Connecticut Science Center Gala: Close Encounters of the STEM Kind
Thanks to you the Connecticut Science Center Gala:
Close Encounters of the STEM Kind was an out-of-this-world success!
Thank you to the sponsors, table hosts, bidders, supporters, and STEM superstars who made the Connecticut Science Center Gala a SOLD OUT night in celebration of the Connecticut Science Center's role in cultivating a STEM-engaged community of students, families, teachers, and professionals.
Through your generous contributions, we raised more than $635,000 to provide world-class STEM education programs and opportunities that are shaping the future of Connecticut’s workforce and beyond.
SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR'S GALA
October 25, 2025
Details to be announced Spring 2025
THANK YOU TO OUR GALA SPONSORS
The Mother Ship Sponsors
Devil’s Tower Sponsors
- Barnes Group
- Belcan
- Hoffman Auto Group
- Gemma Power Systems
- Laticrete International
- Liberty Bank
- RTX
- Voya Financial
- Petit Family Foundation
- Stanley Black & Decker
- The Cigna Group
- UBS – Greco Wealth Management
- Waterford Group
Area 51 Sponsors
- Adams & Knight
- CBS, a Xerox Company
- CompassMSP
- Cinemotion
- Data-Mail, Inc.
- Fairview Capital
- HSB
- iHeart Media
- KPMG LLP
- MetroHartford Alliance
- Prime Materials Recovery Inc
- Propark
- Pullman & Comley
- PwC
- The Hartford
Flying Saucer Sponsors
- Associated Security Corporation
- Burns & McDonnell Foundation
- Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense
- Hartford HealthCare
- Meryl & Scott Braunstein
- Shipman & Goodwin
- SMG Corporate Services
- USA LED
- USA Waste & Recycling
- Vistra
- Wondr Nation
Mashed Potato Sponsor
- Connecticut Natural Gas
- Gallagher Benefits Services
- Jackson Lewis
- Radiall
- Robinson & Cole, LLP
- RSL Fiber Systems, LLC
- Trinity College
- Steven & Gwen Hahn
For additional information, please contact Whitney Gray,
Director of Institutional Giving at
wgray@CTScienceCenter.org or
(860) 520-2124
SILENT AUCTION
Meet the 2024 Award Honorees
STEM Achievement Awards
Dr. Theodore S. Sergi K-12 Educator of the Year
Dr. Michelle A. BellingerFaculty of Physics and Eng.
Acad. of Aerospace Eng.
Lifetime Achievement in Innovation
Mark R. Gurvich, Ph.DSr. Fellow, Structural Analysis
Collins Aerospace
Non-Profit Organization
Petals and S.T.E.M.
Innovator to Watch
Molli BennettWelder
Habco Industries, LLC
Higher Education
Dr. Florian CarleManaging Director
Yale Quantum Institute
Student
Jonathan PlonaSenior
Wolcott High School
Industry Innovator
USA Waste & RecyclingThe Petit Family Foundation Women in Science Leadership Award
Women in Science Leadership Award
Dr. Nicole WagnerCEO
LambdaVision, Inc.
Women in Science Leadership Youth Award
Natalia V. TorresSenior
Bloomfield High School
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2024 GALA COMMITTEE
Chairs
- Jennifer DiBella
- Jilline Dolan
Members
- Taylor Benedum
- Marissa Corda
- Jennifer DiPentima
- Carla Economos
- Kate Greco
- Lori Hess
- Monica Hoffman
- Martha Kalen
- Shawna Klimaszewski
- Joy Mattei
- Maya Nicole Matthews
- Irene O'Connor
- MaryBeth Reiss
- Rachel Schilberg
- Rebecca Williams
- Nola Zimmerman
