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The Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards - Southeast Area Florida - Ernst & Young - United States

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida Program 2009 lifetime achievement award honoree and award recipients

We are pleased to announce the award recipients for the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® (EOY) Florida awards. This year's outstanding entrepreneurs were selected from eight finalist categories and were honored at a gala event on Thursday, 11 June at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.
Please join us in celebrating the vision and achievement of these exceptional individuals. Check out the full listing of finalists for the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida program here.

The award recipients for each category are:

Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Florida EOY finalist Michael WardMichael J. Ward
Chairman, President and CEO
CSX Corporation
Jacksonville
  Distribution and Manufacturing
Florida EOY finalist David Smith David A. Smith
Chairman and CEO
PSS World Medical
Jacksonville 
  Emerging
Florida EOY finalist Michael Murdoch Michael Murdoch
President and CEO
AppRiver
Gulf Breeze
  Health Services
Florida EOY finalist Stephen Dickey Stephen F. Dickey, M.D.
Founder and Vice President
Doctor's Walk-In Clinic
Tampa
Marketing, Media and Entertainment
Florida EOY finalist Tony Little Tony Little
President, CEO and Founder
Health International Corporation
St. Petersburg
Real Estate and Construction Services
Florida EOY finalist Charlie Appleby Charles C. Appleby
Chairman and CEO
Advanced Disposal Services
Jacksonville
Retail and Consumer Products
Menderes Akdag_Florida EOY finalist Menderes Akdag
President and CEO
PetMed Express, Inc. dba 1-800-PetMeds
Pompano Beach
Services
Florida EOY finalist Scott Riley Scott Riley
CEO
Fintech
Tampa 
Technology
Florida EOY finalist Tony DiBenedetto Tony DiBenedetto
Chairman and CEO
Tribridge
Tampa
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Contacts

Patrick Gramling
Partner Host
Tampa, Florida
Tel: +1 813 225 4905
patrick.gramling@ey.com

Beverly Eha
Program Manager
Tampa, Florida
Tel: +1 813 225 4893
beverly.eha@ey.com

Entrepreneur Of The Year Magazine
Find out more about the innovative men and women who are Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 national winners and finalists — as well as the awards program and judging process — in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year magazine.

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