Denver Business Journal Legacy Awards 2014
If there was a common denominator between the recipients of the 2014 Denver Business Journal Legacy Awards, it was that all of the highly respected and entrenched business leaders started from humble and modest beginnings and built their own successes. They all have incredible drive, persistence, creativity and the knack for not only being at the right place at the right time, but making the “right time” happen.
Honorees were given Legacy Awards during a dinner at the Grand Hyatt Capital Peaks Ballroom on Thursday evening. Those receiving honors included:
Dana Crawford, whose name is synonymous with preservation efforts in Denver including the redevelopment of Larimer Square; She is CEO of Urban Neighborhoods Inc.;
The late Walt Imhoff, whose firm Hanifen, Imhoff & Samford was responsible for countless business endeavors and well known projects in Colorado;
Dave and Gail Liniger, who built RE/MAX from a small office to an internationally recognized and respected real estate empire with nearly 100,000 sales associates;
Chuck Morris, entertainment and music guru who is now President and CEO of AEG Live Rocky Mountains;
LaRae Orullian, who helped to break the glass ceiling for women in business and was a pioneer for supporting women’s efforts in the banking industry as the first president and CEO of Women’s Bank in Denver;
Linda Alvarado, president and CEO of Alvarado Construction Inc., president of Palo Alto Inc., which owns and operates YUM! restaurants, and co-owner of the Colorado Rockies, who, in her words, not only broke the glass ceiling, but the “concrete ceiling.”
New DBJ President and Publisher Pete Casillas and Gretchen Miller Busch of platinum sponsor Faegre Baker Daniels were on stage to introduce Legacy Award inductees.
It was a moving testimony to those who “do” instead of “dream” and an inspiration to all in the room, which included past honorees, many fellow business leaders, families and friends.
For more information on the honorees, go to this link:
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2014/06/20/dbj-showcases-7-at-legacy-awards-dinner.html
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- From AEG Live Rocky Mountains: Brent Fedrizzi, left, Aaron Friedman, David McReynolds of Columbine Health and Don Strasburg of AEG Live
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- Susan Allard, DBJ, left, Gayle Thatcher, DBJ, Elizabeth Heid (Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame) and Tiffani Sargent, DBJ
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- Maria Page, left, honoree LaRae Orullian and Scott Page, Colorado Business Bank
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- LaRae Orullian, second from left, with her friends Karen Mathis, Cookie Barron and Kaye Garms–LaRae told the audience later that she used to play basketball with Cookie and Kaye.
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- DJB President and Publisher Pete Casillas, left, with Lynne Valencia of media sponsor 9News, Brad Butler of DBJ and Butch Anderson of 9News
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- Friend and companion of the late Walt Imhoff, Betsy Hogan, left, and Walt’s son Robert Imhoff and step-daughter Stacy Ohlsson
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- Aaron Friedman, left, David McReynolds, Brent Fedrizzi, Becky and Chuck Morris (honoree), Steve Farber and Don Strasburg
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- Lynne Valencia and Butch Anderson of 9News, left, Lourdes Adams of Palo Alto and Juanita Chacon, RE/MAX
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- Friends and family of Walt Imhoff: Stacy Ohlsson, Robert Imhoff, Betsy Hogan, Hannah Ohlson and Randy Ohlson
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- From RE/MAX: Shaun and Sarah White, left, with Rudy and Lisa Zupetz
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- From platinum sponsor Faegre Baker Daniels: Gretchen Miller Busch, left, Joy Chung, Will Orlady, Rachael Dettman Spiegel, Brian Lynch and Jordan Abramson
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- Win King, left, Ferd Belz, Fred Kleisner and Chuck Morris
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- Bruce Fowler, left, with John Faught, Esq.
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- Honorees Gail and Dave Liniger, left, with DBJ President and Publisher Pete Casillas
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- Doug Wright of Faeger Baker Daniels chats with Denise Jendrusch of DBJ
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- From Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Heid (board chair), left, KD Sirek and Sydney Beal (board member)
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- Barbara Grogan, left, Andrea Wagner and Dr. Kathryn Cramer
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- Grace, Patty and Mike Imhoff
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- Family and friends of Walt Imhoff: Stacy Ohlsson, Betsy Hogan, Hannah Ohlson, Randy Ohlson, Grace, Imhoff, Patty Imhoff and Mike Imhoff
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- Randy Nogel, left, and Matt Wasserman, CU Denver
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- Bill Callison of Faegre Baker Daniels, left, with Mary Ricketson and Ben Coats, RE/MAX
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- Gretchen Guerra, left, (Centura) Don Chenoweth and Joanne Field, Colorado Business Bank
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- Cyndy and Paul Schauer , left, and Gordon Hamby (CU Denver)
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- The Alvarado family: Jennifer Alvarado Geller, left, honoree Linda Alvarado, Robert Alvarado, Estella Geller, Heather Alvarado and in front: Lulu and Quinn Geller
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- Dr. Jon Kruljac, left, and Mark Smith, Kempe
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- Steve Cohen of the Anschutz Corporation and Don Strasburg, AEG Live (facing camera) chat while Brent Fedrizzi and Chuck Morris join in
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- Carrie Bach, left, Richard Waryn and James Friedberg (Vectra Wealth Management)
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- Gail Johnson congratulates Linda Alvarado
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- Steve Farber, left, Lori Ealey, Janet Lowe and Scott Ealey, Vectra Wealth Management
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- Steve Jacobs, left, and Kurt Bartley of Regis University
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- Friends of Dana Crawford: Win King, Jennifer Vecht, Pat McHenry, honoree Dana Crawford, Lisa May
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- Bruce Fowler, left, Tori Graskamp and Mark Smith of Kempe Foundation
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- Previous honoree Joy Burns, left, with honoree LaRae Orullion
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- Friends of LaRae Orullion: Cookie Barron, left, Nanette and David Kikumoto and Kaye Garms
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- Elizabeth Heid, left, Linda Alvarado, LaRae Orullion, Sydney Beal and Dana Crawford: Elizabeth and Sydney are with Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame and Linda, LaRae and Dana, along with being honored at Legacy Awards, are also CBHF honorees
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- Sean Goergen and Leslie Strate
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- Pete Casillas and Gretchen Miller Busch on stage welcoming everyone
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- Janet Lowe of Vectra Wealth Management says a few words of welcome
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- Pete Casillas and Gretchen Miller Busch watch the video of honorees
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- Dana Crawford on stage accepting her award
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- Gretchen Miller Busch, left, honoree Dana Crawford and Pete Casillas
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- Mike Imhoff says a few words as Randy Ohlson, Stacy Ohlsson and Robert Imhoff look on, accepting the award for the late Walt Imhoff
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- Pete Casillas, left, Mike Imhoff, Randy Ohlson, Stacy Ohlsson, Robert Imhoff and Gretchen Miller Busch
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- Grace Imhoff, left, smiles as her birthday is no longer a secret, with Betsy Hogan smiling with her
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- Dave and Gail Liniger accept their award from Pete Casillas, right
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- Chuck Morris, left, accepts his award from Pete Casillas
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- Gretchen Miller Busch, left, and Pete Casillas congratulate honoree LaRae Orullion
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- Linda Alvarado says a few words about how she got her start. “You mean you’re going to pay ME to hang out with a bunch of handsome single construction workers?” she remembered as she was beginning her career
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- Pete Casillas, Linda Alvarado and Gretchen Miller Busch
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- A fitting beautiful Denver sunset accompanied guests as they left
