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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE College of Pharmacy alumna receives Maine Small Business Award

Naima Abdirhmon

Naima Abdirhmon, Pharm.D. '13, has received the Maine Minority Owned Business of Year award for her organization, the ARWO Learning Center, LLC.

Abdirhmon was one of only ten award recipients selected by the Maine Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration in partnership with SCORE Maine. She was presented with her award at the Small Business - Big Opportunity Forum, held at Portland’s Regency Hotel on May 2.

The ARWO Learning Center is a licensed childcare center with a culturally inclusive and vibrant environment for children six weeks to six years of age. It places an emphasis on helping children develop qualities that will make them secure and independent as they grow, and to make learning fun. Abdirhmon, who founded the Arwo Learning Center two years ago, is also a full-time pharmacist.

 

To learn more about the College of Pharmacy, visit www.une.edu/pharmacy

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions 

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.