Hartford Healthcare has claimed top honors in the New England Society for Health Care Communications annual Lamplighter Awards competition for the second consecutive year. HHC’s Behavioral Health Network won the 2015 Golden Lamp, Best in New England award for its “National Dialogue on Mental Health,” a series of public forums following the Sandy Hook tragedy.Hartford Healthcare […]
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Hartford Healthcare has claimed top honors in the New England Society for Health Care Communications annual Lamplighter Awards competition for the second consecutive year. HHC's Behavioral Health Network won the 2015 Golden Lamp, Best in New England award for its “National Dialogue on Mental Health,” a series of public forums following the Sandy Hook tragedy.
Hartford Healthcare also won the Best in New England Award in 2014 for an internal communications campaign.
Simsbury Bank’s Geitz named business leader of the year
The Simsbury Chamber of Commerce recently presented Martin Geitz, president and CEO of Simsbury Bank, with the 2015 Business Leader of the Year Award at the chamber's annual meeting and awards luncheon at Hop Meadow Country Club. Additionally, the Simsbury Chamber's 2015 Public Servant of the Year Award was presented to former First Selectman Mary Glassman, and the recipient of the Chamber's 2015 Educator of the Year Award was Melissa Fearrington, a mathematics and computer science teacher at Simsbury High School.
Pratt’s Engineering VP Sabnis Inducted into CT Academy of Science and Engineering
The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering inducted Jayant Sabnis, Pratt & Whitney's vice president of engineering (module centers), recognizing him among the state's leading experts in science, engineering and technology. Sabnis' induction is in recognition of his significant technical contributions to the development of Pratt & Whitney's PurePower geared turbofan engine family in the areas of thermodynamics, aerodynamics and system performance.
Webster Banker receives leadership award
Cheryl Poryanda, senior vice president, market manager of community bank at Webster Bank, received the 2015 Leadership Award from the Meriden-based Women and Families Center. Poryanda has been involved with the United Way of Meriden-Wallingford for more than 20 years, with leadership roles including loaned executive to president of the board of directors. She currently serves on the board and is the chair of the allocations process panel.
Poryanda volunteers as a United Way reader in the Hartford Public School system, facilitates seminars on elder financial abuse prevention, and has helped a team of Webster bankers adopt a family during the holiday season for the past 10 years.
