Nominations Sought for Maryann Hartman Awards, Maine Edge Reports
The Maine Edge reported nominations are invited for the Maryann Hartman Awards for Maine Women of Achievement and the Maryann Hartman Young Women’s Social Justice Award. Each year since 1986, the Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony has celebrated significant contributions of Maine women in a variety of fields, according to the article. The awards are named after Maryann Hartman, a University of Maine associate professor of speech communication from 1969 to 1980 and a pioneer in the field of oral interpretation, the article states. “The Maryann Hartman Awards are a highlight of our year,” said Mazie Hough, director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at UMaine, which organizes the awards. “It is always inspiring to see the wide variety of accomplishments of women who have committed themselves to making Maine what it should be.” The 30th annual awards ceremony will be held in March 2016. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Aug. 28, 2015.