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26 Hartford Business Journal • June 13, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com ▶ ▶ Webster Bank's Angela Chirico has been selected as an honoree of the bank's "80 Days of Giving" employee volunteer campaign. Chirico led a team of Webster bankers to serve homemade soup to about 300 people as part of the House of Bread Hunger Banquet fundraiser. The volunteer effort is part of Webster's 80th Anniversary celebration. Pictured (from left) are: Gerson DaSilva, assistant vice president, business banking; Angie Chirico; Lissette Buccheri, vice president and manager of Webster's Glastonbury banking center; and Annette Larabee, senior vice president, business banking. 'CANSTRUCTION' RAISES 12,000 CANS OF FOOD FOR CT FOOD BANKS WEBSTER BANK HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE ACCOLADES & MORE OF NOTE CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF CPAS ELECTS 2016-2017 LEADERSHIP The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants has elected its board of directors for the 2016-2017 activity year as follows: Robert D. Boudreau, president, CPA of Clinton; Bradley D. Kronstat, president-elect, CPA of Guilford; Susan A. Martinelli, treasurer, CPA of Southington; Brenden M. Healy, secretary, CPA of Colchester; Dennis W. Cole, member-at-large, CPA, CVA of Madison; Edwin R. Muenzner, member- at-large, CPA of Norwich; and Mary K. Wisenski, member-at-large/ advisory council chair, CPA of Manchester. • • • CT PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK CEO RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE Jerry Franklin, CEO of Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network (CPBN), was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters and served as commencement speaker at Eastern Connecticut State University's recent graduation ceremony at the XL Center in Hartford. Franklin has served as CEO and president of CPBN for more than 30 years. • • • HENKEL RECEIVES CORPORATION OF THE YEAR AWARD The Pacific Southwest Minority Supplier Diversity Council presented Rocky Hill manufacturer Henkel with the 2016 Pacific Southwest MSDC Corporation of the Year award at the 35th annual Awards Gala and Business. As part of its diversity supplier efforts, Henkel is actively involved in Minority Business Enterprise mentoring, which includes guiding, coaching and providing encouragement to suppliers. • • • KENEY PARK GOLF COURSE AWARDED RENOVATION OF THE YEAR Hartford's Keney Park Golf Course has been awarded "Renovation of the Year 2016" by Golf Inc. magazine. The course officially re-opened to the public in May for the first time in three years. The 18-hole, par 70 golf course occupies 6,014 yards of Hartford's historic 700-acre Keney Park. 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. HOFFMAN AUDI SUPPORTS SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES ▶ ▶ Teams from five Connecticut schools joined with architects from five firms to design and build structures from nonperishable food items for "Canstruction," a competition to raise awareness of hunger. The teams, from schools in Stamford, Hartford, Glastonbury and Windsor Locks, raised nearly 12,000 cans of food that will go to food banks in CT. Shown is a submission from Hartford nonprofit Our Piece of the Pie and Crosskey Architects. ▶ ▶ Hoffman Audi recently gave support to over 650 Special Olympics Connecticut athletes as they competed in the northern time trials to prepare for the summer games. A team of 141 volunteers from Hoffman Audi and Goodwin College (shown in the photo) assisted the athletes as they prepared and competed in their events. P.O. Box 2468, New Britain, CT 06050 800.969.3837 nteriors.com Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Keep your exterior colorful and festive year round with our exterior seasonal program! indoor / outdoor plantscapes • holiday decor From Central Connecticut's trusted business news source. It's the up-to-date information you need to do better business! Get local breaking business news daily! Sign up today at HartfordBusiness.com: Click on the 'subscribe' button HBJToday and Robert D. Boudreau Jerry Franklin