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.
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
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
