HERMON, Maine — Two correctional facility employees are being recognized for helping incarcerated residents learn the ropes of Maine’s logging industry. Vocational program specialist Scott DeMoranville and correctional trade instructor Alvin Wasson, both of Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston, received the 2026 Certified Logging Professional Logger of the Year award in the supervisor/contractor category. The pair was honored Thursday, Oct. 22, during the fourth annual Forest Awards Night in Hermon. The award recognizes logging professionals for their commitment to workplace safety, professionalism, and sustainable forest management. DeMoranville and Wasson were also recognized for helping incarcerated residents build job skills and gain hands-on experience through the facility’s professional logging program. The program teaches residents conventional logging techniques while providing timber harvesting services to landowners across Maine.