Pictured here are the award recipients honored at the CMCC Annual Dinner. L. to r. from front are Norm Croteau (Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year), Matt Tifft (Faculty Member of the Year), Savannah Porter (All-Maine Academic Team), Ekoko Louise (“Against All Odds” Award), Alex Rowe (Female Athlete of the Year), Michelle Hawley (Staff Person of the Year), Melissa Potter (“Yes I Can” Award), Pat Butler (Corporate Partner of the Year), Pat Blais (President’s Award), Nathan Pineau (Scholarship Recipient of the Year), Pietro Badalassi (Male Athlete of the Year), Phi Dougherty (All-Maine Academic Team), and Coral Buck (Student of the Year).

A gathering of 220 people attended the ninth annual Central Maine Community College annual dinner, held recently at the Hilton Garden Inn of Auburn. The event was hosted by the College’s Education Foundation Board of Directors and included the presentation of awards to students and others for their achievements or contributions to the College.

Proceeds from the dinner, which are expected to approach $22,000, will benefit the Foundation’s scholarship fund. The mission of the CM Education Foundation is to provide financial support to CMCC and its students, to advocate on behalf of the college, and to nurture relationships with the community and constituencies. To date, the Foundation has raised more than one million dollars in scholarships for the College.