And the ballot says …

Each year, a group of select judges gathers to pore over nomination forms, interview finalists and determine winners for The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. This year’s judges include some of Cleveland’s business elite as well as several former EOY honorees.

The 2001 judges are:

* Art Holmes, CEO, Chart Industries, and former EOY winner

* Gil Van Bokkelen, president and CEO, Athersys Inc., and 2000 EOY winner

* Loyal Wilson, managing director, Primus Venture Partners

* Sandy Maltby, associate professor of business administration, Baldwin-Wallace College

* Sandra Pianalto, first vice president and COO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

* Kevin Mcmullen, president, Omnova Solutions