2008 INDUCTION CEREMONY PHOTOS

The EBE Hall of Fame fosters and strengthens the entrepreneurial spirit in the NW Ohio-SE Michigan region,
and the annual awards program recognizes and honors some of our region’s
most outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders.

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2008 EBE Hall of Fame Honorees

Rising Star Award
Cutting Edge Countertops
Brad Burns
Brian Burns
Jeff Erickson

Business Excellence Award
Job1USA
Bruce Rumpf

Business Excellence Award
Lathrop
Thomas J. Manahan, Jr.

Business Excellence Award
P.T. Services Rehabilitation, Inc.
Mike Herbert, PT
Larry Adelsperger

Community Impact Award
Toledo Free Press
Thomas F. Pounds

Business Excellence Award
U.S. Utility Contractor Co. Inc.
Kathryn Chlebowski
Stanley Chlebowski

Business Excellence Award
Uckele Health & Nutrition
Michael Uckele, CN

Excellence in Family Business Award
Willson Builders
Bud Willson

Innovation in Technology Award
Xunlight Corporation
Xunming Deng, PhD.
Liwei Xu, PhD

Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Advocacy
Impact Products
John Harbal

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2008 EBE Induction Ceremony Sponsors

Event Sponsors
Rocket Ventures and Launch, Programs of the Regional Growth Partnership

Partnering Sponsors
The University of Toledo
Bowling Green State University


Gold Sponsor
Davenport, Hanf & Crocker, LLC

Silver Sponsor
P.T. Services Rehabilitation, Inc.
SFC Graphics
U.S. Utility Contractor Co., Inc.


Bronze Sponsor
Lathrop
Lourdes College
Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce
Willson Builders


Angel Sponsors
Brooks Insurance
Cutting Edge Countertops
EPIC
Eastman & Smith, L.P.
Ernst & Young LLP
Fifth Third Bank
Huntington Bank
Hylant Group
Impact Products
Job1USA
Key Bank
Maumee Valley Fabricators
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
RLM Fabrication, Inc.
Seymour & Associates/Mass Mutual
Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP
Tiffin Metal Products
The Andersons Inc.
The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
Uckele Health & Nutrition Corporation
U.S. Coexcell
Webster Manufacturing

Media Sponsors
American Retrospects & NewStar Productions
Toledo Business Journal
Toledo Free Press
UT Department of Communication
WBGU-TV
on behalf of The Dallas-Hamilton Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at BGSU

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For event information please call or e-mail Kim Boos
419-874-0000
kboos@gorillas-gazelles.com