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Central District History - Conventions - Past Presidents - Award Recipients1933-Present Convention HistoryYear President Convention City *W/AAHPERD **Regional W/SHAPEConvention Manager District Representative1933-34 C.H. McCloy St. Paul, MN C.H. McCloy1934-35 Clare Small Omaha, NE Clare Small1935-36 Louis E. Hutto St. Louis, MO * Louis Hutto1936-37 Edna McCullough Denver, CO Edna McCullough1937-38 A.O. Anderson Minneapolis, MN * A.O. Anderson1938-39 Elizabeth Halsey Sioux City, IA Hellen Manley1939-40 Willard N. Greim Wichita, KS Willard Greim1940-41 Helen Manley Fargo, ND Helen Manley1941-42 James H. Morrison Des Moines, IA Hellen Manley1942-43 Gertrude M. Baker Kansas City, MO Strong Hinman Hellen Manley1943-44 Carl Nordly Topeka, KS Willard Greim1944-45 Germaine Guiot No Convention Willard Greim1945-46 Germaine Guiot St. Louis, MO * Louis Kittlaus Willard Greim1946-47 H.G. Porter KS / L.F. Keller MNMinneapolis, MN Eugenia Ziemer Willard Greim1947-48 Elizabeth Graybeal Kansas City, MO Patrick O'Keefe & Willard Greim Carl Nordly1948-49 L.P. Washburn Denver, CO Willard Greim Elizabeth Halsey1949-50 M. Gladys Scott Duluth, MN Victor Dunder Elizabeth Halsey1950-51 Merle Henre Des Moines, IA John Johnson Louis F. Keller1951-52 Mabel Shirley Topeka, KS L.P. Dittemore Louis F. Keller1952-53 L.R. Marti Sioux Falls, SD Douglass Evans Louis F. Keller1953-54 Wilma Gemmstad Lincoln, NE John Thompson M. Gladys Scott1954-55 R.B. Frost St. Paul, MN Gene Aldrich M. Gladys Scott1955-56 Jean Bontz Colorado Springs, CO Gerry Berry & Stuart Richter M. Gladys Scott1956-57 Edwin Elbel St. Louis, MO Louis Kittlaus Wilma Gimmestad1957-58 A. Gwendolin Drew Kansas City, MO * Patrick O'Keefe & Finn Erickson Wilma Gimmestad1958-59 Frank Sills Waterloo, IA Wilma Gimmestad1959-60 Anita Aldrich Fargo, ND Hazel Dettman L.R. Marti1960-61 John Van Why Wichita, KS Roy Groe L.R. Marti1961-62 Hazel Dettman Omaha, NE Thomas l. Hallstrom L.R. Marti1962-63 Henry Shenk Minneapolis, MN Helen Starr Jean Bontz1963-64 Helen Slocum Des Moines, IA John Johnson1964-65 Louis E. Alley St. Louis, MO Louis Kittlaus1965-66 Barbara Forker Topeka, KS Quentin Goves1966-67 Carl Wear Denver, CO Chester O'Hanlon

