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BANGOR – Laurie Lachance, president of Thomas College in Waterville was among three inductees into the Junior Achievement of Maine Business Hall of Fame Nov. 1.
Since 1990, Junior Achievement has honored the state’s most distinguished businessmen and women for their outstanding contributions to free enterprise and the promise of a better, stronger society, the organization said.
This is the fourth anniversary of the event in northern Maine.
Also inducted were Jack Quirk, president and CEO of Quirk Auto Group and Gregory A. Dufour, president and CEO of Camden National Bank.
The three honorees join a group of 93 men and women who have been inducted into the Junior Achievement of Maine Business Hall of Fame.
Junior Achievement of Maine President Michelle Anderson said, “We are pleased to honor these three influential Maine business leaders this fall. The electric atmosphere at our Business Hall of Fame event always sparks an engaging discussion around building our future workforce and how business people like Jack, Laurie, and Greg are helping to lead us to a stronger future.”
Drawing over 200 local business and community members and sponsored by MEMIC, the November event brought students from the local community to share their JA experience with the crowd. This year, fifth-graders from Mount View Elementary School in Thorndike talked about what they learned from their Bank of America volunteer in JA Our Nation.
Junior Achievement of Maine is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating students in grades kindergarten through 12 about entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness through experiential, hands-on programs. In partnership with businesses and educators, JA reached nearly 14,000 Maine students, and just under 10 million students worldwide in more than 115 countries.
PHOTO: Thomas College President Laurie LaChance (Thomas College photo)
