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22 Hartford Business Journal • January 25, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE UCONN HEALTH SCIENTIST NAMED AAAS FELLOW Reinhard Laubenbacher of UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington (shown above) has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). As part of the mathematics section, Laubenbacher was elected as an AAAS fellow for distinguished contributions to construction and analy- sis in systems biology, based on computational algebra, discrete mathematics and algebraic geometry. • • • UNITED TECHNOLOGIES WINS PARTNER IN PREVENTION LEADERSHIP AWARD United Technologies Corp. was recently recognized with the 2015 Partner in Prevention Leadership Award at The Governor's Prevention Partnership's (GPP) Annual Governor's Luncheon. UTC was selected as the winner in the leadership category for its outstanding and sus- tained commitment to supporting at-risk youth in Connecticut through financial support, employee participation and other resources. Pictured (from left) are: Jill Spineti, GPP president; Dantaya Williams, United Technologies Corp.; and Dawn Morris, GPP co-board chair. • • • JEFFERSON RADIOLOGY PHYSICIAN NAMED CT CHILDREN'S PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR The medical staff of Connecticut Children's Medical Center has named Dr. Douglas J. Moote Physician of the Year. Moote has been with Jefferson Radiology for more than 15 years and with Connecticut Children's as a pediatric radiologist since 2000. He is board certified in diagnostic radiology and sub-board certified in pediatric diagnostic radiology 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. ▶ ▶ Staff at Murtha Cullina's Hartford office (shown left) celebrated the holiday season by participating in a giving tree to benefit Mercy Housing and Shelter Corp. For the 15th year, attorneys and staff provided gifts for 40 children and families in need. Mercy Housing provides housing and supportive services to homeless and at-risk people. ▶ ▶ Staff at Smith Brothers Insurance in Glastonbury (shown above) sponsored 25 children in need and raised $8,250 for the Connecticut Education Foundation's Holiday Bear Project. This is the ninth year in a row that Smith Brothers' employees donated money and time for this annual gift-giving program for public school children in Connecticut. Gifts were purchased and wrapped for students that range in age from five to 17. CT CHAPTER OF ENTREPRENEURS' ORGANIZATION GIVES BACK MURTHA CULLINA SPONSORS GIVING TREE FOR MERCY HOUSING AND SHELTER SMITH BROTHERS INSURANCE HELPS LOCAL CHILDREN ▶ ▶ The Connecticut Chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organization raised funds to support New Britain nonprofit Button Up Connecticut. EO Connecticut members donated enough money to purchase 29 new coats to help keep Connecticut men, women and children in need warm during the cold winter months. Pictured (from left) are: April Lukasik, president, Bright & Early Children's Learning Centers; and Leah Colton, chapter administrator, EO Connecticut. Dr. Douglas J. Moote ACCOLADES & MORE