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22 Hartford Business Journal • July 27, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE SHERATON HARTFORD HOTEL AT BRADLEY CELEBRATES NO. 1 RANKING Employees at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley International Airport recently celebrated their 2014 ranking as the leading Sheraton Hotel in North America for Guest Experience Index (GEI) Loyalty Composite. The GEI measures guests' experience in all areas, includ- ing check in, check out, food and beverage, and room comfort. Additionally, Waterford Hotel Group awarded the Sheraton Hartford Hotel with the "Whatever it Takes" award at the company's annual leadership conference and awards celebration. • • • QUINNIPIAC PROFESSOR RECEIVES ARTHUR W. PAGE CENTER GRANT Alexander Laskin of Hamden, associate professor and director of the graduate public relations program at Quinnipiac University, was one of 21 communication researchers to be named a Page Legacy Scholar and receive a grant from the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, a Penn State research unit. With the grant, Laskin will investigate the effects that social responsibility and sustainability can have on investment decisions through a national survey experiment. • • • JACKSON LEWIS HARTFORD SHAREHOLDER RECOGNIZED AMONG NATION'S MOST POWERFUL Jackson Lewis P.C. shareholder Richard F. Vitarelli has been recog- nized as one of the Nation's Most Powerful Employment Attorneys, an annual list prepared and published by Human Resource Executive magazine. Vitarelli is one of four attorneys from the firm selected to the list based on their excellence in guiding employers through the constantly evolving laws governing the workplace. Vitarelli's labor relations prac- tice includes representation of employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act. • • • WINDSOR DOCTOR ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION Dr. George B. Curry, of Windsor, has been elected the 18th president of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA). Curry was recently sworn into office at the 89th ICA Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Practicing as Curry Chiropractic with offic - es in Windsor and East Windsor, Curry also has served outside the U.S., perform- ing chiropractic mission work in Poland. Curry's other recognitions include being honored as the ICA Representative Assemblyman of the Year in 1997, Chiropractor of the Year Award by the Connecticut Chiropractic Council in 2000, and The ICA Leadership and Services Award in 2013. 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. ▶ ▶ Bristol Hospital recently received the business workforce star award at Capital Workforce Partners' (CWP's) annual Workforce Star Breakfast. Bristol Hospital was awarded for its commitment and dedication toward advancing the skills of its current workforce, while also mentoring new hires. Pictured (from left) are Korey Roth, Bristol Hospital; Kurt Barwis, Bristol Hospital president; Pamela Tonello, presenter; and Sandy Ewen, Bristol Hospital. ▶ ▶ During the United Way Day of Action, 75 local volunteers joined together to promote healthy, active and independent living throughout an individual's life, with a focus on volunteering. More than 200 United Way Literacy Kits, filled with children's books and related props to make learning to read more engaging, were made during the event. This summer, they will be distributed to children in Hartford and New Britain at a variety of summer learning programs and back-to-school events. Pictured is Tyson Brice, of Channel 3 Kids Camp, who received a literacy kit. CT LANDMARKS' 5TH ANNUAL GARDEN GALA RAISES $11,000 BRISTOL HOSPITAL RECEIVES BUSINESS WORKFORCE STAR AWARD UNITED WAY HOSTS DAY OF ACTION ▶ ▶ Connecticut Landmarks' 5th annual Garden Gala brought 125 guests to the Butler-McCook Garden to celebrate the beginning of summer. The event raised $11,000 and will benefit educational youth programming at CT Landmarks' Hartford properties. The historic Butler-McCook garden is one of 14 featured during the CT Historic Gardens Day tour. Pictured (from left) are Sheryl Hack, executive director of CT Landmarks; and Rick Daniels, publisher of the Hartford Courant and emcee for the event. Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport employees celebrate their recent honors. ACCOLADES & MORE Alexander Laskin Dr. George B. Curry