Past Award Recipients
Small Business of the Year
2020 Good New Brewing Company (
video)
2019 Sandhill Counseling & Consultation (
video)
2018 Class Sign Services (
video)
2017 Bike Stop Cafe & Outpost (
video)
2016 Sommer Investments, LLC (
video)
2015 Just 4 Us Childcare & Learning Center (
video)
Small Business Person of the Year
2014 Cliff Heitmann, Bax Engineering, Co., Inc.
2013 Bryan Jefferson, The SOHO Shop
2012 Sherry Gibson, Gibson Printing, Inc.
2011 Merle Schneider, SCHNEIDER Real Estate
2010 Wendy Black, Main Street Gym
2009 Joe Crenshaw, New Frontier Bank
2008 Dale Poslosky & Mitch Stern, Modern Business Interiors
2007 Tom Wapelhorst, Walters Jewelry, Inc.
2006 Susan Berthold, Remington’s
2005 Phil White, Telcom Services Installation (TSI, Inc.)
2004 Richard Sacks, The Sacks Group, Inc.
2003 Curt Dreyer, Bi-State Fire Protection Corporation
2002 Ed Pundmann, Pundmann Ford
2001 Hyatt Bangert, MB Properties, Inc. and Millstone Bangert, Inc.
2000 Tom & Holly Gillette, Parkview Gardens Florist & Greenhouses
1999 Eric Stegemann, Stegton Regency Banquet & Conference Center
1998 Tom Hughes, T. R. Hughes, Inc.
1997 James Rau, The Centennial Bank
1996 Bob Kirkwood, Lewis & Clark Restaurant and Trailhead Brewing Co.
1995 Jerry Kelly, Jerry Kelly Heating & Air Conditioning
1994 Jim Henry, R.C. Wilson
1993 Ernie W. Dempsey, Pio’s Restaurant
1992 Maurice Thro, Thro’s Clothing
1991 Elsie Long & Doris Altmansberger, A & L Travel
1990 Roy Kohrs, Mid-Towne IGA
1989 Joe Daues, ISU/St. Charles Insurance Agency
1988 Ann Watkins-Hazelwood, Patches, Etc.
1987 Harold Bax, Bax Engineering Co., Inc.
1986 Quince Parker, St. Charles Metal Finishing
1985 David Baue, Baue Funeral Homes
1984 Dean Wilcoxen, Wilcoxen Office Supply
1983 Melba O’Connell Brickner, Cave Springs Travel Co.
1982 Walter Rogalski, Tool Craft Machine & Tool Co.
