Three prominent Salina business persons have been selected to be inducted into the 2011 class of
the Salina Business Hall of Fame. They are: William R. Geis, banker and businessman,
(Pioneer Category 1858-1925); Ben Sellers, founder and owner of Sellers Equipment, Inc.,
(Historic Category 1926-1975; and Jim Allen, former President/CEO of Research Products,
(Contemporary Category 1976-present).

The induction ceremony will be held Wednesday, October 26, noon-1:30pm at the Salina Country
Club. Ed Bolen, President and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, will be the
featured speaker.

The Salina Business Hall of Fame was established by the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce in
2005. Its’ purpose is to recognize and honor Salina business leaders, both past and present, who
have made extraordinary contributions to Salina, earned the respect of the local community and
called attention to the Free Enterprise system and its value to our country and citizens in shaping
Salina’s way of life.

Each inductee will be recognized with a commemorative plaque. In addition, plaques honoring
each inductee will be displayed at the Chamber office, 120 W. Ash. A biography of each
inductee will be printed and distributed at the luncheon.

Past inductees include: Henry David Lee, Alexander Campbell, Oscar Seitz and Winfield
Watson, Benjamin Aaron Litowich and Thomas Watson Roach (Pioneer); William Henry Graves,
John J. Vanier, M.J. Kennedy, Milton Morrison, Charles W. Shaver, C. William “Bill” Exline,
Murray Wilson, Ralph E. Reitz, S. Dean Evans, Sr., Whitley Austin, and Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn
(Historic); and Alfred P.G. Schwan, Charlie Walker, Roy Applequist, Lee Young, Paul E. Junk,
Jack Vanier, and Mike Berkley (Contemporary).

Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at the chamber office, 120 W. Ash, calling the
Chamber office, 827-9301, or emailing scole@salinakansas.org.