Central District History of Conventions, Presidents, and Award Recipients

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1967-68 Laura Mae Brown St. Louis, MO * George Roscoe1968-69 Laura Mae Brown St. Paul, MN George Roscoe Henry Shenk1969-70 Clem Thompson Cheyenne, WY Bertel Budd Henry Shenk1970-71 Margaret Fox Omaha, NE Tom Hallstrom Henry Shenk1971-72 Donald W. Henry Fargo, ND Harold L. Pederson Maggie Fox1972-73 Frances A Bleick Minneapolis, MN * William M. Bergeron Maggie Fox1973-74 Frances A Bleick Sioux City, IA William M. Bergeron Maggie Fox1974-75 Russ Gorman Overland Park, KS Jack Hammig Don Henry1975-76 Dorothy Canham Denver, CO Beverly Pederson Don Henry1976-77 Roger Bishop Cheyenne, WY Bill Hanson & Walter P. Ricketts Don Henry1977-78 Jean L Pyfer Kansas City, MO * Dean Austin Fran Bleick1978-79 Jean L Pyfer Lincoln, NE Dean Austin & Jo Evans Fran Bleick1979-80 Walter "Pax" Rickets Grand Forks, ND Walt Koenig Fran Bleick1980-81 JoAnne Owens-Nausler Minneapolis, MN Merle Vokaty & Bill McMoore Roger Bishop1981-82 Roger Kerns Sioux Falls, SD Charles Spencer Roger Bishop1982-83 Dorothy High Minneapolis, MN * Merle Vokaty & Bill McMoore Roger Bishop1983-84 Dorothy High St. Louis, MO Kathleen Kinderfather JoAnne Owens-Nausler1984-85 Hal McKain Omaha, NE Wauneta Peterson JoAnne Owens-Nausler1985-86 Jan Adair Casper, WY Shirley Dutton & Jean Wheatley JoAnne Owens-Nausler1986-87 Mark Giese Overland Park, KS Donna Osness Charles Spencer1987-88 Shirley Dutton Kansas City, MO * Charles Spencer1988-89 Shirley Dutton Lincoln, NE Joanne Owens-Nausler JoAnne Owens-Nausler1989-90 Charles DeCorsey Denver, CO Bobby Dunn Jan Adair1990-91 Kathleen Kinderfather Rapid City, SD Sally Scherrer Jan Adair1991-92 Mark Harvey Des Moines, IA Debby Dearden & Douglas Minear Jan Adair1992-93 Cheryl Norton Omaha, NE Edsel Buchannon Kathleen Kinderfather1993-94 Perry Miller Denver, CO * Mark Harvey Kathleen Kinderfather1994-95 Perry Miller Fargo, ND Jan Adair Kathleen Kinderfather1995-96 Pauline Jacobson Rochester, MN Mark Scioli Mark Harvey1996-97 Terry Todd St. Louis, MO * Ron Ramspott Mark Harvey1997-98 Terry Todd Wichita, KS Vicki Worrell & Meggin DeMoss Mark Harvey1998-99 K. Kay Valentik Jackson Hole, WY Dolores Albers & Nancy Raso Eklund Perry Miller1999-00 R. Scott Gorman Omaha, NE Deborah Loper & Vicki Highstreet Perry Miller2000-01 Deborah Loper Des Moines, IA Debby Dearden & Douglas Minear Perry Miller2001-02 James Herauf Rapid City, SD Annette Johnson & Bruce Brugman Terry Todd2002-03 Kathleen Engle Fargo, ND Donna Terbizan Terry Todd2003-04 Kathleen Engle Duluth, MN Carolyne Strumbel & Kay Oling Terry Todd2004-05 Sally Scherrer Cheyenne, WY Jan Adair Deb Loper


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2005-06 John Zody Broomfield, CO Patrica Morrison & Laura Mason Deb Loper2006-07 Vicki Worrell Overland Park, KS Betty Laverly & Wendy Scholten Deb Loper2007-08 Dennis Docheff Omaha, NE Vicki Highstreet & Mike Messerole John Zody2008-09 Rich Burke Rochester, MN Ellen Cromwell-Cecrle & Nancy Christensen John Zody2009-10 Kelly Cook Fargo, ND Donna Terbizan John Zody2010-11 Lois Boeyink Rapid City, SD Sheri Keck John Zody2011-12 Joyce Ellis Colorado Springs, CO Patricia Morrison John Zody2012-13 Scott Strohmeyer Jackson Hole, WY Nancy Raso-Eklund John Zody2013-14 Meggin DeMoss St. Louis, MO * Scott Strohmeyer Scott Strohmeyer2014-15 Meggin DeMoss Moorehead, MN Scott Strohmeyer2015-16 Deb Stephenson Minneapolis, MN Scott Strohmeyer2016-17 Deb Stephenson Cedar Falls, IA Jan Grenko Scott Strohmeyer2017-18 Amy Heuer Sioux Falls, SD Tracy Nelson Amy Heuer2018-19 Clayton Ellis Sioux Falls, SD ** SHAPE America/Chris Hersl - Prof. Learning Inst. Clayton Ellis2019-20 Julie Lueckenhoff2020-21 Joe Deutch2021-22 Tara Lynn Garner

Presidents of the Middle West Society of Physical Education Association Who Lived in Central DistrictYear Name Home State1923-26 J. Anna Norris Minnesota1926-27 Margaret McKee Iowa1929-32 Mabel Lee Nebraska1932-33 Strong Hinman Kansas

Presidents of the Central District of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, RecreationYear Name State1933-34 C.H. McCloy Iowa1934-35 Clare Small Colorado1935-36 Louis E. Hutto Iowa1936-37 Edna McCullough Kansas1937-38 A.O. Anderson Missouri1938-39 Elizabeth Halsey Iowa1939-40 Willard N. Greim Colorado1940-41 Helen Manley Missouri1941-42 James H. Morrison Nebraska1942-43 Gertrude M. Baker Minnesota1943-44 Carl Nordly Minnesota


