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22 Hartford Business Journal • February 9, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com AccolAdes & More ▶ ▶ Employees from Aetna and Hartford nonprofit KNOX recently gathered for one final sendoff for Charmaine Craig, KNOX's community outreach director, who retired Dec. 31. A gingko tree was planted to honor Craig and Aetna announced a $50,000 grant for KNOX to establish its Hartford Grown Headquarters on Laurel Street. Over the next year, KNOX will develop at the site a beginner farming program turning its grounds and greenhouses into an educational spot for the city and the region's future generations of organic farmers and environmental leaders. Above Aetna Foundation President Garth Graham presents a large check to KNOX Executive Director Ron Pitz. AETNA GRANTS KNOX $50,000 TO START HARTFORD GROWN HQ ▶ ▶ The Hartford Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and event sponsor United Technologies Corp. celebrated the 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Jan. 19 at the Connecticut Convention Center. More than 600 people gathered to help raise college scholarships for female high school students from Greater Hartford. Since 1984, the Delta Sigma Theta's Hartford Chapter has awarded more than $200,000 in renewable scholarships to 130 women. Pictured, from left, are: Veronica DeLandro, Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Peyton Suggs, UConn; Dantaya Williams, United Technologies; Danielle Wellington, UConn; Chevannah Hardie, UConn; and Velma Walters, Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. MLK JR. DAY SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST CELEBRATES 30TH YEAR ▶ ▶ Glastonbury-based New England Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy recently collected more than a dozen gently-used coats and other cold weather items from patients, therapists, and families to help needy residents. NECBT clinician and Glastonbury resident David Goldwerd (pictured above) and front desk manager Jennifer Richard delivered these items to Coats For Connecticut at Best Cleaners in Glastonbury to give back to the community. GLASTONBURY THERAPISTS DONATE WINTER COATS TO COMMUNITY oF NoTe LUPA NAMES CT'S 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL LATINOS Leticia Colon de Mejias was honored by Latinos United for Professional Advancement (LUPA) as one of the organization's 50 Most Influential Latinos. Colon de Mejias is the CEO of Windsor- based Energy Efficiencies Solutions, an energy conservation and efficiency contractor for residential and commer- cial buildings. Colon de Mejias was one of 50 honorees named by LUPA, which seeks to raise the profile of the Latino busi- ness community in Connecticut, while offering ways for Latino profes- sionals to interact, provide development and support to one another, and socialize in a professional environment. Other notable honorees include: Luis Rodriguez (New England AT&T), Jose Lopez (People's United Bank), Reyna Vallejo (Thomson Reuters), Brenda Mulero (Telemundo Hartford/Springfield). • • • ROBERT SWAIN ELECTED TO CAF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert E. Swain, Jr., of Hartford- based Amenta Emma Architects, has been elected to the Connecticut Architecture Foundation's board of directors, which is composed of archi- tects and allied professionals. Founded in 1978, the mission of the CAF is to raise public awareness of, and expectations for, architecture and the built environment. • • • WRIGHT-PIERCE RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION For the third consecu- tive year, Middletown engineering firm Wright-Pierce has received the presti- gious Circle of Excellence Platinum Award from PSMJ Resources, a manage- ment consulting firm for the architecture, engineering, and con- struction industries. Wright-Pierce was one of only six firms in North America to receive this award for sustained business excellence. Circle of Excellence firms are considered well-managed, have a strong client base, and are led in a responsible and sustainable man- ner, according to PSMJ's criteria. • • • UCONN PHYSICIAN NAMED AAAS FELLOW Dr. Andrew Arnold, physician scientist and director of UConn Health's Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Arnold holds the Murray-Heilig Endowed Chair in Molecular Medicine at UConn and serves as chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at UConn Health. The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society, and publish- er of the journal of science. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to accolades@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. Leticia Colon de Mejias Robert E. Swain, Jr. Pictured, from left, are: David Burstein, PSMJ; William E. Brown, chairman, Wright- Pierce; and Frank Stasiowski, PSMJ.