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Rick Russell and Midwest Tube Mills
Named Finalist for Indiana University Kelley School of Business Honor
10.19.2006
Indiana University Kelley School of Business recognizes Rick Russell and
Midwest Tube Mills, Inc, as a finalist for this year’s IU’s
Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Indianapolis
Rooftop Ballroom.
Dr. Donald Kuratko, executive director of the school’s Johnson
Center, presented the awards and also stated at the event that “these
entrepreneurial companies are the very fabric of the future for the state
of Indiana. They are vital to the state’s effort to develop an entrepreneurial
culture,” Kuratko, also went on to say that they are also important
contributors to the communities where they are located. They’ve worked
hard to make a success of their business ventures, and we feel that they
deserve the special recognition that this program provides. Kuratko also
presented the William L. Haeberle Legacy Award to Columbus Indiana Richard
Dick Johnson. The Johnson Ventures, Inc. chairman is the founder of Bigfoot
Industries convenience store chain, which has been sold, and the primary
benefactor for IU’s Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The award commemorates the lasting mark of the Johnson’s business
creation to the state. The award is given in honor of Haeberle, IU professor
emeritus of management and an advisor to scores of Indiana entrepreneurs
for nearly 60 years.
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