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Past Presidents, Charter Members, and other Awards:

Presidents from 2025 into the future:

2034   2029  
2033   2028  
2032   2027   
2031   2026  
2030                          2025 Heidi Kerska       

Presidents from 2005 to 2024:

2024 Angel Klankowski 2014 Gale Bruessel
2023 Patti Martell 2013 Julie Arney
2022 Joel Affeldt 2012 Jeff Jewell
2021 Vanessa Machado  2011 Eileen Krenz
2020 Jeffrey Copp 2010 Joan Francois
2019 Ryan Niemeier 2009 Ger Danielson
2018 Jennifer Etrheim 2008 Ressano Machado
2017 Teresa O'Donnell-Ebner 2007 Wade Welper
2016 Angel Klankowski 2006 Carol Leidel
2015 Summer Thorson 2005 Dean Bergstrom

Presidents from 1985 to 2004:

2004 Raj Rajagopal 1994 Duane Baardseth
2003 Steve Gund 1993 Lee Stansbury
2002 Joe Francois 1992 Clark Berg
2001 Gale Bruessel 1991 Paul Ulland
2000 Julie Arney 1990 Carl Speich
1999 Paul Shie 1989 Bill Goff
1998 Larry Stryker 1988 Donald Groth
1997 Curt Murray 1987 Jerome Lynch
1996 Darrell Busness 1986 Curt Bratager
1995 Steve Mau 1985 Carl Speich

Presidents from 1965 to 1984:

1984 DeWayne Severson 1974  Sid Scoville
1983 Ernest Jones 1973 Hugh McDowell
1982 John Dunham 1972 Bob Loberg
1981 Ed Boske 1971 Ron Shamberg
1980 Howard Munson 1970 Keith Deyo
1979 Fred Meyer 1969 Laury LePage
1978 Charles West 1968 Norm Jertson
1977 John Nikolai 1967 Jim Reese
1976 Tyler Henslik 1966 Dick Swenson
1975 Jack Biller 1965 Norm Olson

Charter Members (October 18, 1965):

Ottis Adamson Charles Auenson Robert Bacon
Herb Barge Jr. Alec Botcher Howard Cazel
William Conforth Malcolm (Mac) Dahl L. L. DeJarlais
Loren DieKrager Rev. Virgil Duellman J. L. Ebner
Warren Farwell Rev. Paul Fransen David Gilman
John Haugen Ossie Helgerson Robert Heth
Paul G Hughes Norman Jertson Keith Jones
Harver Koll Larry Larson Laury LePage
Robert Loberg Joseph C Michel Vergil Miller
Norman Olson William Stetzler John Swendiman
Richard Swenson Jerome Thompson Clarence Troke
Arlen Twite John W Welch Robert J Young
Myron Zessin    

Melvin Jones Award Recipients:

     2025    Curt Murray
2022 Teresa O'Donnell-Ebner, Dean Bergstrom, Angel Klankowski
2018 Steven Gund, Summer Thorson Niemeier
2014 "Raj" Rajagopal, Joseph Francois, Ger Danielson, Ressano Machado
2011 Paul Shie
2008 Clark Berg, Dewey Severson, Julie Arney, Larry Stryker, Steve Mau
2006 Gale Breussel
2005 Curt Murray
2001 Ed Boskie
1999 Duane Baardseth, Ossie Helgerson
1995 Fred Meyer, Paul Ulland

Helen Keller Award Recipients:

   2022   Jeff Jewell
2022 Eileen Krenz
2018 Angel Klankowski, Gale Bruessel
2014 Julie Arney
2010 Margaret Berg, Ressano Machado, "Raj" Rajagopal
2006 Larry Stryker
2001 Clark Berg, Steve Mau

Hearing Foundation Award Recipients:

 2025 Heidi Kerska
2022 Chris Fortsch
2018 Bill Goff
2010 Ger Danielson, Lee Stansbury
2005 Joe Francois
2001 Dewey Severson
2000 Clark Berg

Every Day Hero Award Recipients:

2026  
2025 no award given
2024 Chris Fortsch
2023 Jeff Copp
2022 Randy Rosenberg
2021  
2020 Jeff Jewell
2019 Carole Gehrig
2018 Jen Etrheim
2017 Chris Fortsch
2016 Teresa O'Donnell-Ebner
2015  
2014 Jeff Jewell

Top Dog Award Recipients:

2022 Jeff Copp
2022 Jen Etrheim
2022 Randy Rosenberg
2022 Greg Stremka
2020 Paul Ulland
2020 Teresa O'Donnell-Ebner
2020 Dean Bergstrom

Dream Catcher (Diabetes) Award Recipients: 

     2025      Ressano Machado, Vanessa Machado, Ressano Machado (progressive)
 2022 Ryan Niemeyer

Super Event Award Recipients (event was discontinued in 2020):

   2019    Therese Przytarski Rosanne Buehler
2018 Paul Ulland Don Thesing
2017 Steve Mau Kurt Grunwald
2016 Gary Beardmore Lew Plummer
2015 Teresa O'Donnell-Ebner Linda Larson
2014 Summer Thorson Mike and Sarah Dohnalik
2013 Peter Petersilie Leo Chaput
2012 Eileen Krenz Bill Ohm
2011 Judy Storlie Jim and Monique Howe
2010 Pat Smith Mike Ryan
2009 Clark Berg Jay Schnoor
2008 Bill and Sarah Goff Earl Welch
2007

Joseph & and Joan Francois

2007 Flood Rescue Workers

Dewey Severson
2006 Ossie Helgerson Randy Dobbs
2005 Karin Wiese John and Sylvia Allen
2004 Mary Grattan Dan Heth
2003 Joe Ready Bev Jiardina
2002 Fred Meyer Bob and Betty Adams
2001 Alice Johnson Kim Czechowicz
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