Randy Kibler, Chief Executive of Bojangles' Restaurants Inc., is one of 10 receivers of this year's one of the most honorable awards, that is, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Carolinas.

Kibler and the other award victors from the Carolinas will be entitled for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year nationalized program.

The honorees for the award had announced on Thursday at a celebration at The Westin Charlotte hotel.

Names of other recipients are as follows:

Thomas Baliker, President, Spartan Foods of America Inc. of Spartanburg, S.C.

Jud Bowman, President and CEO, PocketGear of Durham.

Leah Brown, President and CEO of A10 Clinical Solutions of Cary.

Craig Collard, President and CEO of Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. of Cary.

Lawrence Stern, Chairman and CEO, Talecris Biotherapeutics of Research Triangle Park.

Charles Swoboda, CEO of CREE of Durham.

Stephen Wiehe, President and CEO of SciQuest Inc. of Cary.

Stephen Zelnak Jr., retired Chairman of Martin Marietta Materials of Raleigh.

Jane Zhang, Founder and CEO of JH Global Services Inc. of Greenville, S.C.

The award winners were selected from amongst 27 finalists that had been selected by an independent jury of past winners and business and community leaders.