Colorado Business Hall of Fame.

• Position: Special Sponsorship Section

The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement are proud to present the 14th 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.

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Denver Marriott City Center

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

Strength of character and steadfast integrity is what lies within the leaders who have helped create a Colorado in which we can all be proud to live and work. On Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m., five of those extraordinary business and community leaders will receive their lifetime achievement awards at the Annual Colorado Business Hall of Fame ceremony Graciously underwritten by UMB Bank, this year's event will honor Lloyd Chavez, owner of Burt Automotive Network; John W. Iliff, baron of Colorado's beef industry; Roger L. Reisher co-founder of FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado; Peter Seibert Sr., founder of Vail Resorts, Inc.; and Robert G. Tointon, president of Phelps-Tointon, Inc. Ticket prices for the event are $250 for individual seats; $2,500 for corporate tables of 10; $5,000 for Spirit of Achievement tables of 10; and $10,000 for Legacy of Leadership tables of 10. Proceeds from the event fund the youth programs of Junior Achievement and the leadership, public policy economic development and small busi ness 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.

LOYD CHAVEZ

Through hard work and charitable giving. Lloyd Chavez brings love, honor and dignity to the automobile industry, Hispanic Americans and children with juvenile diabetes.

Born in Denver, Colorado on April 8, 1928, Chavez was one of five children. After returning from the Navy in 1948 he married his high school sweetheart Doris, and the two had three children: Lloyd Jr., Pamela and Denise. Upon graduation from the University of Denver, Chavez took what was intended to be a short-term job as a salesman at Burt Chevrolet in Englewood. Fifty-one years later Chavez owns the Burt Automotive Network, a powerhouse in the automotive industry that has nine franchised dealerships in Colorado and sales reaching $1.49 billion.

Chavez was recognized as the Top Hispanic Businessman in the U.S. in 1993 and as the National Hispanic Businessman of the Year in 1994. The Burt Automotive Network has been ranked the number one Minority-Owned Business in Colorado by ColoradoBiz magazine for the past four years. Chavez has also received such prestigious...