The first time Med-Pay, Inc. became involved with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame was, believe or not, before there was a Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield. Back in the early 1990s, as founder John Q. Hammons traveled the Show-Me State and sought a community eager to house the Hall, the Springfield News-Leader… Read more »
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Category: John Q. Hammons Founders Award Winners
Mercy
Mercy is the 2012 John Q. Hammons Founder Award Recipient. As part of an integrated health system with more than 500 physicians and 10,000 co-workers, Mercy has been caring for the people of the Ozarks since 1891. Mercy is home to the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,… Read more »
Meyer Communications
Meyer Communications, under the leadership of Ken and Jane Meyer, has played a significant role in the continued growth and advancement of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame since its inception in 1994, while supporting numerous sports and community endeavors across the region. A portion of the holdings today for Meyer Communications include four broadcast… Read more »
Price Cutter
In 1919, John Ramey bought a small grocery store in Springfield, MO. with his mustering-out pay from the Army. It was a small, neighborhood grocery store, which proved to be successful and he eventually expanded to a total of 8 small stores. Today, RPCS Inc. operates a total of 45 retail grocery stores – 33… Read more »
Springfield Remanufacturing Co. (SRC)
SRC Holdings Corporation is the oldest employee-owned remanufacturer to OEM’s in North America. Once a struggling division of International Harvester, SRC has transformed into one of the most successful and competitive companies in America. Under the leadership of their President and CEO Jack Stack, SRC Holdings has become a thriving company that has been profiled… Read more »
White River Valley Electric Cooperative
White River Valley Electric Cooperative origins are traced back to 1935 when the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) was created. The REA opened the door to bringing electricity to rural America. Providing electrical power to this area of Southwest Missouri was the founding goal for White River Valley Electric Cooperative and it is still providing its… Read more »
Wilson Logistics
The story goes that Darrel Wilson – all of 18 years old and wearing blue jeans – bought a brand-new Camaro and then rolled into the parking lot of a Springfield semi-truck dealership seeking a job. Yes, he had enrolled at nearby Missouri State University that day back in 1978, months after graduated from Hollister… Read more »