Past Distinguished Alumni Honorees

2024
Erica DeBoer '97
Curt Everson '77/M.S. '79
Dennis Helder '79 & '80; M.S. '85
Kendra Kattelmann '77
Jerry Tunheim '62/M.S. '64
Rob Wylie '76

2023
Gerald Blazey '79
Tim Czmowski '85
Jeff Eckhoff '82
Ann Progulske-Fox '74
John Stiegelmeier '79
Kim Tyler '82

2022
Darrel C. Bjornson '67
Linda K. Daugaard '75
Jean M. Hunhoff '76
Kevin L. Moe '88
Robert G. Streeter '63
Michael L. Torrence '99/M.S. '01

2020-2021
Cleveland “Cleve” Abbott 1916
Ron C. Alverson ’74
Keith W. Corbett ’75/M.Ed. ’87
Mary Kay Helling ’77/M.S. ’82
David E. Schaefer ’81
Gene M. Sieve ’90

2019
David L. Lane '86
Barry L. Markl '68
Jerry D. Nachtigal '81
Larry F. Ness '69
Pamela S. Roberts '77
Shirley K. Sneve '78

2018
Steven Kappes ’80/M.S. ’86
Terry G. Nelson ’65/M.Ed. ’67
Kevin Roberts ’78
Larry Tidemann ’70/M.S. ’72
Wesley Tschetter ’69
Diana VanderWoude ’82/M.S. ’91

2017
John Hendrickson Jr. '77
David Thompson '64
David Blegen '64
David Nagelhout '79
Suzanne Hansen '95
Zachary Carter '99

2016
David L. Chicoine, ‘69
Delvin DeBoer ‘78/MS ‘80
David Gilbertson ‘72
Karen Billars Heusinkveld ‘67
Laurie Stenberg Nichols ‘78
Myron Van Buskirk ‘63

2015
Julie Gullickson Bell ’70/MS ’76
Brian Erstad ’76
Jim Faulstich ’72
Rodney Fouberg ’60
Margaret Hegge MEd ’71
Niaz Latif MS '83/MS '85

2014
David B. Anderson '66
S.K. Dash MS '70/PhD '73
Leon B. Ellwein '64/MS '66
Roxie Romness Foster '67
Jake Krull '60
Michael V. Relf '88
Lisa S. Richardson '91
Frank Blalark '02/MS '04

2013
Robert P. Gunsalus ‘69
Merl M. Hackbart ‘63
Daniel J. Hansen 03/PharmD ‘05
Brian L. Kaatz ‘74
David F. Marquardt ‘64
Jane McKee Smith ‘83
Roberta K. Olson ‘64
Hugh E. Smeltekop MS ‘99

2012
Larry E. Bell ‘58
Richard L. Deming ‘76
Fred L. Ellwein ‘83
Jill M. Franken ‘83
Lynn G. Seppala ‘68
Dallas P. Tonsager ‘76
Sara J. Venhuizen ‘07
Steve P. Imming*

2011
Betty A. Belkham MS '91
Reid A. Christopherson '82/MS '86
Arlo B. DeKraai '70
Dustin P. Oedekoven '00
JoAnn Olson Goodale '59
Jeffery L. Nelson '71
Walter W. Wosje '62/MS '67
Harold Bailey, Jr.*

2010
Joel DeRouchey '97
Lynn Enquist '67
Steve Hildebrand '86
Stacy Holzbauer '00
Cheri Kraemer '85
Mike MacNeil PhD '82
Lyle Solem '59
James McKinney*

2009
Jim Booher '70
Carrie Buthe '04
Mark Clark '80
Glenna Fouberg MEd '68
Sonya Irons '01
Teri Johnson '86
Jim Langer '70
Jim Morgan '69/ MS '70
Esther Preszler '88/MS '95
Vern Schramm '63

2008
Robert Burns ‘64
David Kranz ‘68
Diane Ludgate Love ‘77
Dennis Micko ‘68/MS ‘69
Nancy Neiber MS ‘83
V.J. Smith ‘78
James Sutton ‘57
Julie Thorstenson ‘99/MS ‘05

2007
Tena L. Haraldson '76
James A. Hoch '61
Tara A. Huls '93
Roger E. Hunsley '59
Kenton R. Kaufman '74/MS '76
Evan M. Renz '83
Deborah A. Soholt MS '90
Lowell L. Sterler '74

2006
Diana L. Berkland '72/MS '94
Don L. Endres '83
Jill T. LaPlante '93
Maurice H. Forsyth '78
Darold G. Hehn '77/MEd '93
Roland L. Ryan '60
Adam M. Vinatieri '95
Kathryn A. Walker '81
Justin C. Williams '95/'96
Peggy Gordon Miller*

2005
Kathie S. Courtney '74
Barbara B. Fishback '73/MS '79
Brenda R. Forman '85
John C. Gross '54
Charles R. McMullen MS '69/PhD '74
Thomas E. Neuberger '52/MS '55
Charles R. Raasch '76
James C. Wilcox '76
Christine Hamilton*
Edward Patrick Hogan*

2004
Sharon Lohr DeVaney '61/MS '69
Larry E. Gabriel '70
Dan H. Gee MS '67/PhD '70
Frank J. Kurtenbach '61/MS '69
Jan K. Nicolay MEd '72
R. Craig Schnell '65
Christine Hamilton*
Edward Patrick Hogan*

2003
Dana J. Dykhouse '79
Kimberly A.Overby '79
M. Michael Rounds '77
Dixie D. Serr '62
Jack C. Marshman '55
James O. Pedersen '55/MS '62
Susan L. Smit '70/MS '90
Darwin E. Walker*

2002
Sam M. Cordes '67
Bernard E. Heffernan '50
Rebecca J. Nelson MS '92
Karen E. Pearson '72/MS '79
Alan O. Tuntland '62
Richard J. Vetter '66/MS '68
Duane E. Sander*

2001
Herb Cheever '61
Marilyn DeLong '61
Jule Moravec '55
Ralph Palmer '43
Helen Severson '41
Jean Heilman Grier '69
Duane Pankratz '65
Robert Miller '49

2000
Debra A. DeBates '74/MS '93
Deloris E. Mangels Jensen '54/MS '58
Sandra K. Johnson '78
Dale R. McCullough '57
Deborah A. McDermott '76
Ivan S. Palmer '55/MS '56
Douglas D. Randall '65
Leon J. Wrage '61/MS '64