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BALDRIGE AWARDS
Chuck Kellogg of Hubbard-Hall was named the 2006 recipient of the Waterbury Regional Chamber’s Malcolm Baldrige Community Award, the Chamber’s prestigious award for contributions made in the area of economic development. Since 1995, the Malcolm Baldrige Community Award, named for the former chairman and CEO of Scovill, Inc., has been presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to enhancing the overall economic growth of the greater Waterbury region, creating new employment opportunities, and playing a role in initiating or developing new business within the region. Chairman and CFO of Hubbard-Hall, a distributor of industrial chemicals and manufacturer of specialty products for the metals finishing industry, Kellogg first joined the 150-year-old family-run business in 1957. He was elected vice president of the company in 1964 advancing two years later to company president. At that time he also assumed the role of Director of the Connrex Corporation, the parent company of Hubbard-Hall until 1971 when the subsidiary reestablished its owner-management structure through a leveraged buyout. Once incorporated Kellogg was named president, treasurer, director and CEO of Hubbard-Hall, Inc. In 1991 he was appointed Chairman of the corporation and in 1999 he took over as CFO while continuing as Chairman and treasurer. Current community activities for Kellogg include participation on the Waterbury Financial Planning and Assistance Board; co-chairmanship of the Leavenworth Society, United Way; mentoring at the Driggs School in Waterbury and serving as Treasurer for Northeast Chemical Distributors Council since 1976. He additionally serves on the boards of Community in Schools, the Waterbury Regional Chamber and the Connecticut Junior Republic. Among his former affiliations, Kellogg has served as director of the National Association of Chemical Distributors; Century Brass Products, Inc.; American Bank, Waterbury; New Opportunities for Waterbury ; United Cerebral Palsy and many other organizations. In 1996 he received the Distributor of the Year Award from the National Association of Chemical Distributors and was recipient of the Metal Finishing Suppliers Association’s Munning Award in 1974. Richard O’Brien is being honored for the Leadership Award in recognition of his assiduousness and unfailing commitment to the Chamber while serving as its First Vice Chair, a position he’s held since 2004 and since he stepped up as Acting Chair throughout much of 2005. A graduate of the first class of Leadership Greater Waterbury, O’Brien additionally serves on the Boards of the Waterbury Development Corporation, Central Connecticut Chambers and Central Connecticut Revolving Loan Fund. He is a Corporator at Bristol Hospital and the YMCA of New Britain. Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking at Webster Bank, National Association, where he has managed a commercial loan group for the past 12 years, O’Brien’s primary responsibility has been serving the banking needs of businesses located from Hartford to Danbury along I-84; and Winsted to Seymour , along Route 8. O’Brien started his career as a management trainee with Hartford National Bank, successors of which were Connecticut National Bank and Shawmut National Bank. Volunteer Award recipient Robin Sills joined the management staff of Naugatuck Valley Radiology Associates in 2003. Her responsibilities include patient care services and marketing coordination. She provides community outreach programs including symposiums and support groups in collaboration with various area agencies. Sills has been a volunteer for the American Cancer Society since 1989 and currently serves the Greater Waterbury Unit Council President. She also serves on various committees with The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center including the Annual Breast Health Symposium and National Cancer Survivors Day. In 2004 Robin was elected to serve on the Health Care Council Board and the Business Women’s Forum committee of the Waterbury Regional Chamber.
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