Past Medallion for Entrepreneurship Recipients
2010
Diego F. Calderin
President, Anexinet Corporation
Nominated by: La Salle University
Dr. Ashok Jain
Founder, President and CEO, Hope Mills Pediatrics
Nominated by: Fayetteville State University
Theodore C. Rogers
Chairman, Bucyrus International; Partner, American Industrial Partners
Nominated by: Marquette University
2009
Charlie Amato
Chairman, Southwest Business Corporation
Nominating Chapter: Sam Houston State University
Kenneth R. Bartee
Former CEO, McDonald Bradley, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: James Madison University
Robert Carr
Chairman & CEO, Heartland Payment Systems
Nominating Chapter: Seton Hall University
Gary Dudley
President, Southwest Business Corporation
Nominating Chapter: Sam Houston State University
Mary Lou Quinlan
Founder & CEO, Just Ask a Woman
Nominating Chapter: Saint Joseph’s University
2008
Michael J. Hagan
Chairman & CEO, NutriSystem, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Saint Joseph’s University
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, ACT•1 Group
Nominating Chapter: North Carolina A&T State University
Joseph V. Tortorice, Jr.
President and CEO,
Jason’s Deli, Deli Management, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Lamar University
2007
David Bussau
Founder, Opportunity International
Nominating Chapter: Loyola Marymount University
Edwin F. Hale, Sr.
CEO and Chairman, First Mariner Bank
Nominating Chapter: Towson University
Howard Hawks
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Tenaska, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: University of Nebraska Omaha
Randal J. Kirk
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, New River Pharmaceuticals, Third Security, LLC
Nominating Chapter: Radford University
2006
John M. (Jack) Schultz
Founder and CEO, Agracel, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Eastern Illinois University
2005
Gerald P. Buccino
Chairman and CEO, Buccino & Associates, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Seton Hall University
Florine Mark
President and CEO, The Weight Watchers Group, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Wayne State University
Donald Schoendorfer
President and CEO, Free Wheelchair Mission
Nominating Chapter: Loyola Marymount University
2004
Michael D. Garvey
Chairman, Saltchuk Resources, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: University of Washington
Bert W.M. Twallfhoven
President and Founder, Indivers B.V.
Nominating Chapter: Fordham University
2003
Frank J. Belatti
Chairman, CEO and Founder, AFC Enterprises, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: University of Notre Dame
Juan Rodriguez
Chairman and Chief Technologist, Exabyte Corporation
Nominating Chapter: University of Colorado
2002
S. Truett Cathy
Founder and Chairman, Chick-fil-A Restaurants
Nominating Chapter: Georgia College and State University
Bernard J. Milano
President and Trustee, KPMG Foundation
Nominating Chapter: North Carolina A&T State University
Jerry S. Rawls
President and CEO, Finisar Corp.
Nominating Chapter: Purdue University
2001
Earl G. Graves
President and CEO, Earl G. Graves, Ltd., and Publisher of Black Enterprise magazine
Nominating Chapter: Morgan State University and North Carolina A&T State University
Paul Orfalea
Founder and Chairperson Emeritus, Kinko's, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2000
Thomas E. Boyer
Owner and CEO, Micro Images, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: University of Arkansas
1999
William R. Berkley
Chairman and CEO, W. R. Berkley Corp.
Nominating Chapter: New York University and the University of Connecticut
Tom E. DuPree, Jr.
Chairman and CEO, Avado Brands
Nominating Chapter: Georgia College & State University
J. Mack Robinson
Chairman, Atlantic American Corporation
Nominating Chapter: Georgia State University
1998
Michael Coles
Founder, The Great American Cookie Company
Nominating Chapter: Kennesaw State University
Eugene M. Isenberg
President and CEO, Nabors Industries
Nominating Chapter: University of Massachusetts - Amherst
1997
Ken and Joan Austin
President and Senior Vice President, A-dec, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Oregon State University
Frank Batten
Chairman, Landmark Communications, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Old Dominion University
Joline Godfrey
Founder, "An Income of Her Own"
Nominating Chapter: Loyola Marymount University
Merle A. Hinrichs
Chairman, The Asian Sources Media Group
Nominating Chapter: Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management
John Pappajohn
President, Equity Dynamics, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Drake University
1996
Alan C. Ashton
Cofounder and CEO, WordPerfect Corporation
Nominating Chapter: Brigham Young University
Sam Fox
Chairman and CEO, Harbour Group Ltd.
Nominating Chapter: Washington University
Robert S. Jepson
Chairman and CEO, Jepson Associates, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: University of Richmond
1995
Jack J. Kahl, Jr.
Chairman and CEO, Manco, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: John Carroll University
Richard A. Lumpkin
Chairman, Consolidated Communications Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Eastern Illinois University
Judy O. Sims
Chairman and CEO, Spectrum Software, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Texas Tech University
1994
John W. Bachmann
Managing Principal, Edward D. Jones & Co.
Nominating Chapter: Claremont Graduate University
Bruce DeWoolfson
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Products Corporation (ENVIPCO)
Nominating Chapter: The Pennsylvania State University
Vinod Gupta
Founder and CEO, American Business Information, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Linda Seidel
Founder and Co-owner, L. S. Cosmetics, Inc.
Nominating Chapter: Loyola University in Maryland
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