Sen. Chris Murphy presented with TEAM's Chairman's Award

DERBY >> Sen. Chris Murphy was presented recently with TEAM’s Chairman’s Award "in recognition of his broad, profound and positive impact on the quality of social and human services in the region," the agency said in a press release Monday.

Murphy was the keynote speaker at the agency's 49th annual meeting on Oct. 10, where he was presented the award.

"In his keynote address to 150 attendees, Murphy spoke about the investments we need to make to help low income and middle class individuals, particularly in education," the release states. "He discussed the importance of traditional education and job training programs to lift people out of poverty, and the impact investing in education will have on our nation's long term success."

The above information and photo was provided in a release from TEAM.