Our Laureates
Junior Achievement of Central Florida Hall of Fame Laureates
Mr. Bill Dymond
- 2024
Lowndes
The Honorable Mel Martinez
- 2024
Former Senator, JPMorgan Chase & Company
Ms. Linda Landman-Gonzalez
- 2023
Orlando Magic
Dr. Debra Pace
- 2023
School District of Osceola County
Mr. Philip Brown
- 2022
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Ms. Patricia Engfer
- 2022
Hyatt Regency
Mr. Ronald Rogers
- 2021
100 Black Men
Ms. Beverly Seay
- 2021
University of Central Florida
Mr. Dick Batchelor
- 2021
Dick Batchelor Management Group
Mr. Robert Finfrock
- 2020
FINFROCK
Ms. Linda Goodwin-Nichols
- 2020
Goodwin Reality & Associates, Inc.
Mr. Tom Tompkins
- 2019
Tompkins Development Company/Heritage Homes
Mr. Jacob V. Stuart Sr.
- 2019
Central Florida Partnership
Mr. Pat Knipe
- 2019
Coopers & Lybrand
Dr. E. Ann McGee
- 2018
Seminole State College of Florida
Mr. Rick Walsh
- 2018
Knob Hill Companies
Mrs. Meg Gilbert Crofton
- 2017
Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts
Mr. Randy Berridge
- 2017
Florida High Tech Corridor Council
Mr. John Hillenmeyer
- 2016
Orlando Regional Health
Mr. Alan Helman
- 2016
Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock Architects, Inc.
Mr. Hans Tews
- 2015
SunTrust Bank
The Honorable Lou Frey*
- 2015
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed
The Honorable Glenda Hood
- 2014
City of Orlando
Mr. Peter C. Barr Sr.
- 2014
Fry, Hammond & Barr
Mr. Ronald Blocker
- 2014
Orange County Public Schools
Mr. James Seneff
- 2013
CNL
Ms. Joan Ruffier
- 2013
Accountant and Community Leader
Dr. John Hitt
- 2013
University of Central Florida
The Honorable Toni Jennings
- 2012
Jack Jennings & Sons/ Former Lt. Governor
Joe Lee
- 2012
Darden Restaurants
Leonard Williams
- 2012
Wayne Densch, Inc.
James -Jimmy- Hewitt*
- 2011
Orlando Magic
The Honorable Linda Chapin
- 2011
Orange County
Royce Walden*
- 2010
Educator/Entrepreneur
James Hinson*
- 2010
Dr. Phillips Charities
Willard -Bill- Frederick
- 2010
City of Orlando
James Pugh
- 2009
Epoch Properties
Bert Roper*
- 2009
Contour Groves/Roper Growers
Barbara Roper
- 2009
Contour Groves/Roper Growers
Harris Rosen
- 2009
Rosen Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
Harvey L. Massey
- 2008
Massey Services, Inc.
Alan H. Ginsburg
- 2008
CED Companies
William C. France*
- 2008
NASCAR
Thomas L. Werner
- 2007
Adventist Health System
C.P. -Chuck- Steinmetz
- 2007
Middleton Pest Control
M.A. -Manny- Garcia III
- 2007
Atlantic Coast Management
Arnold Palmer*
- 2006
Arnold Palmer Enterprises
David H. Hughes
- 2006
Hughes Supply, Inc.
Dr. Rita Bornstein
- 2006
Rollins College
Donald K. Strube Sr.
- 2005
Color Wheel Paints and Coatings
Joe E. Wiginton*
- 2005
Wiginton Fire Sprinklers, Inc.
John F. Lowndes*
- 2005
Lowndes,Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Al Burnett*
- 2004
Contemporary Cars of Maitland
J. Hyatt Brown
- 2004
Brown & Brown, Inc.
Dr. William -Bill- R. Bright*
- 2004
Campus Crusade for Christ
Paul Kuck*
- 2003
Regal Marine Industries, Inc.
J. Charles Gray
- 2003
GrayRobinson Law Firm
William C. Demetree*
- 2003
Demetree Builders, Inc.
Lee P. Moore*
- 2002
Sunniland Corporation
Mardian J. Blair
- 2002
Adventist Health System
John M. Tiedtke*
- 2001
Surgarcane Industry & The Bach Festival
Henri Landwirth*
- 2001
Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort & Give Kids the World
George J. White Sr.*
- 2001
The First National Bank of Mount Dora
Dr. William C. Schwartz*
- 2000
Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc.
Charles T. Brumback*
- 2000
Orlando Sentinel Communications
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune*
- 2000
Bethune-Cookman College
Richard A. Nunis
- 1999
Walt Disney Attractions, Inc.
