Business Hall of Fame names Markham, Simpson

FORT MYERS — Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida selected Gail Markham and Bob Simpson to the Lee County Business Hall of Fame. They will be inducted at a ceremony April 10.

The award recognizes business leaders who serve as role models for young people through their professional accomplishments and community involvement. Junior Achievement is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating children about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy.

Markham is a partner in the accounting firm of Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., a Fort Myers-based firm she founded in 1979. Markham was instrumental in establishing the PACE Center for Girls in Lee County, a center for at-risk girls. She is currently board president of PACE Center for Girls and is active in its capital campaign for campus expansion.