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1944-45 Germaine Guiot Iowa1945-46 Germaine Guiot Iowa1946-47 H.G. Porter KS / L.F. Keller MNKansas1947-48 Elizabeth Graybeal Minnesota1948-49 L.P. Washburn Kansas1949-50 M. Gladys Scott Iowa1950-51 Merle Henre Kansas1951-52 Mabel Shirley Minnesota1952-53 L.R. Marti North Dakota1953-54 Wilma Gemmstad Nebraska1954-55 R.B. Frost South Dakota1955-56 Jean Bontz Iowa1956-57 Edwin Elbel Kansas1957-58 A. Gwendolin Drew Missouri1958-59 Frank Sills Iowa1959-60 Anita Aldrich Missouri1960-61 John Van Why South Dakota1961-62 Hazel Dettman North Dakota1962-63 Henry Shenk Kansas1963-64 Helen Slocum Minnesota1964-65 Louis E. Alley Iowa1965-66 Barbara Forker Iowa1966-67 Carl Wear Nebraska1967-68 Laura Mae Brown Missouri1968-69 Laura Mae Brown Missouri1969-70 Clem Thompson Minnesota1970-71 Margaret Fox Iowa1971-72 Donald W. Henry Kansas1972-73 Frances A Bleick Minnesota1973-74 Frances A Bleick Minnesota1974-75 Russ Gorman Minnesota1975-76 Dorothy Canham Missouri1976-77 Roger Bishop Iowa1977-78 Jean L Pyfer Kansas1978-79 Jean L Pyfer Kansas1979-80 Walter "Pax" Rickets Wyoming1980-81 JoAnne Owens-Nausler Nebraska1981-82 Roger Kerns North Dakota


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1982-83 Dorothy High Nebraska1983-84 Dorothy High Nebraska1984-85 Hal McKain Iowa1985-86 Jan Adair North Dakota1986-87 Mark Giese Kansas1987-88 Shirley Dutton Wyoming1988-89 Shirley Dutton Wyoming1989-90 Charles DeCorsey Minnesota1990-91 Kathleen Kinderfather Missouri1991-92 Mark Harvey Colorado1992-93 Cheryl Norton Colorado1993-94 Perry Miller Missouri1994-95 Perry Miller Missouri1995-96 Pauline Jacobson South Dakota1996-97 Terry Todd Colorado1997-98 Terry Todd Colorado1998-99 K. Kay Valentik Missouri1999-00 R. Scott Gorman Kansas2000-01 Deborah Loper Nebraska2001-02 James Herauf Missouri2002-03 Kathleen Engle Wyoming2003-04 Kathleen Engle Wyoming2004-05 Sally Scherrer South Dakota2005-06 John Zody Kansas2006-07 Vicki Worrell Kansas2007-08 Dennis Docheff Missouri2008-09 Richard Burke Minnesota2009-10 Kelly Cook Kansas2010-11 Lois Boeyink Iowa2011-12 Joyce Ellis Kansas2012-13 Scott Strohmeyer Missouri2013-14 Meggin DeMoss Kansas2014-15 Meggin DeMoss Kansas2015-16 Deb Stephenson Iowa / WyomingPresidents of the Society of Health and Physical Educators - Central District (SHAPE America - Central District)Year Name State2016-17 Amy Heuer North Dakota2017-18 Clayton Ellis Colorado


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2018-19 Julie Lueckenhoff Missouri2019-20 Joe Deutsch North Dakota2020-21 Tara Lynn Garner Missouri2021-22 Christopher Watts Colorado

Central District Scholar Award RecipientsYear Name State

1991 Janice Beran Iowa1992 Lynn Stockman Imergoot Missouri1993 Jim Stiehl Colorado19941995 Kathleen Haywood Missouri19961997 Susan Kovar Kansas1998 Brad Strand North Dakota1999 Gale Wiedow South Dakota2000 Larry Hensley Iowa2001 Sherry Folsom Meek Minnesota2002 Melissa Parker Colorado2003 James A. Richardson South Dakota2004 Donna Terbizan North Dakota2005 John Rohwer Minnesota2006 Joella Mehrhof Kansas2007 Betsy Silva South Dakota2008 John Zody Kansas2009 Scott Strohmeyer Missouri2010 Patty Hacker South Dakota2011 Sue Barnd Colorado2012 Bridget Duoos Minnesota201320142015 Susan Tarr Minnesota2016 Tristan Wallhead Wyoming2017 Russell Carson Colorado2018 Joe Deutsch North Dakota2019 Megan Adkins Nebraska2020 Jaimie McMullen Colorado


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Central District - Adapted Physical Educator of the Year *Denotes National Award WinnerYear Name State

1996 Debby Deardon Iowa19971998 Denise Horpedahl North Dakota1999 Gary Taylor Kansas2000 Robin Olberding Iowa2001 Mari Bergerson Minnesota2002 Anne Abbott Kansas2003 Patricia Morrison * Colorado2004 Richard Burke * Minnesota2005 Ann Griffin * Iowa2006 Cindy Combs * Kansas2007 Nancy Rud Gordon * Minnesota2008 Luann Palmquist Minnesota2009 Denb Johansen Minnesota2010 Brenda Bowman Kansas2011 Kay Oling Minnesota2012 Margery Thompson Kansas20132014 Mike Doyle Minnesota20152016 Kelly Kennedy Colorado2017 Sarah Jo Heath Kansas2018 Barb Reinarman MO2019 Bryan Wickoran Colorado20202021

