Past Awards Gala Winners

2023

Entrepreneur of the Year
Penny Mufuka
Bamboo Penny's
Professional of the Year
Selena Fu, MD
RSVP Med Spa
Cosmetic Eye Institute
Corporation of the Year
T-Mobile

2022

Entrepreneur of the Year
Abinash Parida
Agelix Consulting LLC
Corporation Above & Beyond
Kissick Construction

Special Recognition

Director Emeritus & Co-Founder
Young Sexton
WingGate Travel
Director Emeritus & Co-Founder
Joe Melookaran
LPL Financial
Director Emeritus
Benny Lee
DuraComm

2021

Entrepreneur of the Year
Sharmil Desai
Menufy
Professional Leader of the Year
Forest Rong
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
Corporation Above & Beyond
Evergy

2019

Civic Leader of the Year
Catherine Duong
Vietnamese American Community of Greater Kansas City
Professional Leader of the Year
Dhanunjaya (DJ) Lakkireddy, M.D.
Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest
Entrepreneur of the Year
Neal Sharma
DEG, Linked by Isobare
Corporation of the Year
Lead Bank

2018

Civic Leader of the Year
Thuy-Tien Dang
Vietnamese American Community of GKC/Children’s Mercy
Professional Leader of the Year
Dong Chang Lee
Lohan Chiropractic and Acupuncture Clinic
Entrepreneur of the Year
Mukesh Goel
Fuel Expresso & Star Transport
Corporation of the Year
Burns & McDonnell