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22 Hartford Business Journal • February 8, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE CPA SOCIETY NAMES NEW AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO WATCH The Connecticut Society of CPAs has announced its 2015 "New and Young Professionals to Watch," a select group of three young pro- fessionals, aged 35 and younger, who have set themselves apart as emerging leaders in the accounting profession. The 2015 Connecticut Society of CPAs New and Young Professionals to Watch include: Ross A. Riskin, CPA/PFS, CCPS of Orange; Katherine Donovan, CPA of Bloomfield; and Tessa Jordan, CPA of Hebron. • • • FUSS & O'NEILL'S DESANTOS NAMED ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Ted DeSantos has been named Transportation Engineer of the Year by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, New England Section. DeSantos is senior vice president of community develop- ment at Manchester-based Fuss & O'Neill. He is a nationally-recognized authority on the roles of smart growth and sustainable design in community development. • • • WHITCRAFT GROUP RECOGNIZED FOR HIGHER-ED PARTNERSHIPS The New England Board of Higher Education will honor the Whitcraft Group with its Business Contribution to Higher Education award at the regional organization's 14th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards ceremony in March. Whitcraft LLC is an Eastford-based contract manufacturer of precision sheet metal fabri- cations and machined parts for the jet-engine industry. The company is being recognized for partnering with advanced-man- ufacturing programs at Quinebaug Valley Community College, Middlesex Community College and Asnuntuck Community Colleges. The company also partners with Central Connecticut State University and the University of Connecticut in related programs. • • • UCONN HEALTH'S CANCER CENTER DIRECTOR NAMED NAI FELLOW Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava, director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This distinction goes to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of inno- vation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. 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. ▶ ▶ Crowley Auto Group Founder Kenneth Crowley visited Bristol Technical Education Center recently and presented the student council and automotive trade students with a check for $3,500 from a recent fundraiser held at the auto dealership. Pictured (from left) are: Ken Crowley, Crowley Auto Group founder; Luz Manson, administrator of Bristol Technical Education Center; Jay Moran, Crowley's general sales manager; and Brent Davenport, HVAC instructor and student council advisor. ▶ ▶ Attorneys and staff from the Hartford office of Murtha Cullina LLP (shown above) supplied Hands on Hartford with a donation and 30 gift baskets of household items including laundry detergent, kitchen utensils and blankets. Hands on Hartford will use the baskets for its housing program, which provides individuals and families with safe and affordable housing and related support services. REID AND RIEGE ADOPTS A CHRISTMAS FAMILY CROWLEY AUTO GROUP DONATES TO BRISTOL TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER MURTHA CULLINA SUPPORTS HANDS ON HARTFORD'S HOUSING PROGRAM ▶ ▶ The employees of Hartford law firm Reid and Riege (shown above) worked with Mercy Housing and Shelter Corp. during the 2015 holiday season to adopt a family that participates in Mercy's supportive-housing program. Employees purchased gifts from the family's "wish list" and donated general necessities such as pajamas, towels, bedding, dishes, utensils and pots and pans to get the family started in their new home. ACCOLADES & MORE Pictured (from left) are: Ross Riskin, Katherine Donovan and Tessa Jordan. Ted DeSantos