Central District - Dance Educator of the Year *Denotes National Award WinnerYear Name State

1990 Janet Kinder Colorado1991 Sherri Parker Missouri1992 Linda Luttbeg Missouri1993 Kristen Dabney Missouri1994 Suzanne Bushey Missouri


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1995 Lizabeth L. Ernst Missouri1996 Dennis Walker * Missouri1997 Lieschen Fink Missouri1998 Brenda Goodwin Missouri19992000 Madeline L. Silver Missouri2001 Sally Burgess Kansas2002 Mary Harding * Minnesota20032004 Marcia Small Colorado2005200620072008200920102011 Linda Marsh Colorado20122013 Linda Marsh Colorado2014 Mackenzie Mushel-Ellis * Colorado2015 Joseph DeMers Colorado2016201720182019 Nicole Peterson * North Dakota2020 Ashley Gross Kansas2021

Central District - Health Educator of the Year *Denotes National Award WinnerYear Name State

1990 Edna Mortenson * North Dakota1991 Martha Roper Missouri1992 Martha Roper * Missouri1993 Diane Bruckerhof * Missouri1994 Russ Werth North Dakota1995 J. Douglas Hipper Missouri1996 Marilyn Phalen Iowa1997 Donita Getting Iowa


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1998 Elaine Bruhe Missouri1999 Joan Stear * Kansas2000 Janet Tucker Nebraska2001 Janelle Robins-Gaede Kansas2002 La Vonne Uffelman Nebraska2003 Jean Pletchette Iowa2004 Bonnie Young-Johnson * Minnesota2005 Terri O'Leary Missouri2006 Marla Drewel-Lynch Missouri2007 Marcene Malusky * North Dakota2008 Melissa Lightfoot Missouri2009 Rhonda Kemmis South Dakota2010 Larry Deal Wyoming2011 Barb Bjorum North Dakota2012 Dianne Loberg North Dakota20132014 DianeTitterington Kansas2015 Melissa Jackson Nebraska20162017 Deanne Romero Colorado2018 Jen Hadler Hoell Missouri2019 Leah Swedberg North Dakota2020 Ann Landrum Missouri2021

Central District - Elementary Physical Educator of the Year *Denotes National Award WinnerYear Name State

1987 Joyce Espiritu * Missouri1988 Anita Nichols Kansas1989 Cheryl Jensen Nebraska1990 Theresa Boehm * Missouri1991 Kurt Weinberg North Dakota1992 Richard Cendali Colorado1993 Vicki Worrell * Kansas1994 Susan Evans Colorado1995 Ed Forrker Iowa1996 Nancy Raso Eklund * Wyoming1997 Chet Bunting Colorado


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1998 Jill Cundiff Kansas1999 Michael Cosgrove * Missouri2000 Rhonda Holt * Kansas2001 Sheri Povendo Missouri2002 Shelly Paul Smith Missouri2003 Michelle Iglehart Missouri2004 Lois Boeyink * Iowa2005 Rick Pappas Kansas2006 Sue Brittenham Colorado2007 Connie Jander Missouri2008 Kathleen Wagner * Kansas2009 Karen Ricker Nebraska2010 Lana Peterson-Pressler * Nebraska2011 Elaine Rosquist Colorado2012 Mary Driemeyer Missouri2013 Sue Wright Colorado2014 Shelly Hoffman * Kansas2015 Lynn Burrows Colorado2016 Beau Bragg Kansas2017 Marlys Gwaltney Kansas2018 Mark Jungman Iowa2019 Sally Schulte Missouri2020 Blake Taylor Kansas2021

Central District - Middle School Physical Educator of the Year *Denotes National Award WinnerYear Name State

1993 Richie B. Hicks Missouri1994 Vicki Sue Tillery Missouri1995 Kathleen Engle Wyoming1996 Vicki Montgomery Iowa1997 Steve Schmich Missouri1998 Lois Nauch North Dakota1999 Judith Wetrich Missouri2000 Jennifer R. Stepetich Missouri2001 Joyce Ellis Kansas2002 Joyce Irwin Kansas2003 Mary Ann Donnay North Dakota


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2004 Candi Moutain-Gaddie Colorado2005 Jonetta Dixon Missouri2006 Jim Arico Missouri2007 Lori Heger Kansas2008 Cecilia Studdard Colorado2009 Jennifer Schnell Iowa2010 Lisa Sinjen North Dakota2011 Andrea McCarthy Colorado2012 Matt Monfre Colorado2013 Jason Busche * Kansas2014 Dianne Wyatt * Kansas2015 Brandon Wolff Kansas2016 Karl Ely Kansas2017 Cynthia "CJ" Johnson Minnesota2018 Sarah Gietschier-Hartman * Missouri2019 Murray Wallace Colorado2020 Brad Hull Colorado2021

