Southeast Area Carolinas Region 2008 Award Recipients - Ernst & Young - United States

Congratulations to the ten award recipients representing nine companies selected at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Carolinas awards. The award recipients were honored at a black-tie awards banquet on Thursday, 12 June at the Westin Charlotte in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. The award recipients were revealed for the first time at this exciting event.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

O. Temple Sloan, Jr.
Founder and Chairman
General Parts, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Robert Hatley
Paragon Commercial Bank
Raleigh, North Carolina

HEALTH SERVICES

William Cobb
J M Smith Corporation 
Spartanburg, South Carolina

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

Christopher Kearney
SPX Corporation 
Charlotte, North Carolina

REAL ESTATE, HOSPITALITY AND CONSTRUCTION

Patricia Rodgers
Rodgers Builders 
Charlotte, North Carolina

RETAIL & CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Thomas Millner
Remington Arms Company, Inc. 
Madison, North Carolina

EMERGING

Ryan Allis
iContact
Durham, North Carolina

Aaron Houghton
iContact
Durham, North Carolina

SOFTWARE & IT

Matthew Szulik
Red Hat, Inc. 
Raleigh, North Carolina

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Eugene Johnson
FairPoint Communications, Inc. 
Charlotte, North Carolina