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Champions of SIFE

Champions of SIFE are individuals who believe in and fight for the cause of SIFE. They go above and beyond the call of duty by volunteering their time to recruit other interested entrepreneurs, educators and corporate executives to become part of the SIFE family.

2003

  • Ted Fox
    Vice President Sales
    Levi Strauss & Co.
  • Joel Jacob
    President & Founder
    The Bottle Crew
  • Crosby Kemper, III
    Chairman and CEO
    UMB Financial Corporation
  • Ron LeMay
    Chairman
    October Capital
  • Troy Link
    President
    Jack Link's Beef Jerky Link Snacks
  • Jay Pack
    Chief Executive Officer
    Standard Fruit &
    Vegetable Company, Inc.
  • Dan Wassong
    Chairman, President & CEO
    DEL Laboratories, Inc.
  • Professor Joan Weiss
    Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
    Bucks County Community College
  • Doug Wells
    Chief Operating Officer
    Blue Bunny/Wells' Dairy Inc.

2002

  • Bruno Bich
    Chairman, President, and CEO
    BIC Corporation

  • Dale Oestreich
    President
    ADS Logistics

  • David Bernauer
    President & CEO
    Walgreen Company

  • Joel Conner
    Sr. Executive V.P. Marketing & International Sales
    Michelina's

  • Marie Artim
    Corporate HR Manager, Recruiting
    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

  • Vicki West
    Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
    Southwest Texas State Univeristy

  • Brenda Lauer
    Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
    Northeastern Junior College

  • Fred Pragasm
    Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
    University of North Florida

2001

  • Ellen Langas Campbell
    President
    NouSoma Communications, Inc.
  • Dr. James Clark
    Marketing Department
    Northeastern State University
  • Kevin Garrity
    President
    Garrity Industries, Inc.
  • John Gremer
    Manager, Management Recruiting
    Walgreen Company
  • Howard Harper
    Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
    Mafocte, Inc.
  • Dr. Alfred B. Konuwa
    Department of Business and Economics
    Butte College
  • Dr. Franklin B. Krohn
    SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
    SUNY College at Fredonia
  • Ed McAssey
    COO
    Lasko Products, Inc.
  • Rick McEttrick
    Senior Vice President & General Manager
    BIC Corporation
  • Karl Miller
    Chairman & CEO
    Karl Miller International
  • Dale Oestreich
    President
    American Delivery Service, Inc.
  • Jim Postl
    President & CEO
    Pennzoil - Quaker State

2000

  • Professor Frank Carothers
    Department of Management
    Somerset Community College
  • Dr. Judy Merritt
    President
    Jefferson State Community College
  • Bonnie Bell
    Talk Show Host
    Meyer Communications, Inc.
  • Thomas M. Coughlin
  • Tom Moser
    Vice Chairman
    KPMG
  • Robert L. Borchardt
    Chairman/CEO/President
    Recoton Corporation
  • J. Roger Friedman
    President
    Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.
  • Norman Polsky
    Philanthropist
    Norman & Elaine Polsky Family Foundation
  • Terry Bowen
    Vice President
    President, Consumer Products Unit
    Leggett & Platt, Inc.
  • Yusuf Majidov
    Rector, Tajik Institute of Management
    President, SIFE Tajikistan
  • Robert E. Rich, Jr.
    President
    Rich Products Corporation
  • Alfred P. Schwan
    Chairman
    Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
  • Robert J. Shipley
    Vice President, Global Customer Development
    Unilever Home & Personal Care USA
  • Professor Bill Syvertsen
    Instructor, Business Administration
    Fresno City College
  • Linda Wakefield
    Supervisor, Sales Personnel
    American Greetings Corporation
  • Timothy S. Webster
    President & CEO
    American Italian Pasta Co.
  • Dr. Denise Woodbury
    Professor of Finance
    BYU-Hawaii
  • Jack Wootton
    Director of H.R., Recruitment & Employment
    RadioShack

1999

  • Jeffrey R. Bland
    Senior Director
    Human Resources
    RadioShack
  • Judith L. Borck
    President & CEO
    Country Home Bakers, Inc.
  • Becky Carter
    Manager of College Relations
    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  • James J. Eifler
    Director Special Markets, Sales
    Welch's
  • Professor Gerard M. Gust
    Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
    University of Rio Grande
  • Ray Hobbs
    Senior V.P./Merchandise Manager
    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • Richard J. Hynes
    Vice President Sales
    Alberto-Culver Company
  • Alexander C. Kemper
    Chairman, President & CEO
    UMB, n.a.
  • Rieva Lesonsky
    Vice President/Editorial
    Director
    Entrepreneur Magazine
  • Prof. James Logan
    Sam M. Walton Fellow
    Lincoln University
  • Michael J. Merriman
    President & CEO
    Royal Appliance/Dirt Devil, Inc.
  • Dr. Rosa L. Okpara
    Sam M. Walton Fellow
    Albany State University
  • Kennon R. Patterson, Sr.
    Chairman & CEO
    Community Bank
  • Lee Scott
    Vice Chairman & COO
    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • Prof. David Vernon
    Sam M. Walton Fellow
    Lubbock Christian University

