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22 Hartford Business Journal • August 10, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE SIMSBURY BANK SVP RECEIVES FARMINGTON VALLEY YMCA'S VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARD Simsbury Bank's Jocelyn Mitchell, senior vice president and chief retail banking officer, was the recipient of the Farmington Valley YMCA's Al Wilke Volunteer Leadership Award for her years of dedica- tion and commitment. Mitchell served on the Farmington Valley YMCA board from 2008-2015 and was the annual campaign chair from 2008 to 2012 and the board chair from 2012 to 2015. She also served on the board development committee, programs committee and the Granby Road Race committee. BLUMSHAPIRO PARTNER ELECTED BOARD PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION FOR CORPORATE GROWTH Mark Campbell, BlumShapiro Shelton office partner, has been elected president of the board of directors of the Association for Corporate Growth, Connecticut Chapter. Campbell became a partner in BlumShapiro's litigation servic- es and business valuation group in 2013. He provides privately held companies and business owners with valuation ser- vices for shareholder disputes, buy/sell agreements, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, gifting interests, estate planning and taxation, and matrimonial dissolutions. Campbell's term as board president runs from June 2015 to June 2017. HARTFORD RECYCLING AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION The Hartford-based Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) has been named the winner of the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) Bronze Excellence Award in the Landfill Redevelopment category. The award recognizes outstanding solid-waste programs and facilities with environmentally and economically sound solid-waste manage- ment practices. MIRA will receive SWANA's Excellence Award for its redevelopment project that included capping the Hartford landfill and building a solar electricity generating facility. The project involved a 35-acre state-of-the-art synthetic turf cap and one megawatt solar electricity generating facility atop its Hartford Landfill. The final phase included installation of a 3,993-panel solar energy facility that can generate enough electricity to power about 1,000 homes when operating at full capacity. WINTONBURY HILLS GOLF COURSE RECOGNIZED BY LINKS MAGAZINE Bloomfield's Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, managed by Billy Casper Golf, was recently ranked No. 5 in LINKS Magazine's "Real Munis in America" list. Wintonbury Hills joins a prestigious group of public layouts that include Bethpage State Park, host of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Championship. In addition, Wintonbury Hills' eco-friendliness has earned it Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary status. The course was recognized for conserving natural resources and pro- viding wildlife habitats by reducing waste and increasing efficiency. 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. ▶ ▶ Bob's Discount Furniture presented Autism Speaks a $100,000 check as part of its Café Collections for a Cause initiative. Bob's Discount Furniture customers donated $30,000 to the Café Collections, and Bob's Outreach team more than matched the funds raised to provide the nonprofit with $100,000. The funds will go toward research, awareness and advocacy programs to increase knowledge of autism and help those affected by the condition in communities across the country. Pictured (from left) are Alec Elbert, Autism Speaks; Jessica Serrano-Cortes, Autism Speaks; Alberto Cortes, Autism Speaks; Adrian Cortes, Autism Speaks; Cathy Poulin, Bob's Discount Furniture; and Richard McCormick, Bob's Discount Furniture. ▶ ▶ The Greater Hartford Arts Council recently announced the winner of the 2015 Arts Award and honored seven area companies for their outstanding support of the United Arts Campaign. Helen Frye (shown center with husband Henry Frye), vice president of human resources at Prudential Retirement and a member of the Arts Council's board, received the Arts Award. Cathy Malloy (right) is the Arts Council's CEO. CHET ORGANIZES DONATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH TO RECEIVE BACKPACKS BOB'S DISCOUNT FURNITURE DONATES $100,000 TO AUTISM SPEAKS GREATER HARTFORD ARTS COUNCIL AWARDS SUPPORTERS ▶ ▶ The Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) sponsored their sixth annual backpack donation at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. A total of 225 backpacks were handed out to elementary school students (shown above) in Bridgeport's Summer Lighthouse Program. The event was attended by Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, who serves as trustee of CHET. The state Treasurer's office is distributing over 1,200 backpacks across the state in partnership with the State Department of Children and Families (DCF) and community nonprofits. Jocelyn Mitchell, senior vice president and chief retail banking officer of Simsbury Bank and Al Wilke, YMCA volunteer and advocate. Mark Campbell ACCOLADES & MORE