2003 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala

For Immediate Release

2003 Southern Ohio/Kentucky Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Cincinnati, June 24, 2003- KMK Consulting Company was proud to be a major presenting co-sponsor of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Program on June 17th at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. KMK Consulting and its parent company, Keating, Muething & Klekamp, have been sponsors of the awards program since it was first introduced to the region nine years ago.

This year’s program included the Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern Kentucky, Louisville and Lexington markets, making this a truly super regional competition. We are proud to once again have the Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award category named the Michael J. Burke Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award in recognition of the great legacy of the Founding Chairman of KMK Consulting. Mike Burke was a major force in building successful entrepreneurs during his illustrious career which ended much too early.

The Awards Gala was a tremendous tribute to a stellar group of dedicated and successful entrepreneurs. KMK is extremely proud to have nominated four of this year’s finalists, three of whom are clients: Bob Conway, Sr., The Bistro Group; John H. Tisdel, John Tisdel Distributing, Inc.; Joe Bourgraf, Ferno Washington, Inc.; and Scott E. Bailey, HarvestInfo, Inc.

The winners were: Joel F. Gemunder, Omnicare, Inc. (Master); Davis Marksbury, Exstream Software, Inc. (Technology); Michael A. Shea, MedAssist Incorporated (Health Care); Steven E. Trager, Republic Bank (Services); Tim Kleptz, Purity Foods, Inc. (Food Services); Stephen G. Cuntz, BlueStar, Inc. (Distribution); Rebecca J. White, PhD, Northern Kentucky University Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute (Michael J. Burke Award for Supporter of Entrepreneurship); Shery Oakes, Oakes Companies (Real Estate/Construction); David A. Doctor, Sean O'Leary and Sterling Lapinski, Genscape, Inc. (Emerging); and Robert B. Trussel, Jr., Tempur World, Inc. (Consumer Products).

Jim McGraw, President and CEO of KMK Consulting, said “We congratulate all of the nominees, finalists and winners in this very prestigious competition. KMK Consulting and Keating, Muething & Klekamp are proud to be sponsors of this program, proud to be a part of bringing this distinguished honor to so many deserving individuals, and proud to work with entrepreneurs like these everyday.”

To see a list of KMK’s current and past finalists and winners, click on the file below.
2003 EOY Award