Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

A celebration of the most influential and successful entrepreneur alumns of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.

2022 Award Winners
College of Saint Benedict Entrepreneur of the Year - Hudda Ibrahim ’13
Saint John's University Entrepreneur of the Year - Pat Lynch ’88
CSB/SJU Entrepreneur of the Year - Mary Lenard ’82

2022 EVENT SPONSORS 

VENTURE PARTNER SPONSORS 

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INNOVATOR SPONSORS 

Flightless logo

Granite Partners logo

Mike Urbanos & Rosann Fischer

DESIGNER SPONSORS 
Brown and Brown logo Platinum Bank

Range Digital

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TREND SPOTTER SPONSORS 
Foster & Brever LLC

Youth Frontier logo

Little Pepper Promotions logo


CSB Entrepreneur of the Year
This award recognizes the achievements of a Bennie who best exemplifies the ideals of entrepreneurship by starting and successfully managing one or more businesses in a way that demonstrates notable entrepreneurial characteristics and achievements while practicing Benedictine Values in the workplace and in their lives. 

SJU Entrepreneur of the Year
This award recognizes the achievements of a Johnnie who best exemplifies the ideals of entrepreneurship by starting and successfully managing one or more businesses in a way that demonstrates notable entrepreneurial characteristics and achievements while practicing Benedictine values in the workplace and in their lives.

CSB/SJU Social Entrepreneur of the Year
This award recognizes the achievements and qualities of a Johnnie or Bennie who best exemplifies the ideals of social entrepreneurship by starting and successfully managing one or more ventures that enriches humanity or addresses a social issue in a way that demonstrates notable entrepreneurial characteristics and achievements while practicing Benedictine values in the workplace and in their lives.