Austin’s-Ernst-&-Young-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year-award-recipients-announced - Ernst & Young - United States

Austin, Texas, 30 May 2008 — Ernst & Young LLP today announced the award recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 award in Austin. This year’s award recipients were honored at a special gala event at the Renaissance Austin Hotel In attendance were more than 600 guests, many of them local entrepreneurs and past award recipients.

All award recipients were selected by an independent panel of judges comprised of past award recipients and area leaders from business and civic organizations. The Austin Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 award recipients are:

• Mark E. Adams
  Advocate ,MD
• Sam T. Goodner
  Catapult Systems
• Satin Mirchandani and Mike Rosenfelt
  MessegeOne
• Supporter of Entreprenuership
  Jimmy Treybig
• Social Entrepreneur Of The Year award
  Richard Halpin, American YouthWorks

“For 22 years, Ernst & Young has recognized outstanding entrepreneurship through our Entrepreneur Of The Year program,” said Darin McNelis, Partner and Program Director of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program in Austin. “Our award winners exemplify the true spirit of entrepreneurship. Their hard work, commitment to their employees, and their involvement in the Austin community are an inspiration to us all. We congratulate them for believing in their ideas and having the drive to make them succeed.

Regional award winners will be eligible for consideration in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 national program. Winners in numerous national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on 15 November 2008. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

This year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 22nd anniversary. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

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