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Zavadil Honored as Nominee for Entrepreneur of the Year
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| Diane & Larry Zavadil display the Ernst & Young plaque given to Larry as a nominee for Entrepreneur of the Year. The Zavadils posed at the American booth that displayed awards, photographs and information regarding company history, employees, sales associates, vendors and customers. |
June 27, 2002
American's President, Larry Zavadil, was recently honored as a nominee during Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony in Minneapolis.
Zavadil was one of 22 nominees recognized for exemplifying the entrepreneurial spirit. Nine of the nominees received the Entrepreneur Award in the areas: medical technology, retail/wholesale, emerging, master, communications/entertainment, service, manufacturing, technology and socially responsible. The nominees represented Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Honored individuals were:
Steve Schmidt, Abraham Technological Services, Inc.
Reseller and service provider of bar coding equipment and service
Larry Zavadil, American Business Forms, Inc.
Distributor of business forms, office supplies and promotional products
Dr. Scott Augustine, Augustine Medical, Inc.*
Medical device manufacturer specializing in surgical hypothermia therapy, warm wound, and fluid treatment products
Doug and Julie Huseby, Becker Furniture World*
Retailer known as Minnesota’s largest furniture store
Mike Meshbesher, C-Tech, Inc.
Remarketer of secondary computer equipment to major companies, including Compaq, HP and Dell
Monica Nassif, The Caldrea Company
Developer of premium household cleaning products
Karen Oman, Certes Financial Pros
Temporary staffing for high-end finance and executive professionals
Kevin Schieffer, Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation
One of the largest regional railroads in the U.S. headquartered in Brookings, SD
Roger Schelper, Davanni’s, Inc.
Chain of 19 Italian restaurants in business for nearly 30 years
Christopher Bangs, Green Mill Restaurants, Inc.
Franchisor of Italian restaurants with over 30 locations
Christopher Heim, HighJump Software
Leading provider of Internet-powered warehouse and supply chain execution software
Ronald Peltier, HomeServices of America, Inc.*
Full service residential real estate company offering brokerage, mortgage and title services
Lorie Line, Lorie Line Music*
Nation’s largest woman-owned independent record label
Greg Frankenfield, Magenic Technologies, Inc.
Software development consulting company focused exclusively on Microsoft technology
Eric Snider, MidAmerica Auto Glass, Inc*
Provider of auto glass replacement and service
James Leslie, Midwave Corporation
Provides services in information systems security, inter-company networking, enterprise servers and storage, and data integration
Richard Nazarian, Minnetronix, Inc.
Designs and manufactures custom embedded software and electronics-based medical devices
Jessi Riddle, Ridco, Inc*
Operator of 42 Riddle’s Jewelry stores and manufacturer of Mt. Rushmore Black Hills Gold jewelry
Glenn Galloway and James Zerwas, StoneBridge Group, Inc.
Information technology consulting practice specializing in healthcare industry
Carl Caspers and Scott Schneider, TEC Interface Systems*
Manufacturer of artificial limb technologies
Michael Bullinger, United States Seamless, Inc.
Territory franchisor of seamless steel siding, gutters and vinyl replacement windows
David Reiling, University National Bank*
St. Paul-based bank recognized for its work with the economically disadvantaged community
*Award recipients
In honoring the nominees, the Ernst and Young program stated, "As we celebrate our 14th year of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® program, we'd like to honor those entrepreneurs who continue to follow their dreams and the footsteps of our nation's early visionaries to build American business into what it is today. Their strength, passion, inspiration, risk, innovation, and teamwork inspire us all."
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| Larry Zavadil, second from the right, is pictured with other nominees honored during the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony held on June 27, 2002, in Minneapolis. |
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