JA inducts new business hall of famer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Joe Scarlett will be the 2009 inductee into the Nashville Business Hall of Fame to be held Oct. 27 at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza. The event is hosted by Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, JA, to recognize the city’s outstanding contributors to business and philanthropy and will draw crowds of Scarlett’s peers to the induction celebration.

Tractor Supply and Mars Pet Care are co-sponsoring the event to recognize Scarlett, who admitted he is “thrilled to be chosen by Junior Achievement to be this year’s inductee into the Nashville Business Hall of Fame.”

Scarlett was selected for this distinctive honor by committee vote. The JA committee, chaired by JA board members Mary Cavarra of Ingram Industries and Jim Mallon of American General Life and Accident, selected Scarlett for the 2009 award based on his keen interest in providing quality education to students of all ages in Nashville.

The Hall of Fame festivities begin at 6 p.m. and include a cocktail reception, a seated dinner and a key note speech by Scarlett. Tables of ten at the dinner event are currently available for $2,500, with half-tables available for $1,250. Tickets for individual seats are being sold for $250. All proceeds from the event benefit JA of Middle Tennessee.