hall of fame banquet - Iowa Central Community College

hall of fame banquet - Iowa Central Community College

4th Annual
Iowa Central
Community College
Hall of Fame
Banquet
September 28, 2013
Hodges Fieldhouse
Fort Dodge, Iowa
2013 Alumni & Friends
Hall of Fame Banquet
5:00 p.m.
Social and Silent Auction begins
6:00 p.m.
Hall of Fame Presentations
2013 Athletic Awards
• Maurice Bernard Smith
• Brad Schwartzbauer
• Tony Davis
• Dana Holland
2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards
• Don Olson
• Thomas G. Schnurr
• Madai T. Taylor
• Vaughn Bauer
• Julie Thorson
2013 Triton Humanitarian Award
• Robert J. Halm
7:15 p.m.
Dinner
8:15 p.m.
Live Auction
Closing Remarks
Highlights of the
2013 Athletic
Hall of Fame Inductees
Highlights of the
2013 Distinguished Alumni
Hall of Fame Inductees
Maurice Bernard Smith
Don Olson
•AAS Iowa Central Community College
•1940 Fort Dodge Junior College
•BS Criminal Justice, Western Illinois University
•Business Degree Luther College, 1948
•1st Team All Conference, 1986 (Football)
•Firestone Tire and Rubber (1948-1968)
•Continued to play football at Western Illinois University
•Vice President U.S. Operations
Firestone Tire and Rubber (1968-1972)
•1st Team All Gateway Conference
•2nd Team All American
Brad Schwartzbauer
•Don Olson Firestone, Clearwater, Florida
President (1972-1991)
•Luther College Board of Regent
•Morton Plan Hospital Board
•1996 Iowa Central Community College
•National Tire Dealer Associate Board (President 1983-1984)
•BA Augsburg College, 2003
•Winnebago Industries Board (1980-1990)
•Working on Masters in Special Education
•Discount Autoparts Board (Florida)
•1st Team All-Region (Baseball)
•Florida Tire Dealers Board (President, 1976)
•1st Team All-American
•Fort Dodge Achievers Award
•4 years with Colorado Rockies
•Luther College Distinguished Service Award
•Louisville Slugger Award as top rookie hitter (.343 BA)
•Clearwater Florida Small Business Award (1988)
•Tire Industry Hall of Fame (1994)
Tony Davis
•AA Iowa Central Community College
•BA University of Northern Iowa, K-12 Physical Education
•National Champion (Wrestling), 1997
•National Champion, 1998
•UNI Second Place in National Tournament, 1999
•UNI National Champion
•UNI Strength & Conditioning Coach 2001-2002
•University of Nebraska Club Coach 2002-2004
•East Chicago High School Wrestling Coach 2004-2005
•North Carolina State University
Assistant Wrestling Coach 2005-2007
Dana Holland
•AA Iowa Central Community College, 2001
•BA Sociology/Minor in Biology, Arizona State, 2003
•MBA Business & Project Management, Keller Graduate
School of Management, DeVry University
•National Champion (Wrestling) 1998
•National Champion, 2000
•Continued wrestling at Arizona State University
•Clearwater Florida Chamber Lifetime Achiever Award (2005)
Highlights of the
2013 Distinguished Alumni
Hall of Fame Inductees
Highlights of the
2013 Distinguished Alumni
Hall of Fame Inductees
Thomas G. Schnurr
Madai T. Taylor
•AA Iowa Central Community College, 1972
•AA Iowa Central Community College
•BA Buena Vista University
•Chicago Academy of Art, Painting and Drawing
•North Central Correctional Facilities (1989-1992)
•Y.O.U.R., Inc. (1992-1996)
•Webster County Public Health (1996-2005)
•Webster County Public Health (WIC) 2008 – President
•Founder/Pastor of Agape Church, 2001-Present
•Linking Families and Communities Board
•Blanden Memorial Art Museum Board
•CrimeStoppers
•United Way
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
•2013 Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, IA
•2011 Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA
•2010 Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA
•2007 Northern Area Community College, Mason City, IA
•2007 Iowa State University, Ames, IA
•2003 Plymouth Congregational Church, Des Moines, IA
•1999 University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
•1999 Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
•1999 Summit Street Gallery, Iowa City, IA
•1999 JFK Gallery, Pella, IA
•1999 Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
•1998 Graceland College, Lamoni, IA
