In 1981, the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce named Stonecipher as "Small Businessman of the Year. In 1987, he was named "Rising Young Business Leader" by the Shreveport Leadership Council.<ref name=lsus>{{cite web|url=http://lsusmath.rickmabry.org/colloquium/stonecipher-apr2008.html|title=Predicting the Outcome of Elections using Actuarial Science|publisher=Louisiana State University in Shreveport|accessdate=September 27, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref> | In 1981, the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce named Stonecipher as "Small Businessman of the Year. In 1987, he was named "Rising Young Business Leader" by the Shreveport Leadership Council.<ref name=lsus>{{cite web|url=http://lsusmath.rickmabry.org/colloquium/stonecipher-apr2008.html|title=Predicting the Outcome of Elections using Actuarial Science|publisher=Louisiana State University in Shreveport|accessdate=September 27, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref> |