Alumnus Christopher Klitgaard (MHA ’99) , CEO of MediRevv in Coralville, Iowa, was named a winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Upper Midwest at a black-tie gala June 10, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis.

He was included in a group of leading entrepreneurs selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors, and other regional business leaders.

Other winners for the Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Upper Midwest Award include:

• Archie Black, president and CEO, SPS Commerce (Minneapolis)
• Jon Carlson, CEO, Braun Intertec (Bloomington, Minn.)
• Hank Harris, president and CEO, Harrisvaccines (Ames)
• Jeff Gau, CEO, Marco, Inc. (Saint Cloud, Minn.)
• Atul Gupta, president, Advanced Technologies Group LLC (West Des Moines)
• Josh Hochschuler, founder, and Steve Gill, CEO, Talenti Gelato (Minneapolis)
• Cindy Koebele, president, TitleSmart, Inc. (Maplewood, Minn.)
• Bill Szlaius, CEO, Logic Information Systems, Inc. (Bloomington, Minn.)

Now in its 29th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in 60 countries throughout the world. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Overall National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, Calif., on Nov. 14. The U.S. Entrepreneur of the Year Overall Award winner then moves on to compete for the World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monaco, June 2016.