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Annual Chamber Choice Awards Dinner

Annual Chamber Choice Awards Dinner



~ PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS ~
Business of the Year:
2012 - Quinnipiac Bank & Trust Company
2011 - Apex Pharmacy & Home Care Center
2010 - Beecher & Bennett, Inc. Funeral Service
2009 - Whitney Center
2008 - Bob Thomas Ford
2007 - Eye Center, A Medical & Surgical Group
2006 - Calgagni Associates
2005 - Beazley Company
2004 - Richard Penna Salon
2003 - Raffaello's Ristorante
2002 - American Medical Response
2001 - Whitney Donut
2000 - Rainbow Cleaners

Small Business of the Year:
2012 - Mount Carmel Travel Center
2011 - Prezioso Dental
2010 - Chiropractic Healthcare Dr. Bryan W. Barry
2009 - Ryan Oil Company
2008 - Hindinger Farm
2007 - Joiya Day SPa & Hair Design
2006 - Rollins Printing
2005 - Lucian's Florist & Greenhouse

Business/Community Advocate of the Year:
2012 - P.L.A.C.E. Children's Museum & Creative Arts Center
2011 - WQUN 1220 AM
2010 - Connecticut Community Investment Corporatio
2010 - Coleen Campbell, Dava
2009 - Your Place Youth Center
2008 - Lou & Mary Tagliatela
2007 - Donald Camerato
2006 - Dolores Giannini
2005 - The United Illuminating Company
2004 - Dale Kroop
2003 - Dr. Phillip Frese
2002 - Ed DellaValle
2001 - Ray Peach
2000 - Bill O'Brien
1999 - Atty. Stephen Ciardiello
1998 - Anthony Sachetti
1997 - Richard DePodesta
1996 - Atty. Bernard Pellegrino

Outstanding Contributions to the Chamber:
2012 - Robbie Juliano
2011 - Greg Gravel
2010 - John Columbus
2009 - Ira Kuzma
2008 - Frances Granquist
2007 - Pam Matocha
2006 - Mark Stevens
2005 - Susan Rapini
2004 - The Masotta Family
2003 - Harborside Healthcare Arden House
2002 - Domenic Twohill
2001 - Gloria Sandillo
2000 - John Nucher
1999 - Lewis & Laraine Panzo

Business Person of the Year:
1999 - Glen & Kyle Ayer
1998 - Vivian Kantrow
1997 - Charles Roderick
1996 - Ed Glater

Service Organization of the Year:
2012 - CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
2011 - RSVP of South Central CT Agency on Aging
2010 - Clelian Adult Day Center
2009 - Happy Tails Foundation
2008 - Hamden/North Haven YMCA
2007 - Don's Hat Rack
2006 - The C.H.A.I.N Fund
2005 - Special Olympics Connecticut
2004 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
2003 - Human Relation Club
2002 - The Amity Club
2001 - Volunteer Firefighters
2000 - Hamden Historical Society
1999 - Goldenbells Committee
1998 - Unitas Club
1997 - Quinnipiac Council, BSA
1996 - Hamden Rotary Club

Notable Citizens of the Year:
2011 - Craig Henrici
2010 - George Grande
2010 - Joe Castiglione
2009 - Ann DeMatteo
2008 - Mimsie Coleman
2007 - Donald J. Weinbach
2006 - Carl Amento
2005 - Betty Wetmore
2004 - Carl Porto, Sr.
2003 - The Federico Family
2002 - The Burt Family
2001 - Peter Villano
2000 - Dr. Lawrence DeNardis
1999 - Jean A. Murray
1998 - John Ambrogio
1997 - Ron Rohmer
1996 - Richard Diana, M.D.

Educator of the Year:
2012 - Dr. Francis Gasparro
2011 - Vanessa Ditta
2010 - Jim O'Connor
2009 - Fran Rabinowitz
2008 - Joyce Kossman
2007 - Bryan Anderson
2006 - Gregory Amter
2005 - Hamlet Hernandez
2004 - Leonora Henderson
2003 - Alida D. Begina, Ed.D.
2002 - Nick Collicelli
2001 - Lisa Norwood
2000 - Mary Marrandino
1999 - Colleen Palmer
1998 - Charles E. Taylor
1997 - Lyn Caliendo
1996 - Ellen Thompson

Business Student of the Year:
2012 - Kayleigh Darcy
2011 - Elizabeth Barnett
2010 - Marcus Harun
2009 - Stacey Kanner
2008 - Virginia Hally
2007 - Michael Colson
2006 - Molly Schaefer
2005 - Nicole Gentile
2004 - Joanna Palmquist
2003 - Dominique Donoghoe
2002 - Whitney Naumann
2001 - Jesse Cushman
2000 - Elizabeth Palmquist
1999 - John Vergato
1998 - Michael Vitale
1997 - Ebony Belcher
1996 - Rose Bernardi



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