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22 Hartford Business Journal • January 11, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE REID AND RIEGE RECEIVES AWARD FROM MERCY HOUSING AND SHELTER Hartford law firm Reid and Riege was recently honored with the First Annual "Sister Patricia McKeon Compassion & Dignity Award" from Mercy Housing and Shelter. The award was presented to Reid and Riege at Mercy's 21st Annual Dreams Can Come True Gala. Reid and Riege was recognized for its support of Mercy Housing and Shelter since the organization was founded in 1983. Since then, the firm has had a presence on the nonprofit's board of trustees, provided financial donations and regularly volunteers by preparing and serving breakfast for patrons. The award was accepted by Reid and Riege attorneys (pictured above) Eric Henzy, Karen Brand and Tom Daily. • • • CONVENTION CENTER SALES DIRECTOR NAMED 2015 SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR Jeffrey Musumano, the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau's director of sales, recently was elected to the 2016 board of directors of the New York chapter of the Professional Convention Management Association (NYPCMA). Musumano was also hon- ored with NYPCMA's "2015 Supplier of the Year Award." The award recognizes a supplier member who exemplifies professional excellence in their contri- butions to their organization, to the NYPCMA, and to the business-events community. • • • THE HARTFORD RECOGNIZED FOR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS The Hartford has been named to the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and the 2015 Carbon Disclosure Project Leadership Index. The CDP Leadership Index spotlights companies listed on the S&P 500 that have demonstrated a commitment to managing climate change by integrating plans into their business strategy and taking actionable steps to mitigate climate-related risk. • • • MCC NAMED A MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOL FOR 2016 Manchester Community College has been named a military friendly school by Victory Media Inc. for 2016. MCC was recognized for its Veteran-II-Veteran Peer Mentorship program, designed to assist veter- ans and service members with their transition to MCC and to foster a connection with faculty, staff and students through a structured peer- mentoring system. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. ▶ ▶ BlumShapiro volunteers, their families and friends gathered recently to help prepare packages of Thanksgiving food items for more than 2,000 seniors and families served by Christian Community Action (CCA) in New Haven. The month-long program included food donations, monetary contributions and the November bagging event. Pictured (from left) are: Tom DeVitto, chief marketing officer, BlumShapiro; Jerome Daniels, volunteer for CCA; Keith Kountz, news anchor, News 8; Rev. Bonita Grubbs, executive director of CCA; John Zinno, Shelton office managing partner, BlumShapiro; and Patrick Dunleavey, manager, BlumShapiro Shelton Office. ▶ ▶ Girl Scouts of Connecticut, along with over 250 friends and supporters, recently honored the achievements of three women in STEM at the 2015 Breakfast Badge at The Hartford Club in downtown Hartford. Joanne Berger-Sweeney, president of Trinity College, Kathy Kountze-Tatum, senior vice president and chief information officer at Eversource Energy, and Manon Cox, president and CEO of Protein Sciences (shown above holding awards starting left) were each presented with a unique badge for all of their accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and math. BRISTOL HOSPITAL BALL RAISES $75K FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY BLUMSHAPIRO HOLDS THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKET CAMPAIGN GIRL SCOUTS OF CT HONOR WOMEN IN STEM ▶ ▶ Bristol Hospital's annual ball, A Roaring New Era, raised more than $75,000 to benefit Bristol Hospital's robotic surgery program, which includes the da Vinci Surgical System. Pictured (from left) are: Bristol Hospital President and CEO Kurt A. Barwis; Mike Adams, chairman of the Bristol Hospital Development Foundation board of directors; Dr. Jane Kanowitz, medical director of oncology services; Carmine Volpe, chairman of surgery; and John J. Leone, Jr, chairman of the Bristol Hospital board of directors. ACCOLADES & MORE Jeffrey Musumano