Ernst & Young Names 2005 Entrepreneur Of The Year Winners

At their annual black-tie awards gala in Palm Springs last week, Ernst & Young named the winners of this year's Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards:

Arthur M. Blank of The Home Depot, Retail & Consumer Products and Overall Winner

Tracy W. Krohn, W&T Offshore, Inc. - Distribution/Manufacturing/Security

James E. Stowers, Jr., American Century Investments - Financial Services

Peter C. Farrell, ResMed - Health Sciences

Jack Herschend and Peter Herschend, Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation - Lifetime Achievement

Dr. James H. Goodnight, SAS - Technology

Scott M. Jarus, j2 Global Communications, Inc. - Media/Entertainment/Communications

William Lyon, William Lyon Homes, Inc. - Real Estate/Hospitality/Construction

Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor, Inc. - Realizing Business Potential (vague category name, but read his fascinating story - talk about a turnaround!)

R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric, Educate, Inc. - Services

Nancy T. Richards and Lisa Barrentine, First Preston Management, Inc. - Supporter of Entrepreneurship