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MHI has announced that Hytrol's Chris Glenn, Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering, is the winner of the 2016 YPN Mentor Award. This award is given to one MHI member who instills and nurtures talent, advocates for employees, is a positive and inspiring role model, and offers professional guidance. Glenn received the award at the MODEX Industry Night April 6.

Lance Bachmann, founder and President of 1SEO.com Digital Agency, the Bucks County-based digital marketing firm, will be presenting at the 2016 Drone Dealer Expo. The event will be held at the Florida Hotel in Orlando, FL from April 11th-13th. As the leader of one of the best national SEO and internet marketing firms, Bachmann's presence will be a welcome one at the 2016 Drone Dealer Expo, because he will shed light on the techniques and best practices that any business in the burgeoning drone industry will need to grow and sustain their business.

Bottomless Closet is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa S. Norden as its new Executive Director effective March 28. Ms. Norden spent 13 years in increasingly responsible positions at The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), serving most recently as Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff and General Counsel. Under Ms. Norden's leadership, the ASPCA experienced a period of unprecedented growth and attained new levels of national prominence as a leading voice in animal welfare. In her various roles, she managed a $150+ million budget and a staff of 700+, built the in-house legal function, oversaw the creation of an innovative grants program that distributes $15+ million annually across the United States, was a key player in the development of corporate partnerships with Clorox, Subaru, Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart and The Hartville Pet Insurance Company and coordinated the ASPCA's participation in the long-running, top-rated Animal Planet reality television series Animal Precinct, which acted as the launch pad for the ASPCA's landmark direct response television spots featuring singer Sarah McLachlan.

Matthew Cahill is a senior lecturer at the CPHT which is considered the gold standard in hypnotherapy training. CPHT has centres all over the rest of the UK, some CPHT locations include London, Plymouth, Bristol and Bournemouth.

A sportsmanship essay contest for New York City students has added an Olympic silver medalist and a women's professional basketball legend to its judging panel for 2016. New York Sports Connection today announced that fencer Tim Morehouse and Kym Hampton, a former center with the WNBA's New York Liberty, have joined WFAN Radio personality Craig Carton on the panel.

Laura Massa, Chair of the History and Humanities Department, stated: "Part of what makes Michael so exceptional is what he did after his first trip to Haiti with Palmer Trinity faculty member, Mr. Raul Gonzalez, and a group of fellow PTS students. In 2014, he developed a project to lead a another medical trip to Haiti and raised enough funds to cover the expenses for three doctors as well as collected a significant number of medical supplies. This past week he returned from his third trip, this time accompanied by three female doctors."

Seegrid announced the recipients of the first annual Robo Journalist of the Year Award last night during MODEX 2016. Jeff Christensen, Vice President of Products and Services, shared, "I would like to thank the many experts in robotics journalism who applied for this award. It was difficult to choose between all the leading journalists reporting on the critical roles robots perform in the supply chain."

ImageFIRST New Jersey, leading supplier of nurses uniforms in New Jersey, is a paragon in the healthcare laundry industry. By putting the patient experience at the core of everything they do, they have continued to grow as a company focused on providing products and services that stand above all others in the industry.

The Oklahoma Heart Hospital Wound Center recently received the prestigious Distinction Award from the Healogics network because of its high patient satisfaction scores as well as its extraordinary would-healing rate. The OHH Wound Center was first opened in January 2015, and it is a member of the Healogics network, which is the largest provider of advanced wound services in the country. This specialized clinic run by Oklahoma Heart Hospital offers advanced therapies to patients who are suffering from chronic wounds or wounds that are especially difficult to treat.

The Oklahoma Career and Technical Education Equity Council recently honored two Metro Tech employees at the 22nd annual Making It Work Day on March 23 at the Oklahoma State Capitol. The two people that were honored at this event were part of a group of 17 that was recognized for their ongoing commitment to breaking down barriers to success for single-parent families by providing education experiences that go beyond the normal boundaries of the classroom.