February 28, 2019
* deceased
1926
*George W. Christophel, Waverly (Bremer)
*George Godfrey, Algona (Kossuth)
*Lenus Hagglund, Essex (Page)
*Charles D. Kirkpatrick, Keota (Keokuk)
*Fred W. LaDoux, Spirit Lake (Dickinson)
*H.S. Martin, Newton (Jasper)
*William McArthur, Mason City (Cerro Gordo)
*E.F. Morris, New Providence (Hardin)
*Lewis Morris, Grimes (Polk)
*Fred W. Nelson, Nevada (Story)
*D.J. Schnittjer, Delhi (Delaware)
*P.P. Stewart, Marnard (Fayette)
*Earl Watts, Shenandoah (Page)
*William Wendt, Waverly (Bremer)
1927
*Carl T. Anderson, Wellman (Washington)
*H.D. Backhaus, Clear Lake (Cerro Gordo)
*Frank Heath, Corning (Adams)
*A.J. Blakely, Grinnell (Poweshiek)
*R.R. Clampitt, New Providence (Hardin)
*E.L. Hill, Minburn (Dallas)
*John M. Hunt, Ackley (Hardin)
*Oscar W. Johnson, LeGrand (Marshall)
*George W. Leffler, Stockport (Van Buren)
*A.B. Myhr, Thompson (Winnebago)
*R.T. Pullen, Spencer (Clay)
*Ray Redfern, Yarmouth (Des Moines)
*Adolph Schultz, Malvern (Mills)
*John N. Smith, Center Junction (Jones)
*George N. Steen, West Liberty (Muscatine)
*E.E. Tracy, Nashua (Chickasaw)
1928
*H.E. Barringer, Emmetsburg (Palo Alto)
*Earl E. Elijah, Clarence (Cedar)
*Frank F. Everett, New Sharon (Mahaska)
*Burrell C. Foster, Wellman (Washington)
*Theodore Gronna, Waterville (Allamakee)
*Hervey E. Hazen, (Lee)
*O.J. Kalsem, Huxley (Story)
*Seth N. Miller, Indianola (Warren)
*Lewis T. Newton, Knoxville (Marion)
*Edward Reimer, Schleswig (Crawford)
*Bert Schuelke, Storm Lake (Buena Vista)
*Otto F. Schultz, Malcom (Poweshiek)
*C. Everett Smith, Newton (Jasper)
*Paul B. Strickler, (Appanoose)
*Henry C. Vaske, Dyersville (Dubuque)
1929
*William C. Anderson, West Liberty (Muscatine)
*Harry J. Bode, Algona (Kossuth)
*James C. Davis, Millerton (Wayne)
*Z.T. Dunham, Dunlap (Harrison)
*Harry B. Fox, Odebolt (Sac)
*W.M. George, Denver (Bremer)
*John Hueck, Everly (Clay)
*Frank Holland, Milton (Van Buren)
*Sam Kennedy, Clear Lake (Cerro Gordo)
*John S. Knight, Strawberry Point (Clayton)
*R.C. McElhinney, Waterloo (Black Hawk)
*Charles B.F. Michel, Marion (Linn)
*Harry Poundstone, Clarion (Wright)
*W.H. Boyer, Dallas Center (Dallas)
*G.E. Sauerby, Oelwein (Fayette)
*Everett L. Stewart, Washington (Washington)
1930
*H.K. Baker, Beaconsfield (Ringgold)
*J.J. Boatman, Montezuma (Poweshiek)
*H.J. Grunewald, Blairstown (Benton)
*W.A. Hollowell, Melcher (Marion)
*R.C. Hopp, Sr., Glenwood (Mills)
*E.W. Houston, Dunlap (Harrison)
*W.F. Jager, Eddyville (Wapello)
*R.G. Kinsley, McGregor (Clayton)
*Joseph Lengeling, Carroll (Carroll)
*H.F. Lubkeman, Hampton (Franklin)
*John McKeegan, Rock Valley (Sioux)
*F.L. Miller, Beaman (Grundy)
*Alex Reed, Bellevue (Jackson)
*H.H. Rinker, Rippey (Greene)
*E.H. Stevens, Farragut (Fremont)
1931
*Walter Beck, Danville (Des Moines)
*Roscoe Blinks, Marion (Linn)
*Robert M. Clark, Mitchellville (Polk)
*John Collison, Arcadia (Carroll)
*Herman Franzenburg, Keystone (Benton)
*Louis Hadenfeldt, Sioux Rapids (Buena Vista)
*Mrs. J.E. Hoopes, Muscatine (Muscatine)
