Business Hall of Fame: Past Inductees

 2016

Byrnes, Marc – Oswald Cos.

Heinen, Tom – Heinen's Grocery Store 

Heinen, Jeff – Heinen's Grocery Store

Moore-Hardy, Cynthia – Lake Health

Oatey, Gary – Oatey Co.

 2015

Fowler, Chuck – Fairmount Minerals

Mooney, Beth – KeyCorp

Nance, Fred – Squire Patton Boggs

Snyder, Barbara – Case Western Reserve University

 2014

Dalton, Ray – PartsSource

Howley, Nicholas – TransDigm Group Inc.

Kohl, Stewart – The Riverside Cos.

Morrison, Richard – Molded Fiber Glass Cos.

Proenza, Luis M. – The University of Akron

 2013

Albanese, Virginia – FedEx Custom Critical

Falco, Art – Playhouse Square

Summers Jr., William B. – McDonald Investments

Thornton, Dr. Jerry Sue – Cuyahoga Community College

Bares, Jack – Milbar Corp.

 2012

Church, Roy – Lorain County Community College

Clark, Paul – PNC Bank

Linsalata, Frank N. – Linsalata Capital Partners

Nottingham, John – Nottingham Spirk

Smith, C. Robert – Spero-Smith Investments Advisers

Spirk, John – Nottingham Spirk

 2011

Briggs, Robert W. – GAR Foundation

Chiricosta, Rick – Medical Mutual of Ohio

Egger, Terrance E. Z. – The Plain Dealer

Hambrick, James L. – The Lubrizol Corp.

Harmon Sr., Lute – Cleveland Magazine

Pianalto, Sandra – Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

 2010

Coleman, Lonnie – Coleman Spohn Corp.

Fedeli, Umberto P. – The Fedeli Group

Ratner, Charles – Forest City Enterprises

Strauss, Thomas J. – Summa Health System

Woods, Jacqueline F. – AT&T Ohio

 2009

Bishop, Paul – H-P Products Inc.

Considine, William – Akron Children’s Hospital

Conway, Bill – Fairmount Minerals

Siegal, Michael – Olympic Steel

Hyland, Sr., Packy – Hyland Software

 2008

Keegan, Robert J. – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Shearer, Robert J. – Shearer’s Foods Inc.

Wolstein, Scott A. – Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

Zenty III, Thomas F. – University Hospitals

 2007

Clapp, Kent – Medical Mutual of Ohio

Connor, Chris – The Sherwin-Williams Co.

Crawford, Ed – Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

Hall, Brian – Industrial Inventory Solutions

 2006

Alexander, Tony – FirstEnergy Corp.

Anderson, Warren – The Anderson-DuBose Co.

Cosgrove, Delos “Toby” – The Cleveland Clinic

 2005

Covelli, Sam – Covelli Enterprises

Gund, Gordon – Gund Investment Corp.

Heisler, Yank – Key Bank

Wolstein, Bert – Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

 2004

Burg, H. Peter – FirstEnergy Corp.

Cutler, Sandy – Eaton Corp.

Schwebel, Joe – Schwebel Baking Co.

Smucker, Richard – J.M. Smucker Co.

Smucker, Tim – J.M. Smucker Co.

 2003

Ahuja, Monte – Transtar Industries Inc.

Brennan, David – White Hat Management

Lerner, Alfred – Cleveland Browns

Smith, Clarence – Compco Industries

 2002

Loop, Fred – Cleveland Clinic

Madison, Bob – Robert P. Madison International Inc.

Mahoney, Bob – Diebold Inc.

Meyer, Henry – KeyCorp 

Tod, David – Civic leader

 2001

Davey, John – The Davey Institute of Tree Surgery

Lennon, Fred – Swagelok 

Machaskee, Alex – The Plain Dealer

Nord, Eric – Nordson Corp.

Ong, John – The B.F. Goodrich Co.

Timken, Tim – The Timken Co.

Wean, Raymond John – Wean Engineering Co.

 2000

Beeghly, Leon – Standard Slag Co.

Debartolo, Sr., Edward J. – DeBartolo Realty

Embry, Wayne – Cavaliers/Gund Arena Co.

Firestone, Harvey – Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.

Flood, Howard – FirstMerit Corp.

Gault, Stan – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Hoover, William Henry – Hoover Co.

Patient, Bill – Cleveland State University

Payiavlas, John – AVI Foodsystems Inc.

Tullis, Dick – Harris Corp./University Circle Inc.

Walters, Farrah – University Hospitals

 1999

Daberko, Dave – National City Corp.

Davis, James C. – Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Reavis, Jack – Jones Day

Schey, Ralph – Scott Fetzer Co.

Sullivan, Tom – RPM Inc.

 1998

Baker, Richard T. – Ernst & Ernst

Gorman, Joe – TRW Inc.

Hoag, Dave – LTV Corp.

McDonald, C. Bert – McDonald & Co. Investments

Ratner Miller, Ruth – Forest City Enterprises

Walker, Skip – M.A. Hanna Co.

 1997

Austin, Samuel – The Austin Co.

Bruening, Joseph M. – Bearings Inc.

Gillespie, Bob – KeyCorp 

Harrison, H. Stuart – Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.

McCartan, Pat – Jones Day

Ratner, Albert – Forest City Enterprises

 1996

Bell, Jess – Bonne Bell Inc.

Biggar, Jim – Glencairn 

Bonda, Alva “Ted” – Cleveland Indians, APCOA

Brandon, Edward B. – National City Corp.

