2004 Colorado Business Hall of Fame.

• Position: Special Sponsorship Section - Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement are proud to present the 15th Annual Colorado Business Hall of Fame. Committed to ensuring the vitality of tomorrow's workforce, the Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding role models for Colorado's youth and sets a standard of excellence for our business community.

Thursday, February 12, 2004

Denver Marriott City Center

For more information call 303-628-7369 or visit www.denverchamber.org

Generously underwriten by:

UMB

BANK

MEMBER FDIC

Special thanks to ColoradoBiz, Corporate Express. Denver Marriott City Center, McClain Finlon Advertising and WB2.

"What lies behind us and what lies before us, are small matters compared to what lies within us."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Celebrating its 15th year, the Colorado Business Hall of Fame pays tribute to the State's most distinguished business leaders from the past and present. The laureates are selected for their enduring and innovative professional contributions, as well as the inspirational and ethical manner in which they conducted their business. In addition to reflecting upon the accomplished professional lives of these individuals, the Hall of Fame honors their invaluable philanthropic contributions to Colorado's civic and community organizations.

This year's Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductees continue to build upon and add to the caliber and legacy of this exclusive society of business leaders. These seven individuals represent a sense of community, philanthropy and business success that few have achieved - but we all aspire to.

Proceeds from the event fund the youth programs of Junior Achievement and the leadership, public policy, economic development and small business development programs of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. For more information or to make reservations, please call 303-628-7369 or visit www.denverchamber.org.

Here's a look at the 2004 Colorado Business Hall of Fame laureates.

ROBERT S. EVERITT

The philanthropic and business commitments of Bob Everitt have positively impacted the Fort Collins, Colorado area in the 50 years since the founding of the Everitt Companies. This real estate development company expanded from its northern Colorado roots to ultimately include businesses and properties in Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma.

Born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma in 1928, Everitt graduated from Oklahoma University and served in the U.S. Army from 1950-1953. The Everitts' first venture into real estate was in 1956, during a time when Colorado State University (CSU) and Fort Collins began to prosper, and the area's population began to increase. The need for housing developments led Bob Everitt and two partners to propose two Fort Collins subdivisions.

Today, Everitt Enterprises has developed many more built and several thousand...