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Mayor Joey Durel honored with Moody College of Business Award
Thu, 04/30/2015 - 4:24pmLafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel with receive the the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration Award at Junior Achievement of Acadiana's Business Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony Wednesday, May 6. Fellow business alum John Petersen of Swamp Pop will be honored for Start Up Business of the Year.
The Business Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of individuals who have made a significant impact on the local economy and community. Laureates are recognized for a lifetime of achievement, and business awards are presented to distinguished individuals for the prior year’s accomplishments.The 19th Annual Business Hall of Fame event will take place Wednesday, May 6 at The Victorian in Broussard, La., beginning at 6p.m. The honorees for 2015 include:
Laureates: Floyd Degueyter of CLM Equipment and Richard Zuschlag of Acadian Companies
Business Person of the Year: Thomas Chance of C&C Technologies
Rising Young Business Leader: Parker Templeton of Iberia Medical Center
The Richard E. Baudoin Jr. Award: Angela Morrison of Lafayette Schools Credit Union
Small Business of the Year: Lowry’s Printing (Betty Lowry & Claire Lowry)
Large Business of the Year: Tony Chachere’s Creole Cuisine (Donald “Buzzy” Chachere)
Start-Up Business of the Year: Swamp Pop (John Petersen & Collin Cormier)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration Award: Mayor Joey Durel
Event sponsors include Capital One Bank, The Daily Advertiser, and Cox Communications. Other sponsors include Townsquare Media, the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration, Begneaud Manufacturing, Schilling Distributing and Event Rental. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Event Chairman Robb Landry at 337-344-8338 or e-mail robb_landry@yahoo.com.
This event honors excellence in business and the leaders that make these businesses so successful. Proceeds will benefit Junior Achievement of Acadiana, a non-profit organization that prepares our region’s future leaders by teaching them work readiness, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and effectively connecting the boardroom to the classroom.