The 29th annual Washington Business Hall of Fame benefiting Junior Achievement of Greater Washington was held on Nov. 30, 2016, at the National Building Museum. Dubbed the “Academy Awards of Business” for the DC region, approximately 1,200 attended the black-tie event which was founded by Greater Washington Board of Trade, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington (JAGW), and Washingtonian magazine.
James Schenck, JAGW Board Member and 2016 WBHOF Event Chair, and President & CEO of PenFed Credit Union; 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame (WBHOF) Laureates: Ken Samet, President and CEO, MedStar Health; Gary Tabach, Junior Achievement Board Member and Managing Partner of Deloitte in Greater Washington; Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO, Gensler; and Tony Nicely, Chairman and CEO, GEICO; and Ed Grenier, President & CEO, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington (JAGW) Photo courtesy of: Hyon Smith, Hyon Smith Photography
(L to R, with Tony B stepped back a bit): 2016 WBHOF laureate Gary Tabach, United Way NCA’s Rosie Allen Herring, 2016 WBHOF presenter and former Deloitte Vice Chair Tony Buzzelli, and 2016 WBHOF laureate Ken Samet. Photo courtesy of: Hyon Smith, Hyon Smith Photography
Edward Cohen, Lerner Enterprises; 2016 Laureate Gary Tabach; Sam Schreiber; and Alan H Gottlieb, Lerner Enterprises Photo courtesy of: Hyon Smith, Hyon Smith Photography
2013 WBHOF Laureate Mark Ordan of Quality Care Properties and Cathy Merrill Williams, Washingtonian. Photo courtesy of: Hyon Smith, Hyon Smith Photography
Patty Brooks-Nobles, JAGW immediate past chair and Bank of America; Rich LaFleur, Grant Thornton; and Junior Achievement Board Member, Ruth Ann Clark. Photo courtesy of: Hyon Smith, Hyon Smith Photography
Dan Waetjen, BB&T; JAGW Board Chair and Miles & Stockbridge’s John Stalfort; Linda Rabbitt, Rand Construction; and Tammy Darvish, PenFed. Photo courtesy of: Hyon Smith, Hyon Smith Photography