This year's Pinnacle Award Winners are:

Excellence in the Arts: Doug Talley, Shawnee Mission School District
Excellence in Advocacy & Public Engagement:  Myra J. Christopher, Center for Practical Bioethics
Excellence in Business & Entrepreneurship:  Phillip Spencer, Aplus.Net Internet Services
Excellence in Literacy & Education: Gaylon Umbarger, Literacy Kansas City

Pinnacle Award winners will be recognized at the 2009 Pinnacle Award Recognition Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009; 7 p.m. at the Regnier Center, Johnson County Community College. For more information, contact Scott Zerger.