•1998 Percival Galleries, Des Moines, IA
•1995 Luther College, Decorah, IA
•1995 Purdue University Gallery, West Lafayette, ID
•1994 Blanden Memorial Museum of Art, Fort Dodge, IA
•1993 Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
•1993 Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
•1990 Flat Earth Gallery, Ames, IA
Selected Group Exhibitions
•2013 CSPS Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
•2011 Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, IA
•2002 Mac Nider Art Museum, Mason City, IA
•2001 Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
•2001 Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
•1998 Bender Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
•1997 CSPS Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
•1996 Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
•1993 Iowa State University, Ames, IA
•1994 Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
•1992 Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
•BBA University of Iowa, 1974
•Schnurr & Company – Partner (1977-1984)
•Stark Bank Group (1985-1999)
•President/CEO Stark Bank Group, Ltd. (1999-Present)
•American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(1974-Present)
•Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (1974-Present)
•Past President of the Greater Fort Dodge Chamber of
Commerce (1989)
•Past Board Member of the Greater Fort Dodge Chamber of
Commerce (1987-1990)
•Past Board Member/ Secretary/Treasurer of the Blanden
Museum of Arts of Fort Dodge (1985-1991)
•Vice President of the Blanden Museum of Arts of Fort
Dodge (1994-1995)
•Board Member of the Blanden Charitable Foundation (1995-2002)
•Past President of the Fort Dodge Catholic School System
(1990-1999)
•Member of the Fort Dodge Catholic School Development
Board (1991-Present)
•Past Member of the Sioux City Diocese Catholic School
Foundation (Four years)
•Past Advisory Committee Member of the National Catholic
Educational Association (Three years)
•Board of Education (St. Edmond High School) Finance
Committee (1989-Present)
•Corpus Christi Parish Finance Committee (1984-1989)
•Saint Edmond HS – Long Range Strategic Planning Committee
•Co-chair of the “For The Love of Children…Preserving Our
Legacy” Capital Campaign ($7.4 million)
•Chair of Exploratory Committee for a Regional Events
Center/Recreation/Fitness Facility
•Past Chairman of Management of Accounting Practice, Iowa
Society of CPAs.
•Past Board Member of the Iowa Society of Certified Public
Accountants (1999-2002)
•Past President of the Board of Directors of the Fort Dodge
Country Club (1999)
•Past Treasurer of The Fort Dodge Country Club.
•Member of the Fort Dodge Betterment Foundation Board
•Member of the Webster County Improvement Corporation Board
•Member of the Lakota Girl Scout Council Board
•Member of the Trinity Health Systems Board
•Member of the Iowa Health Systems Investment Committee
Highlights of the
2013 Distinguished Alumni
Hall of Fame Inductees
Highlights of the
2013 Humanitarian Award
Hall of Fame Inductee
Vaughn Bauer
Robert J. Halm
•Certificate of Graduation Machine Shop, Iowa Central
Community College, 1977
•BA Michigan State, 1948
•Co-founder, Paton Machine & Welding
•Fort Dodge Senior High (1950-1966)
•1979 Bauer Built Manufacturing, CEO
•2005 Invented 48 row 30” 120 ft wide planter (sold to John
Deere) built by Bauer Built.
•MFA University of Iowa, 1950
•Iowa Central Community College (1966-1989)
•49 years of professional exhibition work
•Nationally known in tractor pulling
•Juried Exhibitions: “Print Society of American Graphic
Artists,” in New York City: 1951; “Iowa State Fair Art
Salon”: 1950 (award), 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963;
“Des Moines Art Center, Iowa Artists”: 1951, 1954, 1955;
“Terry International Show,” Miami, Florida: 1952 (award);
“Siouxland Watercolor Show,” Sioux City Art Center: 1956.
Julie Thorson
•Solo Exhibitions: “Waterloo Art Association Gallery
(Museum),” Iowa: 1972; “Fisher Center,” Marshalltown,
Iowa: 1964; “Blanden Art Gallery (Museum)”: 1954, 1974;
“Northwestern College,” Orange City, IA: 1971.
