Congratulations to the employees listed below who celebrated notable milestones in their tenure with the company in 2020.
30 Years
Rick Akers, Plant Manager – Lebanon
John Busch, BPLP Driver – Union
Larry Eggen, Plant Manager – Warrensburg
Sandra Howard, CSR – Windsor
Bev Pfeffer, Sr Work Comp & Liability Specialist – Home Office
David Shriver, BPLP Territory Manager – Garnett, KS
25 Years
Ed Harper, Vice President of Retail Automotive – Home Office
Sam Houston, Sr BPLP Driver – Wynne, AR
Kim Landon, BPLP Driver – Lebanon
Carol Rhodes, CSR – Palmyra
20 Years
Randy Bargfrede, Plant Manager – Carrollton
Karalee Curtis, Plant Manager – Cuba
Debra Dukes, CSR – Lenox, IA
Vickie Elder, CSR – Trenton
Jason Ford, BPLP Driver – Rolla
Steve Lasater, Plant Manager – Jasper
William Lehar, BPLP Driver – Neosho
Todd McCoin, BPLP Technician – California
Kenneth Phillips, BPLP Driver – Lonoke, AR
Kenny Rawlings, Sr BPLP Specialist – Eldon
Perry Sample, BPLP Area Manager – Steele
Melissa Wilson, Fixed Asset Accounting Supervisor – Home Office
Jie Zheng, Accounts Payable Clerk – Home Office
15 Years
Tom Buck, Break Time Maintenance Technician
Jesse Burg, Sr Big O Tires Operations Manager – Home Office
Dan Creek, Sr EHS Specialist – Home Office
Samantha Gardner, CSR – Hamilton
David Grothoff, BPLP Safety Manager – Fulton
Howard Hamilton, BPLP Technician – Stockton
Rich Hardy, BPLP Operations Manager – Wright City
Howard Harrison, Break Time Sales Associate – Columbia (N. Stadium)
Steve Jones, BPLP Driver – Bernie
Bill Jung, BPLP Territory Safety & Maintenance Manager – Poplar Bluff
Dona Kercher-Reid, Break Time Merchandiser
Steve Knox, BPLP Technician – Cole Camp
Carl McDaniel, BPLP Safety Manager – Steele
Will Reniker, Director of Distribution & Procurement – MBSC
Brandon Richardson, Accounts Receivable Accountant – Home Office
Terry Schwebach, WH Driver – MBSC
Kirk Singleton, WH Driver – Mt. Vernon Distribution Center
Jerl Smith, BPLP Driver – Milan
Matthew Smith, Sr Big O Tires Store Manager – Branson
Thomas Smotherman, Sr BPLP Driver – East Prairie
Joe Stubblefield, BPLP Driver – Purdy
Tim Wood, BPLP Driver – Tipton
Tom Yost, Safety Manager – Columbia
10 Years
Justin Borgmann, Jiffy Lube Assistant Store Manager – Columbia (Nifong Blvd)
David Borofka, Plant Manager – Odon, IN
Kati Copeland, Break Time Store Manager – Silva
James Cotton, BPLP Driver – Central City, KY
Roger Davidson, BPLP Driver – Purdy
Ronald Draman, Big O Tires Mechanic II – Nixa
Brandon Dunnavant, Big O Tires Mechanic II – Jefferson City (Christy Dr)
Jennefer Estes, CSR – Potosi
Darlene Fisher, Break Time Sales Associate – Poplar Bluff
Ronald Goodwin, BPLP Driver – Warrensburg
Barbie Gordon, CSR – Columbia
Vernon Graven, BPLP Driver – Sullivan
Travis Hays, Break Time Store Manager – Columbia (Paris Rd)
Joshua Holt, BPLP Driver – Springfield
Bradley Hughs, BPLP Driver – Trenton
Marc Johnson, BPLP Driver – Oakland City, IN
Larry Judd, BPLP Driver – Sulphur, IN
Carmen Kane, CSR – Odon, IN
John Lee, Sr Break Time Coordinator – Home Office
James Lutz, BPLP Technician – Nabb, IN
Mitch McCleary, IT Service Desk Manager – Home Office
James Moore, BPLP Driver – Macon
Karen Morris, Break Time Store Manager – Piedmont
Darren Pope, Data Architect – Home Office
Tom Procter, Director of Safety & Maintenance – Home Office
Donnie Rouse, Plant Manager – Unionville
Alvie Scott, Big O Tires Mechanic II – St Roberts
Jeremy Shafer, BPLP Maintenance Technician – Hermann
Jennifer Stone, CSR – Central City, KY
Nancy Sumpter, Call Center Administrator – MBSC
Brandon Weber, Big O Tires Mechanic II – Osage Beach
Michael Widner , BPLP Driver – Mansfield
Jacqueline Williams, CSR – Oakland City, IN
Francis Wood, BPLP Driver – Unionville
