Carolinas' Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners Announced At June 23rd Gala.Business Editors CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000 The results are in! David Jessen, Director of Entrepreneurial Services of Ernst & Young today announced the award recipients of The Carolinas' Year 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) awards. The program recognizes entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. This year's award recipients are: -- Stephen Clark, SpectraSite Communications, Inc. Cary, NC -- Keith Brown Keith Brown can refer to: People
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-- Doug Lebda Doug Lebda is the founder of Charlotte-based LendingTree.com. In December of 2005 he became president of IAC Interactive, the parent company of LendingTree.com [1]. , LendingTree, Inc., Charlotte, NC -- Steven Schelhammer, Accordant Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , Greensboro, NC -- Jim Anthony, Cliffs Communities, Landrum, SC -- Steve Potts Steve Potts is the name of:
-- Scott Livengood, Krispy Kreme, Winston-Salem, NC -- John Belk, Belk, Inc., Charlotte, NC The winners were announced at a gala awards ceremony held at the Charlotte Hilton & Towers on Friday, June 23, 2000. The event was the culmination of an intensive search to identify and recognize Carolinas' outstanding entrepreneurs. The Carolinas' winners are now eligible to participate in Ernst & Young's National Entrepreneur Of The Year awards competition, the pre-eminent program honoring outstanding owners of fast-growing companies. The national search will culminate at a black-tie awards gala in Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. , on November 11, 2000, where the national Entrepreneur Of The Year finalists and winners in several national categories, as well as the National Entrepreneur Of The Year, will be announced and celebrated by more than 2,000 attendees as part of the Entrepreneur Of The Year International Conference. Previous Entrepreneur Of The Year award winners include a "Who's Who" of business leaders, such as Michael Dell of Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. , Jim McCann of 1-800 Flowers, Steve Case of America Online, Ed Iacobucci of Citrix Systems, Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee and Sheryl Leach of the Lyons Group (creators of "Barney"). Richard M. Schulze Richard M. "Dick" Schulze is the Founder and Chairman of Best Buy. He was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota where he graduated from Central High School, afterwards attending Marquette University (he did not graduate[1]). He subsequently spent time in the U.S. , founder of Best Buy, was named the 1999 National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year. Previous Carolinas' winners include: -- Ralph Ketner, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Food Lion, Salisbury, NC -- Monica Doss, Executive Director, Council for Entrepreneurial Development, RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. , NC -- Darlene Johns, CEO, Alphanumeric Systems, RTP, NC The independent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
David Burner
President & CEO
The BF Goodrich Company
Leighton Cubbage
CEO
Rhinos International
Monica Doss
Executive Director
Council for Entrepreneurial Development
Jennie Johnson
President
Liberty Insurance Services
Jerome Kline
President/CEO
Kline Iron & Steel Company
Stacy Anderson
Principal
Piedmont Venture Partners
Stan Mandel
Director
Angell Center for Entrepreneurial Development
Wake Forest University
Burton Schools
Chairman of the Board
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company Inc.
Rollie Tillman
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise
David Whelpley
Partner
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , the Entrepreneur Of The Year program is nationally sponsored by USA Today, CNNfn and 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 Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Joining in the search for the nation's best entrepreneurs are 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. and Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP. Recipients of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award become lifetime members of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame. Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) is a registered service mark of Ernst & Young LLP. Ernst & Young ( http://www.ey.com ) is one of the world's leading providers of services in auditing, corporate finance and tax. More than 75,000 people around the world act as creative catalysts, joining forces with clients to do all it takes--FROM THOUGHT TO FINISH(TM)--to achieve positive, significant change. Ernst & Young pioneered the development of advanced solutions that connect clients, partners and employees with Ernst & Young resources and knowledge to help them rapidly reach their goals. Ernst & Young refers to the U.S. firm of Ernst & Young LLP and other members of the global Ernst & Young organization. The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership has become a trusted resource for accelerating entrepreneurship in America, promoting opportunities for entrepreneurs, educators and youth nationwide. The Center is at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest foundation supporting entrepreneurship in the United States. CNNfn, the financial network of CNN News Group, airs weekdays from 6 a.m.-12 a.m. (ET). CNNfn world headquarters is based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , with financial news bureaus located in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., London and Hong Kong. CNN Financial News is the division of CNN that produces business news programs and updates for CNN, CNN International, CNN Headline News, the CNN Airport Network CNN Airport Network is a satellite television network broadcasting general news, weather, stock market updates and features to airports across North America. The network debuted on January 20, 1992[1] , CNNRadio and the Web site CNNfn.com. For today's time-pressed, affluent, and influential consumers, USA Today is the user-friendly, comprehensive source of communications that informs, educates, and entertains. Since its debut in 1971 as the world's first electronic stock market, The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) has been at the forefront of innovation, using technology to bring millions of investors together with the world's leading companies. Today, Nasdaq(R) is the fastest growing stock market in the United States, listing nearly 4,900 of the world's most innovative companies. |
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