By SALINA POST
Celebrating its 17th year, the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Hall of Fame has announced the names of three prominent Salina businesspersons who are to be inducted into the 2022 class on Nov. 10.
This year's inductees include Mabel Shelton (Historic Category 1926-1975), Mel Jarvis (Historic Category 1926-1975), and Larry Triplett (Contemporary Category 1976-present).
Additionally a new award - the Spirit of Salina Award - is to be presented to an emerging entrepreneur in the community.
"The awardee selected represents the "best of the best" in terms of overcoming obstacles, believing in their dreams, taking risks, and persisting as a small business owner. They embody a spirit - the entrepreneurial spirit of Salina - and those that have come before. This awardee will be named during the Business Hall of Fame induction ceremony," according to information from the Salina Business Hall of Fame taskforce.
This year's induction ceremony is scheduled for noon-1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Salina Country Club. Kansas State University President Richard Linton is scheduled to be the featured speaker.
Tickets for the induction ceremony are $30 per person and can be purchased by registering online on the chamber’s website at www.salinakansas.org, by calling the chamber office at 827-9301, or by emailing Sandy Cole at [email protected].
“The Salina Business Hall of Fame is a celebration and the best way to say thank you and recognize the men and women of Salina for not only their business accomplishments but for their charitable contributions to the community. The inclusion of the new Spirit of Salina award is a fantastic way to recognize relatively newly established businesses and hopefully, expand the audience of the Salina Business Hall of Fame and its members," said Eric L. Brown, chamber president and CEO.
The Salina Business Hall of Fame was established by the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce in 2005. "Its purpose is to recognize and honor Salina business leaders, both past and present, who have made extraordinary contributions to Salina, earned the respect of the local community, and called attention to the free enterprise system and its value to our country and citizens in shaping Salina’s way of life," the chamber noted in a news release.
Previous Salina Business Hall of Fame inductees include the following.
Pioneer category
Henry David Lee, Alexander Campbell, Oscar Seitz, Winfield Watson, Benjamin Aaron Litowich, William R. Geis, William A. Phillips, Thomas Watson Roach, Charles R. Underwood, Frank Hageman, Herman H. Sudendorf, Arthur M. Claflin, and August (AJ) Holmquist
Historic category
Earl Bane, Ward A. Marshall, William Henry Graves, John J. Vanier, M.J. Kennedy, Milton Morrison, Charles W. Shaver, C. William “Bill” Exline, Murray Wilson, Ralph E. Reitz, S. Dean Evans, Sr., Whitley Austin, Ben Sellers, George L. Frisbie, Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn, Baalis Kyger Smoot, Robert J. Laubengayer, Dan Bolen, Milton Stiefel, and Frank Norton
Contemporary category
Marshall Stanton, Eugene and Margaret Logan, Alfred P.G. Schwan, Charlie Walker, Roy Applequist, Lee Young, Paul E. Junk, Jack Vanier, James R. Allen, Richard E. Brown, Karl Stutterheim, Mike Berkley, Charles E. Stevens, Jr., Thomas Pestinger, Sidney A. Reitz, Timothy M. Rogers, Mel and Marge Bergkamp, and Steve Ryan