Mediassociates honored for impact on Connecticut economy
Newtown-based Mediassociates, a media planning and buying agency, was honored with a Celebrate CT award from the Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) for the company”™s contributions to the state”™s economic growth. CEDAS is a nonprofit committed to economic advancement in Connecticut. The company was recognized at the CEDAS annual ceremony at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford.
Volunteer Center hosts Volunteer Day
Stamford Volunteer Day, which recognizes community contributions, was held this month at the Harry Bennett Branch of the Ferguson Library, 115 Vine Road, Stamford. Sandy Weinberg of O”™Connor Davies LLP, a member of the United Way”™s Volunteer Council, served as chairwoman of the program. The winners included Emma Patch, Cora Delibertis, Betsy Varian, Debbie and Brian Dietz, Audra and Robert Hession, Kim Fine and Ray Tellini, Jim Stuart, Barri Kaye, James Otis, Eden Huang and Joseph Nunn.
Sacred Heart receives online learning award
Fairfield-based Sacred Heart University (SHU) was represented at the Online Learning Consortium International Conference 2014, held in Orlando. SHUSquare, the SHU-built online learning program that promotes connectivity among faculty and students, won a national education award in “effective practice” from the Online Learning Consortium.
TFI Envision awarded by Graphic Design USA
Norwalk-based TFI Envision Inc. was recognized for 10 projects by Graphic Design USA, sponsor of national design competitions, in its American Graphic Design Awards 2014. The projects included: Standard Motor Products Inc. “NAPA Happy Logo”; Aqua Chem packaging; Dove Men & Care Father”™s Day gift set; Dove Man & Care movie offer laptop case promotional packaging; Dove Body Wash promotional packaging and shelf trays; Litter Genie box scoop and wipes packaging; Inspirica Holiday Gift Collection 2014 poster; Dove Back to School pallet skirt for Sam”™s Club; Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut Inc.”™s “The Stuff Good is Made of” billboard advertising campaign; and Inspirica”™s case study video.
Dollars for Scholars scholarship opportunities
Stamford Dollars for Scholars announced the online availability of its 2015 scholarship applications. The nonprofit provides scholarships for students who reside in or attend high school in Stamford and who are pursuing full-time, two- or four-year degrees or accredited vocational training. Students completing the 2015 online applications can apply for any Stamford Dollars for Scholars scholarships for which they meet the criteria. For more information, visit sd4s.org.
Quinnipiac”™s School of Business maintains AACSB accreditation
The Lender School of Business at Quinnipiac University in Hamden has maintained its business accreditation as determined by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school reports AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than 5 percent of the world”™s business programs.
Phelps Memorial Hospital promotes Urban
Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.-based Phelps Memorial Hospital Center promoted Stamford resident Eve Urban to director of volunteer services. Urban”™s responsibilities include overseeing 200 volunteers, the hospital”™s physician referral service, the Phelps Gift Shop, the Cherry Door Thrift Shop in Tarrytown, N.Y. and the James House Mansion, a Victorian gothic building on the Phelps campus.
”˜Baroque Brilliance”™ at the Bruce
Greenwich”™s Bruce Museum is featuring “Baroque Brilliance,” a series of two inaugural student symposia, Feb. 7 and Feb. 21, Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. Eight student speakers were selected from art history programs to present their research, including Michele Frederick, Isabella Lores-Chavez, Denise Giannino, Julia Vasquez, Eleanor Goerss, Maggie Law, Rachel Johnson and Sebastián Morales.
Law firm celebrates one-year anniversary
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, a law firm serving businesses, energy companies, government entities and individuals with offices in Waterbury, New Haven and Southbury, celebrates the first anniversary of its combination with the launch of a new website, carmodylaw.com.
Kennedy Center hosts ”˜The Speakeasy”™
Trumbull-based The Kennedy Center, a nonprofit, is hosting “The Speakeasy,” a children”™s services benefit, 7 p.m., Feb. 7, Trumbull Marriot, 190 Hawley Lane, Trumbull. Event features the Dan Martin Sextet, a private tasting room hosted by Onyx Moonshine and dance performances by Marki Urosevic. Sponsors include: Barnum Financial Group; Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC; Merit Insurance; Donahue & Brown LLC; and G. Pic & Sons Construction Co.
The event will fund afterschool and summer, scholarships, behavioral, parent-and-family and arts-and-sciences programs.
Register online at thekennedycenterinc.org.
Egan named senior partner of law firm
Berchem, Moses & Devlin PC, a law firm with offices in Milford, Norwalk and Westport, appointed Lisa Grasso Egan as a senior partner. Egan is a member of the firm”™s labor and employment law department, representing private and public sector employees. She currently serves as chief negotiator and labor counsel for the New Haven, Bridgeport, Ansonia and Wallingford Housing Authorities, and as chief negotiator for several other municipalities, including the cities of Ansonia and Westport.
Fairfield Museum features WWII exhibit
Fairfield Museum and History Center presents “Mobilizing the Home Front: Posters from World War II,” an exhibit featuring U.S. government-issued posters during wartime, Jan. 16 to May 10, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield. The exhibit also includes artifacts, such as war-ration books issued to American families.
Webster bankers assigned leadership roles
Two bankers from Waterbury-based Webster Bank were named to leadership positions with nonprofits of different stripes.
Robert Guenther, senior vice president, corporate and global communications, was elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Connecticut Chapter of the New York City-based Appalachian Mountain Club, the nation”™s oldest outdoor recreation, education and conservation nonprofit.
Steven C. Taylor, vice president and banking center manager in Bloomfield, joined the statewide Community Health Resources board of directors, a nonprofit behavioral health agency.
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