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Twelve individuals and organizations, recipients of the first ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Harward Center for Community Partnership Awards, were recently recognized in a celebration at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives.

Firmly rooted in the academic purpose of the college, the Harward Center serves as a focal point for connected learning that fuses academic discussion and community. In union with this mission, award recipients connect ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ with the larger community through collaboration, research and service.

The following individuals and organizations were honored:

• Jim Carignan, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class of 1961, recipient of the 2007 James and Sally Carignan Award for Career Achievement, for academic leadership and civic engagement;
• Michael Wilson, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class of 2007, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Student Award for Outstanding Community-Based Academic Work, for sustained collaboration with Museum L-A, the Museum of Labor and Industry;
• Sara Gips, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class of 2007, recipient of the Harward Center Award for Outstanding Community Volunteerism and Student Leadership, for volunteer participation and organization at the Trinity Jubilee Resource Center;
• Assistant Professor of French Alexandre Dauge-Roth, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Faculty Award for Outstanding New Community Partnership Initiative, for partnering with Tutsi survivors of the genocide in Rwanda;
• Professor of Psychology Georgia Nigro, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Faculty Award for Sustained Commitment to Community Partnership, for tireless advocacy on behalf of her students and the community;
• ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Dining Services, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Staff Award for Outstanding Support for Community Partnership, for nourishing the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ community and enhancing the college’s commitment to the neighboring and world community;
• Leigh Campbell, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class of 1964, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Staff Award for Community Volunteerism and Leadership, for 30 years of tireless outreach to the community through financial aid;
• College for ME-Androscoggin, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Community Partner Award for Outstanding New Initiative, for its efforts to increase the number of Maine students who have attained a higher education degree;
• Carla Harris, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Community Partner Award for Sustained Commitment to Partnership, for implementing programs for youth, seniors and disabled residents of Lewiston Housing Authority;
• Museum L-A, recipient of the 2007 Harward Center Award for Outstanding Community Project/Partnership, for strengthening community and connections by documenting and celebrating Lewiston-Auburn’s economic, social and technological legacy;
• Kirsten Walter, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class of 2000, recipient of the 2007 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½-Morse Mountain Award for Environmental Stewardship; for promoting sustainable agriculture and establishing a sense of community pride that has the power to transform individuals and urban neighborhoods;
• Judy Marden, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class of 1966, recipient of the 2007 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½-Morse Mountain Award for Environmental Lifetime Achievement, for the stewardship of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½-Morse Mountain Conservation Area and the Shortridge Coastal Center.