William Wrang, III, executive vice president of commercial real estate at Webster Bank, recently received the Middlesex United Way’s Tocqueville Society Philanthropy Award. The award honors someone who has played a significant role in inspiring philanthropic giving.
Wrang, a Middletown resident, has been involved with the United Way since 1997. He served as the campaign chairman in 2005 and as president from 2006-2008, earning the Community Service Award in 2011, the highest honor bestowed upon a United Way volunteer.
He has also been named the Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce.
Top CT Engineers honored at annual awards ceremony
The Hartford Section American Society of Mechanical Engineers recently honored some of Connecticut’s most distinguished engineering professionals at their 29th annual Engineers’ Night Awards Banquet.
ASME issues these awards annually to recognize and promote excellence in the field of engineering.
The engineers recognized included: Pratt & Whitney’s Jesse Boyer, Christopher Dyer, Matthew Feulner, David Houston, Katherine Knapp Carney, John Virtue Jr., and Ryan Walsh; Belcan Engineering’s Shaila Kambli; Alstom’s Danny Gelbar, Scott Herman and Rahul Terdalkar; Hartford Steam Boiler’s Peter Goodell; UTC Aerospace Systems’ Tadry Domagala; FirstLight Power Resources’ Edward Hathaway; and Westinghouse Electric Company’s Michael Foster.
Meriden Appoints Murtha Cullina’s Markowicz New Corporation Counsel
The city of Meriden has appointed Murtha Cullina LLP’s Michael C. Markowicz as its new corporation counsel, where he will serve as a legal advisor to the city council.
Markowicz advises municipalities and educational institutions on a variety of legal issues, including labor and employment matters and municipal tax appeals.
