After receiving hundreds of nominations, a panel of six judges individually scored each applicant on four criteria: reason for nomination, professional development, awards and recognition and community involvement. The scores were then combined and the highest 40 scores determined this year’s honorees.
If you'd like to take a look at some history, our Research Director Nichole Collier blogged about the program in December. She also compiled a searchable database of all of the selections to Forty Under 40 from 1993 to 2011.
Introducing the Class of 2011:
- Kyong Cha Zulene Adams, Z Promotions & Apparel
- Mary Auch, PNC
- Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, City Year Columbus
- Stephen Bedell, Crowe Horwath LLP
- Darrin Bright, OhioHealth, Max Sports Center
- Alexander Brown, Bricker & Eckler LLP
- Eric Bull, The Quandel Group Inc.
- Stephanie Cannon, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Katie Carter, The Columbus Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Matthew Crumpton, Crumpton Law LLC
- Jennifer Damiano, CCS
- Jennifer Dickerson, The Ohio State University Medical Center
- Karen Dwyer, Meyers + Associates Architecture
- Srikanth Gaddam, ERP Analysts Inc.
- Oyauma Garrison, Nationwide
- Daniel Gray, Improving Enterprises
- Stefphanie Harper, City of Columbus
- Sonya Higginbotham, Worthington Industries
- Craig Hofmeister, The Ohio State University Medical Center
- Heath Hughes, Senior Home Choice
- Kevin James, Cassidy Turley
- Adam Koos, Libertas Wealth Management Group Inc.
- Adam Lewin, Hamilton Parker Co.
- Shawn Miskovich, Linxus Communications / United States Air Force
- Cindy Monroe, Thirty-One Gifts LLC
- Charles Murlin, Brower Insurance Agency LLC
- Matthew Old, The Ohio State University Medical Center
- Paula O'Reilly, Accenture
- Bruce Paige, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Philip Payne, The Ohio State University Medical Center
- Pat Puhl, Nationwide
- Cressa Rieser, Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service
- Brett Sciotto, Governing Dynamic LLC
- Anthony Sharett, Bricker & Eckler LLP
- Kasey Skobel-Conyers, Bliss Wedding & Event Design
- Steve Snethkamp, Ernst & Young LLP
- Amie Vanover, Thompson Hine LLP
- Jeffrey Willis, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Shadya Yazback, State of Ohio
- Zenios Michael Zenios, 3 Pillar Homes LLC