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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 M AY 2 9 , 2 0 1 7 Pine Tree Society, an organization in Bath serving Maine children and adults with disabilities, named Jim Marc-Aurele to its board of directors. Marc-Aurele is the director of materials management at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Pine Tree Society, a Bath nonprofi t serv- ing Maine children and adults with disabilities, said Brian Schaab of its Communication Pathways team acquired his Certifi cate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology. Schaab recently completed a clinical fellowship with a year of supervision under Linda Bonnar, director of the organization's Communication Pathways program. Bangor Federal Credit Union won a "Diamond Award" in the one-time event category from the Credit Union National Association Marketing & Business Development Council, a national network comprised of 1,200 credit union marketing and business development professionals. e award, recognizing outstanding marketing and business development achieve- ments in the credit union industry, was for the credit union's entry, enti- tled "Grand Opening Venture Way." Modern Pest Services in Brunswick said that Joe Hyland, training special- ist, was awarded certifi cation as an Associate Certifi ed Entomologist by the Entomological Society of America Certifi cation Corp. Geiger, a promotional products distribu- tor in Lewiston, presented its "President's Awards for 2016" to Alan Groudle, Dawn LaPrell, Tammi Caouette and Christine Carrion. In addition, the company pre- sented its quarterly "Geiger Star Awards" to Sylvia Schrock, sales team supervisor; Dustin Freeman, graphic services supervi- sor; Donna Ponte, graphic designer; and Mike McFadden, applications developer. Husson University in Bangor presented honorary doctorates to James Dicke II, Galen Cole and George Wildey. Dicke is chairman and CEO of the Crown Equipment Corp., Cole is the former pres- ident of Cole Express and Wildey was one of the founders of the Penobscot Broadcasting Corp. e university also announced that Cassandra Parsons, assis- tant professor of pharmacy practice, was the recipient of the "2016 Distinguished Young Pharmacist in Maine Award" from the Maine Pharmacy Association. Nicholas Hammond, director of in home support and school based day treat- ment at Woodfords Family Services in Westbrook, received his doc- toral degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from e Chicago School of Professional Psychology. The Ad Club of Maine recently presented its Broderson Awards. GarrandPartners and Kingspoke each received four gold awards. VIA Agency won six awards, including "Best in Show" for its "Crumpled Ball" web series. Industrium won three gold awards. In addi- tion, Sam Surprise was presented with the "Joan Dow Lifetime Creative Achievement Award." Printing Industries of New England announced its annual regional awards of excellence. J.S. McCarthy Printers in Augusta won 12 "Pinnacle Awards" (best of category), three "Awards of Recognition," three "Awards of Merit," a "Best Use of Paper Award" and a "Judge's Choice Award." Penmor Lithographers in Lewiston won nine "Pinnacle Awards," fi ve "Awards of Recognition" and two "Awards of Merit." DMM Inc. in Scarborough won four awards in the customized variable data-digital printing, posters, art prints and digital print on-demand categories. Cozy Harbor Seafood, a seafood pro- cessor, distributor and supplier in Portland, won the "Best Retail Product" award for its lobster meat product at the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels. Stonewall Kitchen, a specialty food producer in York, announced that Natalie King, execu- tive vice president, will be inducted into the 2017 Specialty Food Association Hall of Fame. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was named one of the most eff ective senators by FiscalNote, who calculates eff ective- ness scores using a comprehensive algorithm based on 12 factors to measure how successful Members of Congress are at guiding bills through the legislative process. Collins was also honored with the "Public Policy Leadership Award" by Common Sense Media, a non-partisan, non- profi t children's media and advocacy organization, for her work on issues that help children and families. Joe Hyland Natalie King Nicholas Hammond A re breaches the new normal for small business? 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