The Kansas Business Hall of Fame at Emporia State University has announced its latest inductees.
Cliff Illig, helped to develop Cerner Corporation, which uses software to automate clinical information to both support and connect healthcare providers with patient data. Cerner has grown to a $5 billion company since it began in 1986 and now has over 26,000 employees.
Illig retired as Cerner’s chief operating officer in 2019. He and his family own and operate the Major League Soccer Sporting KC franchise. He also founded FanThreeSixty, which is designed to help organizations “translate fan data into creating new fan experiences and revenue growth,” according to Emporia State.
Meanwhile, the late Junius George Groves was born into slavery in Kentucky and had established himself as a millionaire farmer and landowner in Edwardsville by age 48. Groves was one of around 26,000 “Exodusters” that migrated to Kansas after the Civil War, eventually owning over 500 acres dedicated to potatoes. His exports were eventually shipped across the country and also to Canada and Mexico.
The induction ceremony was pre-recorded. For more information on the Kansas Business Hall of Fame, go online to www.ksbhf.org.
