Forty-five business leaders have been inducted into Junior Achievement’s Central Ohio Business Hall of Fame since it began in 1987. Here’s the full list of previous laureates.
1987
Robert L. “Bob” Evans
founder, Bob Evans Farms Inc.
John W. Galbreath
owner, John W. Galbreath Co.
E.W. “Billy” Ingram
founder, White Castle System Inc.
Fred L. Lazarus Jr.
founder, Federated Department Stores
Ralph C. Liebert
founder, Liebert Corp.
John H. McConnell
founder, Worthington Industries Inc.
1988
John G. McCoy
chairman, Banc One Corp.
R. David Thomas
founder, Wendy’s International Inc.
James R. Trueman
founder, Red Roof Inns
Leslie H. Wexner
founder, The Limited Inc.
1989
Don M. Casto Sr.
founder, The Casto Organization
Arthur Cullman
professor emeritus of marketing
College of Business, The Ohio State University
Everett Reese
chairman, Park National Bank
Lewis R. Smoot Sr.
president/CEO, The Smoot Corp.
1990
John B. Gerlach
president, Lancaster Colony Corp.
Arthur Kobacker
founder/chairman, The Kobacker Co.
Murray D. Lincoln
founder, Nationwide Insurance Cos.
Harry P. Wolfe
Robert F. Wolfe
owners, The Columbus Dispatch
1991
Richard M. Ross
founder, Ross Laboratories
Jerome M. Schottenstein
chairman, Schottenstein Stores Corp.
1992
Leonard Immke Jr.
founder, Immke Dealerships
Harley E. Rouda
president, HER Realtors
Eldon W. Ward
president, E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co.
1993
Jack Gorman
chairman/owner, Thomas W. Ruff & Co.
Clayton Jones
chairman/owner, Fiesta Hair Salons
Paula Spence
president, Hameroff/Milenthal/Spence
1994
John Fisher
retired general chairman, Nationwide Enterprise
Katherine LeVeque
CEO, LeVeque Enterprises
Dave Longaberger
founder/chairman, The Longaberger Co.
1995
Ralph H. Anderson
founder, Anderson Concrete Corp.
John C. Elam
retired presiding partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Tadd C. Seitz
chairman/CEO, The Scotts Co.
1996
Pauline Chambers-Yost
CEO/president, Tech International
George J. Igel Jr.
president, George J. Igel & Co. Inc.
John F. Schoedinger
retired president, Schoedinger Funeral Service
1997
Peter H. Edwards
chairman/CEO, The Edwards Co.
James W. Near
former CEO/chairman, Wendy’s International Inc.
Thekla R. Shackelford
owner, School Selection Consulting
1998
David R. Meuse
chairman/CEO, Banc One Holding Corp.
Fred D. Pfening Jr.
president, The Fred D. Pfening Co.
L. Jack Ruscilli
CEO, The Ruscilli Cos.
1999
Dan Evans
chairman/CEO, Bob Evans Farms Inc.
J.F. “Jeff” Keeler
chairman/CEO, The Fishel Co.
Dimon McFerson
chairman, Nationwide
Benjamin L. Zox
president/CEO, Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn LPA
Source: Junior Achievement of Central Ohio
