7 Charlotte Finalists Announced for the Carolinas' 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.Business Editors CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2001 Winners To Be Selected At Awards Banquet A banquet is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose, such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration. Sometimes a banquet consists of only desserts, but it is advisable to include main courses as well. On June June: see month. 21 David W. Jessen of Ernst & Young today announced that 29 finalists for the Carolinas' 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. Of The Year(R) (EOY EOY Entrepreneur of the Year EOY End-Of-Year EOY Every Other Year (timeshare) EOY Entertainer Of the Year EOY Eyes-On-You ) awards have been selected from several hundred nominations. Winners will be announced on Thursday Thursday: see week. , June 21, 2001 at the Hilton Charlotte & Towers in Charlotte, NC. The finalists for the Carolinas' EOY awards are:
Ammons, Inc., Jud Ammons
Analytical Sciences, Inc., Donald A. Holzworth
Automated Trading Desk, David Whitcomb
Burt's Bees, Roxanne Quimby
Closure Medical Corporation, Robert Toni
Divers Alert Network, Peter Bennett
Donald A. Gardner Architects, Inc., Donald A. Gardner
Dove Data Products, Inc., Richard Coxe
HAHT Commerce, Rowland Archer, Tom Thomas
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Christy Shaffer
ISO Poly Films, Inc., Jon McClure
KEMET Corporation, Dave Maguire
Micell Technologies, Joseph DeSimone
Morningstar Mini-Storage, Stephen Benson
Mortgage Ramp, Michael Greco
Muzak, William Boyd
NetUnlimited, Inc., Evans Wroten
Optxcon, Inc., Don Bouchard
Orion International, Randy Nelson
Pinpoint Networks, Inc., Jud Bowman
Pozen, Inc., John Plachetka
PPD, Fred Eshelman
Resurgent Capital Services, Timothy Grant
Seurat Company, James Kunevicius
Synapse Technology, Inc., James Moncure
TogetherSoft Corporation, Peter Coad, Jr.
Verian Technologies, Tehseen Ali
YOUcentric, Robert Kear
Winners who are selected from this group of finalists will be eligible for the overall National Entrepreneur of the Year award, as well as several national EOY category awards. All National Entrepreneur Of The Year finalists and award winners will be announced at a gala event in Palm Springs, Calif., at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year International Conference on November 17, 2001. Carolinas' finalists were selected by an independent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Monica Doss
President
Council for Entrepreneurial Development
John Belk
CEO/Owner
Belk, Inc.
Ruth Shuck
Managing Director
First Base Ventures
Rollie Tillman
Director
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
Stan Mandel
Executive Director
Angell Center for Entrepreneurship
Mark Esposito
Vice President Global Sales
NASDAQ Stock Market
Chris Matton
Partner
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
Chuck Pringle
Chairman of the Board
South Carolina Research Authority
James G. Boyd
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
The InterTech Group, Inc.
Last year's Carolinas' winners included:
Steve Schellhammer, Accordant Health Services
Greensboro, North Carolina
John Belk, Belk
Charlotte, North Carolina
Keith Brown, BuildNet
Durham, North Carolina
Jim Anthony, Cliffs Communities
Landrum, South Carolina
Scott Livengood, Krispy Kreme
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Doug Lebda, LendingTree, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Robert Young, Red Hat
Durham, North Carolina
Steve Potts, Scout Boats
Summerville, South Carolina
Steve Clark, SpectraSite Communications
Cary, North Carolina
Reservations for the awards banquet on June 21, 2001, may be made by calling Linsey Dyson of Ernst & Young at (919) 981-3036 by June 11, 2001. The banquet ticket price is $110 per person. Information about the awards program can also be found on the Carolinas' Entrepreneur Of The Year website at http://carolinaseoy.ey.com. Founded and produced by Ernst & Young, the program is and nationally sponsored by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. , CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. , and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. Leadership at the Ewing Ew·ing , James 1866-1943. American pathologist. An authority on cancer, he established oncology as a clinical specialty. Marion Kauffman Foundation. Joining us in our search for the nation's best entrepreneurs are local sponsors Kilpatrick Stockton Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a law firm with over 450 attorneys in the eastern United States and Europe. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm has U.S. offices in Georgia, North Carolina, New York, and the District of Columbia, with international offices in England and Sweden. LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol and The Business Journals of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . Recipients of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award become lifetime members of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame. --Note to Editors: Media are invited to attend the awards banquet, and may take advantage of interview and photo opportunities. Please call Linsey Dyson at 919-981-3036 as soon as possible so that a complimentary reservation can be held for a representative from your organization. Press credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. must be presented. |
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