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P H O T O F I N I S H
Leadership lauded
Dawn Smith, owner of Oasis Financial Services of Hopkinton, was honored as the first
recipient of the Business Forward Females Leadership Award from the Corridor Nine
Area Chamber of Commerce. Pictured (from left) are BFF co-founders Denise Kapulka,
of Knight's Airport Limousine Services, and Pam Stevens, an attorney with Seder &
Chandler; and Smith.
Long career celebration
One of the longest-serving team members at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester is
retiring. Diane Martin has worked in the Same-Day Surgery Department for 45-and-
a-half years. Pictured (from left) are Beth Kent, Trish Wilmot, Lil Lapensee, Franchesca
Cartagena, Martin, Linda Hassett, Marsha Holm, and BettyAnn Warner.
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Women in science
College of the Holy Cross physics Professor Tom Narita talks to Worcester-area high
schoolers at the college's 2nd Annual Women in Science Day, promoting the involve-
ment of women in the STEM fields. More than 150 high school girls and 200 undergradu-
ate students attended the day of lab demonstrations, alumnae panels and speaker events.
