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Attorney Coleman H. Casey, a Hartford resident, was recently presented with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He has served the organization for the past 30 years as a board member, and has held many posts including president, chair of the last endowment campaign, and chair of the conductor search committee that brought Maestro Michael Lankester to Hartford. He is now a director emeritus.
Gary Sorge, a senior principal with Hamden firm Stantec and leader of the company’s planning and landscape architecture practice in the tri-state region, has been named to the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects. This is one of the highest honors the society confers on a member. Sorge, who has a nearly 25-year career in landscape architecture, was nominated by the Connecticut chapter of the ASLA for his work to raise the profile of landscape architects as leaders of planning and development projects.
Paul M. Shimer, founder and principal consultant with Tallwood Global Benefits LLC, has been awarded fellowship standing in the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists. Shimer earned this distinction by successfully completing a national employee benefits continuing education examination developed by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Shimer earned his CEBS designation in 1994.
Robinson & Cole environmental and utilities partner Joey Lee Miranda recently edited a book, “Capturing the Power of Electric Restructuring,” for the American Bar Association. The six-chapter book examines some of the most important legal and policy issues associated with electricity law, including wholesale and retail competition. Robinson & Cole partner Kenneth Baldwin authored a chapter for the book entitled, “Energy Facility Siting” and associate Matthew Dolan was a contributor as well. The book also includes a foreword prepared by former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Joseph Kelliher.
Richard G. Stys has joined Hartford Healthcare as vice president and treasurer. In this capacity, he will oversee the financial management for Hartford Healthcare, ensuring balance and structure of the organization’s assets and liabilities. Stys comes to Hartford after serving as managing director and principal of Fairmount Capital Advisors Inc., a financial advisory firm in Philadelphia. In that role, he counseled organizations on a range of financial matters including strategic financial planning, investment management, capital formation and credit analyses.