Linda Young, Break Time Store Manager – Poplar Bluff
5 Years
Elizabeth Akin, Break Time Store Manager – Strafford
Denice Allen, Break Time Sales Associate – Concordia
Darren Baker, BPLP Driver – Jasper
Barb Barker, Break Time Store Manager – Columbia (Old Hwy 63 S)
Malik Baskett, Break Time Store Manager – Columbia (Nifong Blvd)
Cody Baumert, Big O Tires Management Trainee – Columbia (Business Loop)
Miranda Bendoni, Break Time Sales Associate – Sedalia (Rebar Rd)
Gary Blooding, Break Time Assistant Store Manager – Strafford
Misty Bolds, Break Time Store Manager – Sedalia (318 W Broadway)
Joseph Boynton, Break Time Sales Associate – Concordia
Kristin Branscom, Sr Graphic Design Specialist – Home Office
Megan Breidenstein, Sr Fixed Assets Administrator – Home Office
James Brown, BPLP Driver – West Helena, AR
Adam Buckallew, Sr Public Relations & Communications Specialist – Home Office
Stephanie Buhse, Sr Break Time Administrator – Home Office
Jeffery Cass, BPLP Driver – Lonoke, AR
Heath Cashion, Break Time Maintenance Technician
Ramon Cervantes, Big O Tires Tire Technician – Branson
Curtis Chaney, Sr Vice President of Retail – Home Office
Steven Collins, BPLP Driver – Springfield
Douglas Conner, BPLP Driver – West Plains
Timothy Danze, Sr Pricing Analyst – Home Office
Christopher Dill, BPLP Driver – Marshfield
Deanna Embry, Break Time Store Manager – Concordia
Carey Enloe, CSR – Duncan, OK
Tami Ensor, Corporate Secretary/Executive Assistant – Home Office
Mary Farias, Break Time Sales Associate – Savannah
Amanda Farmer, Break Time Area Manager
Andrew Felten, Plant Manager – Otterville
Janet Gerry, Break Time Store Manager – Moberly (Hwy 24 East)
Christine Harvey, Break Time Food Service Manager – Columbia (E. Stadium Blvd)
Jason Harville, BPLP Driver – Columbia
Melissa Harris, Break Time Sales Associate – Lexington
Louis Hart, Jiffy Lube Technician – Columbia (Paris Rd)
Daniel Heithaus, Big O Tires Mechanic II – Fayetteville, AR
Larry Henderson, BPLP Driver – Canton
Jacob Hoskins, BPLP Driver – Fulton
Dustin Jeffries, Big O Tires Tire Technician – Osage Beach
Nathan Keathley, ECM Administrator III – Home Office
Kendra Kelly, Break Time Assistant Store Manager – Tipton
Bryan Kennon, Big O Tires Service Advisor II – Columbia (Business Loop)
Tracy Langewisch, Break Time Store Manager – Lee’s Summit
Daniela Lee, Break Time Assistant Store Manager – Piedmont
Timothy Lord, Big O Tires Mechanic II – St Roberts
Brian Maddux, BPLP Driver – Hamilton
Dawn McAlpin, Break Time Store Manager – Columbia (Route K)
Teri Middleton, CSR – Milan
Justi Montague, Sr Program Office Manager – Home Office
Brian Neely, Business Development Representative – Northwest
Brian Nichols, BPLP Driver – West Plains
Halli Patrick, Coordinator – MBSC
Billy Poe, BPLP Area Manager – Pocahontas, AR
Jessica Pratt, Break Time Sales Associate – Miner
Joseph Rivera, Jiffy Lube Store Manager – Columbia (W. Worley St)
James Schmidt, Break Time Store Manager – Columbia (E. Stadium Blvd)
Janice Serpico, Chief Human Resources Officer – Home Office
Donald Smith, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions – Home Office
Danny Snider, BPLP Driver – Sweet Springs
Wayne Sommer, BPLP Maintenance Technician – Mexico
Jeffrey Spurlin, Plant Manager – Central City, KY
Maliea Walker, Sr CSR – Murfreesboro, TN
Brian Watkins, BPLP Technician – Maryville
Jeramiah Watson, Jiffy Lube Store Manager – Jefferson City (Dix Rd)
Jordan Watson, Jiffy Lube Store Manager – Columbia (Nifong Blvd)
Robin Wilkes, Break Time Food Service Associate – Sikeston (420 N. Main St)
Cody Williams, Break Time Store Manager – Sikeston (420 N. Main St)
Robert Wilson, BPLP Driver – Stroud, OK
Tyler Wilson, Truck Service Mechanic – MBSC
Amy Wiser, HR & Benefits Manager – Home Office