PAST AWARD CEREMONIES

CLICK HERE FOR THE
EBE HALL OF FAME MEMBER LIST

Including former Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners
who received honorary induction into the EBE Hall of Fame in 2006

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Congratulations to the 2007 Hall of Fame Honorees!

Inducted November 1, 2007 at the Franciscan Theatre and Conference Center of Lourdes College

Find Out More about these Outstanding Honorees! Click on the Honoree Name
to view their video from the 2007 Induction Ceremony!


Harley Cramer and Robert Huebner
U.S. Coexcell, Inc.

Dr. Robert Esplin
Sylvania Veterinary Hospital

George “Chip” Hambro
First Solar

Brian Reis
Ballreich Bros., Inc.

Fred Spurck
Webster Industries

Excellence In Family Business Award
Shain Buerk
Scrambler Marie’s Restaurants

Business Excellence Award for Innovation
General Motors Powertrain

Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Advocacy
David F. Waterman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

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2007 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame Judges Panel

Homer Brickey, The Toledo Blade
John Harbal, Impact Products
Steve Klepper, The Lathrop Company
Malcolm Richards, Supplemental Staffing
Olivia Summons, Sunoco Toledo Refinery
Martha Vetter, R/P Marketing Public Relations
Steve Weathers, Regional Growth Partnership

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2007 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame Sponsors

Partnership Sponsors
Bowling Green State University
The University of Toledo

Gold Sponsor
Launch and Rocket Ventures -
Programs of the Regional Growth Partnership

Silver Sponsors
Davenport & Hanf LLC
SFC Graphics

Bronze Sponsors
First Solar
GM Powertrain Toledo
Lourdes College
Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Coexcell, Inc.
Webster Industries

Angel Investor Sponsors
20/20 Custom Molded Plastics, Ltd.
Ballreich Bros., Inc.
Brooks Insurance
CMC Group
Eastman & Smith Ltd.
EPIC Toledo
Ernst & Young LLP
Fifth Third Bank
Findley Davies
Huntington Bank
Hylant Group
Impact Products
Key Bank
Klinger Associates, Inc.
Mark Feldstein and Associates, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
R/P Marketing Public Relations
Seymour & Associates/MassMutual Financial Group
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Stylecrest
Supplemental Staffing
Sylvania Veterinary Hospital
TaDa Creative Studios
The Lathrop Company
Tiffin Metal Products
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
UT Eberly Center for Women
on behalf of Janis Weber

Media Sponsors
Temple Development Company
Toledo Business Journal
UT Department of Communication
WBGU-TV on behalf of
The Dallas-Hamilton Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at BGSU




2006 marked the inaugural year of the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame. 
Take a look at some of the highlights from our highly successful first year!

PHOTO GALLERY  

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Highlights from the 2006 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Thursday November 2, 2006
The Valentine Theatre, Toledo
Emcee: USA Today Columnist, Christine Brennan

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2006 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame Honorees

Mark Feldstein
Mark Feldstein & Associates

James Kenyon
O.K. Industries

Rising Star
Lynne & Purri Gould

Crikey’s Original Australian Pies LLC

Excellence In Family Business Award
Malcolm Richards
Supplemental Staffing

Business Excellence Award for Innovation
Daimler Chrysler Supplier Park

Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship Advocacy & Support
Larry Davenport
Ernst & Young LLP

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2006 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame Judges Panel

Mr. Ronald Ernsberger, 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics Ltd.
Mr. Derick Gant, Gant Investment Advisors Inc
Mr. James Hoffman, KeyBank
Ms. Jani Miller, Central Travel
Mr. Edward Reiter, Sky Financial Group
Mr. James L. Rogers, Eastman & Smith Ltd.
Ms. Martha Vetter, R/P Marketing Public Relations

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2006 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame Sponsors

Private Equity Sponsors

 

 

Angel Investor Sponsors

20/20 Custom Molded Plastics Ltd.
Daimler Chrysler
Eastman & Smith Ltd.
Ernst & Young LLP
Gilmore Jasion & Mahler LTD
Hart Associates
Hylant Group
IET, Inc.
KeyBank
Mark Feldstein & Associates
National City Bank
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
O.K. Industries, Inc.
R-P Marketing Public Relations
Savage & Associates
Seymour & Associates/MassMutual
Sky Bank
Supplemental Staffing
Tiffin Metal Products
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce

 

Media Sponsors

Bowling Green State University Foundation on behalf of the
Dallas/Hamilton Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at BGSU
(WBGU Broadcast)

The Office of Marketing and Communications At The University of Toledo
(Website Design & Development)

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