The Executive Team of Smith’s Machine have been awarded an Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the University of Alabama College of Commerce and Business Administration and the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama.

The H. Pettus Randall Entrepreneur of the Year winners were recognized in a ceremony on February 25 at Hotel Capstone.

Woody, Judy, Tim, Robert and Dell Smith and Rudolf Haustein were winners in the Executive Team category at the awards ceremony.

Here is a complete list of winners:

Rising Star

Collette Day, owner-Gracefully Done

Greg Davis, owner-d groupe

Carol Armstrong, owner-Armstrong Law

Kara Lindsey & Vicki Meads, owners-Sips N Strokes

Brian Ahmed, owner-Full Moon BBQ

Entrepreneur of the Year

Scott Riley, president, Kelley Riley, vice president and Ron Miles -Tusco Fence

Executive Team-Smith Machine (Woody, Judy, Tim, Robert, Dell Smith & Rudolf Haustein)

Susan Rue, owner-Rhubarbs

Bill Wright, owner-Royal Fine Cleaners

Jay Evans, president-College Station Properties

Innovator of the Year

Chris Blair, VP of User Experience-Insuresoft

Joe Fendley, VP of Technology-Insuresoft

Prathima Ryali-Hancock, VP of Product Development- Insuresoft

Advocate of the Year

Bill Tate, CPA-Covenant Consulting

Lifetime Achievement

Jim Flemming, chairman and CEO-Bank of Tuscaloosa

Jimmy Warren, president-TotalCom

Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute Entrepreneur Awards were also given. They are as follows.

High School Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year

James “Jimmy” Owens-Southside High School

Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Abigail Hardin-Open My Eyes Foundation founder, children’s book author

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Tiffany Tidmore Collins-Miss Priss Boutique, LLC

College Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year Award

Tommy Hester-UA