Eric Couch
The Honors Hall Award began in 1968. This award was created to honor those individuals who have participated in civic activities over many years. These individuals must be at least 50 years old. Whether they have received the Chair of the Board Award or the Besserung Award, or are eligible for the other two awards, has no bearing on the selection. The Hall of Honor Award category offers a more lasting significance as it provides recognition for voluntary efforts benefiting the community through a permanent exhibit of the recipient’s photograph in Honors Hall.
A maximum of three recipients may be named in a calendar year. The recipients are named at the December Board meeting and presented a framed certificate at the Annual Chamber Banquet in January. The award is bestowed by the Awards Committee, which consists of six members serving six-year terms with a new member being appointed each year by the Chair of the Board. The member with the longest service on the committee is automatically the Chair.
| 2022 | Cecil Eager | Anna Lee Hicks | Ray Still |
| 2021 | Jay Brewer | Benno Engel | Natalie Rougeux |
| 2020 | Atanacio Campos | Jim Streety | T. L. Walker |
| 2019 | *Bennie Bock | Robin Jeffers | Charles Stephens |
| 2018 | Arlon Hermes | Betty Kyle | Anne Miller |
| 2017 | Joe Castilleja | Mark Hampton | Bob Smith |
| 2016 | Carlos Campos | Larry Hammonds | Sandy Kibby |
| 2015 | Susan Granzin | Tobin Hoffmann | Carol Johnson |
| 2014 | Chris Douglas | Rita Kaufmann Powell | Wes Studdard |
| 2013 | Teresa Johnson | Joe Kuehler | Toya Ohlrich |
| 2012 | Ann Kuehler | *Marty Lindley | Kathy Meurin |
| 2011 | Rusty Brockman | *Bonnie Tetrault | Barry Williams |
| 2010 | Bruce Boyer | *Bill Kotylo | Ron Reaves |
| 2009 | Jan Kotylo | *Bud Dahlman | Michael Meek |
| 2008 | Linda Dietert | *Jan Kennady | Mary Jane Nalley |
| 2007 | Marian Benson | *Larry Kunkel | *Dick Robinett |
| 2006 | Paula DiFonzo | Doug Miller | Ray Martinez |
| 2005 | Sue Hahn | Maynard Ivy | John Lovett |
| 2004 | J. Lynn Davis | Mike Dietert | *Ann Rogers |
| 2003 | Isabell “Kookie” Barboza | *Bob Henry | Bill Morton |
| 2002 | Carl Feltner | *Bob Rayfield | Ray Schoch |
| 2001 | Jackie Heitkamp | Helgard Suhr-Hollis | Fred Willard |
| 2000 | John Dierksen | *Moe Schwab | *Chere Strateman |
| 1999 | *Linden Anderson | Dennis Heitkamp | *Mary Ann Hollmig |
| 1998 | Carter Casteel | David Lamon | O.A. “Skip” Stratemann |
| 1997 | *Ramon Chapa, Sr. | *E.C. “Gene” Mornhinweg | Robert Orr |
| 1996 | *Wib Amacher | *Nancy David | *Bob Sohn |
| 1995 | Jean Pfeuffer | Betty Richter | *Tommy Zipp |
| 1994 | *Margaret Fields | *Iris Schumann | *Timmermann Sisters |
| 1993 | *Charles E. Berger | *Hortensia Hernandez | *Raymond Metzke |
| 1992 | *Nan Dillen | John Doster | *Merritt Schumann |
| 1991 | * Lucille Garcia | *Doris Salge | *Flo Yoehle |
| 1990 | *Johnny Bueche | *Kenneth Fiedler | *Bobbie Purdum |
| 1989 | Helen Hoffmann | *Joe Rogers | *Baron Schlameus |
| 1988 | *Frances Bridges | Roxolin Krueger | *Helmuth Salge |
| 1987 | Arno Becker | *J. C. Reagan | M. J. Sacco |
| 1986 | Janelle Berger | *Rochette Reinarz | |
| 1985 | *Oliver Haas | Carroll Hoffmann | *Tom Purdum |
| 1984 | *Ruth Harper | *Pat Hernandez | *Doyle Krueger |
| 1983 | *Jesse Garcia | *Jarvis Hillje | *Margaret Naegelin |
| 1982 | *S. D. David, Jr. | *O. A. Stratemann, Sr. | *Ben Wolle |
| 1981 | Herb Skoog | Roger L. Reininger | *Gretchen Uhr |
| 1980 | *Ray Allen | *Tinsley Ellis | *Margaret Nowotny |
| 1979 | *Arthur Darling | *Franziska Liebscher | *Beverly Ohlrich |
| 1978 | *Dailey Bishop | *Wilton Warnecke, Sr. | *Stanley M. Woodward |
| 1977 | *Milton Kaderli | *Beatrice Knox | *Max Schmidt |
| 1976 | *S. T. Burrus | *Delbert George | *Herbert R. