2008 Missouri 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 yearÕs major corporate sponsors are Visa and The McKelvey Foundation.
Missouri winners are listed below.
| Missouri | ||
| NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Amanda Eiberger | King City | King City R-I High School |
| Lauren Lacey | Troy | Troy Buchanan High School |
| Ivan Mareth | Mount Vernon | Mt. Vernon High School |
| Andy Mayberry | Squires | Ava Victory High School |
| Lauren McElhaney | Bevier | Bevier School C4 |
| Matthew McWilliams | Parkville | Park Hill South High School |
| Katherine Stieren | St. Louis | Mehlville Senior High School |
| Cayla Troyer | Columbia | Rock Bridge Senior High School West |
| Jeffrey Wacaster | Van Buren | Home School |
| Derek Welty | St. Charles | St. Charles West High School West |
| Lauren Wood | Columbia | Rock Bridge Senior High School |
| David Zehnle | St. Louis | Lutheran High School South |
| NFIB/Charlie Runser Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Dakota Dillon | Fulton | South Callaway High School |
| NFIB/Debin Benish Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Ben Tatman | New London | Hannibal High School |
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