Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
In
1999 Dr. Richard Becherer and a group of community and business leaders
began to plan an Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame to be housed at the
UTC College of Business. The impetus for this idea
was the proud entrepreneurial heritage of Chattanooga that built
the city and continues in the twenty-first century. The goal of the
Hall is to honor Chattanooga entrepreneurs that represent both the
early foundations of entrepreneurship in the region, as well as,
current area entrepreneurs. By celebrating this entrepreneurial legacy,
the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame highlights this critical aspect
of the economy and creates entrepreneurial role models and communicates
an entrepreneurial perspective to current students.
Each year, over 250 community leaders faculty and students come together at a dinner to honor the current group of Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees. Individuals are inducted into the Hall in the pioneer, legacy, and contemporary categories. The tradition of celebrating entrepreneurial excellence in Chattanooga will continue by inducting another class of entrepreneurs into the Hall of Fame each year.
