Maryland Business Hall of Fame

The Maryland Business Hall of Fame was established in 2000 to recognize the accomplishments of entrepreneurs and business executives throughout Maryland whose contributions, in business and in the community, have helped to advance the quality of life for Marylanders and the state’s business climate.

Individuals are nominated by members of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. The inductees are selected by the Chamber’s Executive Committee, and honored each year at the Maryland Chamber’s Annual Membership Meeting and Business Hall of Fame Awards Dinner.

2007 Inductees
Sister Helen Amos, RSM
Mercy Health Services

Jeong Kim, Ph.D.
Bell Labs at Alcatel-Lucent.

Walter Sondheim, Jr. (posthumously)
Greater Baltimore Committee

2006 Inductees
Susan J. Ganz
Lion Brothers Co., Inc.

Stephen A. Geppi
Diamond Comic Distributors

John P. McDaniel
MedStar Health

2005 Inductees
Roger R. Blunt, P.E.
Blunt Enterprises, LLC

Ronald R. Peterson
The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Marge Thomas
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.

2004 Inductees
John M. Derrick, Jr.
Pepco Holdings, Inc

Eddie C. Brown
Brown Capital Management, Inc.

Robert J. Lawless
McCormick & Company, Inc.

2003 Inductees
Freeman Hrabowski, III
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Wayne Hockmeyer, Ph.D.
MedImmune, Inc. and MedImmune Ventures, Inc.

Shirley and Brice Phillips
Phillips Seafood

2002 Inductees
Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.
Rosemore Inc. and Crown Central Petroleum

John Paterakis
H&S Bakery, Inc. and Northeast Foods, Inc.

Stephen A. Burch
Comcast Cable, Mid-Atlantic Division

2001 Inductees
J.W. Marriott, Jr.
Marriott International, Inc.

Christian H. Poindexter
Constellation Energy Group

2000 Inductees
Raymond A. “Chip” Mason
Legg Mason

Cathy L. Hughes
Radio One

Frank Perdue
Perdue Farms, Inc.