K-STATE College of Business Administration
Financial Executives Hall of Fame

Outstanding Financial Executives of the Year

Year

Award Recipient

About the Recipient

2008-2009 Michael Kramer  Mr. Kramer is President and CEO of Kellwood Company... Read More
2007-2008    Randall Stuewe Mr. Stuewe is Chairman and CEO of Darling International since February 2003.  He was EVP at ConAgra Foods ...Read more
2006-2007 Gregory C. Case Mr. Case is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aon Corporation, a world leader in insurance and... Read more
2005-2006 John Allen Mr. Allen earned his bachelor's degree at Kansas State University. He began his baseball career... Read more
2004-2005 Jim Haymaker Mr. Haymaker was elected Corporate Vice President of Strategy and Business Development... Read more
2003-2004 Willie Davis Mr. Davis received his BS from Grambling State University in 1956 where he captained the football team... Read more
2002-2003 Richard R. Pivirotto After an outstanding career in varsity football, basketball, and baseball, he graduated from Shady Side... Read more
2001-2002 Douglas E. Hill Mr. Hill has spent his entire professional career with Edward Jones. He joined the firm in 1968 and began... Read more
2000-2001 Ronald Lutz After graduating from KSU with a BS in Business Administration in 1960, Ron began his career... Read more
1999-2000 William A. Barbe Mr. Barbe graduated from KSU in 1980 with a BS degree in Finance. After graduation he spent two years... Read more
1998-1999 Jonathan E. Baum Mr. Baum received his BS in Finance from KSU and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Jon began... Read more
1997-1998 John R. Graham Dr. Graham is Executive Vice President of Kansas Farm Bureau and its Affiliated Companies... Read more
1996-1997 Bill R. Sanford Mr. Sanford is Chairman, President, and CEO of STERIS Corporation, a leading provider of... Read more
1995-1996 Frank A. Lowman Mr. Lowman is President of Federal Home Loan Bank, Topeka, Kansas. Before joining the bank... Read more
1994-1995 Wendell J. Gardner Mr. Gardner is a Kansas native who graduated from KSU in 1961 with a BS in Accounting and Finance... Read more
1993-1994 James E. Stowers, Jr. Mr. Stowers is the Chairman and Founder of Twentieth Century Mutual Funds, a family of no-load... Read more
1992-1993 C. Q. (Chuck) Chandler Mr. Chandler is the Chairman of the Board of INTRUST Bank, formerly called First National Bank of Wichita... Read more
1991-1992 Lynn Markel Mr. Markel graduated from K-State in 1962 with a BS in Business Administration and from Wichita... Read more
1990-1991 Gary L. Millenbruch Mr. Millenbruch is the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and a Director of Bethlehem... Read more
1989-1990 R. E. (Gene) Bonnell Mr. Bonnell received his BS in Business Administration from K-State in 1956. He graduated from the... Read more