•Invented Iron Man Tractor Pulling Sled
•Active in Catholic Church
•Volunteer fireman (Fire Chief) Paton, Iowa
•AA Iowa Central Community College
•LeadingAge Iowa Emerge Leadership
•Group Exhibitions: “Invitational Show,” Waterloo
Recreation Center: 1965, “Artists Equity Show,” Bradenton,
Florida: 1967; “Iowa Women’s Club Traveling Show,”
Alexander, Iowa: 1968; “Iowa Arts Council Traveling
Show” – 1968, 1969, 1970; “Governor’s Suite, State Capital
Invitational”: 1968, 1970; “Area Art Educator’s Exhibition,”
Blanden Memorial Art Museum: 1976, 1979, 1987; “Area
Five Art Teachers Juried Exhibition,” Blanden Memorial Art
Museum: 1982 (award).
•Anchor, Reporter, KIMT News (1996-1998)
•Fort Dodge Federation of Arts (Executive Board 1951-1975)
•News Director/Adjunct Instructor, Iowa Central Community
College (1998-1999)
•Director of Blanden Art Museum (1954-1966)
•BA Broadcast News, University of Kansas
•Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrator License
•Life Services Network, Certified Marketing Professor
•Southwest Missouri State, NAAP/NCCAP
•Leadership Fort Dodge
•Friendship Haven (1999-2002)
•Program Director, Trinity Wound Healing Center (2007-2009)
•Friendship Haven (2009-2012)
•CEO/President Friendship Haven (2012-Present)
•2001 Innovation of the Year Award, “The Penthouse.”
•2006 Fort Dodge 40 Under 40
•2007 Webster County Special Achiever
•Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance Board of Directors
•Fort Dodge Noon Rotary Board
•Steering Committee, Community Action Network
•Fort Dodge Young Professionals Board
•Hawkeye Community Theatre Board
•Blanden Art Museum Board (1968-1986)
•Webster County Historical Society Volunteer
Thank You To Our
Many Sponsors!
Thank You To Our
Many Sponsors!
Cargill
CJ Bio America
Valero
Wells Fargo
Bergman Plumbing
EMC Insurance (Calvert and Johnson Insurance)
Iowa Central Deconstruction Program
Iowa Central Auto Collision Program
Don Decker and Decker Truck Line, Inc.
Chef Michael
Iowa Central Culinary Program
Taco Tico
Lomitas
Applebees
Village Inn
Fazolis
The Cheesecake Lady
Dominos
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Laurie & Steve Hendricks
Fort Dodge Ford
Graham Tire
California Concepts
Radiant Skin & Spa
Kimmy’s Photography
TigerDirect
Choice Printing
Dell
Pelhams Water Conditioning
Becker Florists
Overhead Door
Fort Dodge Messenger
Iowa Barnstormers
Saint Edmonds
Fort Dodge Country Club
Beisser Lumber
Friendship Haven
Computational Art
Rockwell City Correctional Facility
Great Western Dining
Decker Sporting Goods
Fort Dodge Community Recreation Center
Great Western Bank
Jims Carpet One
Jennifer Crimmins
Slumberland Furniture
Auto Body Program
C&S Products
Sande Construction & Supply
Paul & Teresa DeCoursey
Thom McDonald
Diane Jones
LaJames
American Inn
Willow Ridge Golf Course
Deer Creek Golf Course
Wessels Oil Company
Modern Sound Engineering, Inc.
Bergland & Cram Architects
Aramark Uniform Services
Rasch Construction
Storey Kenworthy
Woodman Controls, Co.
Iowa Central Bookstore
Hy-Vee
Carpet World-Flooring America
Iowa Central Dental Hygiene Program
4 Sisters Baking Company
Real Deals
Mary Jo Wagner
Dennis Pilcher
Al Nuness
Amigo’s
Sears
Heart ‘N’ Home
Dr. Carey Bligard
Iowa Central Coaches
Blank Park Zoo
The Produce Station Pottery
UnityPoint Dermatology
Three Eagles Communications
Melissa Osai
Lori Evans
Des Moines Menace
Shoreside Pub & Grub
Macke Motors
Maid-Rite
Iowa Cubs
Iowa Wild
Iowa Central Men’s Basketball
Ed Birkey
Creative Spirits
Dee’s Hallmark
Iowa Central Agricultural Technology Program
Fringe Salon & Gifts
Tom Thumb
Troy Waller Auto Body
Larita’s Cakes N’ More
Culvers
Sawyer Meats
Sears
The Outdoor Store
The Cellar