Volunteers receive Governors Award
Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007
STORM LAKE, Iowa -- Lt. Governor Patty Judge honored more than 100 volunteers with the Governor's Volunteer Service Award at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at Buena Vista University.
The award recipients from northwest Iowa and the nominating agencies were as follows:
Buena Vista County
Mike Brecher, Storm Lake, Department of Natural Resources; Ginni Cook, Alta, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Diane Hamilton, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Robert Lenhart, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Betty Miller, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Keith Moe, Albert City, Department of Education; Susan Thompson, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Connections Mentoring Program, Storm Lake, Department of Education.
Cherokee County
Immaculate Conception Parish Youth, Cherokee, Department of Transportation.
Clay County
Rebecca Goeken, Everly, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Sharon Sassman, Spencer, Department of Human Services.
Crawford County
Crawford County Memorial Hospital, Denison, Senior Health Insurance Information Program; Denison Job Corp, Denison, Department of Transportation.
Dickinson County
Karen Baker, Karen, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Lauri Carlson, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Jack Lalone, Lake Park, Iowa League of Cities; Joan McCulloch, Spirit Lake, Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service; Tom Reuland, Milford, Department of Education; Becky Schroeder, Spirit Lake, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Jodi Smith, Jodi, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Betsy Tonsfeldt, Betsy, Spirit Lake, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Anna Voss, Arnolds Park, Department of Public Health; Erwin Wackerbarth, Spirit Lake, Iow Department of Natural Resources; Diane Zempel, Diane, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Okoboji Community School FFA, Milford, Department of Transportation; Spirit Lake Student Council, Spirit Lake, Department of Transportation.
Lyon County
Don Liefeld,Rock Rapids, Department of Education; Roger Oliver, Rock Rapids, Department of Education; American Legion Post 310, Inwood, Department of Transportation.
Monona County
GFWC/IFWC Castana Junior 76er's, Castana, Department of Transportation; Knights of Columbus Onawa/Blencoe Council, Onawa, Department of Transportation.
O'Brien County
Laurel Zoet, Sheldon, Department of Inspection and Appeals; South O'Brien National Honor Society, Paullina, Department of Transportation.
Palo Alto County
Irene R. Banwart, West Bend, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Eli Grimm, West Bend, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Margaret M. Grimm, West Bend, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center.
Plymouth County
Mary Turner, Le Mars, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Michael Vander Molen, Struble, Iowa League of Cities; Akron Knights of Columbus Council 12448, Akron, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Kingsley Knights of Columbus Council 4968, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Le Mars Knights of Columbus Council 1466, Le Mars, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Remsen Knights of Columbus Council 3405, Remsen, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center.
Pocahontas County
Peter Hong, Laurens, Iowa League of Cities; AC-T Education Foundation, Laurens, Iowa Department of Education.
Sac County
Mary Foell, Schaller, Iowa Department of Education; Donna Higgins, Auburn, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Wayne Pfannkuch, Lytton, Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service; Mariana Ramirez, Schaller, Iowa Department of Education; Mardell Schade, Lake View, Department of Elder Affairs.
Sioux County
Phyllis Hawkins, Ireton, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Dean Lill, Hawarden, Department of Education; Calliope Village Committee, Hawarden, Iowa League of Cities; Hospers CRC Gems & Cadets, Hospers, Department of Transportation.
Woodbury County
Helen Belt, Sioux City, Department for the Blind; Earl Belt, Iowa Department for the Blind; Thomas Fennell, Sioux City, Iowa Department of Public Defense; Richard Owens, Sioux City, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Meaghen Rawlings, Sioux City, Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals; Cheryl Spear, Correctionville, Iowa Department of Human Rights; Phillip Wendzillo, Sioux City, Iowa Department of Public Defense; Mercy Medical Center -- Sioux City, Sioux City, Senior Health Insurance Information Program.
Out of state recpients:
Robert Baxter, Dakota Dunes, S.D., Department of Inspection and Appeals; Maureen Baxter, Dakota Dunes, S.D., Department of Inspection and Appeals.
