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PORTLAND, Maine

Â鶹´«Ã½hosts sixth annual Paul D. Merrill Business Ethics Lecture, featuring Barber Foods President and CEO David Barber

The 6th Annual Paul D. Merrill Business Ethics Lecture, hosted by the Â鶹´«Ã½'s Department of Business, featured Barber Foods President and CEO David Barber who presented a lecture on "It's Just Business: Ethics in Driving Decisions."  The event was held on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 4 p.m. in the Eleanor DeWolfe Ludcke Auditorium on the Portland Campus.  A reception was held at the Â鶹´«Ã½Art Gallery immediately following the lecture.

Barber was named the president and CEO of Barber Foods in 2010. He led the organization through an acquisition with AdvancePierre Foods, and has been instrumental with the integration of the company founded by his parents, Gus and Marjorie, 55 years ago into the significantly larger organization. David also ensures that his late father's legacy of an unshakable commitment to quality, service and associates continues.

The lecture series honors the late Paul D. (P.D.) Merrill, a Portland-area business leader and longtime Â鶹´«Ã½trustee, supporter and friend.  The annual event creates an opportunity for future business leaders from Â鶹´«Ã½and the broader community to learn about and reflect upon the important role that ethical considerations play in our daily choices, and the impact these choices have on our communities.

About the Â鶹´«Ã½

The Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 . 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.