Walter C. Meloon*
- 1999
Correct Craft, Inc.
Jerry Chicone
- 1999
Chicone Groves-Properties
Lester Zimmerman*
- 1998
The Greater Construction Company
Lester N. Mandell*
- 1998
The Greater Construction Company
Chesley G. Magruder*
- 1998
Magruder Realty Company
F. Browne Gregg*
- 1998
Florida Crushed Stone
Donald T. Senterfitt*
- 1997
Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A.
Paul S. Mears*
- 1997
Mears Transportation Group
George W. Jenkins Jr.*
- 1997
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Brownie Wise*
- 1996
Tupperware
Walter Lowrie*
- 1996
Lockheed Martin
Jim Gooding*
- 1996
Gooding's Supermarkets
Chapman S. Root*
- 1995
The Root Family Organization
Buell G. Duncan*
- 1995
SunTrust Bank
William B. Darden*
- 1995
Red Lobster
James Gamble Rogers II*
- 1994
Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz, Inc.
John D. Holloway*
- 1994
ABC Liquors, Inc.
Richard Edgerton*
- 1994
Lakeside Inn Mount Dora
Robert A. Robertson*
- 1993
Robertson Johnson Warehouses, Inc.
Paul C. Perkins*
- 1993
Washington Shores Savings & Loan
Rodolphus -R. D.- Keene*
- 1993
Winter Garden Citrus Products Cooperative
Joel R. Wells*
- 1992
SunBank, Inc.
H. E. -Gene- Johnson*
- 1992
Dr. Phillips, Inc.
Anne France*
- 1992
International Speedway Corporation
William France*
- 1992
International Speedway Corporation
Howard Palmer*
- 1990
PalmerElectric
Curtis Stanton*
- 1990
Orlando Utilities Commission
Buddy Traylor*
- 1989
Traylor Chemical & Supply Company
Paul J. Stine*
- 1989
Harry P. Leu, Inc. and Stine Machine and Supply Company
Jack Jennings*
- 1989
Jack Jennings & Sons, Inc.
Henry O. Partin*
- 1988
Heart Bar Ranch
B. M. -Billy- Middlebrooks*
- 1988
Minute Maid/ Coca-Cola Foods
Robert C. Allen*
- 1988
Walt Disney World
W.A.-Bill- McCree Jr.*
- 1987
McCree, Inc.
Philip Caruso*
- 1987
Southern Fruit Distributor
Clyde A. West*
- 1986
Sears Roebuck & Co.
The Honorable J. Rolfe Davis*
- 1986
J. Rolfe Davis Insurance Co.
J.K. -Joe- Galloway*
- 1986
Winter Park Telephone Co.
Paul K. McKenney Jr.*
- 1985
REPCO,Inc.
Frank M. Hubbard*
- 1985
HubbardConstruction Co.
The Honorable Irlo O. Bronson*
- 1985
Bronson's, Inc.
George L. Stuart Sr.*
- 1984
George Stuart, Inc.
Henry Cragg*
- 1984
Minute Maid Corp.
Robert F. Kirby*
- 1983
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Francis Evans Hubbard*
- 1983
Hubbard Construction Co.
Roy O. Disney*
- 1982
Walt Disney Productions
Walter E. Disney*
- 1982
Walt Disney Productions
Harry C. Hughes*
- 1981
Hughes Supply, Inc.
Russell S. Hughes*
- 1981
Hughes Supply, Inc.
Homer R. Denius*
- 1981
Radiation/Harris Corp.
Randall Chase*
- 1981
Chase and Company
Harry P. Leu*
- 1980
Harry P. Leu, Inc.
L. Frank Roper*
- 1980
Roper Growers Cooperative
Holman R. Cloud*
- 1980
Minute Maid Corp.
Dr. William Beardall*
- 1980
Fidelity Title and Guaranty Co.
Howard Phillips*
- 1979
Dr. Phillips, Inc.
Thomas G. Lee*
- 1979
T.G. Lee Foods, Inc.
Andrew Duda Jr.*
- 1979
A. Duda & Sons
G.T. Willey*
- 1978
Martin Marietta Co.
C. Vaughn Griffin*
- 1978
Grove Owner
William H. Dial*
- 1978
SunBank, Inc.
Dick Pope Sr.*
- 1977
CypressGardens, Inc.
Dr. P. Phillips*
- 1977
Dr. Phillips, Inc.
Martin Andersen*
- 1977
The Orlando Sentinel and Evening Star
Linton Allen*
- 1977
Sun First National Bank