Breen, John G. “Jack” – The Sherwin-Williams Co.

de Windt, E. Mandel – Eaton Corp.

Eaton, Henry F. – Dix & Eaton Inc.

Jacobs, David H. – Richard E. Jacobs Group

Jacobs, Richard E. – Richard E. Jacobs Group

Lewis, Peter – Progressive Corp. 

Malley, Adele – Malley’s Chocolates

Malley, Bill – Malley’s Chocolates

Maltz, Milton – Malrite Co.

Mandel, Jack C. – Premier Industrial Corp.

Mandel, Joseph C. – Premier Industrial Corp.

Mandel, Morton L. – Premier Industrial Corp.

McCormack, Mark – IMG 

Mixon, A. Malachi – Invacare Corp.

Miller, Samuel H. – Forest City Enterprises Inc.

Pogue, Richard W. – Jones Day

Robinson, Larry – J.B. Robinson Jewelers

Stone, Irving I. – American Greetings Corp.

Strawbridge, Herbert – The Higbee Co. 

Wain, Norman – WIXY 1260

 Historical

Andrews, Samuel – Standard Oil Co.

Baker, Newton D. – Baker & Hostetler

Beaumont, Louis D. – May Co.

Boiardi, Hector – Chef Boyardee

Bradley, Alva – Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co.

Brush, Charles F. – Inventor 

Carter, Lorenzo – First Cleveland settler 

Case, Sr., Leonard – Commercial Bank of Lake Erie

Chisholm, Henry – Cleveland Rolling Mill

Cleaveland, Moses – Founder of Cleveland

Cox, Sr., John D. – Cleveland Twist Drill

Crawford, Frederick C. – Thompson Products Inc.

Doan, Nathaniel – Cleveland’s first industrialist

Eaton, Cyrus S. – Republic Steel Co.

Eaton, Jr., Joseph O. – Eaton Corp.

Ernst, Alwin C. – Ernst & Ernst

Fawick, Thomas L. – Fawick Clutch Co.

Flagler, Henry M. – Standard Oil Co.

Foster, Claud H. – Gabriel Co. 

Girdler, Tom M. – Republic Steel Co.

Goff, Frederick H. – The Cleveland Foundation

Grasselli, Caesar A. – Grasselli Chemical Co.

Grdina, Anton – Slovenian Building and Loan Association

Gund II, George – Cleveland Trust Bank

Halle, Samuel H. – Halle Bros.

Halle, Salmon P. – Halle Bros.

Handy, Truman P. – Merchant National Bank

Hanna, Marcus A. – M.A. Hanna Co./U.S. Senate

 Historical (cont.)

Harshaw, Wiliam A. – Harshaw, Fuller & Goodwin Co.

Holden, Liberty E. – The Plain Dealer

Holmes, Allen C. – Jones Day

Humphrey, George M. – U.S. Dept. of Treasury/National Steel Corp.

Jack, William S. – Jack & Heintz Inc.

Johnson, Tom L. – Civic leader

Kelley, Alfred – Civic leader

Lincoln, James – Lincoln Electric

Lincoln, John – Lincoln Electric

Lindseth, Elmer – Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

Mather, Samuel – Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.

Mather, William G. – Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co./Republic Steel Corp.

Metzenbaum, Howard – Sun Newspapers/APCOA/U.S. Senate

Morgan, Garrett – Inventor

Myers, George – The Hollenden Barbershop

Otis, Jr., Charles A. – Otis & Co.

Parker, Arthur L. – Parker Appliance Co.

Pile, Lionel A. – Hough Bakery

Ratner, Leonard – Forest City Materials Co. 

Ratner, Max – Forest City Materials Co.

Richman, Charles L. – Richman Bros.

Richman, Henry C. – Richman Bros.

Richman, Nathan G. – Richman Bros.

Robinson, J. French – East Ohio Gas Co.

Rockefeller, John D. – Standard Oil Co.

Saltzman, Maurice – Bobbie Brooks Inc.

Sapirstein, Jacob – American Greetings Corp.

Sherwin, Henry A. – Sherwin-Williams & Co.

Shulman, Bernie – Revco/Bernie Shulman’s

Smith, A. Kelvin – The Lubrizol Corp.

Smith, Harry C. – The Cleveland Gazette/civic leader

Smith, Kent H. – The Lubrizol Corp.

Smith, Vincent K. – The Lubrizol Corp.

Squire, Andrew – Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Stone, Amasa – Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad

Stouffer, Vernon – Stouffer’s

Strong Taylor, Sophie – William Taylor & Son Co.

Swasey, Ambrose – Warner & Swasey Co.

Tankersley, Jack – Consolidated Natural Gas

Taplin, Frank E. – North American Coal Corp.

Taylor, William O. – Taylor Chair Co.

Thompson, Charles E. – Cleveland Cap Screw Co.

Van Sweringen, Mantis – Real estate and railroad tycoon

Van Sweringen, Orris – Real estate and railroad tycoon

Wade, Jeptha H. – Western Union Telegraph Co.

Warner, Worcester R. – Warner & Swasey Co.

Wellman, Samuel T. – Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co.

Westropp, Clara – Women’s Federal Savings Bank

Westropp, Lillian – Women’s Federal Savings Bank

White, Rollin H. – Cleveland Tractor Co.

White, Thomas H. – White Sewing Machine Co.

Wills, Sr., J. Walter – House of Wills

Winton, Alexander – Winton Motor Carriage Co.

Worthington, George – Cleveland Iron & Nail Works