The award recipients from northwest Iowa and the nominating agencies were as follows:
Buena Vista County
Mike Brecher, Storm Lake, Department of Natural Resources; Ginni Cook, Alta, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Diane Hamilton, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Robert Lenhart, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Betty Miller, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Keith Moe, Albert City, Department of Education; Susan Thompson, Storm Lake, Department of Education; Connections Mentoring Program, Storm Lake, Department of Education.
Cherokee County
Immaculate Conception Parish Youth, Cherokee, Department of Transportation.
Clay County
Rebecca Goeken, Everly, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Sharon Sassman, Spencer, Department of Human Services.
Crawford County
Crawford County Memorial Hospital, Denison, Senior Health Insurance Information Program; Denison Job Corp, Denison, Department of Transportation.
Dickinson County
Karen Baker, Karen, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Lauri Carlson, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Jack Lalone, Lake Park, Iowa League of Cities; Joan McCulloch, Spirit Lake, Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service; Tom Reuland, Milford, Department of Education; Becky Schroeder, Spirit Lake, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Jodi Smith, Jodi, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Betsy Tonsfeldt, Betsy, Spirit Lake, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Anna Voss, Arnolds Park, Department of Public Health; Erwin Wackerbarth, Spirit Lake, Iow Department of Natural Resources; Diane Zempel, Diane, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Okoboji Community School FFA, Milford, Department of Transportation; Spirit Lake Student Council, Spirit Lake, Department of Transportation.
Lyon County
Don Liefeld,Rock Rapids, Department of Education; Roger Oliver, Rock Rapids, Department of Education; American Legion Post 310, Inwood, Department of Transportation.
Monona County
GFWC/IFWC Castana Junior 76er's, Castana, Department of Transportation; Knights of Columbus Onawa/Blencoe Council, Onawa, Department of Transportation.
O'Brien County
Laurel Zoet, Sheldon, Department of Inspection and Appeals; South O'Brien National Honor Society, Paullina, Department of Transportation.
Palo Alto County
Irene R. Banwart, West Bend, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Eli Grimm, West Bend, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Margaret M. Grimm, West Bend, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center.
Plymouth County
Mary Turner, Le Mars, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Michael Vander Molen, Struble, Iowa League of Cities; Akron Knights of Columbus Council 12448, Akron, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Kingsley Knights of Columbus Council 4968, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Le Mars Knights of Columbus Council 1466, Le Mars, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Remsen Knights of Columbus Council 3405, Remsen, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center.
Pocahontas County
Peter Hong, Laurens, Iowa League of Cities; AC-T Education Foundation, Laurens, Iowa Department of Education.
Sac County
Mary Foell, Schaller, Iowa Department of Education; Donna Higgins, Auburn, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Wayne Pfannkuch, Lytton, Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service; Mariana Ramirez, Schaller, Iowa Department of Education; Mardell Schade, Lake View, Department of Elder Affairs.
Sioux County
Phyllis Hawkins, Ireton, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Dean Lill, Hawarden, Department of Education; Calliope Village Committee, Hawarden, Iowa League of Cities; Hospers CRC Gems & Cadets, Hospers, Department of Transportation.
Woodbury County
Helen Belt, Sioux City, Department for the Blind; Earl Belt, Iowa Department for the Blind; Thomas Fennell, Sioux City, Iowa Department of Public Defense; Richard Owens, Sioux City, Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center; Meaghen Rawlings, Sioux City, Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals; Cheryl Spear, Correctionville, Iowa Department of Human Rights; Phillip Wendzillo, Sioux City, Iowa Department of Public Defense; Mercy Medical Center -- Sioux City, Sioux City, Senior Health Insurance Information Program.
Out of state recpients:
Robert Baxter, Dakota Dunes, S.D., Department of Inspection and Appeals; Maureen Baxter, Dakota Dunes, S.D., Department of Inspection and Appeals.
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