Twenty-four of the state's business people have been named finalists for the 1999 Ernst & Young Utah Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
Winners in the awards program, founded in 1986 by professional services firm Ernst & Young, will be announced at a June 17 event in the Salt Palace Convention Center. The Deseret News is one of the local sponsors of the program.This year's regional finalists, as selected by an independent panel of judges, are:
Lynn R. Blodgett, president of ACS Business Process Solutions, Sandy.
Grant H. Fraser, president of Alpine Systems, Pleasant Grove.
Bill Moeller and Ted Stanley, co-founders of Anesta Corp., Salt Lake City.
Brent Butterfield, president of Butterfield Ford, Sandy.
Jim Laub, chief executive officer of Cache Valley Electric, Logan.
Stanton L. Call, division president of Call Business Systems Inc., South Jordan.
Kelvyn Cullimore Jr., president and CEO of Dynatronics Corp., Salt Lake.
Eduardo Bedoya, president of EBC Computers, Salt Lake.
Dolores Wheeler, CEO of Gossner Foods, Logan.
Ron Henriksen, president, and Steve Butler, treasurer, of Henriksen Butler Design, Salt Lake.
Debra and Gerald Ricks, CEOs of JD Services Inc., Salt Lake.
Margo Provost, general manager of Log Haven Restaurant, Salt Lake.
Gregory L. Wilson, president and CEO of Mity-Lite Inc., Orem.
Joseph W. Pepper, president and CEO of OEC Medical Systems, Salt Lake.
Kent and Mike Ericksen, president and vice president, respectively, of Orbit Irrigation Products, North Salt Lake.
Lisa Bearnson, president, and Don Lambson, vice president, of Porch Swing Publishing, Orem.
Judy Dunford, president of Quilted Bear, Midvale.
Rick Salisbury, owner of Salisbury Development, Springville.
Stewart E. "Skip" Greene, president of Spectrum Professional Services Inc., Salt Lake.
Shelli Gardner, CEO of Stampin' Up!, Salt Lake.
Gary Kennedy, president and CEO of TenFold Corp., Draper.
Alan Rudd, president and CEO of Vinca Corp., Orem.
Dean Constantine, CEO, David McNally, vice president, and Phillip McStott, secretary and treasurer, of Zevex Inc., Salt Lake.
David Duffin, president and CEO of Zuka Juice, Salt Lake.
Local sponsors for the entrepreneur awards include Ernst and Young, Merrill Lynch, the Deseret News, Utah Business Magazine, KSL TV, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Bowne Printers and Citibank Private Banking.
Reservations for the June 17 banquet may be made by calling Ernst & Young at 240-3300 by June 10. Tickets are $95 per person or $760 for a table of eight.
Winners from the Salt Lake City region will be eligible to seek the national entrepreneur of the award, which will be presented during a international conference Nov. 11-14 in Palm Springs, Calif.
For more information, see the Ernst & Young Web site at www.ey.com/entrepreneur/eoy.