Founder, Owner and CEO
Mammoth Sports Construction

Having spent his entire life in Topeka, Chuck Lower, founder of Lower Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, has a wide circle of friends and business associates.

With a focus on sustainability, safety and trust, CAS Constructors delivers long-term water infrastructure solutions across the Midwest.

Limestone company Higgins Stone spent 45 years building their foundation, but the company’s value has been millions of years in the making.

LALO MUÑOZ
Executive Director
El Centro of Topeka

Leadership Greater Topeka (LGT) is a civic leadership program run by the Greater Topeka Partnership that cultivates local talent and strengthens community engagement.

Robert understands the importance of being involved with the local community and tries to give back wherever he can.

Doug Wolff, CEO of Security Benefit, may not be a Kansas native but he is proud to call it home.

When Phil Gray, owner of Gray & Company, graduated from Washburn University with an art degree in the early 1970s, he thought he’d spend his career painting canvases.

The Topeka Business Hall of Fame welcomes four new laureates in 2025, each embodying the best of the local business community.

For Stephen Osborne, a seasoned entrepreneur whose family has worked in the construction industry for generations, the sky is his second home.

NORMA JUMA
Brenneman Professor of Business Strategy
Washburn University

MATTHEW RICKS, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Owner/Medical Director
Ricks Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery
Radiance Medical Spa

Karen Linn belongs to the nearly extinct group of professionals who have spent their entire careers with one company.

Shawnee County Health Department | Health Promotion Specialist

Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas | Executive Director

Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home | President & Co-Owner

Topeka High School | Student

Capitol Federal | Human Resources Manager

Kansas Hospital Association | Director of Workforce & Health Care Policy