president of enrollment management and marketing, received the "Martin Gallant Distinguished Counseling Professional Award" from the Maine Counseling Association. The Maine Real Estate & Development Association selected six of Maine's most noteworthy and significant real estate projects, completed in the previ- ous year, during its Virtual Spring Conference. e Association's "Top 6 Most Notable Projects of 2020" were: Rock Row Phase 1 Retail Center, Waterstone Properties Group, Westbrook; 82 Hanover Street, Port Property Management, Portland; Hospice of Southern Maine, Zachau Construction/ SMRT, Scarborough; Solterra, Portland Housing Authority, Portland; One Merchants Plaza, Sky Villa Properties, Bangor; and Puritan Medical COVID –Building Expansion (P2), Puritan Medical Products, Pittsfield. Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, said 13 of its Maine-based attorneys and five of its practice groups were selected for inclusion in the "2021 Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business." Norway Savings Bank named Kurt Garascia, vice president and senior investment officer, as its "President's Award" winner during its virtual 2020 Employee Awards Banquet. Other award winners included Vicky Libby, vice president, business intel- ligence team manager, "Employee of the Year;" Zach Emmons, IT lead technician and support coordinator, "Best Supporting Role Award;" and Jessica Johnston, deposit operations representative, "Culture Champion of the Year." "Culture Awards" win- ners included Sarah MacDonald and Cheryl Powers, "Open Honest & Transparent Communications Award;" Erin Mowery and Michelle Morse, "inking Differently Award;" Dan Bernard and Michelle Wickham, "Ownership & Accountability Award;" Mike Grant and Jesse Shand, "Fun & Humor Award;" Randy Easler and Tricia Brooks, "Inclusivity & Collaboration Award;" Blake Ivers and Jill French, "Strong Financial Stewardship Award;" Amanda Amadon and Liz Hatch, "Positivity – Attitude is Everything;" Chris Wilcox, Mariah Martin and Janice Brown, "Making it Happen Award;" Mary Hewett, Jillian McTiernan and Sequoia Hoinsky, "Supporting Greatness Award;" and Shelly Stevens and Melissa Rock, "Employees, Customers and Community Award." "Length of Service Awards" went to Janice Brown, 25 years of service; JD Garey, Vicki Leighton, Wanda Pollard and Dana Myles, 20 years of service; Richelle Wallace, Jennifer Cook, Heidi Edwards, Chuck Williams and Kelcey Kimball, 15 years of service; Angie Morse, Tricia Lathrop, Mike Noble, Lou Paquet and Donna Gray, 10 years of service; and Powers, Aleigh Weymouth, Lindsey Lombardo, Cassidy Wilson, Johnston, Katherine Deshaies, Tanya Damon, Dana Fields, Millie Trent, Jane Watson, Mike Grass, Derek Bergner, Scott Smith, Megan Merrifield and Beth Garza, five years of service. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @

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