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Past Board Chairman

1950 - Wesley H. Fry
1951 - Robert T. Wrenn
1952 - C. Herbert Legler
1953 - Ralph S. Holland
1954 - Everett W. Custer
1959 - Earl F. Stolbert
1960 - Paul A. Blodgett
1961 - Ralph S. Holland
1962 - Robert R. Davis
1963 - Bruce L. Dickey
1964 - Bruce L. Dickey
1965 - Lloyd M. Chambers
1966 - Louis S. McAnany
1967 - Ralph S. Holland
1968 - George H. Hagan
1969 - Roger S. Nolan
1970 - R. Steve Holland
1971 - August Bogina, Jr
1972 - David K. Miller
1973 - John T. Hermes
1974 - Joe Doherty
1975 - Gunnard A. Nelson, Jr

1976 - Paul Walter
1977 - Bob Springer
1978 - James Waller
1979 - William Fisher
1980 - Willaim Fisher
1981 - John Dulle
1982 - Bob Fry
1983 - Phil Hammond
1984 - Irv Robinson
1985 - Bob Choun
1986 - Donald Horine
1987 - Larry McAulay
1988 - Mark Emley
1989 - Lee Ann Stamm, D.C.
1990 - Wayne Smith
1991 - Tom Gillard
1992 - Pat McAnany
1993 - Jim Holland
1994 - Thom B. Thompson
1995 - Dalton Hermes
1996 - Twyla Rist
1997 - Steve Taylor
1998 - Jim Blaufuss
1999 - Dale Warman
2000 - Andy Huckaba
2001 - David Caffrey
2002 - Dr. Sally Winship
2003 - Rick Ensz, P.E.
2004 - Cindy Green
2005 - Tedrick Housh
2006 - Sally Gaddie
2007 - Dr. Craig Denny
2008 - John Geiger

Business & Industry Hall of Fame Award Inductees

1983 - Gill Studios, Inc.
1984 - Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Mid-America
1985 - Holland Corporation, Inc.
1986 - Bank of America
1987 - UMB Bank (formerly Overland Park State Bank)
1988 - Zimmer Real Estate Services
1989 - PREMIER Bank (formerly Country Hill and Midland Bank)
1990 - GBA
1991 - Hermes Landscaping, Inc.
1992 - Kansas City Power & Light Company
1993 - Ford Motor Company
1994 - Commerce Bank, N.A. (formerly Lenexa National Bank)
1995 - Joyce’s Floral & Gifts
1996 - Amos Family Funeral Home
1997 - The Rist Group, Inc.
1998 - American Family Insurance
1999 - Southwestern Bell
2000 - J.E. Dunn Construction
2001 - Lakeview Village
2002 - JC Penney Catalog Logistics Center
2003 - Allstate Insurance, Bing Bingham Agency
2004 - Hy-Vee Lenexa
2005 - RE/MAX Realty Suburban-Jim Blaufuss Team
2006 - Credit Union of Johnson County
2007 - Shawnee Mission Medical Center
2008 - Terracon Consultants, Inc.

 

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