Accomplishments

The Institute of Living held its annual Employee Awards and Recognition Day June 14. The awards and their recipients are:

Psychiatrist-in-Chief Award

Recognizing outstanding contributions to psychiatry

Joanna Fogg-Waberski
Associate medical director, Institute of Living, and medical director, Geriatric Services

  • Dr. Fogg-Waberski with Dr. Harold I. (Hank) Schwartz, IOL Psychiatrist-in-Chief

Arne Welhaven, MD Memorial Award

Recognizing individuals or groups who best exemplify concern, respect and generosity toward patients and a quest for excellence in mentorship or education

Robert Sahl, MD
Associate medical director, Institute of Living, and medical director, Child & Adolescent Services

IDEA Team
Kathy Braswell, John Connor, Grzegorz Cukrowski, Kathryn DePucchio, Joseph Kalinosky, Keith Kendall, Eric Krupa, Andrew Lee, Andre Marriot, Raveen Mehendru, Paul Paseos, Wendy Picard, Robert Renstrom, David Robles, Kenneth Santiago, Michelle Scott, Renee Simone, Semonea Virgo

Mentors
Cynthia Belonick, Ellen Blair, Linda Durst, Ed Cluckey and Jamie Santaniello

  • Kathyn DePucchio, RN, with Ellen Blair, RN, IOL Director of Nursing

Ned Graffagnino, MD, Memorial Award

Recognizing distinguished service/job performance in community-oriented work and/or collaborative efforts with other mental health professionals

Jodi Peck, LCSW
Memory Care Center

  • Jodi Peck with Nancy Hubbard, IOL Director of Outpatient & Rehabilitative Services

Ned Graffagnino, MD, Memorial Award

Recognizing distinguished service/job performance in community-oriented work and/or collaborative efforts with other mental health professionals

Ed Cluckey, RN
Nurse manager on D3N

Blue Ribbon Award from Division 40

Society of Clinical Neuropsychology

James Choi, MD

Golden Lamp Award

John W. Goethe, MD
Director of Clinical Research

Inducted into the Johns Hopkins Society of Clinical Neuropsychology

Godfrey Pearlson, MD

PCA/Psychiatric Technician Dedicated to Caring Award

Brendan McCann
Psych Tech, D1S

Shelly Molina
Psych Tech, D3S

Robert Renstrom
Psych Tech, CARES

Semonea Virgo
PCA, D2N

Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing

Kathryn DePucchio, BSN, RN

Hartford Hospital 2016 Employee of the Year

Joseph Pedemonti
Educational Services

CT Association of Private Special Education Facilities Golden Apple Award

Recognizing staff members who have made significant contributions to their students and program

Joy Sperry
School nurse, Grace S. Webb School

Marie Reynolds
Assistant teacher, Grace S. Webb School

Becky Lyman
Teacher, Grace S. Webb School

Beth Farber
Student support coordinator, Grace S. Webb School

Jen Taylor
Assistant teacher, Webb School at Cheshire

Stephanie Royka
Assistant teacher, Webb School at Cheshire

National Program of the Year Award

Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Health, recognizing a program that exemplifies innovation, excellence and/or advocacy

Institute of Living’s Young Adult Services (YAS) Program
Award accepted by Larry Haber, director of Ambulatory, Young Adult and Health Psychology, and David Vaughan, LCSW, program manager, Young Adult Services

Members Newly Inducted into the Quarter Century Club this Year

Adrienne Bentman
Director, Adult Psychiatry Residency Program

Linda Harrison
Grace Webb School, Physical Education Teacher