Central District - High School Physical Educator of the Year *Denotes National Award WinnerYear Name State

1983 Regina McGill * Iowa19841985 Whitney Alpers Kansas1986 Beth Kirkpatrick Iowa1987 Paul Grube Wyoming1988 Candace Pendergast North Dakota1989 Kathy Major * Missouri1990 Shirley Ryan Iowa1991 Pat Stringer Minnesota1992 Lorraine Lutjens North Dakota1993 Bob Matson Wyoming1994 Lavonne Pierson Iowa1995 Dolores Albers * Wyoming1996 Michelle DiLisio Kansas1997 Joanie Shover Missouri1998 Karen Roesler * North Dakota1999 Jean Drennan Kansas


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2000 Julie Lueckenhoff Missouri2001 Diane Fedji Weisgarbe North Dakota2002 LeAnna Bealle Kansas2003 Suzanne Newlin * Colorado20042005 Anna Marie Mead Colorado2006 Becky Hoffman Missouri2007 Katherine Bacon Kansas2008 Candee Stuchlik-Thode Kansas2009 Becky Winter Kansas2010 Clayton Ellis * Colorado2011 Kris Ayers Colorado2012 Tracy Keutzer Missouri2013 Tari Garner Missouri2014 Kelli Tuttle Iowa2015 Amy Sommers Kansas2016 Monique Guidry Colorado2017 Abby Goodlaxon Iowa2018 Erika Mundt * Iowa2019 Melanie Zerr Missouri2020 Brian Hull * Colorado2021

Central District - Kathleen Kinderfather AwardYear Name State Recipient

2005 Good Times Girls Missouri Joyce Hallmark, Carol Tucker, Linda Luttbeg, Patti Furlong, Sherri Povendo2006 Vail Mountain Rescue Team Colorado Tim Cochrane, Bob Armour

2007 Pinedale Ropin' Wranglers Wyoming Jarlath Mortenson, Founder2008 Central District Association Executive Directors CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WY Randy Erickson CO, Lois Boeyink IA,

Vicki Worrell KS, Nancy Christensen MN, 2009 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Nebraska2010 America Heart Association - Minnesota Affiliate Minnesota2011 Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Shooting Sports Iowa2012 Colorado National Sports Center for the Disabled2013 Teton Adaptive Sports Wyoming Kurt Henry - Executive Director2014 St. Louis Cardinals - Cardinals Care: Caring for Kids Missouri20152016 Courage Kennedy Institute - Adaptive Sports & Recreation Minnesota2017 Rockwell Collins Retirees Iowa


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2018 The Guiding Hand and Sanford Health - Fit4Schools South Dakota2019 Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Colorado Clayton Ellis, Nancy Raso Eklund, Daniel

Clark, Sarah Floyd - Executive Director2020 The Nancy Raso-Eklund Family Wyoming Byron, Chip, Lauren Eklund2021

Central District - Mark Harvey Legacy Scholarship Award (Emerging Leader)Year Name State

2011 Danielle Schlecht South Dakota2012 Megan McCollum Minnesota20132014 Mike Meyers Colorado20152016 Erin Ellinger South Dakota2017 Todd Thacker Kansas2018 Ashley Pietenpol Nebraska2019 John Reid Colorado2020 Danielle Blanchette South Dakota2021

Central District - Mark Harvey Legacy AwardYear Name State

2011 Kathleen Engle Wyoming2012 Missy Parker Colorado2012 Scott Gorman Kansas2013 Gay Hughes Wyoming2014 Rick Pappas Kansas2015 Dennis Docheff Missouri2016 Gale Wiedow South Dakota2017 Joella Mehrhof Kansas2017 Brad Strand North Dakota2018 Meggin DeMoss Kansas2018 Nancy Raso-Eklund Wyoming2019 Sally Scherrer South Dakota2020 Clayton Ellis Colorado2021

