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Entrepreneur Awards History

UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Dinner
Past Honorees, 1985-2008:

International Entrepreneur of the Year

YEAR NAME COMPANY
2008 Dr. Min Kao Garmin, International
2007 Kate and Andy Spade kate spade New York
2006 Richard T. Farmer Cintas
2005 Henry Bloch H&R Block
2004 Mark Goldston United Online
2003 Lamar Hunt Kansas City Chiefs - AFL
2002 Wayne Huizenga Blockbuster
2001 William C. France International Speedway Corp. - NASCAR
2000 Herb Kelleher Southwest Airlines
1999 Robert Ballard Institute for Exploration - Titanic Discovery
1998 Allen Neuharth USA Today - Gannet Co., Inc.
1997 Abby M. O'Neil Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
1996 Ted Turner Turner Broadcasting Systems
1995 Debbie Fields Mrs. Fields Cookies
1994 Richard M. Schulze Best Buy Co., Inc.
1993 Dick and Kari Clark Dick Clark Productions, Inc.
1992 Jerome A. Chazen Liz Claiborne, Inc.
1991 Geraldine Laybourne Nickelodeon and Oxygen Networks
1990 Ross Perot Jr. Hillwood Development Corporation
1989 William E. Simon U.S. Olympic Foundation, U.S. Treasury
1988 Richard M. Devos Amway Corporation
1986 Malcom "Steve" Forbes Forbes, Inc.
1985 J. Peter Grace W&R Grace and Company
     

Regional Entrepreneur of the Year

YEAR NAME COMPANY
2008 Dan Lowe RED Development
2007 L. William Zahner A. Zahner Company
2006 G. Kenneth Baum George K. Baum and Company
2005 James E. Ferrell Ferellgas
2004 Hugh Zimmer The Zimmer Companies
2003 William "Doc" Worley Kingston Environmental Services
2002 Thomas Sanders Midwest Mechanical Contractors
2001 Thomas McDonnell DST Systems, Inc.
2000 Fred Merrill Cereal Food Processors, Inc.
1999 Stanley Durwood AMC Entertainment
1998 Kathleen W. Andrews and
John P. McMeel		 Andrews McMeel Universal
1997 Abe J. Gustin Applebees International
1996 John T. Lockton III Lockton Companies
1995 Rich Davis K.C. Masterpiece Barbeque
1994 Clifford W. Illig and Neal L. Patterson Cerner Corporation
1993 Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Helzberg Diamonds, Inc.
1992 James E. Stowers, Jr. American Century Investments
1991 Richard C. Thompson American Italian Pasta Company
1990 James J. Kerwin Bankers Life Insurance Company of NY
1989 Paul H. Henson EMBARQ
1988 Terry Van Der Tuuk Graphic Technology, Inc.
1986 Henry and Richard Bloch H&R Block
1985 Ewing M. Kauffman Marion Laboratories
     

Marion and John Kreamer Award for Entrepreneurship in Volunteer Community Service

2008  Irve and Ellen Hockaday
2007  THE BYRON G. THOMPSON FAMILY
2006  The Robert J. Reintjes, Sr. Family
2005  Barbara and Bill Nelson
2004  Fred and Shirley Pryor
2003  Al Mauro
2002  Beth Smith                              
2001  Barnett and Shirley Helzberg
2000  Jeannette Nichols
1999  William Dunn, Sr.
1998  Steve Metzler
1997  Sharon and John Hoffman
1996  The Hall Family: Adele and Donald Hall, Jill and Donald Hall, Jr., Margi and W. Keith Pence, and Laura and David Hall  
1995  Mary Shaw Branton
1994  Bunni Copaken

   
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