The 2021 inductees are Chris Cline, founder of Foresight Energy (posthumously); Marshall University President Dr. Jerome Gilbert; Thomas J. Obrokta Jr., president and CEO of Encova Insurance; Robert R. Simpson Jr., former interim business dean; and the Hon. Earl Ray Tomblin, former governor of West Virginia.
They will be honored Friday, Sept. 17, during an induction ceremony that begins at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center’s Don Morris Room. A reception preceding the ceremony begins at 6 p.m.
“This year’s inductees are accomplished leaders who have had influence and impact in West Virginia and beyond,” said Dr. Jeff Archambault, interim dean of the Lewis College of Business and Brad D. Smith Schools of Business. “Each inductee’s story is exceptional, and it will be our privilege to share their accomplishments.”
To purchase tickets or to sponsor the event, contact Molly Robertson by e-mail at robertsonm@marshall.edu or call 304-696-2316.
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Photos: (From top middle, continuing clockwise) Chris Cline, Dr. Jerome Gilbert, former Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Robert Simpson, and Thomas Obrokta Jr. will be inducted in the Lewis College of Business Hall of Fame Sept. 17.