1998

  • Dr. Chi Anyansi-Archibong
    Walton Fellow
    North Carolina A&T State University
  • Robert Hannan
    Vice Chairman
    Eckerd Corporation
  • Horace Hardwick
    Vice President
    Students In Free Enterprise
  • Randy Mason
    Senior Vice President
    American Greetings Corp.
  • John McGovern
    V.P. Human Resources
    American Stores Company
  • Prof. Charles Meiser
    Walton Fellow
    Lake Superior State University
  • John Menzer
    Exec. V.P. & CEO
    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • Benard Milano
    Exec. Dir. & Trustee
    KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation
  • Frank Newman
    Chmn, Pres. & CEO
    Eckerd Corp.
  • Coleman Peterson
    Sr. V.P. People Div.
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
  • Bobbie Riley
    Dir. Rec. & College Relations
    American Stores Company

1997

  • William B. Follett
    Chief Operating Officer
    GoodTimes Home Video Corp.
  • Martin E. Hanaka
    President & Chief Operating Officer
    Staples, Inc.
  • Dick Hendricks
    Vice President,Trade Development
    Hershey Lake Forest
  • Cheryl Hunt
    Senior Channel ,Development Manager
    Coca-Cola USA
  • Randy Mason
    Senior Vice President, General Sales Manager
    American Greetings Corp.
  • John N. Owens
    President
    ALPHA ONE
  • Robert W. Plaster
    Chairman
    Evergreen Investments LLC

1996

  • Dr. Robin Anderson
    Sam Walton Fellow
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Mike Cashman
    President
    R+R Resources
  • Curtis L.DeBurg
    Sam Walton Fellow
    California State University- Chico
  • John Griffin
    General Manager
    AT&T
  • Jerry Heaster
    Business Reporter
    The Kansas City Star
  • Dr. Bevalee Pray
    Sam Walton Fellow
    Union University
  • Len Roberts
    President
    Tandy Corporation
  • Robin Walker
    Assistant Vice President
    Merrill Lynch, Springfield MO
  • Dr. Robert L Wyatt
    Sam Walton Fellow
    Union University

1995

  • Suzanne Allford
    Senior Vice President Membership Marketing and
    Administration
    SAM's Club
  • Robert Birney
    Sam Walton Fellow
    Alverno College
  • Greg Brady
    Senior Vice President and General Manager
    Rayovac Corporation
  • Dan Daniel
    President & CEO
    Konica Quality Photo West, Inc
  • Dr. D.P. (Don) Diffine
    Sam Walton Fellow
    Harding University
  • Thomas J. Payne
    Sam Walton Fellow
    Pittsburg State University
  • Tony "Too Tall" Stebbins
    Senior Vice President Market Development
    Newell Company
  • Jim Woodhouse
    Senior Vice President Marketing
    Vermont American Corporation

1994

  • Dr. Hugh G.Evans
    Sam Walton Fellow
    Elizabethtown College
  • Jordan Glatt
    President
    Magla Products
  • Joe Hardin Jr.
    President & CEO
    McLane Company Inc.
  • Robert Hechler
    Vice President
    The Glidden Company
  • Joey Jones
    Director of College Relations
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
  • John Leach
    Chairman of the Board & CEO
    Western Auto Supply Company
  • Packy Nespeca
    Senior Vice President
    American Greetings Corporation

1993

  • Lonah Birch
    Assistant Regional Administrator, Public Affairs and
    Communication
    U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Jack Kahl
    Chairman of the Board & CEO
    Manco, Inc.
  • Bob L. Martin
    President
    International Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • David Pinto
    President
    Racher Press

1992

1991

  • Gordon Beaham
    Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Co.
  • Jim Crossingham
    Spencer's Incorporated
  • Dan Weary
    Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi
  • Tom Minner
    GNB Incorporated
  • Tom Hoeppner
    Kraft General Foods USA

1990

  • R. Crosby Kemper
    Chairman of the Board & CEO
    United Missouri Bancshares, Inc.

1989

  • Charles W. Hucker
    Divisional Vice President Public Affairs &
    Communications
    Hallmark Cards Incorporated

1988

  • Ralph Buckingham
    Vice President and General Sales Manager
    Kimberly Clark Corporation
  • Carson Thompson
    Chairman and CEO
    Tandy Brands
  • Joan Tucker
    Senior Vice President
    First Interstate Bank

1987

  • Chad Bardone
  • Carl Frey
  • Stanley Gaines

1986

1985

  • William Schierholz
  • Delbert Wells

1984

  • Joanne Jones