Hartford Business Journal

22 Hartford Business Journal • July 18, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE CT YOUNG CIVIL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR NAMED The Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) recently named Daniel Valentine its Young Civil Engineer of the Year during its annual achievement in civil engineering awards program. Valentine is an engineer at Tighe & Bond and works at its Middletown office. Pictured (from left) are: Gary Fuerstenberg, CSCE president; and Daniel Valentine, Tighe & Bond. • • • AVON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONORS SIMSBURY BANK EMPLOYEE Simsbury Bank's Robin DiNicola, senior market manager of the Avon and Canton market, was awarded the Loren Bristol Spirit Award by the Avon Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented annually in memory of Loren Bristol to a current member of the chamber. Pictured are: Lisa Bohman, Avon Chamber of Commerce executive director; John Shea, Avon Chamber of Commerce president; Peg Mayer, Howard L. Page & Co.; Peter Vignati, Edward Jones; David Pena, Workplace Innovations; Cal Miller-Stevens, Miller Foods; Tom McGee, PMP Corp.; Robin DiNicola, Simsbury Bank, and her husband Kevin DiNicola. • • • BLUMSHAPIRO RECOGNIZED FOR EXEMPLARY WORKPLACE PRACTICES West Hartford accounting and consulting firm BlumShapiro has been honored with a 2016 When Work Works Award for its use of effective workplace strategies to increase business and employee success. The award is part of the national When Work Works project adminis- tered by the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management. • • • DAY PITNEY RECOGNIZED AS TOP BOND COUNSEL IN CT FOR 2015 Day Pitney LLP has been recognized as Connecticut's No. 1 bond coun- sel firm by volume in 2015, serving as counsel to bond issues in Connecticut totaling more than $1.5 billion, according to The Bond Buyer. In 2014 and 2013 the firm also topped the list for advising on bond issues totaling more than $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. 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 Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) recently handed out 10 Healthcare Heroes awards at its annual meeting. In addition, Stuart E. Rosenberg, president of Johnson Memorial Hospital, was recognized as the American Hospital Association's 2016 Grassroots Champion, for showing exceptional leadership in generating grassroots and community support for issues of importance to hospitals and health care. Pictured (from left) are: Dr. Steven Schutzer, founder and medical director the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center; Dr. Anita Kelsey, director of echocardiography, director of Women's Heart Program at St. Francis; Keith Grant, infection preventionist at St. Francis; and Rosenberg. ▶ ▶ The 2016 Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games, sponsored by United Technologies, were recently held at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. The event drew nearly 2,500 athletes and Unified Sports teams, over 500 coaches and 2,900 volunteers, including 400 volunteers from UTC. BOB'S DISCOUNT FURNITURE DONATES TO NICU CT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HONORS HEALTHCARE HEROES UNITED TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTS CT SPECIAL OLYMPICS ▶ ▶ Bob's Discount Furniture of Manchester recently presented a donation to the NICU Family Support Program at UConn Health, on behalf of March for Babies top fundraisers, the Kahn family. Along with the donation to the NICU, the Kahn family received a gift card to Bob's Discount Furniture. The other top 19 fundraising teams from the March for Babies also received gift cards to the furniture store. Pictured (from left) are: Marc Spencer, March of Dimes; Christian Torres, Bob's Discount Furniture; Angel Rivera, Bob's Discount Furniture; Laura Kahn and Adam Kahn; Marge Julian, Connecticut Children's Medical Center; Lisa Dion, UConn Health; and Deb Fafard, March of Dimes. ACCOLADES & MORE

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