Lion of the Year Awards
Each year, a member of the club is selected as the “Lion of the Year” by the previous years’ recipient. This award is given to a Lion who goes above and beyond to help serve others in our community and beyond. The Lion of the Year Award is for someone who exemplifies service to others.
Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient | |||
1968 | Ray Porter | 2002 | Mike McKenna | |||
1696 | Albert Hamann | 2003 | Greg Andresen | |||
1970 | F.T. Edwards | 2004 | Elza Sager | |||
1971 | Robert Wallace | 2005 | Tony Hill | |||
1972 | Don Hamann | 2006 | Kathy Rhinehart | |||
1973 | Robert Pischke | 2007 | Jon Chambers | |||
1974 | Richard Patzer | 2008 | Jalois Crotty | |||
1975 | Robert Tank | 2009 | Matt Gottschalk | |||
1976 | Gene Green | 2010 | Dan O’Flahrity | |||
1977 | Wayne Littell | 2011 | Kirty White | |||
1978 | John Kuhl | 2012 | Rick Baughman | |||
1979 | Dwain Swanson | 2013 | Jeanne Frick | |||
1980 | James Tank | 2014 | Tracy Harris | |||
1981 | Marvin Hinkle | 2015 | Ann Baughman | |||
1982 | Bob Blanche | 2016 | Dan Ferry | |||
1983 | Lorenz Behrens | 2017 | Darlene Link | |||
1984 | Harold Kroeger | 2018 | Judy Kirby | |||
1985 | Floyed Longlett | 2019 | Merlyn Frick | |||
1986 | Richard Menke | 2020 | Roger Kirby | |||
1987 | Richard Freund | 2021 | Alan Mohr | |||
1988 | Art Matje | 2022 | Beth Schwager | |||
1989 | Fred Hamann | |||||
1990 | Mel Heiler | |||||
1991 | Herb Crooke | |||||
1992 | Bob Blanche | |||||
1993 | Tom Leiting | |||||
1994 | Harold Kroeger | |||||
1995 | Jan Kroeze | |||||
1996 | Gary Eckermann | |||||
1997 | Aaron Fruechtenicht | |||||
1998 | Bob Rhinehart | |||||
1999 | Wayne Littell | |||||
2000 | Dennis Longlett | |||||
2001 | Bob Wiese |