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Voting Open for Mayor's Tulsey Awards
ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE: Published 10-14-2009
Voting is now open for the 2009 Mayor's Tulsey Awards. Tulsa
entrepreneurs were nominated in ten separate Tulsey categories:
Civic, Emerging, Entertainment, Franchise, Green, Interactive,
Legend, Restaurateur, Serial and Young. The entrepreneur with the
most votes will then receive the coveted Entrepreneur of the Year
Award.
The Mayor's Tulsey Awards are publicly driven entrepreneur
awards that recognize the pioneers and innovators of the Tulsa
community. The winner of each category will receive a hand-cased
Golden Driller Statuette, symbolizing the entrepreneurial
excellence in Tulsa.
The winning entrepreneurs will be announced at the Mayor's
Tulsey Awards Ceremony at the historic Cain's Ballroom on Thursday,
November 19 from 7 - 11 p.m. There is no cost to attend and local
restaurants will be providing food samplings at this Academy Awards
inspired celebration to recognize Tulsa entrepreneurs.
Voting can only be made through the Tulsey website, at www.thetulseys.com. Voting
closes on Wednesday, November 4.
The following entrepreneurs were nominated for the 2009
Mayor's Tulsey awards:
Civic- Judi Grove, Ray Jarvis,
George Kaiser, Matt Moffett, Roy Payton, Jennifer Patterson, Donald
Tyler, Chris Zenthoefer
Emerging- Carey Baker, Sheryl
Chinowth, Steve Cluck, Catherine Decamp, Julie Friend, Julie
Hakman, Melanie Henry, Braden Janowski, Karen Luhring, Shelby
Navarro, Phyllis Peabody, Charlie Pilkington, Clay Slaton, Scott
Smith
Entertainment- Scott Aycock, John
& Sara Cruncleton, Jack Frank, Tom Green, Starr Hardgrove, Brad
Mathison, Deborah Oldham, Davit Souders, Ben Sumner
Franchise- Ned Bruha, Chester
Cadieux, Timothy Dreiling, Greg Ford, Adrienne Kallweit, Shannon
Wilburn
Green- Libby Auld, Ren Barger,
Marty Hill, Kristen McCormick, Heather Oakley, Tamara
Walden
Interactive- Natasha Ball, Sean
McCullough, Ryan Phillips, Susan Reidel, Jeff Rhoton
Legend- Jack Allen, Margot
Gray-Proctor, Janet Hudson, Suzette Jones, Charles Keithline,
Charles Kingsley, Cari Mashall, Kelley Rash, Jerry Reed, Ted
Robertson, Monetta Trepp
Restaurateur- Cheri Asher, Darrell
Bowen, Blake Ewing, Michelle Goldstein, Ryan McAdams
Serial- Gavin Manes, Dan
Roberts
Young- Garrett Blackwood, Tiffany
Bjorlie, Jonathan Conneely, John Hill
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