JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT-ROCKY MOUNTAIN

DENVER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Denver

News: Six individuals – five living, one deceased – who have made significant impacts on Colorado, its growth and economy are slated to be inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame at a dinner to be held on Feb. 15.

The $500-a-ticket event, presented by UMB Bank, will take place at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center. Proceeds go to Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

The inductees are:

? Rose Andom, who despite a difficult childhood, didn’t let adversity stand in her way. She became the first in her family to attend college, and after working at the Hallmark Card Company and Ford Motor Company she entered an accelerated management development program at McDonald’s Corporation. Andom eventually owned and operated six McDonald’s restaurants, including three at Denver International Airport. A domestic violence survivor, she is the namesake for the Rose Andom Center, which provides a myriad of services for fellow survivors.

? Pat Hamill, founder of Oakwood Homes, one of the Denver area’s largest homebuilding companies. He sold the company to Berkshire Hathaway in 2017. Hamill also is a noted philanthropist.

? John Ikard, who settled in Denver following college to work as a management trainee at FirstBank Holding Company. A year later, he was promoted to bank officer and in 1991 he was named president of the Denver Tech Center FirstBank. In 1999 he was promoted to chief executive officer of FirstBank Holding Company, a position he held until his retirement in 2017.

? Rob Katz, who became executive chairman of Vail Resorts board of directors after serving as the company’s CEO from 2006-2021. During his tenure, Vail Resorts launched the game-changing Epic Pass program and increased its network from five ski resorts to 41. With his wife, Elana Amsterdam, he founded the Katz Amsterdam Foundation that supports nonprofit organizations in mountain communities that address mental and behavioral challenges.

? Steve Schuck, founder of what is now Schuck Champman Companies, a major developer of commercial, residential and mixed-use projects in multiple markets. He and his late wife, Joyce, have been school choice activists and community leaders for decades, having created Parents Challenge and The Schuck Initiatives.

? The late Elizabeth Hickok Robbins Stone, who traveled with her husband by covered wagon in 1862 from Minnesota to Colorado. They settled in Denver and for two years operated a restaurant and hotel in what is now Union Station. Then they relocated north to a U.S. Army outpost named Camp Collins, where she played a major role in developing the city of Fort Collins.

Additional information about the dinner can be found on the Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain website, jacolorado.org

About the organizations: Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain is part of the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to motivating kids for future career success, self-sufficiency and financial acumen. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to putting more Coloradans to work by helping companies start, grow and thrive.

Websites: jacolorado.org

Denverchamber.org

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