YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
An independent panel of judges has chosen the 15th annual class of Springfield Business Journal’s Men of the Year. The award recognizes the professional, philanthropic and civic contributions of 20 businessmen throughout the Springfield region.
The 2025 Men of the Year honorees, in alphabetical order, are: Mark Applegate, SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging; Dr. Kofi Asare-Bawuah, CoxHealth; Michael Cho, Craft Sushi and Hickory Hills Country Club; Cory Collins, Husch Blackwell LLP; Andy Drennen, Simmons Bank; Lonnie Funk, Rolling Oaks Group of Companies LLC; Stephen Hall, Springfield Public Schools; Colten Harris, City of Springfield; Douglas L. Healy, Healy Law Offices LLC; Brad S. Johnson, College of the Ozarks; Mark Kastner, retired; David Kelly, Nixa Public Schools; Samuel Knox, Unite of Southwest Missouri Inc.; Mark Milioni, Mission University; Dan Patterson, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; Philip Rothschild, Missouri State University and Fresh Grounded Faith Events; Dr. Kenneth S. Sharlin, Sharlin Health and Neurology LLC; Joseph D. “Chip” Sheppard III, Carnahan Evans PC; Mark Walker, TransLand; and Kevin Waterland, Pitt Technology Group LLC.
The Men of the Year event is planned for April 24. Find more information at SBJ.net/MOTY.
For this year’s event, SBJ is partnering with nonprofit Lost & Found Grief Center to help raise funds for its therapeutic programming serving kids and adults.
The first southwest Missouri location of EarthWise Pet, a national chain of pet supply stores, opened; Grey Oak Investments LLC relocated; and Hot Bowl by Everyday Thai LLC got its start.
