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22 Hartford Business Journal • June 19, 2017 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE TUNXIS BIZ PROFESSOR RECEIVES CT BOARD OF REGENTS TEACHING AWARD Tunxis Community College announced that business professor Amy Feest was chosen from among seven Connecticut Community College nominees as the 2017 winner of the Connecticut Board of Regents System Teaching Excellence Award. Feest, a professor of market- ing and coordinator of the business administration program, received the award in April at the Connecticut Board of Regents meeting, in recognition of her outstanding teaching and for promoting instruction- al improvements within her program. • • • DAY PITNEY ATTORNEYS NAMED WOMEN WORTH WATCHING FOR 2017 Day Pitney Partners Namita Tripathi Shah and Elizabeth Alquist of the firm's Hartford office were honored as 2017 "Women Worth Watching" by Profiles in Diversity Journal. This is the 16th annual recogni - tion of standout women who were nominated by their employers, col- leagues, peers and mentors for their achievements and contributions, both to their organizations and their coworkers. 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. ▶ ▶ Day Pitney's Women Working Together Initiative held its biannual leadership lunch at the Bond Ballroom in Hartford. Over 120 Day Pitney attorneys and clients were in attendance during the program, which featured a panel of three groundbreaking judges in the state. Pictured (from left) are: Vanessa Bryant, United States District Court; Sheila Prats, Connecticut Superior Court; and Nina Elgo, Connecticut Superior Court. MURTHA CULLINA EDUCATES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES PROVIDE DAY OF SERVICE DAY PITNEY HOSTS WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER LEADERSHIP LUNCH ▶ ▶ As part of Junior Achievement Career Walk, Hartford law firm Murtha Cullina hosted a group of High School Inc. students to learn about different careers and to get an inside look at local businesses. Pictured with the students are Jeremy Race, president and CEO of Junior Achievement Southwest New England and Murtha Cullina Partner Ted Whittemore. ACCOLADES & MORE Namita Tripathi Shah Elizabeth Alquist ▶ ▶ More than 25 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care employees recently partnered with Hands on Hartford for the fouth annual employee service day at three different locations across the Hartford area: Keney Park Sustainability Project, The Wish School, and Northwest Boys & Girls Club. Projects included painting seating for an outdoor kitchen, building raised garden beds, landscaping, constructing picnic benches and cubbies, and painting murals. IDEAS IN 90 MINUTES 90 SPEND 90 MINUTES WITH NINE OF THE AREA'S BUSINESS LEADERS AND WALK AWAY WITH 90 OF THEIR BEST IDEAS! WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 8-10AM | THE HARTFORD CLUB Tickets $45 per person CONTACT ALLISON WILLIAMS AT AWILLIAMS@HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM OR 860-236-9998 EXT. 122 FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM/OUREVENTS FEATURING IDEAS FROM THESE BUSINESS LEADERS: Jill Adams, CEO & co-founder, Adams & Knight Colin Cooper, CEO, Whitcraft Tariq Farid, CEO, Edible Arrangements Jill Hummel, President & General Manager, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut Medina Jett, President & Founder, ICS Group Adam Lazowski, Chairman, CEO and Founder, LAZ Parking Jamie McDonald, Owner, Bear's Smokehouse BBQ John Rodis, CEO, St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center Mark Scheinberg, President, Goodwin College EDUCATION LEADERSHIP SPONSOR: EVENT SPONSOR: