The Owensboro community is invited to submit honoree nominations for the 5th annual Owensboro Business Hall of Fame from June 3-28.
Inductees will be chosen by a selection committee based on business excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, courageous thinking and action, inspiring leadership, community impact, and service as a role model.
This event is on Jan. 14, 2020, and will honor the best in business, inspiring the next in business.
Visit www.westky.ja.org or the JA of West KY Facebook page to submit nominations.
The 2020 honorees will join the ranks of the following past Owensboro Business Hall of Fame inductees: Malcolm Bryant (2019), Roy Burlew (1997), L. Berkley Davis Sr. (2000), William M. Elmer (1997), Charles E. Field (1997), Carol Martin “Bill” Gatton (2000), Lawrence W Hager Sr. (1998), Morton J. Holbrook Jr. (1998), W. T. Stevenson (2000), William H. Thompson (1998), and Terry Woodward (2019).
The annual luncheon benefits Junior Achievement of West Kentucky and its innovative financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship K-12 programs that inspire the next generation of leaders to navigate their path to the American Dream. At this year’s event, more than 400 business and civic leaders will come together to honor 2020 honorees and raise more to support Junior Achievement’s K-12 programs and their work to inspire over 10,000 local students to be financially capable and equipped with the tools to manage risk effectively, solve problems creatively, and welcome opportunity in an increasingly complex modern economy.
Junior Achievement, through a dedicated volunteer network, provides educational programs for kids in grades K-12 that focus on business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy and career development. If you would like to become involved with JA, call 270-684-7291.
