Many of our tweeps, friends and Biz Buzz interviewees on this list. Congrats!

Excerpts of a press release from Legend Publishing, which publishes Greater Tupelo Magazine:

TUPELO, Miss. – Tupelo’s  “40 and under” set of professionals in the area have been recognized for their contributions to Tupelo and twenty have been named as “Tupelo’s Top 20 Young Professionals.” 

The award was organized by Greater Tupelo Magazine, which took nominations for professionals between the ages of 21 and 40, had them judged by an independent panel of business professionals and is recognizing these winners for their extraordinary on-the-job performance by a person, their community involvement and their recognitions.  

“We received many nominations for outstanding young professionals,” stated Wesley Wells, owner of Legend Publishing.  “The twenty chosen are just a sample of the fine young business people that work actively in our community everyday.”        

    The winners include:

• Julee Brown, WTVA/WLOV
• Carman Jones, BancorpSouth
• Brent Waldrop, BancorpSouth
• Keri McMillin, Comcast Spotlight
• Rachel Marie Pierce, Waide and Associates
• Harry Rayburn, Main Street Family Dentistry
• Joshua Simpson, Hilton Garden Inn
• Stacy W. Spearman, Renasant Bank
• Anna Freeman Wyatt, City of Tupelo
• Neal McCoy, Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Karen C. Keeney, Architecture South
• Bruce Patel, ABRMP Hotel Management
• Jeff Overstreet, Renasant Bank
• Jennie Bradford Curlee, Community Development Foundation
• Gunner Goad, AT&T
• Louis Conley, Renasant Bank
• Carey Snyder, Snyder and Company
• Amy Goff Nash, CellularSouth
• Shane Hooper, Success Learning Inc.
• Teresa Floyd, Sprint Print