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22 Hartford Business Journal • March 2, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE Barney ScHool of BuSineSS addS Two To Hall of fame The University of Hartford's Barney School of Business welcomed two new inductees into its Board of Visitors Alumni Hall of Fame. Thomas o. Barnes Sr. (class of 1972), board chairman of the Barnes Group Inc. in Bristol, and roger r. Klene (class of 1990), retired pres- ident and CEO of Mott Corp. in Farmington, were selected from more than 18,000 Barney alumni. Barnes and Klene both are former members of the University of Hartford's Board of Regents. The Barney School now has 14 members in its hall of fame. • • • uconn HealTH'S Graveley named To niH adviSory Panel West Hartford resident Brenton Graveley has been invited to serve a four-year term on the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research at the National Institutes of Health. Graveley is a professor of genetics and genome sciences at UConn Health. The appointment at NIH will better align UConn's genomics efforts with the fund- ing interests of the NIH and vice versa. • • • weBSTer BanKer named co-cHair of Governor'S PrevenTion ParTnerSHiP Board Webster Bank's Chief Marketing Officer dawn c. morris has been named board co-chair of the Governor's Prevention Partnership. Morris will serve alongside Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. As a nonprofit, public-private orga- nization, The Partnership provides mentoring for Connecticut's youth. • • • naTional Science foundaTion awardS uconn $300K The National Science Foundation has awarded uconn $300,000 to become an I-Corps Site and create the Accelerate UConn program, which will try to foster entrepreneurship by creating businesses out of technology developed at the school. UConn will use the money over three years to expand its roster of innovators and entrepreneurs who will work to develop products that create economic growth and benefit humanity. The program will be co-developed by Jeff Seemann, vice president for research, and Timothy folta, faculty director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. 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. ▶ ▶ webster Bank joined the fight against heart disease in February by participating in various activities to support the american Heart association's "Heart Month." Webster bankers showed their support for the cause by wearing red throughout February, learning about healthy lifestyles, and taking part in AHA events. Webster is also a sponsor of the Go Red for Women luncheon in Hartford, on March 18. Pictured, from left, are: Harriet wolfe, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Webster Bank; and dina Plapler, executive director of the American Heart Association. ▶ ▶ The South windsor rotary club partnered with el club rotario de Sirama and The rotary foundation on an international project to renovate a rural school in El Salvador called centro escolar el limon canton albornoz. The partnership donated $8,500 towards renovations to the 265 student school, including new roofs, new floor tiles and electrical work. The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. cT BuilderS and conTracTorS HoST annual conSTrucTion awardS weBSTer BanK emPloyeeS wear red To fiGHT HearT diSeaSe ▶ ▶ The associated Builders and contractors of connecticut hosted its 13th annual Excellence in Construction awards ceremony Jan. 29, at the Aqua Turf Club in the Plantsville section of Southington with over 900 industry professionals in attendance. The event, emceed by new Britain mayor erin Stewart, honored construction companies and subcontractors who performed work on outstanding construction projects completed as of Oct. 2014. Shown in the photo are Stewart and CT ABC President chris Syrek. univ. of Hartford Barney School dean marty roth, robert meerman, roger Klene, Tom Barnes, maggie Betz, and uHart President walter Harrison. AccolAdes & MOrE Brenton Graveley dawn c. morris SouTH windSor roTary cluB HelPS rural ScHool in el Salvador