Since its creation in 2003, NH Business Review’s Business Excellence Hall of Fame has honored individuals who have been visionary leaders, inspiring change not just within New Hampshire, but often reaching beyond our borders. They are people who have contributed to the state in a way that very few have.
| Year | Inductee(s) | Organization |
| 2024 | Dean Kamen | DEKA and ARMI |
| 2023 | Mary Jo Brown | Brown & Company / Big Brown Books |
| 2022 | Tom Raffio | Northeast Delta Dental |
| 2021 | Dean J. Christon | NH Housing Finance Authority |
| 2020 | John Broderick | Dartmouth‑Hitchcock Health; former NH Supreme Court Chief Justice |
| 2018 | Rusty McLear | Mill Falls at the Lake and Granite State Hospitality |
| 2017 | Paul LeBlanc | Southern New Hampshire University |
| 2016 | Jesse Devitte | Borealis Ventures |
| 2015 | J. Michael Hickey | University of New Hampshire |
| 2014 | The Morison Family | |
| 2013 | Larry Gammon | Easterseals NH |
| 2011 | The Singer Family | Merchants Automotive Group |
| 2011 | Howard Brodsky | CCA Global Partners |
| 2010 | Lew Feldstein | New Hampshire Charitable Foundation |
| 2010 | Alex Ray | Common Man Family of Restaurants |
| 2009 | The Dunfey Family | Omni Hotels |
| 2009 | Jack Middleton | McLane Middleton |
| 2008 | Karl Norwood | NAI Norwood Group |
| 2008 | Mary Ann Esposito | “Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito” |
| 2007 | John Stabile | The Stabile Companies |
| 2007 | Patricia Gallup | PC Connection Inc. |
| 2007 | Fred Kfoury Jr. | Central Paper Products Co. |
| 2006 | Tom Corcoran | Waterville Valley Resort |
| 2006 | Mary Collins | New Hampshire Small Business Development Center |
| 2006 | Martin Gross | Sulloway & Hollis PLLC |
| 2005 | Steve Barba | The Balsams Resort |
| 2005 | Gary O’Neil | Tracey Edwards O’Neil |
| 2005 | Kimon & Anne Zachos | Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green |
| 2004 | Sylvio Dupuis | N.H. Historical Society and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy |
| 2004 | J. Bonnie Newman | Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government |
| 2004 | John Swope | Chubb Life Insurance |
| 2003 | May Gruber | Pandora Company |
| 2003 | George Bald | State of N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development |
| 2003 | David Putnam | Markem Corporation |
Since its creation in 2003, NH Business Review’s Business Excellence Hall of Fame has honored individuals who have been visionary leaders, inspiring change not just within New Hampshire, but often reaching beyond our borders.
Jeff McPherson of SilverTech is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Technology category for a small company
Jay Abendroth of L3Harris Technologies is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Technology category for a large company
Dr. Bethany Bilodeau of C.O.R.E. Methods is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Social Equity category for a small company
Bryan Hussey of Metro Walls is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Real Estate & Construction category for a large company
Maryse Wirbal of The Front Door Agency is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Nonprofit category for a small company
Lorianne Smith of Jewett Construction Co. is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Real Estate & Construction category for a small company
Patrick Cate of Lakes Region Community College is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Nonprofit category for a large company
Ken Viscarello of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Business & Professional Services category for a large company
