Minnesota Business Hall of Fame
2009 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame

This year's inductees into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame join an elite group of the most accomplished Minnesota business leaders of all time.

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2009 Inductees
Members of the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame rank among Minnesota's most-accomplished business leaders of all time. They represent a variety of industries and regions within our state, and each is uniquely distinguished, but they also have much in common. Each has been an individual of enterprise who has improved Minnesota's business landscape. Each has been a leader, an agent of change, and a source of inspiration. Each has helped create a better world.
Michael Fiterman of Liberty Diversified Industries

Michael Fiterman

Michael Fiterman turned Liberty Diversified Industries from a family-run box-making business into nearly a $500 million global firm.


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Dennis Frandsen of Frandsen Corporation.

Dennis Frandsen

Dennis Frandsen began his business career with only a chain saw, a horse, and a stand of hard maple on his parents’ farm.


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Viet Ngo of Lemna International

Viet Ngo

Viet Ngo, who cofounded Lemna International 26 years ago, has created an engineering enterprise that operates in dozens of countries.


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Edward Jay Phillips of Phillips Beverage Company

Edward Jay Phillips

Edward Jay Phillips and his company, Phillips Beverage, created a new category of spirits: luxury vodka.


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Carl Platou of Fairview Health System

Carl Platou

Carl Platou not only transformed Fairview Hospital into a multi-hospital system but he changed the way health care is delivered across the country.


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2009 Awards Event

Watch speeches from the 2009 event and interviews with the Hall of Fame inductees:


Michael Fiterman
Dennis Frandsen
Viet Ngo
Edward Jay Phillips
Carl Platou

        
Hall of Fame Members

1 Andersen, Elmer L. - H.B. Fuller

2 Anderson, Lee - APi Group

3 Annexstad, Al - Federated Insurance Companies

4 Austin, Bill - Starkey Laboratories

5 Bachman, Dale - Bachman's, Inc.

6 Bakken, Earl - North Hawaii Community Hospital

7 Barton, Ray - Great Clips

8 Blashack-Strahan, Jill - Tastefully Simple

9 Burnet, Ralph - Coldwell Banker Burnet

10 Carlson, Curtis L. - Carlson Companies

11 Carlson Nelson, Marilyn - Carlson Companies

12 Campbell, James - Wells Fargo

13 Dahlberg, Kenneth - Carefree Capital

14 Davis, Mark - Davisco Foods International

15 Dolphin, Dorothy - Dolphin Holdings

16 Fagen, Ron - Fagen, Inc.

17 Fiterman, Michael - Liberty Diversified Industries

18 Frandsen, Dennis - Frandsen Corporation

19 Gegax, Tom - Tires Plus

20 Helgeson, Don - Gold'n Plump

21 Hetteen, Edgar - Polaris/Arctic Enterprises

22 Hoffman, Ebba - Smead Manufacturing

23 Holmes, Gary - CSM Corporation

24 Hubbard, Stanley - Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

25 Jacobs, Irwin - Genmar Holdings

26 Kierlin, Robert - Fastenal Company

27 Kotula, Don - Northern Tool & Equipment

28 Mackay, Harvey - Mackay Envelope

29 MacMillan, Whitney - Cargill

30 Marvin, William - Marvin Windows and Doors

31 McNamara, Richard - Activar

32 Melrose, Ken - Toro Company

33 Mooty, John - International Dairy Queen

34 Mortenson, M.A. - Mortenson Construction

35 Nath, Mahendra - Nath Companies

36 Ngo, Viet - Lemna International

37 Offutt, Ron - Offutt Company

38 Olson, Earl - Jennie-O Foods

39 Paulucci, Luigino - Luigino's, Inc.

40 Pellegrene, John - Target Corporation

41 Phillips, Edward - Phillips Beverage Company

42 Platou, Carl - Fairview Health Systems

43 Pohlad, Carl - Minnesota Twins

44 Rauenhorst, Gerald - Opus

45 Rechelbacher, Horst - Aveda Corporation

46 Rosen, Thomas - Rosen's Diversified, Inc.

47 Ruvelson, Alan - First Midwest Ventures

48 Schoenecker, Guy - BI

49 Schulze, Richard - Best Buy

50 Sit, Eugene - Sit Investment Associates

51 Sparboe, Robert - Sparboe Companies

52 Taylor, Glen - Taylor Corporation

53 Verdoorn, Daryl R. - C. H. Robinson

54 Villafana, Manny - St. Jude Medical

55 Wallin, Win - Medtronic

56 Whitney, Wheelock - Whitney Management Company



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