Central District - Honor Award *Denotes National Award WinnerYear Name State


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1954 Gertrude Baker * Minnesota1954 Mabel J. Shirley * Minnesota1954 Mary R. McKee * Missouri1954 Edna Willis Colorado1954 Doris White Iowa1954 Edna McCullough Kansas1954 Edwin R. Elbel Kansas1954 Louis Martin Kansas1954 Clarence A. Nelson Minnesota1954 Elizabeth Graybeal Minnesota1954 A. Gwendolyn Drew Missouri1954 Ralph Beecher Nebraska1954 Wilma Gimmestad Nebraska1954 Leonard R. Marti North Dakota1954 Gladys E. Leonard South Dakota1954 Randall Watkins Wyoming1954 Ruth Cambell Wyoming1955 Carl Wear * Nebraska1955 Dudley Ashton * Nebraska1955 John VanWhy * South Dakota1955 Rueben (Jack) Frost * South Dakota1955 Louis Washburn Kansas1955 Elsie Annis Minnesota1955 John Anderson Minnesota1955 Ruth Diamond Levinson Nebraska1955 Hazel Dettman North Dakota1956 Ruth Schellberg * Minnesota1956 Finn Erickson Iowa1956 Jean Bontz Iowa1956 Gladys Swanson Minnesota1956 Rosina Koetting Missouri1957 John C. Thompson * Nebraska1957 Catherine Snell Iowa1957 Jane E. Harris Iowa1957 Walter Roy Kansas1957 Josiah Glen Neal Minnesota1957 Paul Schidt Minnesota1958 Dorothy Humiston Colorado


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1958 Frank D. Sills Iowa1958 David Bartelma Minnesota1958 Mary Chadwick Dickmeyer Minnesota1958 Myrtle S. Spande Minnesota1958 Grace J. Rhonemus North Dakota1959 Louis E. Alley * Iowa1959 Anita Alderich * Missouri1959 Eloise M. Jaeger Minnesota1959 Hellen Hartwig Missouri1959 Harriet Yingling Nebraska1959 Carl Youngworth South Dakota1960 Laura Mae Brown Missouri1960 Helen M. Slocum Minnesota1960 Marjorie U Wilson Minnesota1960 Ralph B. McClintock Nebraska1960 Ted F. Keck North Dakota1960 Douglas Evans South Dakota1961 Henry Schenk * Kansas1961 Elizabeth Abbott Colorado1961 Edward F. Voltmer Iowa1961 Patricia C. Patterson Minnesota1961 Roy B. Moore Minnesota1961 Thomas Edison Smith Minnesota1962 Katherine Geyer Kansas1962 Frances M. Kidd Minnesota1962 Helen M. Starr Minnesota1962 Thomas P. Pfaender Minnesota1962 Loraine Schumacher North Dakota1962 Robert Hamblet North Dakota1963 Louis Kittlaus Jr. * Missouri1963 Joie L. Stapleton Kansas1963 Roy F. Groe Kansas1963 Albert E. Brainard Minnesota1963 C.P. Blakeslee Minnesota1963 Ervin Kaiser North Dakota1964 Barbara Forker * Iowa1964 M Gladys Scott * Iowa1964 Carl Knutson Minnesota


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1964 Virgina Discus Missouri1964 Charles E. Miller Nebraska1964 Loyd C. Jenkins Nebraska1965 Fredrick Bierhaus Colorado1965 Dorothy Berg Minnesota1965 Ward M. Wells Minnesota1965 Amy C. Turnell Nebraska1966 Helen Hocker Kansas1966 Clem Thompson Minnesota1966 Richard Donnelly Minnesota1967 James R. Clark Iowa1967 Jeanette Rogers Potter Iowa1967 Donald N. Anderson Minnesota1967 Dorris J. O'Donnell Nebraska1967 Earnest F. Gorr Nebraska1967 Thomas Lynn Hallstrom Nebraska19681969 Margaret G. Fox * Iowa1969 Mabel S. Rilling Colorado1969 Roland Edward Balch Colorado1969 Lewis J. Rickert Minnesota1969 Mary V. Montgomery Minnesota1969 Marilyn R. Raupe Nebraska1970 C.H. Blanchard Minnesota1970 Geraldine Crabbs Minnesota1970 Jacob Geier Nebraska1970 Donals Henry Kansas1970 Deane Richardson Nebraska1970 A.J. Stolfa South Dakota1971 Ruth Sevy Iowa1971 Frances A. Bleick Minnesota1971 Leroy E. Mass Minnesota1971 Catherine Q. Carrick Nebraska1971 Beulah E. Gregoire North Dakota1972 Norman White Iowa1972 Elizabeth Sherbon Kansas1972 Mary Lampe Minnesota1972 Janette Sayre Nebraska


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1972 LaVernia Jorgensen North Dakota1972 Glenn E. Robinson South Dakota1972 Louise E. Thouin Wyoming19731974 Katheryn Schaake Colorado1974 Robert Cobb Minnesota1974 Dorothy Canham Missouri1975 Alvin M. Pettine Colorado1975 Jan Young Minnesota1975 Dorothy High Nebraska1975 Bertle Budd Wyoming1976 Dudley D. Draxton Iowa1976 Edlo Caldwell Solum Minnesota1976 Dolores M. Plunk Missouri1976 Norma Sue Griffen Nebraska1977 Charles Corbin * Kansas1977 Wayne H. Osness * Kansas1977 Donald R. Casady Iowa1977 Lila Frommelt Iowa1977 Virginia Lohmiller Iowa1977 Shirley Price Minnesota1978 AllCentral District Past Presidents1979 Roger Bishop * Iowa1979 George Sage Colorado1979 David K. Leslie Iowa1979 Jacquelyn Wedemeyer Nebraska1979 Richard Flynn Nebraska1979 Robert Gothmann Nebraska1980 Robert Clayton Colorado1980 Jean Pyfer Kansas1980 Charles R. Erickson Missouri1980 Donna Neal Nebraska1980 Roger D. Kerns North Dakota1981 John S. Fowler Colorado1981 William Thrall Iowa1981 Robert Holmer Kansas1981 Merle Vokaty Minnesota1981 Dorothy Hughes Nebraska