*D.F. Kruse, Sheldon (O’Brien)
*Fred Mitchell, New Providence (Hardin)
*John Swalin, Pomeroy (Calhoun)
1938
*H.W. Buck, Greenfield (Adair)
*Orie F. Irwin, Sac City (Sac)
*Allan B. Kline, Vinton (Benton)
*Benjamin C. Neal, Mt. Vernon (Linn)
1939
*Daton W. Mather, Greene (Butler)
*J.D. Misbach, Williamsburg (Iowa)
*Herbert Schneckloth, Davenport (Scott)
*P.C. Thedens, Rowley (Buchanan)
*Will Yates, Osceola (Clarke)
1940
*Fred K. Bruene, Gladbrook (Tama)
*J.R. McKeown, Harlan (Shelby)
*Charles R. Mountain (Polk)
*E.N. Neal, Shell Rock (Butler)
1941
*Ray Coglon, Exira (Audubon)
*Henry Dall, Battle Creek (Ida)
*Henry F. Olerich, Rolfe (Pocahontas)
*Alvin Prestemon, Waukon (Allamakee)
1946
*G.D. Bellman, Indianola (Warren)
*E. Howard Hill, Minburn (Dallas)
1947
*Carney H. Conner, Glidden (Carroll)
*Leigh R. Curran, Mason City (Cerro Gordo)
*William H. Davidson, Stanwood (Cedar)
*Henry Kernen, Villisca (Montgomery)
*Earl Lyon, Toledo (Tama)
*Marion Ringoen, Ridgeway (Winneshiek)
1948
*A.R. Clause, Grand Junction (Greene)
*Fred Dubbert, Laurens (Pocahontas)
*Maynard Menefee, Fayette (Fayette)
*Harry Reese, Prescott (Adams)
*John P. Schnack, DeWitt (Clinton)
*Peter Sidles, Centerville (Appanoose)
*Richard Stephens, Ainsworth (Washington)
1949
*Dale Blackwell, Bloomfield (Davis)
*Wilbur E. Goodhue, Carlisle (Warren)
*Zeno Lapke, Dunlap (Harrison)
*Arthur Linder, Hartley (O’Brien)
*Charles O. Nelson, Creston (Union)
*Lyle Sutton, Delhi (Delaware)
1950
*Clyde M. Core, Pleasantville (Marion)
*J.E. Entz, Waterloo (Black Hawk)
*John R. Holland, Milton (Van Buren)
*Peter J. Johnson, Inwood (Lyon)
*Hans A. Larsen, Spencer (Clay)
*Clark Stroburg, Blockton (Taylor)
1951
*Herbert Campbell, Washington (Washington)
*Edwin Helming, Hornick (Woodbury)
*Walter McConohy, DeWitt (Clinton)
*John J. Moreland, Earlham (Madison)
*Paul G. Williams, Villisca (Montgomery)
*William Yungclas, Webster City (Hamilton)
1952
*S.A. Barber, Kanawha (Hancock)
*Frank Christensen, Ogden (Boone)
*Lewis Greaser, Vinton (Benton)
*Orville N. Kalsem, Huxley (Story)
*Clarence A. Pellett, Atlantic (Cass)
*C.B. Schager, Dows (Wright)
*L.G. Stevens, Northwood (Worth)
*George K. Welty, Essex (Page)
1953
*James D. Helmick, Columbus Junction (Louisa)
*Doyce Miller, Osceola (Clarke)
*Lyle V. Ormston, Waverly (Bremer)
*Donald Pullin, Waterloo (Black Hawk)
*Lawrence Reis, Greenfield (Adair)
*Merle Travis, Bedford (Taylor)
*G. Donald Trenary, Pocahontas (Pocahontas)
1954
*Clarence S. Hill, Minburn (Dallas)
*Wayne Keith, Algona (Kossuth)
*Sterling B. Martin, Melrose (Monroe)
*Dallas McGrew, Emerson (Mills)
*Elmer Moreland, Guthrie Center (Guthrie)
*William Pennings, Orange City (Sioux)
*S.T. Rogers, Hancock (Pottawattamie)
1955
*Whitfield Adamson, Cherokee (Cherokee)
*Alvin Christiansen, Nora Springs (Floyd)
*Wayne E. Norman, Wellman (Washington)
*Harold Opsand, Elgin (Fayette)
*Ivan Slater, Dayton (Webster)
1956
*Russell Eldred, Anamosa (Jones)
*C. Raymond Fisher, Grand Junction (Greene)
*Lowell Hall, Griswold (Cass)
*Ned E. Perrin, Mapleton (Monona)
