NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards

2008 Colorado Young Entrepreneur Award Recipients

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the 2008 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students. Recipients of the YEF Awards will attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000-$10,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. This year more than 400 scholarships will be awarded, thanks to the financial support from numerous small business leaders, corporate and foundation supporters. This year's major corporate sponsors are Visa and The McKelvey Foundation.

Colorado winners are listed below.

Colorado
NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award
Kaitlyn Hooper Snowmass Village Aspen High School
Joshua Nelson Fort Collins Home School
Tim Stumbaugh Loveland Mountain View High School
Davis Vantilburg Colorado Springs Rampart High School
NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Levi Adrian Westminster Northglenn High School
Brianne Beemer Loveland Mountain View High School
Kailey Breakall Kiowa Elizabeth High School
Kevin Casper Rocky Ford Swink Junior/Senior High School
Hanna Cuoco Grand Junction Fruita Monument High School
Kayla Dawson Pueblo Pueblo West High School
Daniel Diloreto Englewood Cherry Creek High School
Omar Elzarad Bennett Bennett High School
Sean Fox Fowler Fowler High School
Sarah Magill Arvada Home School
Emily Mangus Ignacio Ignacio High School
Morgan Nations Lakewood Green Mountain Senior High School
Wendy Ning Greenwood Village Cherry Creek High School
Kirsten Parker Eckert Cedaredge High School
Laurie Reid Brighton Brighton High School
Laurel Scott Conifer Conifer Senior High School
Dylan Smith Denver Thomas Jefferson High School
Todd Switzer Centennial Cherry Creek High School
Garrick Talmage Englewood Cherry Creek High School
Kyle Torres Pueblo Pueblo Centennial High School
Danielle Trogdon Canon City Canon City High School
Steven Wooldridge Colorado Springs Coronado High School
Andrew Yoder Colorado Springs Pine Creek High School
NFIB/Bill & Kathy Hybl Young Entrepreneur Award
Alex Ertle Sterling Sterling High School
NFIB/Joe and Gerry Hybl Young Entrepreneur Award
Keely Severance Pueblo Pueblo East High School
NFIB/Sam's Club Young Entrepreneur Award
Erik Henry Louisville Monarch High School
NFIB/Visa Young Entrepreneur Award
Nina Weaver Nederland Nederland Middle-Senior High School
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