BAR HONORS ARKAS, CALAFIORE, FOR SERVICE
The Connecticut Bar Association has honored two area lawyers with the group’s annual service awards.
Peter Arakas, part-time counsel to Lego and founder of the Truancy Project, was presented with the Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award for his dedication to delivering legal services to the disadvantaged in Connecticut.
Arakas founded the Truancy Project of New Britain, which aims to tackle the pervasive problem of student truancy in the New Britain area. Several years ago, Arakas left his full-time position at Lego Systems Inc. to devote more time to making the Truancy Project a success. The Truancy Project has since been extended to the New Haven area. Arakas still serves as part-time general counsel to Lego.
Also, Hartford attorney Frances Z. Calafiore has been honored by the Connecticut Bar Association with its John Eldred Shields Distinguished Professional Service Award. Calafiore, a solo attorney with a practice in the areas of family and custody litigation and mediation, has served the Connecticut legal community for more than 30 years. This award recognizes a bar member who has devoted time and resources to fellow bar members, legal profession and community.
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Career counselor honored
Nancy DeCrescenzo, director of Career Services at Eastern Connecticut State University, recently received the National Career Development Association’s Outstanding Career Practitioner Award. She is president of the Connecticut Counseling Association, past-president of the state Career Counseling & Development Association, and past-president of the Connecticut Cooperative Education & Internship Association.
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Manchester PIP honored
PIP Printing and Marketing Services in Manchester recently received a Top 25 Sales Volume Award recognizing the business as one of the top 25 in 2010 sales revenue in the entire PIP franchise network. PIP in Manchester is owned by Larry and Bunnie Schwartz.
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Terhanian joins national board
George Terhanian, North America president and group chief strategy officer of Toluna, has been named to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Advertising Research Foundation, an organization dedicated to furthering the scientific practice of advertising and marketing through research. He also will continue to serve as co-chairman of the ARF’s Online Research Quality Initiative. Toluna, a global online research panel and survey technology providers, is based in Wilton.
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Law firm a gay chamber partner
Murtha Cullina LLP has been named a legal partner in the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, which promotes the economic growth and prosperity of more than 1.4 million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender business owners and entrepreneurs. Murtha Cullina was one of the first Connecticut firms to subscribe to the state Bar Association’s pledge of gender equity and is a Connecticut member of the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, with two attorneys holding leadership positions.
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