THANK YOU, SPONSORS!

     The 2008 Cardinal Challenge was made possible by the generous support of our title sponsor Brown-Forman Corporation and supporting and contributing sponsors.

Brown-Forman Corporation

     Brown-Forman is a diversified producer of fine-quality consumer products founded in 1870 in Louisville by George Garvin Brown. His original brand, Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky, was America’s first bottled bourbon and remains one of Brown-Forman’s finest brands today. Woodford Reserve, a single-barrel bourbon, is another popular B-F brand, as is Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. The company’s current chairman, Owsley Brown II, is a great-grandson of the founder.

     B-F employs 4,440 people worldwide with about 1,300 in Louisville. One of the largest American-owned spirits and wine companies and among the top 10 largest global spirits companies, it sells its brands in more than 135 countries and has offices in cities across the globe.
     The company is led by CEO and President Paul Varga. James Bareuther, the company’s COO and executive vice-president, is chairman of the UofL College of Business Board of Advisors. (http://www.brown-forman.com/)

Supporting sponsors

Butterfield & Associates
Genscape
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation

Contributing sponsors

BB&T

Humana

Kentucky Derby Museum

Kroger

Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau

Louisville Water Company

NTS Development Co.

Resources Global Professionals
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Texas Roadhouse
The CW: Louisville/WBKI-TVUPS

     For information about 2009 Cardinal Challenge sponsorship opportunities, contact Jane Goldstein at 502.852.4888 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it