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Nebraska Business Hall of Fame

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The Nebraska Business Hall of Fame was established in 1992 by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration, to recognize Nebraska business leaders whose contributions to Nebraska's economy and business environment are deserving of public acclaim. The annual selection is made from nominations solicited from the general business community, statewide business association, and from academia. The criterion includes business people from large and small businesses and corporations who have made a significant contribution to the private enterprise system. To date, the Governor of Nebraska has assisted with the presentation of the awards each year at the Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry in February. The legislative and statehouse leadership and approximately 600 business leaders from throughout Nebraska attend the banquet and awards ceremony. A professionally made video of each honoree is shown at the banquet.

A permanent display honoring the inductees is in place at the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration, also a video about the honoree is located at the college for current and future business students to enjoy.

Nebraska Business Hall of Fame

Name Hall of Fame Year
Donald Smeal 2009
Alan, Fred, and Steve Simon 2009
Willard H. Waldo 2009
J. Gates Minnick 2009
James P. Abel 2008
Fred Bosselman 2008
Jack Vetter 2008
Dr. Wayne Ryan 2007
Dale C. Tinstman 2007
Robert Kelley and Gary Kelley 2007
George F. Russell 2007
Bill Kubly 2006
Robert "Bobby" Gottsch 2006
Bruce Lauritzen 2006
Elizabeth Jane Robb Douglas 2006
Jan Thayer 2005
Lawrence J. Arth 2005
William A. Fitzgerald 2005
E.H. "Shoey" Shoemaker 2005
Walter, Mike, and Gib Behlen 2004
Donald O. Clifton 2004
Henry H. "Hod" Kosman 2004
Richard K. Davidson 2004
Thomas C. Woods, Jr. 2003
Roy Dinsdale 2003
Roy A. Smith 2003
Edwin E. Perkins 2002
C.L. Werner 2002
J. Robert Duncan 2002
Hugh W. Hunt 2002
Joe R. Seacrest 2001
Paul Mohr 2001
Charles Durham 2001
Margaret Robinson 2001
Fred Hawkins, Sr. 2000
Charles Sand 2000
Harriet Peterson Fort 2000
Dale LeBaron 2000
Jack Swartz 2000
B. Keith Heuermann 1999
A.F. "Tony" Raimondo 1999
Peter Kiewit 1999
James Stuart 1999
Nathan J. Gold 1998
Herman Cain 1998
Kenneth L. Morrison 1998
Willis Strauss 1998
Ernst Lied 1997
Alice Dittman 1997
Rose Blumkin 1997
Virgil Froehlich 1997
Warren Buffet 1996
George P. Abel 1995
Harold Warp 1995
Daniel W. Gardner 1995
Walter Scott, Jr. 1995
Duane W. Acklie 1994
Richard N. Cabela 1994
V.J. Skutt 1994
Kenneth L. Wortman 1993
Clifton K. Hillegass 1993
Robert L. Peterson 1993
Thomas Creigh, Jr. 1992
Charles M. Harper 1992
Earl T. Luff 1992
Edwin J. Loutzenheiser, Jr. 1992
Harry P. Seward, Jr. 1992
Dr. Lewis Harris 1992
Robert B. Daugherty 1992
Robert B. Harris 1992
Virgil R. Eihusen 1992
Burnham Yates 1992



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