Hall of Fame Laureates | Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City

JA of Greater Kansas City Business Hall of Fame

Since 2001, the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame has honored local business leaders and entrepreneurs whose achievements have left a lasting impact on our community.

Our laureates are trailblazers—founders, CEOs, innovators, philanthropists, and more—who have helped shape Kansas City’s economic landscape. Each individual embodies visionary leadership, integrity, and a deep commitment to expanding opportunity and prosperity across the region.

These leaders and their legacies inspire the thousands of K-12 students we serve each year to think boldly, lead with purpose, and pursue their dreams fearlessly.

Laureate Photos and Videos by Induction Year

Henry W. Bloch

H&R Block

Joyce C. Hall

Hallmark Cards

Paul Henson

United Telecommunications | GTE Sprint

William Dunn, Sr.

JE Dunn Construction

Ewing Marion Kauffman

Marion Laboratories, Inc.

William Neal Deramus III

Kansas City Southern Industries

James E. Stowers

American Century Investments

Ollie W. Gates

Gates Bar-B-Q

Lamar Hunt

Kansas City Chiefs

James Andrews & John McNeel

Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation

Crosby Kemper, Jr.

UMB Financial Corporation

Neal Patterson & Clifford Illig

Cerner

Byron Thompson

Country Club Bank

Robert Bernstein

Bernstein-Rein Advertising

Thomas A. McDonnell

DST Systems Inc

Gail Worth

Gail’s Harley Davidson

Michael R. Haverty

Kansas City Southern Railroad

Barnett & Shirley Helzberg

Helzberg Diamonds

John McDonald

Boulevard Brewing Company

Tom Bowser

Blue Cross Blue Shield

John T. “Jack” Lockton III

Lockton Companies, LLC

Carol Marinovich

United Government of Wyandotte County

Kenneth Baum

George K. Baum & Company

Michael Brown

Euronet Worldwide

Clinton S. Burns

Burns & McDonnell

Robert E. McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell

E. Frank Ellis

Swope Community Enterprises

Miller Nichols

J.C. Nichols Company (ReeseNichols)

Danny O’Neill

The Roasterie, Inc.

Paul D. Bartlett, Jr.

Bartlett and Company

Gordon T. Beaham, III

Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company

Charles Garney

Garney Construction

David Fowler

KPMG LLP

Jim Polsinelli

Polsinelli Professional Company

Len Rodman

Black & Veatch

Tim Barton

FreightQuote

Gary Fish

Fishnet Security

Leo Morton

UMKC

Dave Cummings

Tradebot Systems, Inc.

Ann Dickinson

Dickinson Financial Corporation

Jeanette Prenger

ECCO Select

Richard, Bert & Bill Berkley

Tension Envelope Corp.

Hugh & David Zimmer and Ellen Darling

Newmark Grubb Zimmer

Jonathan Kemper & Charlotte Kemper Black

Commerce Bank

John W. Bluford

Truman Medical Centers

Brett Gordon & Pat McCown

McCown Gordon Construction LLC

Greg Graves

Burns & McDonnell

Roshann Parris

Parris Communications Inc.

Andy Fromm

Service Management Group (SMG)

Ed Honesty

Best Harvest Bakeries

Bob Regnier

Bank of Blue Valley

Dr. Michelle Robin

Your Wellness Connection

Brittany Williams

Wise Power, Inc.

Kevin Williams

Wise Power, Inc.

Bruce Ianni

DD Sports | Shottracker

Christine Kemper

Kemper & Company

Peter Mallouk

Creative Planning, Inc.

