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30 Hartford Business Journal • May 23, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE CREDIT UNIONS NAME VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR The Credit Union League of Connecticut named Gloria J. Myers as the 2016 Connecticut Credit Union Volunteer of the Year. Myers is the board secretary and supervisory committee chairperson for the Hartford Federal Credit Union. Myers was selected from a potential pool of board members and other volunteers that represent more than 80 credit unions statewide. • • • SOCIETY NAMES 2016 CONNECTICUT ORTHOPEDIST OF THE YEAR The Connecticut Orthopedic Society has selected Dr. John Fulkerson as the 2016 Orthopedist of the Year. Fulkerson's prac- tice is with Orthopedic Associates of Hartford P.C. in Farmington. He is a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut. His contributions include extensive research and publication of over 100 scientific articles and chapters pertaining to surgery of the knee and innovative approaches to knee surgery. • • • ROBINSON+COLE LAWYERS HONORED FOR PRO-BONO SERVICE Three Robinson+Cole lawyers were recently honored for their work on pro-bono cases. Peter A. Dagostine and Susan N. Masters were recognized by the Pro Bono Partnership as Volunteers of the Year for 2015, and Peter R. Knight was one of the Connecticut Bar Association's Anthony V. DeMayo Pro Bono Award recipients and hon- ored at the CBA's annual awards celebration. 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. ▶ ▶ Hartford law firm Day Pitney recently participated in the Walk Against Hunger in Hartford. The firm donated $4,000 to the program. Pictured are Bill Goddard; Sebastian Lombardi; Dave Doot; Paul Williams; Glory Gatzak; Jill Dern; Ruth O'Rourke; and Omayra Montalvo. ▶ ▶ The Liberty Bank Foundation recently awarded a $2,500 grant to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. The grant will support site-based mentoring programs at elementary and middle schools in the town of Windham and community-based mentoring in New London County. Pictured (from left) are: Chandler Howard, president and CEO, Liberty Bank; Allison Holst-Grubbe, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters; Laura Martineau, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters; and Mike Helfgott, Liberty Bank Foundation chairman. DAY PITNEY PARTICIPATES IN WALK AGAINST HUNGER NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS MENTORING PROGRAM RECEIVES GRANT ACCOLADES & MORE Pictured (from left) are: Jill Nowacki, president/CEO, Credit Union League of Connecticut; Edward Danek, Jr., president/CEO, Hartford Federal Credit Union; Gloria J. Myers, board secretary and supervisory committee chair- person, Hartford Federal Credit Union; and Keith Weimert, president/CEO, Seasons FCU. Dr. John Fulkerson Pictured (from left) are: Tiffany R. Hubbard, McCarter & English; Susan N. Masters, Robinson+Cole; and Peter A. Dagostine, Robinson+Cole. ▶ ▶ Thirty high school juniors and seniors from CREC's Capitol Regional Interdistrict Leadership Academy delivered 10,000 meals to the Joan C. Dauber Food Bank at St. Francis. For the past six months, the students collaborated to organize the food-packing event raising $2,500 from friends, family and events at local restaurants. They purchased packages of fortified macaroni and cheese dinners that would provide 10,000 meal servings. ST. FRANCIS FOOD BANK RECEIVES HELP FROM HARTFORD STUDENTS