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L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T AWA R D S 2 0 1 5 www.HartfordBusiness.com September 21, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 19 Contents 20 Edwin H. May, III May, Bonee & Walsh Insurance Services; First Tee of CT 22 Joe Savage Webster Bank 24 Richard Sugarman Hartford Promise; CT Forum 26 Sisters Maureen Faenza and Theresa Fonti The House of Bread Inc. 28 Judges John M. Horak Anne L. Elvgren Gene Sheehan Leaders promote community focus G reat leaders are selfless and community oriented. They don't simply care about what happens within their own organization or sphere of influence. They have a broader purpose in life to improve the community at large. That's a common theme that links Hartford Business Journal's 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awards winners, who are being honored in this special section. Take Richard Sugarman, for example, who recently left The Connecticut Forum, the successful annual speaker series he founded in 1992, to lead a new Hartford nonprofit that will provide college scholarships and mentor- ing to inner-city students. Sugarman led both organizations to sate his inner desire to make the community a better place by expanding Hartford children's college opportunities and creating an entertainment venue that allows residents to participate in a shared experience. Then there's Ted May, who leveraged his success as a founding partner of a Glastonbury insurance agency to found and chair The First Tee of Connecticut. The nonprofit allows children who normally couldn't afford it to play golf. It also teaches kids important life and social skills and has touched the lives of thousands of children across the state. Sisters Maureen Faenza and Theresa Fonti have dedicated their lives to helping feed and comfort the poor. They co-founded and steer a $1.5 million-a-year nonprofit, The House of Bread, that feeds, shel- ters, educates and uplifts children and adults. For those in need, the sisters and their organization are a beacon of light and dignity. Finally, Webster Bank President Joe Savage's "down-home" style makes him a beloved figure at the Waterbury-based regional lender. But besides making important decisions that steer a $23.6 billion financial institution, he finds ways to give back to the community including chairing the United Way Campaign for the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut. In our sixth installment of the Lifetime Achievement Awards our win- ners come from both the private and nonprofit sectors. They each dem- onstrate how hard work, dedication and com- mitment to excellence and the community can translate into professional and personal success. As you read their individual profiles join us in congratulating them for their many accomplishments. We'll celebrate their suc- cess Thursday, Nov. 5 at a breakfast at the Bond Hotel in Hartford. Ted Sergi, former president and CEO of the Connecticut Sci- ence Center, will moderate the event, during which the winners will be asked to share their "secrets" of success. We'd like to thank our judges — John M. Horak, of Reid and Riege P.C.; Anne L. Elvgren, of Elvgren Associates; and Gene Sheehan, of Sullivan & LeShane Public Relations — who helped us identify our four winners this year. Their choices were tough as many worthy can- didates were nominated. And as we congratulate this year's Life Achievement class, please remember that we'll be back next year looking for the next group of win- ners. We encourage all of our readers to nominate worthy candidates. — Greg Bordonaro Editor Hartford Business Journal E.A. Quinn is the premier commercial landscaper in Connec cut, providing mely and professional service. We offer year-round, turn-key landscape services that ensure a business's first visual impression is a posi ve one. E.A. Quinn will take care of your facility's exterior so you don't have to. eaquinn.com 860-633-0115 Glastonbury Serving Southern New England Does your landscaper MEASURE up? PDS has been meeting the needs of the construction industry since 1965. Our dedicated team of design and construction professionals welcomes the challenge of serving its past and future customers on their most demanding projects. Hartford Regional Fire School | Windsor Locks, CT PDS Engineering & Construction served as General Contractor for the construction of a new maintenance facility and three-story burn building at the Hartford Regional Fire School. The facility offers up to date, safe training and serves as a coordination point for all county training activities. Project Features: - 7,000 SF maintenance facility - 5,300 SF burn building - Heavy concrete Total Project Size: 12,300 SF 107 Old Windsor Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 (860) 242-8586 | Fax (860) 242-8587 www.pdsec.com PDS EnginEEring & COnsTRuCTiOn, inC. Design BuilDeRs • geneRal COnTRaCTORs • COnsTRuCTiOn ManageRs SPoTlighT on: health & Safety

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