Davyeon Ross

DD Sports | Shottracker

Jeff Eden

DEG

Dale Hazlett

DEG

Sky Morey

DEG

Tony Privitera

Mark One Electric

Carl Privitera, II

Mark One Electric

Joe Privitera

Mark One Electric

Rosana Privitera Biondo

Mark One Electric

Neal Sharma

DEG

Jasvindarjit Singh

DEG

John Thomson

Payit

Carlos Antequera

Novel Capital

Darcy Howe

Darcy Howe

Fred Pryor

Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack

Chase McAnulty

Charlie Hustle

Chris & Angie Long

Palmer Square Capital Management | Kansas City Current

CiCi Rojas

Tico Productions, LLC | Tico Sports

Oscar Monterroso

Tico Productions, LLC | Tico Sports

Lisa Ginter

CommunityAmerica Credit Union

Tyler Nottberg

U.S. Engineering

Vu Radley

MADE MOBB

Wiley Curran

CPC

Dave Johnson

Chicken N Pickle

Lenora Payne

Technology Group Solutions

Jose Luis Valdez

Palacana

Laureates - Alphabetical

James Andrews  |  Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation  |  2005
Carlos Antequera  |  Novel Capital  |  2022
Paul D. Bartlett, Jr.  |  Bartlett and Company  |  2012
Tim Barton  |  FreightQuote  |  2014
Kenneth Baum  |  George K. Baum & Company  |  2010
Gordon T. Beaham, III  |  Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company  |  2012
Bill Berkley  |  Tension Envelope Corp.  |  2016
Bert Berkley  |  Tension Envelope Corp.  |  2016
Richard Berkley  |  Tension Envelope Corp.  |  2016
Robert Bernstein  |  Bernstein-Rein Advertising  |  2007
Henry W. Bloch  |  H&R Block  |  2001
John W. Bluford  |  Truman Medical Centers  |  2017
Tom Bowser  |  Blue Cross Blue Shield  |  2009
Michael Brown  |  Euronet Worldwide  |  2010
Clinton S. Burns  |  Burns & McDonnell  |  2010
Dave Cummings  |  Tradebot Systems, Inc.  |  2015
Wiley Curran  |  CPC  |  2025
Ellen Darling  |  Newmark Grubb Zimmer  |  2016
William Neal Deramus III  |  Kansas City Southern Industries  |  2003
Ann Dickinson  |  Dickinson Financial Corporation  |  2015
William Dunn, Sr.  |  JE Dunn Construction  |  2002
Jeff Eden  |  DEG  |  2021
Frank Ellis | Swope Community Enterprises  |  2011
Gary Fish  |  Fishnet Security  |  2014
David Fowler  |  KPMG LLP  |  2013
Andy Fromm  |  Service Management Group (SMG)  |  2018
Charles Garney  |  Garney Construction  |  2012
Ollie W. Gates  |  Gates Bar-B-Q  |  2004
Lisa R. Ginter  |  CommunityAmerica Credit Union  |  2024
Brett Gordon  |  McCown Gordon Construction L.L.C.  |  2017
Greg Graves  |  Burns & McDonnell  |  2017
Joyce C. Hall  |  Hallmark Cards  |  2001
Michael R. Haverty  |  Kansas City Southern Railroad  |  2008
Dale Hazlett  |  DEG  |  2021
Barnett Helzberg  |  Helzberg Diamonds  |  2008
Shirley Helzberg  |  Helzberg Diamonds  |  2008
Paul Henson  |  United Telecommunications | GTE Sprint  |  2001
Dan Hesse  |  Sprint  |  2010
Ed Honesty  |  Best Harvest Bakeries  |  2018
