UPDATED: SBJ honorees showcased at Cardinals game

Springfield Business Journal spearheaded the occasion to recognize its 2007 40 Under 40 honorees as a prelude to an awards event May 17. The honorees were showcased on the field before the Springfield Cardinals’ 12:10 p.m. game, and one honoree – Kristee Buff – was randomly selected to toss the first pitch.

Many honorees and their families and colleagues stayed for the game.

SBJ has honored 40 professionals under the age of 40 annually since 1999. This year’s class, listed in alphabetical order, is:

Merissa Angell, A-Team Dish LC; Dr. Carrie Arquitt, Jordan Valley Community Health Center; Michelle Beach, H Design Group LLC; Janette Bleau, Christian County Prosecutor’s Office; Buff, American National Property and Casualty Co.; Mark Bybee, Commerce Bank; Amanda Byrd, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest Missouri; Dr. Jason Crockett, Crockett Chiropractic Inc.; Chris Curtis, Edward Jones Investments; Jana Daugherty, Butler, Rosenbury & Partners; Kristen Dixon, Dairy Farmers of America; Charity Elmer, CoxHealth; Ginger Godbehere, Ozarks Technical Community College; Jeffrey Gower, Wil Fischer Distributing Co.; Jason Hainline, Environmental Market Solutions Inc.; Dawn Hiles, Drury University; Gregory Holman, 417 Magazine; Olivia Hough, city of Springfield; Barbara Houser, Kirkpatrick, Phillips & Miller CPAs PC; Rema Houston, Houston CPA Accounting & Tax Services LLC; Eric Johnson, Springfield-Greene County Parks & Recreation Department; Lori Johnson, TelComm Credit Union; Doug Lurvey, Interactive Hotel Solutions Inc.; Rob Marsh, RPCS Inc.; Summer Massey, Bank of America; Tammy Mast, GYN Cancers Alliance; Addy McCord, Springfield Regional Arts Council; Kathryn Mihalevich, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP; Bryan Newberry, Nixa Fire Protection District; Carter Peters, Guaranty Bank; Jason Rader, BKD LLP; Dr. Denise Roche-Caldwell, Deerfield Veterinary Hospital; Randy Rogers, Integrity Home Care; Kemmi Rusciano, The Payroll Co. and Ellie-berry Pie LLC; Michelle Sherwood, KYTV; Dr. Robert Steele, St. John’s Physicians and Clinics; Lisa Street, Greene County Family/Juvenile Court; Shawn Strong, Missouri State University; Chris Upp, Conco Quarries Inc.; and Tiffany Wilgus, Pattersons Hospitality Agents LLC.

Next month’s recognition event for the honorees will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Oasis Inn & Convention Center, 2610 N. Glenstone Ave. Tickets are $29 and can be purchased here.

For more information, contact SBJ Circulation Director Diana Weber at (417) 831-3238 or dweber@sbj.net.

SBJ's 40 Under 40 special publication, released at the May 17 event and in the paper's May 21 issue, will include additional photos and highlights from Businesspersons Day at the Ball Park.[[In-content Ad]]