*Donald W. Pratt, Glidden (Carroll)
*Elvin L. Sunde, Estherville (Emmet)
1957
*William Blahauvietz, Harris (Osceola)
*William Darbyshire, Rockwell City (Calhoun)
*Oswell Fisher, Hubbard (Hardin)
*Donald Foutch, Woodbine (Harrison)
*Ralph A. Long, Mt. Ayr (Ringgold)
*Ray Mitchell, Charles City (Floyd)
*Otto Schaper, Estherville (Emmet)
*Amos Siglin, Numa (Appanoose)
*Marion J. Steddom, Grimes (Polk)
*Ray Webber, Stockport (Van Buren)
1958
*J. Merrill Anderson, Newton (Jasper)
*Glenn Christy, Garrison (Benton)
*Harold Neill, Corning (Adams)
*Alvin Schnack, Harlan (Shelby)
1959
*Larry Cain, Mason City (Cerro Gordo) -- Exceptional Service Award
*Bernard Collins, Clarion (Wright)
*Floyd N. George, Janesville (Black Hawk)
*Don Johnson, Fairfield (Jefferson)
*Ervin J.J. Koos, Shelby (Pottawattamie)
*Thomas Herbert Newell, Columbus Junction (Louisa)
1960
*Herbert Cline, Bussey (Marion)
*Ralph Fox, Riceville, (Howard)
*Elmer J. Hamann, Eldridge (Scott)
*Donavan Kruse, Charles City (Floyd)
*Fred Schmidt (Clinton)
1961
*Edmund Groomes, Menlo (Guthrie)
*William F. Imlau, Kensett (Worth)
*Roy Olson, Terrill (Dickinson)
*Wendell C. Pellett, Atlantic (Cass)
*Chester Shirer, Chariton (Lucas)
1963
*Walter Hagen, Waterville (Allamakee)
*Harvey Moeckly, Polk City (Polk)
*Joseph C. O’Hara, Shenandoah (Page)
*Ervin J. Schmuecker, Marengo (Iowa)
1964
*Bert Ballou, Monticello (Jones)
*Glenn R. Brown, Grundy Center (Grundy)
*Elvie Dreeszen, Cushing (Ida)
*Willis A. McAlpin, Villisca (Montgomery)
*Les McGohan, Mt. Pleasant (Henry)
1965
*Hugh Black, Algona (Kossuth)
*Leon Haahr, Newell (Buena Vista)
*J. Gordon Hollis, Waterloo (Black Hawk)
*Harold V. Ryon, Laurens (Pocahontas)
James Wright, Collins (Story)
1966
Norman Barker, Ireton (Sioux)
*Roy B. Keppy, Davenport (Scott)
*Paul McNutt, Iowa City (Johnson)
*Gaylord Stadlman, Sac City (Sac)
1967
Horace Autenrieth, Paullina (O’Brien)
*Herbert C. Hinkhouse, West Branch (Cedar)
*Keith McAllister, Mount Union (Henry)
*George Schmidt, Delmar (Clinton)
*Francis Winslow, Grundy Center (Grundy)
* Dr. C.R. Weber, Ames (Story) -- Special Award
1968
*Louis Byrnes, Cresco (Howard)
*Ralph Calmer, Manson (Calhoun)
*Gene Dunphy, Creston (Union)
*Ed Hanrahan, Creston (Union)
*John D. Morris, Columbus Junction (Louisa)
*Herbert W. Pike, Whiting (Monona)
*Clifford Stille, Macedonia (Pottawattamie)
1969
*Donald F. Doolittle, Blairsburg (Hamilton)
*Paul Griffith, Lamoni (Decatur)
*Irvin Harvey, Oskaloosa (Mahaska)
*Maynard Newhouse, Decorah (Winneshiek)
*William H. Stillman, Emmetsburg (Palo Alto)
*Harlan A. Tonderum, Maquoketa (Jackson)
1970
*Robert W. Bell, Coggon (Linn)
*Leo Dunn, Clemons (Marshall)
*Jack M. Elliott, Mount Ayr (Ringgold)
*Harry Rassmussen, Newell (Buena Vista)
*Art J. Schuiteman, Sioux Center (Sioux)
1971
*Harvey C. Bolte, Silver City (Mills)
*Donald Hood, Bode (Humboldt)
*Edward Ladd, Rock Rapids (Lyon)
*Kenneth Showalter, Hampton (Franklin)
1972
Marlowe Feldman, Albert City (Buena Vista)
*Delbert L. Grafft, Olin (Jones)