Darcy Howe  |  KCRise Fund  |  2022
Lamar Hunt  |  Kansas City Chiefs  |  2004
Bruce Ianni  |  DD Sports | Shottracker  |  2020
Clifford Illig  |  Cerner  |  2006
Dave Johnson  |  Chicken N Pickle  |  2025
Ewing Marion Kauffman  |  Marion Laboratories, Inc.  |  2002
Crosby Kemper, Jr. | UMB Financial Corporation  |  2005
Jonathan Kemper  |  Commerce Bank  |  2016
Christine Kemper  |  Kemper & Company  |  2020
Sandy Kemper  |  C2FO  |  2020
Charlotte Kemper Black  |  Commerce Bank  |  2016
John T. “Jack” Lockton III  |  Lockton Companies, LLC  |  2009
Angie Long  |  Palmer Square Capital Management | Kansas City Current  |  2023
Chris Long  |  Palmer Square Capital Management | Kansas City Current  |  2023
Peter Mallouk  |  Creative Planning, Inc.  |  2020
Carol Marinovich  |  United Government of Wyandotte County  |  2009
Chase McAnulty  |  Charlie Hustle  |  2023
Pat McCown  |  McCown Gordon Construction L.L.C.  |  2017
John McDonald  |  Boulevard Brewing Company  |  2008
Thomas A. McDonnell  |  DST Systems Inc  |  2007
Robert E. McDonnell  |  Burns & McDonnell  |  2010
John McNeel  |  Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation  |  2005
Oscar Monterroso  |  Tico Productions, LLC | Tico Sports  |  2023
Sky Morey  |  DEG  |  2021
Leo Morton  |  UMKC  |  2014
Miller Nichols  |  J.C. Nichols Company (ReeseNichols)  |  2011
Tyler Nottberg  |  U.S. Engineering  |  2024
Danny O’Neill  |  The Roasterie, Inc.  |  2011
Roshann Parris  |  Parris Communications Inc.  |  2017
Neal Patterson  |  Cerner  |  2006
Lenora Payne  |  Technology Group Solutions  |  2025
Jim Polsinelli  |  Polsinelli Professional Company  |  2013
Jeanette Prenger  |  ECCO Select  |  2015
Tony Privitera  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Carl Privitera, II  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Joe Privitera  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Rosana Privitera Biondo  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Fred Pryor  |  Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack  |  2022
Vu Radley  |  MADE MOBB  |  2024
Bob Regnier  |  Bank of Blue Valley  |  2018
Dr. Michelle Robin  |  Your Wellness Connection  |  2019
Len Rodman  |  Black & Veatch  |  2013
CiCi Rojas  |  Tico Productions, LLC | Tico Sports  |  2023
Davyeon Ross  |  DD Sports | Shottracker  |  2020
Neal Sharma  |  DEG  |  2021
Jasvindarjit Singh  |  DEG  |  2021
James E. Stowers  |  American Century Investments  |  2003
Byron Thompson  |  Country Club Bank  |  2006
John Thomson  |  PayIt  |  2021
Jose Luis Valdez  |  Palacana  |  2025
Brittany Williams  |  Wise Power, Inc.  |  2019
Kevin Williams  |  Wise Power, Inc.  |  2019
Gail Worth  |  Gail’s Harley Davidson  |  2007
David Zimmer  |  Newmark Grubb Zimmer  |  2016
Hugh Zimmer  |  Newmark Grubb Zimmer  |  2016

