Awards Presented at Our Annual Celebration

2019  – Brian Rude

2018 – Joe Kruse

2017 – Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Link to YouTube Video

2016 – John Medinger Link to YouTube Video

2015 – Dan Wettstein Link to YouTube Video

2014 – Jeff Thompson   Link to YouTube Video

2013 – Dick Lommen   Link to YouTube Video

2012 – Harry Dahl   Link to YouTube Video

2011 – Don Weber

2010 – Jerry Kember   Link to YouTube Video

2009 – Al Trapp

2008 – Pat Smith

2007 – Pat Stephens

2006 – Randy Eddy, Sr.

2005 – Barbara Skogen

2004 – Bill Medland

2003 – Dan Kapanke

2002 – Lee Rasch

2001 – Dirk L. Gasterland

2000 – Randy Smith

1999 – Duane Ring, Jr.

1998 – Lyle & Norma Anderson and Family & Dick Swantz

1997 – Steve Hamilton

1996 – Kermit Newcomer

1995 – Jean Marck

1994 – Les Eversole

1993 – Harold Craig

1992 – Quinn Johnson

1991 – Charles D. Olson

1990 – Adolf Gundersen, M.D.

1989 – Lindon Saline

1988 – Ed Quillin

1987 – Jean Gitz Bassett

1986 – John Bosshard

1985 – Terry Gillette

1984 – William Roth

1983 – Charles Gelatt

1982 – John Mooney

1981 – Ralph Steele

1980 – L. Peter Groves

1979 – D. B. Reinhart

1978 – Rev. J. Thomas Finucan

1977 – Patrick Zielke

1976 – Richard Beggs

1975 – Frank Italiano

1974 – Russell Cleary

1973 – John A. Elliott

1972 – Philip S. Davy

1971 – Robert Smyth, Sr.

1970 – Robert “Kootch” Carroll

1969 – George Milne

1968 – Roy R. Kumm

1967 – Fred Kramer

1966 – Carl Iverson

1965 – Thomas Hancock

1964 – Joseph Rohrer

1963 – Rexford Mitchell, Ph.D.

1962 – Romeo Denzer

1961 – James “Jake” Hoeschler

1960 – B. W. Ingli

1959 – Eugene W. Murphy

1958 – John T. Sleik

1957 – Gunnar Gundersen, Sr. M.D.

1956 – Raymond C. Bice

1955 – Carl H. Iverson

1954 – W. Leo Murphy

1953 – Reuben N. Trane

1952 – Albert Sanford

1951 – Quincy Hale

1950 – John G. Felton

1949 – Mrs. Alf Gunderson

1948 – Frank Sisson

1947 – E. H. Erickson

1946 – Dr. Frank J. Hoeschler

2019 – Joe Heim 

2018 -Chris Butler

2017 – Laura Olson

2016 – Mark Hughes

2015 – Tim Oliver

2014 – Joan Mueller & Dee Medinger

2013 – Brady Lowe

2012 – Bob Borchardt

2011 – Shirley Krause

2010 – Brad Dinsmoor

2009 – Bernard Black

2008 – Joe Heim

2007 – Fred Kusch

2006 – Annette O’Hern

2005 – Donna Ruble

2004 – Therese Barrett

2003 – Al Trapp

2002 – Kirk Rodman

2001 – Bill Brickson

2000 – Ray Sand – Dairyland Power Cooperative

1999 – Anita Dahlby – Onalaska High School

1998 – Loren Anderson – Architechniques

1997 – Jack Reinsvold

1996 – Edie Woods

1995 – Bankim Dhanak & Dan Claussen (co-recipients) – Chairperson Award

1994 – Steven Stach – Committee Chair Award

1993 – Kathryn Sexauer – Committee Chair of the Year

1992 – Ann Korschgen & Jay Lokken (co-recipients)

1991 – Brad Sturm

1990 – Sid Bateman – Committee Chairman of the Year Award

1988 – Blaine McDowell – Outstanding Committee Leadership Award

1986 – Lindon Saline – Outstanding Volunteer

2018 – Discontinued

2017 – Josh Pogreba (Pogy’s Catering and Pogreba Restaurant)

2016 – Deb Lash (Court Above Main, The Wedding Tree)

2015 – Wettstein’s

2019 – Discontinued 

2018 – Downtown Onalaska – Dash Park (Skogens & DBS Group) and Great River Landing (City of La Crosse & Wieser Brothers)

2017- Kwik Trip for its Bun, Bakery, and Dairy Manufacturing expansions

2016 – Organic Valley for their Cashton expansion

2015 – Western Technical College for their campus renewal

2014 – Trane Plant 7: 360 Real Estate, Borton Construction & Mike Kiel

2013 – La Crosse Loggers Baseball

2012 – Weber Center for the Performing Arts

2011 – Dave Skogen – Festival Foods

2010 – Gundersen Lutheran

2009 – Kaplan Professional Education

2008 – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the UW-L Foundation for the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex

2007 – Kwik Trip

2006 – Logistics Health Incorporated

2005 – Franciscan Skemp Healthcare

2004 – WI Department of Transportation – La Crosse Office

2003 – Gundersen Lutheran

2002 – La Crosse Tribune

2001 – Colonel Michael Staszak – Fort McCoy

2000 – La Crosse MTU Service

1999-  La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium

1998 – Mayor John Medinger & La Crosse City Council and Dan Kapanke & Campbell Town Board

1997 – Cheryl Brenengen, West Salem & Mayor Mike Poellinger, La Crescent

2018 – Discontinued

2017 – Nathan Franklin

2016 – Brad Dinsmoor

2015 – Peter Hughes

2014 – Dave Booth

2013 – Dyanne Brudos

2012 – Joan Mueller

2011 – Rick Artman

2010 – Keith Carson

2009 – Joan Curran

2008 – Mark Johnsrud

2007 – Onalaska Mayor Jim Bialecki

2006 – Michael Huebsch

2005 – Tim Kabat

2004 – Mayor John Medinger

2003 – The La Crosse County Household Hazardous Materials Program

2002 – Steve Doyle

2001 – Dave Clements

2000 – Steve Tanke – Custom Benefit Administrator & Chamber Board Member

1999 – Rusty Cunningham – La Crosse Tribune

1998 – Al Trapp – UW-L Foundation

1997 – 

1996 – Kirk Rodman