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1981 Viola Bahls Nebraska1982 Darlene Conover Iowa1982 Mark Pankau Kansas1982 Connie Sweeney Minnesota1982 Harold B. Falls Jr. Missouri1982 James Ballinger Missouri1982 L. Dennis Humphrey Missouri1983 JoAnne Owens-Nausler * Nebraska1983 James Bryant Colorado1983 Jeanette Scahill Iowa1983 Carole A. Zebas Kansas1983 Paul C. Ritchie Missouri1983 Charles A. Spencer South Dakota1984 Mark Giese Kansas1984 Patricia McSwegin Kansas1984 Edsel Buchanan Nebraska1984 Nancy Matsukis Nebraska1984 Bruce Nobel Wyoming1984 DonnaMarburgar Wyoming1985 Betty Toman * Iowa1985 Thomas Baechle Nebraska1986 Regina McGill * Iowa1986 Jan Adair * Minnesota1986 Alice Barron Colorado1986 Barbara Yager Iowa1986 Charles DeCorsey Minnesota1986 Rebecca Banks Minnesota1987 Mary Behling Colorado1987 Gene Asprey Iowa1987 Jan Beran Iowa1987 Michael Stewart Nebraska1987 Martin Johnson North Dakota1988 Mark Harvey * Colorado1988 Kathleen Kinderfather * Missouri1988 Gale Wiedow * South Dakota1988 Donna Osness Kansas1988 Joyce Espiritu Missouri1988 Kris Berg Nebraska


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1989 Bill Stinson Kansas1989 Paul Bishop Nebraska1989 Patricia Moore Wyoming1990 Perry Miller * Missouri1990 Allan Rupnow Iowa1990 Betty Emrich Iowa1990 Marge Hodapp Minnesota1990 Michael Hoadley South Dakota1990 Jean Wheatley Wyoming1990 Shirley Dutton Wyoming1991 Larry Hensley * Iowa1991 Ruth Johnson Iowa1991 Gary Hicks Minnesota1991 G. Sue Priest Missouri1991 Virginia Patri South Dakota1992 Terry Todd Colorado1992 Thomas Davis Iowa1992 K. Kay Valentik Missouri1992 Mary Herring North Dakota1992 Annette Johnson South Dakota1992 Leora M. Kennedy Wyoming1993 Nancy Raso-Eklund * Wyoming1993 Paul E. Grube Wyoming1993 Michael Orfitelli Iowa1993 Wauneta Peterson Nebraska1994 Carol Cooper Iowa1994 Sherrill York Iowa1994 Charles Edginton Minnesota1994 Lois Mussett Minnesota1994 James Lidstone South Dakota1994 Marilyn Richardson South Dakota1995 James Herauf * Missouri1995 Donna Terbizan North Dakota1995 Patricia Fors South Dakota1996 R. Scott Gorman * Kansas1996 Marybell Avery Nebraska1996 George Hanson Minnesota1996 Cheryl Jensen Nebraska


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1997 Vicki Worrell * Kansas1997 Lynn Imergoot Missouri1998 Sally Scherrer * South Dakota1998 Cheryl Norton Colorado1998 Deborah Loper Nebraska1999 Pauline Jacobson * South Dakota1999 Darrel Lang Kansas1999 Meggin DeMoss Kansas1999 Vicki Highstreet Nebraska1999 Patty Hacker South Dakota1999 Kathleen Engle Wyoming2000 Joella Mehrhof * Kansas2000 Betty Lavery Kansas2000 Sherri Parker Missouri2001 Viola Bahls Nebraska2002 Bradford Strand * North Dakota2002 Kathy Ermler Kansas2002 Jane Ann Leonard South Dakota2003 John Zody * Kansas2003 Joe Quatrochi Colorado2003 Carolyn "Dolly" Strumbel Minnesota2003 Ellen Cromwell-Cercle Minnesota2003 John Rohwer Minnesota2003 Betsy Silva South Dakota20042005 Joan Brewer Kansas2005 Bruce Brugman South Dakota2006 Sally Burgess Kansas2006 Roman Horejsi North Dakota2007 Wendy Frapier North Dakota2007 Margie Miller Missouri2007 Sandy Meneley Kansas2007 Marilyn Jensen South Dakota2008 Nancy Christensen * Minnesota2008 Melissa A. Parker Colorado2008 Nannette Wolford Missouri2008 Gay Hughes Wyoming2009 Dennis Docheff * Missouri