Laureates - Chronological

Henry W. Bloch  |  H&R Block  |  2001
Joyce C. Hall  |  Hallmark Cards  |  2001
Paul Henson  |  United Telecommunications | GTE Sprint  |  2001
William Dunn, Sr.  |  JE Dunn Construction  |  2002
Ewing Marion Kauffman  |  Marion Laboratories, Inc.  |  2002
William Neal Deramus III  |  Kansas City Southern Industries  |  2003
James E. Stowers  |  American Century Investments  |  2003
Ollie W. Gates  |  Gates Bar-B-Q  |  2004
Lamar Hunt  |  Kansas City Chiefs  |  2004
James Andrews  |  Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation  |  2005
Crosby Kemper, Jr. | UMB Financial Corporation  |  2005
John McNeel  |  Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation  |  2005
Clifford Illig  |  Cerner  |  2006
Neal Patterson  |  Cerner  |  2006
Byron Thompson  |  Country Club Bank  |  2006
Robert Bernstein  |  Bernstein-Rein Advertising  |  2007
Thomas A. McDonnell  |  DST Systems Inc  |  2007
Gail Worth  |  Gail’s Harley Davidson  |  2007
Michael R. Haverty  |  Kansas City Southern Railroad  |  2008
Barnett Helzberg  |  Helzberg Diamonds  |  2008
Shirley Helzberg  |  Helzberg Diamonds  |  2008
John McDonald  |  Boulevard Brewing Company  |  2008
Tom Bowser  |  Blue Cross Blue Shield  |  2009
John T. “Jack” Lockton III  |  Lockton Companies, LLC  |  2009
Carol Marinovich  |  United Government of Wyandotte County  |  2009
Kenneth Baum  |  George K. Baum & Company  |  2010
Michael Brown  |  Euronet Worldwide  |  2010
Clinton S. Burns  |  Burns & McDonnell  |  2010
Dan Hesse  |  Sprint  |  2010
Robert E. McDonnell  |  Burns & McDonnell  |  2010
Frank Ellis | Swope Community Enterprises  |  2011
Miller Nichols  |  J.C. Nichols Company (ReeseNichols)  |  2011
Danny O’Neill  |  The Roasterie, Inc.  |  2011
Paul D. Bartlett, Jr.  |  Bartlett and Company  |  2012
Gordon T. Beaham, III  |  Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company  |  2012
Charles Garney  |  Garney Construction  |  2012
David Fowler  |  KPMG LLP  |  2013
Jim Polsinelli  |  Polsinelli Professional Company  |  2013
Len Rodman  |  Black & Veatch  |  2013
Tim Barton  |  FreightQuote  |  2014
Gary Fish  |  Fishnet Security  |  2014
Leo Morton  |  UMKC  |  2014
Dave Cummings  |  Tradebot Systems, Inc.  |  2015
Ann Dickinson  |  Dickinson Financial Corporation  |  2015
Jeanette Prenger  |  ECCO Select  |  2015
Bill Berkley  |  Tension Envelope Corp.  |  2016
Bert Berkley  |  Tension Envelope Corp.  |  2016
Richard Berkley  |  Tension Envelope Corp.  |  2016
Ellen Darling  |  Newmark Grubb Zimmer  |  2016
Jonathan Kemper  |  Commerce Bank  |  2016
Charlotte Kemper Black  |  Commerce Bank  |  2016
David Zimmer  |  Newmark Grubb Zimmer  |  2016
Hugh Zimmer  |  Newmark Grubb Zimmer  |  2016
John W. Bluford  |  Truman Medical Centers  |  2017
Brett Gordon  |  McCown Gordon Construction L.L.C.  |  2017
Greg Graves  |  Burns & McDonnell  |  2017
Pat McCown  |  McCown Gordon Construction L.L.C.  |  2017
Roshann Parris  |  Parris Communications Inc.  |  2017
Andy Fromm  |  Service Management Group (SMG)  |  2018
Ed Honesty  |  Best Harvest Bakeries  |  2018
Bob Regnier  |  Bank of Blue Valley  |  2018
Dr. Michelle Robin  |  Your Wellness Connection  |  2019
Brittany Williams  |  Wise Power, Inc.  |  2019
Kevin Williams  |  Wise Power, Inc.  |  2019
Bruce Ianni  |  DD Sports | Shottracker  |  2020
Christine Kemper  |  Kemper & Company  |  2020
Sandy Kemper  |  C2FO  |  2020
Peter Mallouk  |  Creative Planning, Inc.  |  2020
Davyeon Ross  |  DD Sports | Shottracker  |  2020
Jeff Eden  |  DEG  |  2021
Dale Hazlett  |  DEG  |  2021
Sky Morey  |  DEG  |  2021
Tony Privitera  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Carl Privitera, II  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Joe Privitera  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Rosana Privitera Biondo  |  Mark One Electric Co.  |  2021
Neal Sharma  |  DEG  |  2021
Jasvindarjit Singh  |  DEG  |  2021
John Thomson  |  PayIt  |  2021
Carlos Antequera  |  Novel Capital  |  2022
Darcy Howe  |  KCRise Fund  |  2022
Fred Pryor  |  Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack  |  2022
Angie Long  |  Palmer Square Capital Management | Kansas City Current  |  2023
Chris Long  |  Palmer Square Capital Management | Kansas City Current  |  2023
Chase McAnulty  |  Charlie Hustle  |  2023
Oscar Monterroso  |  Tico Productions, LLC | Tico Sports  |  2023
CiCi Rojas  |  Tico Productions, LLC | Tico Sports  |  2023
Lisa R. Ginter  |  CommunityAmerica Credit Union  |  2024
Tyler Nottberg  |  U.S. Engineering  |  2024
Vu Radley  |  MADE MOBB  |  2024
Wiley Curran  |  CPC  |  2025
Dave Johnson  |  Chicken N Pickle  |  2025
Lenora Payne  |  Technology Group Solutions  |  2025
Jose Luis Valdez  |  Palacana  |  2025