SCARBOROUGH — Some of the state’s most influential and accomplished women will be recognized tonight during an awards ceremony at The Landing at Pine Point in Scarborough.
MaineToday Media will honor 15 women in its first “Great Women of Maine” event.
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The women selected as Great Women of Maine will be recognized for their leadership, excellence, community involvement and contributions to the community.
Maine’s two Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, will be among those honored.
Collins and Snowe will share the Margaret Chase Smith Award, which was created to recognize women pioneers who are not only successful, but well known for leading distinctive careers.
The other nominees include: Meredith Strang Burgess, Susan Conley, Brenda Garrand, Bonnie Holding, Shelley Cohen Konrad, Carla Lafayette, Sister Viola Lausier, Marcia McKeague, Dr. Melinda Molin, Dianne Nason, Eula Shorey, Dawn Stiles and Elsie Viles.
Full stories about each woman will be published in a special section on April 24.
Richard L. Connor, Editor and Publisher of MaineToday Media, will present the awards along with Ira Rosenberg, owner of Prime Motor Group.
Maine Today Media is the largest media company in Maine. It publishes the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, the Kennebec Journal in Augusta and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville.
The cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. with the dinner and program set to start at 7 p.m.
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