Business Leadership Hall of Fame
2009 Bruce Griffin, Jr., Griffin Motor Company; Lynn Raye, Commercial Piping & Febricating, Inc.
2008 Clark Goodwin, retired Banker
2007 David McGuirt, Citizens South Bank
2006 Carroll Edwards, Edwards Wood Products, Jake Plyler, USCO, Jimmy Stegall, Stegall Petroleum, Inc.
2005 William Henry Belk, Belk Department Stores; E. D. Gaskins, United Carolina Bank; Tom Williams, Allvac
2004  Bruce Griffin, Sr., Griffin Motor Co.; Tom Dillon, Monroe Hardware; Carlton Tyson, The Tyson Group
2003 Dr. Jerry McGee, Wingate University; N. K. Dickerson, Jr. The Dickerson Company; John Roberts, Union Regional Medical Center
2002 John Ashcraft, The Enquirer Journal; Don Brown, First Charter Bank; Roby Shore First Citizens; Frank Elliott, Allvac; Sara Furr, TPS/Furr and Associates; Larry Bishop, Union Memorial Hospital

Business Woman of the Year
2009 Carol Tyson, The Real Estate Link
2008 Shellee Comer, The Silver Lining
2007 Martha Parris, Prudential Carolinas Realty

Business Man of the Year
2009 Greg Nalewaja, Metro Honda of Union County
2008 Bill Norwood, State Utility Contractors
2007 Larry Hook, Hook Tire & Service, Inc.

Minority Business Person of the Year
2009 Byron Pouges, Carolinas Medical Center-Union
2008 Mumukshu Brahmbhatt, The UPS Store - Indian Trail
2007 Barry Green, Green’s Commercial Cleaning
2006 Rogelio Marin, Monterrey Restaurante
2005 Paul Chatman, Chatman Computers
2004 John Tillman, Excel Personal Development Co.
2003 John Parker, Affordable Dry Cleaning
2002 PraKash Desai, Best Western Inn
2001 Gwyndoln Perkins, M.D.
2000 Franklin Deese, A Tax Service
1999 Dr. Benedict Okwara, First Care Medical Clinic

Volunteer of the Year
2009 Jenny Prevatte, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
2008 Linda Smith, Union County JobReady Partnership
2007 Sheila Crunkleton, The Charlotte Observer
2006  Jessica Graham, Time Warner
2005  Robert Sabin, Clearly Carolina
2004  Robert Sabin, Clearly Carolina
2003  Ben Phillips WKRE Radio
2002  Dr. Bud Marchant, SPCC
2001  Larke Plyler, Union Co. Sheriff’s Office
2000  Pam Duke, The Charlotte Observer; Nancy Stephen, Cameo Communications
1999  Rene Haigler, TPS/Furr Associates; Pam Duke, The Charlotte Observer
1998  Charlie Polk, Allvac
1997  Patricia Morris TPS/Furr Associates
1996  Mark Strom, Wampler-Longacre, Inc.
1995  Nancy Stephen, Cameo Communications; Mike Lee, Design Benefit Group
1994  Frank Carpenter, State Utility Contractors

Corporate Spirit Award
2008 Goodrich Corporation
2007 OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
2006  Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, Plastics Division
2005  Edwards Wood Products
2004  Greiner Bio One
2003  Carolinas Medical Center Union
2002  ATI Allvac

Entrepreneur of the Year
2006  Dennis Moser, The Moser Group
2005  Jeanne Corwin, Coresco, Inc.
2004  David Whitley, Whitley Mortgage Co.
2003  Jeff Bass, Bass Insurance Services, Inc.
2002  Gene Robbins, Robbins & Associates, Inc.
2001  Linda MacConnachie, Sunshine Station Child Development Center
2000  Thomas Moyer, III, CPA, Moyer, Smith & Roller, P.A.
1999  Carlton Tyson, The Tyson Group
1998  Lynn Raye Commercial Piping & Fabricating, Inc.
1997  Kenneth Long, Sr., Protocorp International (sold to Bell & Howell)
1996  Larry Fisher, Sr., Fisher Textiles
1995  Sara Furr, TPS/Furr Associates
1994  Kurt and Christina Larkins, Creative Concepts Café

Ambassador of the Year
2009 Nico Iannelli, AAA-Biggs Insurance Group