* Garland Hanson, Callender (Webster)
John R. Livingston, Bedford (Taylor)
*Wesley J. Shafer, Fairfield (Jefferson)
*Dr. E.P. Sylwester, Ames (Story) -- Exceptional Service Award
1973
*George H. Busch, Allison (Butler)
Glenn Freese, Vail (Crawford)
*Frank Hasenclever, Fort Madison (Lee)
Bud Jorgenson, Farragut (Fremont)
*Edward Klodt, Ottumwa (Wapello)
*Courtney Siglin, Corydon (Wayne)
1974
*David Flint, What Cheer (Keokuk)
*Roland Jensen, Ida Grove (Ida)
*Glen Juelsggard, Gray (Audubon)
*Marshall King, Boone (Boone)
*DeVere Steffensen, Leland (Winnebago)
*Earl Zumbach, Ryan (Delaware)
1975
*Duane Boyd, Charles City (Floyd)
*Wilbert Frye, Independence (Buchanan)
*Lester Johnson, LeMars (Plymouth)
*Morris Kluver, Britt (Hancock)
*Dale Sorensen, Harlan (Shelby)
*William Greiner -- Exceptional Service Award
1976
*Ollie Kaldenberg, Albia (Monroe)
*Malcolm McGregor, Nashua (Chickasaw)
Robert Schultz, Luana (Clayton)
*Arthur Schweers, Lenox (Adams)
Robert Zacharias, Persia (Harrison)
1977
*Gordon Enyart, Prairie City (Jasper)
*Farris Gray, Bedford (Taylor)
Robert Johnson, Andover (Clinton)
*Bob Joslin, Clarence (Cedar)
*Ralph Mehl, Hornick (Woodbury)
*Wiley Weaver, Rockwell (Cerro Gordo)
1978
Loren Eddy, Centerville (Appanoose)
*Merlyn Groot, Manson (Calhoun)
*Ward Handorf, Gladbrook (Marshall)
*Robert Rawson, Kingsley (Cherokee)
*Louis Tronchetti, Jefferson (Greene)
1979
Richard Kuecker, Algona (Kossuth)
Donald L. Nielsen, Moneta (Clay)
Curtis Pflum, Burlington (Des Moines)
William Rempp, Montezuma (Poweshiek)
Virginia Striegel, What Cheer (Keokuk)
1980
*George A. Helmers, Sibley (Osceola)
*James E. Sage, Waterloo (Black Hawk)
*Francis M. Toale, Independence (Buchanan)
John P. Wall, Wall Brothers, Iowa City (Johnson)
*Lawrence J. Wall, Wall Brothers, Iowa City (Johnson)
David L. Williams, Villisca (Montgomery)
1981
*John “Ted” Huser, Sac City (Sac)
James Jorgensen, Jr., Hampton (Franklin)
Howard P. Mogler, Alvord (Lyon)
Glen M. Seberg, Mt. Pleasant (Henry)
Alan L. Stevens, Northwood (Worth)
1982
Donald L. Doolittle, Duncombe (Webster)
Alvin J. Gilbert, New Hampton (Chickasaw)
*Allen J. Korslund, Eagle Grove (Humboldt)
*Jim Mohr, Eldridge (Scott)
*Ned O. Mohr, Eldridge (Scott)
*Philip R. Stillman, Emmetsburg (Palo Alto)
1983
*Robert “Bob” Christensen, Hastings (Mills)
G. Joe Lyon, Toledo (Tama)
*Howard H. Lyon, Toledo (Tama)
*Ralph C. “R.C.” Mathis, Elkhart (Polk)
Myers M. Rossiter, Winfield (Henry)
*Loren A. Schuett, Holstein (Cherokee)
1984
Kenneth J. Cook, New Providence (Hardin)
*Wilfred A. “Bill” Groves, Jr., Kamrar (Hamilton)
*Richard F. “Dick” Groves, Webster City (Hamilton)
Albert “Bud” Knake, Bellevue (Jackson)
Harlan A. Murley, Aurora (Buchanan)
Merlin Oosterhuis, Hospers (O’Brien)
Roland D. Petersen, Bryant (Clinton)
1985
*Richard Anderson, West Branch (Cedar)
Charles Bjustrom,Whittemore (Kossuth)
*George Hoffman, Jr., Ida Grove (Ida)
*Elmer Paper, Stockton (Scott)
Dale Sexton, Rockwell City (Calhoun)
1986
*Walt Goeken, Monona (Clay)
*Alvin Hansen, Mason City (Cerro Gordo)