PUTNAM — The Citizens National Bank was selected for the 2013 Connecticut Excellence Award amongst all its peers and competitors by the US Trade & Commerce Institute (USTCRI).
Each year the USTCRI conducts business surveys and industry research to identify companies that have achieved demonstrable success in their local business environment and industry category. They are recognized as having enhanced the commitment and contribution of small businesses through service to their customers and community. Small businesses of this caliber enhance the consumer-driven stature that Connecticut is renowned for.
The Citizens National Bank has consistently demonstrated a high regard for upholding business ethics and company values. This recognition by USTCRI marks a significant achievement as an emerging leader within various competitors and is setting benchmarks that the industry should follow.
As part of the industry research and business surveys, various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the selected companies in each category. This research is part of an exhaustive process that encapsulates a year-long immersion in the business climate of Connecticut.
PUTNAM — The Citizens National Bank has been selected for the 2014 Best of Putnam Award in the Bank Holding Companies category by the Putnam Award Program.
Each year, the Putnam Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Putnam area a great place to live, work and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2014 Putnam Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Putnam Award Program and data provided by third parties.
Then
This is the rain garden at the Palmer Arboretum in November, 2013. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Now
This is the same garden today.
& Now
The plaque honoring Douglas Zimmerman now graces The Z Rock and Rain Garden.
DANIELSON — Only a few days after starting her tenure as the fourth president of Quinebaug Valley Community College, Carlee Drummer, Ph.D, has taken steps to show the community her commitment to the students in northeast Connecticut.
Drummer and her husband, Michael, have established and endowed a scholarship at QVCC that will help a deserving student to lighten the burden of increasing tuition. The President’s Scholarship will be added to the growing number of endowed scholarships managed by the QVCC Foundation, a group of volunteers that raise funds which provide the opportunity for students to attend QVCC, regardless of income.
While she has not settled on the criteria for the Presidential Scholarship, Drummer is leaning towards a second year QVCC student who has maintained a 3.0 GPA and is focused on a path to transfer or enter the workforce.
“My husband and I feel it is important for leadership to set an example,” said Drummer, who is no stranger to the business of fundraising, having served as executive director of the Educational Foundation at Oakton Community College in Illinois. “We wanted to demonstrate our commitment to the community in a tangible way, and also encourage others to give,” she added.
“With an uncertain economy, students are feeling the pinch of tuition increases,” she said. “The goal of the Board of Regents is to keep tuition as low as possible, but even a 2 percent increase can have an impact on a student’s ability to pay.” Drummer is quick to point out that even with modest tuition increases, “QVCC offers an enormous value for the first two years of college education.”
Monique Wolanin, director of college development, said the Drummers’ commitment to endowing a new scholarship and setting the tone regarding the importance of philanthropy at QVCC. “Carlee’s initiative to create a scholarship fund prior to formally assuming the role of QVCC’s president reflects her genuine commitment to QVCCstudents and her belief in the QVCC Foundation’s mission,” said Wolanin. “On behalf of the generations of students who will benefit from this scholarship fund, sincere thanks to both Carlee and Michael Drummer for their generous gift.”
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