Celebrating its 16th year, the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Hall of Fame has announced three prominent Salina businesspersons scheduled to be inducted as the 2021 class.
They are: August "AJ" Holmquist (Pioneer Category 1858-1925); Frank Norton (Historic Category 1926-1975); Steve Ryan (Contemporary Category 1976-present).
The induction ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 3 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in the Salina Country Club. Lt. Gov. David Toland, will be the featured speaker.
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.
Each inductee will be recognized with a commemorative plaque. In addition, plaques honoring each inductee will be displayed at the Chamber office, 120 W. Ash. A biography of each inductee will be printed and distributed at the luncheon.
“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. Operating and growing a business in any era has its own set of challenges and balancing acts but without each one of these inductees, Salina would not be the great community it is today,” said Eric L. Brown, chamber president and CEO.
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, or by calling the chamber office at 827-9301, or by emailing Sandy Cole at [email protected].