Awards Presented at Our Annual Celebration

2020  – Brian Rude

2019 – Joe Kruse

2018 – Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Link to YouTube Video

2017 – John Medinger Link to YouTube Video

2016 – Dan Wettstein Link to YouTube Video

2015 – Jeff Thompson   Link to YouTube Video

2014 – Dick Lommen   Link to YouTube Video

2013 – Harry Dahl   Link to YouTube Video

2012 – Don Weber

2011 – Jerry Kember   Link to YouTube Video

2010 – Al Trapp

2009 – Pat Smith

2008 – Pat Stephens

2007 – Randy Eddy, Sr.

2006 – Barbara Skogen

2005 – Bill Medland

2004 – Dan Kapanke

2003 – Lee Rasch

2002 – Dirk L. Gasterland

2001 – Randy Smith

2000 – Duane Ring, Jr.

1999 – Lyle & Norma Anderson and Family

1999 – Dick Swantz

1998 – Steve Hamilton

1997 – Kermit Newcomer

1996 – Jean Marck

1995 – Les Eversole

1994 – Harold Craig

1993 – Quinn Johnson

1992 – Charles D. Olson

1991 – Adolf Gundersen, M.D.

1990 – Lindon Saline

1989 – Ed Quillin

1988 – Jean Gitz Bassett

1987 – John Bosshard

1986 – Terry Gillette

1985 – William Roth

1984 – Charles Gelatt

1983 – John Mooney

1982 – Ralph Steele

1981 – L. Peter Groves

1980 – D. B. Reinhart

1979 – Rev. J. Thomas Finucan

1978 – Patrick Zielke

1977 – Richard Beggs

1976 – Frank Italiano

1975 – Russell Cleary

1974 – John A. Elliott

1973 – Philip S. Davy

1972 – Robert Smyth, Sr.

1971 – Robert “Kootch” Carroll

1970 – George Milne

1969 – Roy R. Kumm

1968 – Fred Kramer

1967 – Carl Iverson

1966 – Thomas Hancock

1965 – Joseph Rohrer

1964 – Rexford Mitchell, Ph.D.

1963 – Romeo Denzer

1962 – James “Jake” Hoeschler

1961 – B. W. Ingli

1960 – Eugene W. Murphy

1959 – John T. Sleik

1958 – Gunnar Gundersen, Sr. M.D.

1957 – Raymond C. Bice

1956 – Carl H. Iverson

1955 – W. Leo Murphy

1954 – Reuben N. Trane

1953 – Albert Sanford

1952 – Quincy Hale

1951 – John G. Felton

1950 – Mrs. Alf Gunderson

1949 – Frank Sisson

1948 – E. H. Erickson

1947 – Dr. Frank J. Hoeschler

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 (corecipients) – Chairperson Award 1994 – Steven Stach – Committee Chair Award 1993 – Kathryn Sexauer – Committee Chair of the Year 1992 – Ann Korschgen & Jay Lokken (corecipients) 1991 – Brad Sturm 1990 – Sid Bateman – Committee Chairman of the Year Award 1988 – ? Blaine McDowell – Outstanding Committee Leadership Award 1986 – ? Lindon Saline – Outstanding Volunteer

2017 – Josh Pogreba (Pogy’s Catering and Pogreba Restaurant) 2016 – Deb Lash (Court Above Main, The Wedding Tree) 2015 – Wettstein’s

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

2017- Kwik trip for it’s 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

1996 – ???

2019 – Joe Heim

2018 – Chris Butler

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