Hartford Business Journal

30 Hartford Business Journal • May 30, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE PRATT & WHITNEY WASP ENGINE RECEIVES DESIGNATION AS A HISTORIC ENGINEERING LANDMARK Pratt & Whitney's Wasp engine was officially designated as a historic engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in a ceremony held recently at the New England Air Museum. The Wasp engine changed military aviation and pioneered reliable commercial airline service, powering nearly 100 aircraft types. Pictured (from left) are: Dr. Julio Guerrero, ASME president; Bud Lewis, Pratt & Whitney retiree; and Bob Leduc, Pratt & Whitney president. • • • WEST HARTFORD DENTIST RECEIVES 'PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT' AWARD The Hartford Dental Society has awarded Dr. William MacDonnell with the 2016 Professional Achievement Award at its 119th Annual Banquet in West Hartford. MacDonnell is a dentist- anesthesiologist who maintains a mobile anesthesia/sedation practice. He has worked with more than 200 Connecticut dentists, caring for patients across the state. • • • INTEGRITY GRAPHICS RECEIVES 2016 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE Integrity Graphics, a full service print and design company in Windsor, has been recognized by the Printing Industries of New England (PINE) with the 2016 Awards of Excellence. Colonial Printing, a division of Integrity Graphics, took home the top award — the Best of Show — for its promotional campaign consumer entry titled 25 BEACON. Colonial Printing was also recognized with a Pinnacle Award in the Promotional Campaign Consumer, Div. IV category. Pictured (from left) are: Justin Pallis, PINE chairman of the board; Mary Kay Galvin, FASTSIGNS; and Joseph E. La Valla, Integrity Graphics. • • • ST. FRANCIS PHYSICIAN DESIGNATED 'MASTER' BY AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS Dr. Henry Schneiderman, palliative care physician at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, has been elected to Mastership in the American College of Physicians (ACP). The recognition was presented to Schneiderman during an ACP convocation ceremony in Washington, D.C. 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. ▶ ▶ The United Bank Foundation Connecticut has donated $10,000 to Covenant Preparatory School, an independent day school dedicated to meeting the education needs of under- served families. Covenant Prep relies on funding from individual donors, corporate sponsorships, grants and foundations like the United Bank Foundation Connecticut. Pictured are: Jeff Digel (left), chair emeritus, Covenant Preparatory board of trustees; Adam Jeamel (center), United Bank; and Mark Kucia (right), United Bank, surrounded by Covenant Prep students. ▶ ▶ Nearly 1,000 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners volunteered to improve eight sites across Connecticut as part of the 15th annual Comcast Cares Day. Connecticut volunteers completed various clean-up projects at Thirman Milner Community School in Hartford as well as sites in Danbury, Middletown, Naugatuck, New Haven, Norwich, Stamford and West Hartford. SHIPMAN & GOODWIN HOSTS TAKE A CHILD TO WORK DAY UNITED BANK FOUNDATION PRESENTS CHECK DONATION TO HARTFORD SCHOOL COMCAST VOLUNTEERS GIVE BACK DURING COMCAST CARES DAY ▶ ▶ A group of students in grades four through eight took part in Shipman & Goodwin's "Take A Child to Work Day" at the firm's downtown Hartford office. The day included a tour of the state Capitol, a visit with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a mock legislative hearing and mock courtroom debates. Students also participated in a United Way community-service project putting together literacy kits for children who attend kindergarten through third grade in local Hartford schools. Dr. William MacDonnell ACCOLADES & MORE

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