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Cox Communications has named Jonathan Leepson vice president of operations for the company’s New England system. Leepson will be responsible for operations in Cox’s field service and call center operations. Leepson joined Cox in 2003 as New England’s director of commercial product management and most recently was director of residential product management.
William George Associates, a project management training and consulting firm, has promoted Steve Teebagy to vice president of business development. In addition to his responsibilities with WGA, Teebagy volunteers as the vice president of outreach for the Southern New England Chapter of the Project Management Institute (SNEC-PMI) and also leads the Connecticut Chapter of the Microsoft Project Users Group (MPUG).
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, vice president for health affairs at the University of Connecticut Health Center and dean of the UConn School of Medicine, has been chosen to receive a prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence by President Obama. Dr. Laurencin is one of 22 science, math, and engineering mentors who will receive their awards in the fall at a White House ceremony.
Barron, Yanaros & Caruso, P.C. of Wethersfield has promoted Philip A. Tetreault IV to manager.
Murtha Cullina attorneys Loni S. Gardner and Derek T. Werner were recently elected to the executive committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. Gardner, who has served on the YLS Executive Committee since 2006, will serve as co-chair of the Planning & Zoning Committee. Werner, who has served on the YLS Executive Committee since 2008, will serve as the Construction Committee chair.
Daniel F. Drexler, a partner at Cantor Colburn LLP in Hartford, has been appointed president of the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association for a one-year term. Drexler has been a patent attorney for 10 years. He concentrates his practice on patent preparation and procurement, strategic intellectual property (IP) portfolio development, due diligence in IP acquisitions, and client counseling and risk assessment in the areas of patent noninfringement, invalidity and right-to-practice.
Tunxis Community College presented the 15th Board of Trustees of Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges Merit Award during commencement ceremonies to Dubose Associates Architects of Hartford. Craig C. Saunders, AIA, LEED AP, chairman; Harvey B. Leibin, AIA, LEED AP, president; and Kevin Kerchaert, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, senior associate; of Dubose Associates Architects were presented with the award, which recognizes individuals and companies who have provided extraordinary service to the community colleges. Dubose Associates was honored for the design of the new buildings included in Phase I of the campus expansion at Tunxis.
