On July 7, 2010 The Community Foundation of Utah introduced a new celebration of individuals and companies who are engaging their giving minds. The Enlightened Fifty or E-5-O is a list of community-nominated and peer-selected individuals who are a driving force in improving Utah's future. They:
- Pioneer innovative and sustainable approaches, making a long-term impact on critical issues facing our state.
- Demonstrate a commitment to community engagement as part of their core business values.
- Are most likely to make a profound mark on Utah's quality of life.
The 2010 E-5-0
Rocky Anderson, High Road for Human Rights
Scott Anderson, Zions Bank
Pete Ashdown, Xmission
Paul Allen, FamilyLink.com
Christie Babalis, The Canyons
Kerry Bate, Salt Lake Housing Authority
Brent Bishop, ContentWatch
Krista Black, JK Black Systems
Brock Blake, Funding Universe
Anne Burkeholder, YWCA
Jordan Clements, Peterson Partners
Partick Commiskey, Four Sight Partners
Lew Cramer, World Trade Center Utah
Gary Crocker, Crocker Ventures
Ryan Davies, Redco
Dave Duffin, Rumbi Island Grill
Zeke Dumke III, Western States Management
Linda Dunn, Bennion Center
Jill Ellis, Ustar
JD Gardner, Zen Print
David E. Gee, Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless
Peter Giles, The Leonardo
Natalie Gochnour, Salt Lake Chamber
Steve Grizzell, Innoventures
Allan Hall, Mercato Partners
Jeremy Hanks, Doba
Darci Hansen, Elan Woman
Josh James, Omniture
John Keller, World Wide Books
Alex Lawrence, Funding Universe
Dan Lofgren, Cowboy Partners
Tom Love, Love Communications
Jeramy Lund, The Lund Foundation
Victoria Lyons, Bad Dog Rediscovers America
Todd Manwaring, BYU
Greg Miller, Larry Miller Group
Jeffrey Miller, Mark Miller Subaru South Towne
Matthew Minkevitch, The Road Home
Richard Nelson, Utah Technology Council
Eric Olafson, Tomax
Dinesh Patel, vSpring
Adam Price, Salt Lake Art Center
Jerry Rapier, Plan-B Theater Company
Insa Riepen, Recycle Utah
Kayleen Simmons, People Helping People
Will West, Control 4
Gary Williams, BYU Marriot School
Rob Wuebker, University of Utah
Ze Min Xiao, Refugee Services Liaison
Judy Zone, YouthLinc
The nomination and selection process
Our process is modeled on the highly successful v-100 pioneered by Greg Warnock while he was with V Spring Capital to recognize emerging entrepreneurs. The foundation distributed a request for nominations of individuals and businesses leaders in the corporate, government, academic, media and nonprofit sectors. generating more than 150 nominees. The nominees themselves then selected five individuals, creating Utah's first list of the top 50 enlightened entrepreneurs – the E-5-O. We will repeat this process annually, building a network of innovators committed to the common good.
