Business & Industry Hall of Fame Award Inductees

Lenexa Chamber of Commerce Awards History

1997

Business & Industry: Amos Family Funeral Home
Company of the Year: PREMIER Bank
Member of the Year: Chip Treas, In House Printing
Rookie of the Year: Cheryl Morgan, Therapy Concepts
Event of the Year: George Brett Luncheon or Membership Campaign
Recruiter of the Year: Jim Nathanson, Quick Delivery
Pioneer Award: Holland Corporation, Inc.

1998

Business & Industry: The Rist Group, Inc.
Company of the Year: The Zimmer Companies
Member of the Year: Bill Anthony, J.E. Dunn Construction
Rookie of the Year: Sherri Litton, Maverick Paper Co.
Event of the Year: Lackman-Thompson House Grand Opening
Committee of the Year: Golf Tournament Committee
Recruiter of the Year: Jim Nathanson, Quick Delivery

1999

Business & Industry: American Family Insurance
Company of the Year: Southwestern Bell
Member of the Year: Donna Williams
Rookie of the Year: Steve Wood, AMC Studio 30 & John Olson, HyVee-Lenexa
Event of the Year: Golf Tournament
Committee of the Year: Diplomats Committee
Recruiter of the Year: Don Horine, GBA

2000

Business & Industry: Southwestern Bell
Company of the Year: Premier Bank
Member of the Year: Dave Caffrey, Premier Bank & Bing Bingham, Allstate Insurance
Rookie of the Year: Kurt Gruenbacher, LabOne, Inc.
Event of the Year: Golf Tournament

2001

Business & Industry: J.E. Dunn Construction
Company of the Year: HyVee-Lenexa
Member of the Year: Tami Weber, Southwestern Bell
Rookie of the Year: Mark Luke, HyVee-Lenexa

2002

Business & Industry: Lakeview Village, Richard Catlett
Company of the Year: Everest
Member of the Year: Cindy Sheahan, Intrust Bank
Rising Star: Turner Construction, Emilie Ferguson, Dewey Newton
Spirit of the Chamber: Steve Taylor, American Family Ins.

2003

Business & Industry: JCPenney Logistics Center: Pat Clark
Company of the Year: Meritex Enterprises, Inc., Bill Seymour, Dave Melzer
Member of the Year: Sally Gaddie, Manpower
Rising Star: Community America Credit Union, Pierce
Spirit of the Chamber: Mayor Joan Bowman, accepting on her behalf Mike Boehm

2004

Business & Industry: Allstate Insurance, Bing Bingham Agency, Bing Bingham
Company of the Year: Kansas City Power & Light Company, Dale Warman & Roger Randall
Member of the Year: Kim Clark, Meritex Enterprises, Inc.
Rising Star: Metcalf Bank, Cindy Green & Jon Stewart
Spirit of the Chamber: Former Mayor, State Senator, State Representative, Rich Becker

2005

Business & Industry: HyVee-Lenexa, Jon Richardson, store manager accepted
Company of the Year: CommunityAmerica Credit Union
Member of the Year: Don Horine, George Butler Associates, Inc.
Spirit of the Chamber: Dale Warman, Kansas City Power and Light Company

2006

Business & Industry: Jim Blaufuss, RE/MAX Realty Suburban
Company of the Year: Credit Union of Johnson County (John Beverlin)
Member of the Year: John Ramsey – Lenexa City Councilman
Spirit of the Chamber: Don Horine, George Butler Associates, Inc.

2007

Business & Industry: Credit Union of Johnson County
Company of the Year: George Butler Associates
Member of the Year: John Cooper/TranSystems
Spirit of the Chamber: Jane Klein (City Councilwoman)

2008

Business  & Industry: Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Company of the Year: CommunityAmerica Credit Union
Member of the Year: Jason Leib/Associates Solutions, Inc.
Spirit of the Chamber: Bing Bingham

2009

Business & Industry: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Company of the Year:  TIE:  Premier Bank & Deffenbaugh Industries
Member of the Year:  Becca Coleman: Law Offices of Kyle E. Krull
Rising Star:  CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Spirit of the Chamber: Fred Schmidt – Gill Studios

2010

Business & Industry: Meritex Enterprises, Inc
Company of the Year:  TIE:  Shawnee Mission Medical Center & CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Member of the Year:  Phil Eilers, HNTB Corporation
Spirit of the Chamber: John Ramsey