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2009 Marian Simpson Colorado2009 Jessie Daw South Dakota2010 Richard Burke Minnesota2011 Kelly Cook Kansas2011 Sue Stinson Kansas2011 Kathy Kochersperger Kansas2012 Patricia Morrison Colorado2013 Deb Stephenson Iowa2013 Rhebba Vetter Missouri2013 Amy Heuer North Dakota2014 Joyce Ellis Kansas2014 Amy Kaiser Minnesota2014 Scott Strohmeyer Missouri2015 Clayton Ellis * Colorado2015 Sherry Folsom-Meek Minnesota2016 Cinthia "CJ" Johnson Minnesota2016 Becky Gunderson North Dakota2017 Joe Deutsch North Dakota2018 Brenda Sharp Kansas2018 Rick Pappas Kansas2019 Claudia Welch Kansas2019 Thomas Loughery * Missouri2020 Tracy Nelson South Dakota2021

Central District - Division Merit AwardsYear Health State Physical Education State

1988 Darrel Lang Kansas Charles Spencer South Dakota1989 Jan Adair Minnesota Patricia Moore Wyoming1990 Tom Davis Iowa Walter "Pax" Rickets Wyoming1991 JoAnne Owens-Nausler Nebraska Larry Hensley Iowa1992 Michael Hoadley South Dakota Paul Bishop Nebraska1993 Barbara Anton Minnesota Thomas Baechle Nebraska19941995 Jim Herauf Missouri Terry Todd Colorado1996 Eloise Miller Minnesota R. Scott Gorman Kansas19971998 Shareen Sylvester Minnesota Deborah Loper Nebraska


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1999 Larry A. Pappenfuss Minnesota Donna Terbizan North Dakota2000 Bob Wandberg Minnesota Joella Mehrhof Kansas2001 Ramona Schumacher North Dakota Kathleen Engle Wyoming2002 Joe Quatrochi Colorado Sally Scherrer South Dakota2003 Judy Ary North Dakota Vicki Worrell Kansas2004 Roy Wohl Kansas John Oppliger Kansas2005 John Rohwer Minnesota Jane Ann Leonard South Dakota2006 Judy Ary North Dakota Berniece Jones Nebraska2007 Bradford Strand North Dakota20082009 Vicki Worrell Kansas Bryan Chrisstensen North Dakota2010 Shawna Shane Kansas Joyce Ellis Kansas2011 Jennifer Thomas Kansas Dennis Docheff Missouri

Year Recreation State Dance State1988 Sandra Modisett North Dakota Betty Toman Iowa1989 Gale Wiedow South Dakota Diane Timmerman Nebraska1990 Carol Cooper Iowa Kathleen Kinderfather Missouri1991 Mike Orfitelli Iowa Mark Harvey Colorado1992 Edsel Buchanan Nebraska Marilyn Richardson South Dakota1993 Mary Ann Loeffler Colorado Joella Mehrhof Kansas19941995 Tom Kerns Kansas1996 Jeff Ferguson Missouri Janelle Schumacher North Dakota19971998 Vicki Highstreet Nebraska Suzanne Bushey Missouri1999 Glen Lojka Kansas Ellen Cromwell-Cecrle Minnesota2000 Terry Robertson Missouri Marian Simpson Colorado2001 Ron Haag Kansas Marian Simpson Colorado2002 Chuck Killingsworth Kansas Ellen Cromwell-Cecrle Minnesota2003 Bill Stobart Kansas Gina Scott Missouri2004 Bob Nutgrass Iowa Sandra Minton Colorado2005 Mike Miller Wyoming Jamie Aiken Missouri2006 Debra Stephenson Iowa2007 Johann Murray Nebraska2008 Kelly Cook Kansas2009 Becky Gunderson North Dakota2010 Janice Jewett Colorado


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Year General State Recreation Professional of the Year State1998 Gale Wiedow * South Dakota1999 Barbara Anton Minnesota Jeff Ferguson Missouri2000 Gene Lee Colorado2001 Terry Robertson Missouri2002 Chuck Killingsworth Kansas

Year Health Educator - College/UnivState Health Professional of the Year (Org.) State19981999 Barbara Scudder-Soucie * Nebraska20002001 Christine Ahmed South Dakota2002 Stephen Sedbrook Kansas Ramona B. Tweten * North Dakota2002 Carolyn Cox Missouri2003 Kathie Courtney South Dakota2004 Shawna Shane Kansas


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