JA BEL Awards

Junior Achievement Business & Educator Leadership Awards - BEL Awards

When: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Where: Grand Wayne Center

Time: 6:00 PM ET

 

To recognize leadership and dedication to entrepreneurship, each year Junior Achievement's BEL (Business, Education, and Leadership) Awards event honors business leaders. These men and women are creating jobs, encouraging employee growth and shaping the successful companies that are essential to a community's economy. While fulfilling the personal and professional commitments which ensure family, business and community success, they are also sharing their experience with the next generation, and they are giving time and financial resources to their communities.

2024 recipients coming soon!

2023 Greater Fort Wayne Business Hall of Fame Awardees:

Dr. Earl Brooks, Trine University
Mike Packnett, Parkview Health

2023 Ove Jorgensen Spirit of Leadership Awardee:

Chris Rupp, Dulin Ward & DeWald

VIP Cocktail Reception (by invitation only) 5:00pm
Cocktails & Hors d' oeuvres 6:00pm
Dinner 6:30pm
Award Program 7:30pm

For more details or to become a sponsor, please fill out the form below or contact Abbey Shimel at (260) 484-2543.

Past Hall Of Fame Inductees

• 2015 - Ardelle Glaze, Fort Wayne Metals (posthumously)
• 2015 - M. James Johnston, Corporate & Endowment Strategy, LLC
• 2015 - William Milt Cole, The Cole Family Enterprise
• 2016 - Chris Murphy, 1st Source Bank
• 2016 - Leon Habegger, LH Industries
• 2017 - Tom Kinder, Michael Kinder & Sons, Inc.
• 2018 - Bob Lauter, Master Spas
• 2018 - James Scheil, Summit Mechanical
• 2019 - Andy & John Brooks, Brooks Construction Company, Inc.
• 2019 - Dan Votaw, Votaw Electric
• 2021 - Don Steininger, Steininger Development
• 2021 - Jerry Henry, Midwest Pipe & Steel
• 2023 - Chris Rupp, Dulin Ward DeWald
• 2023 - Dr. Earl Brooks, Trine University
• 2023 - Mike Packnett, Parkview Health

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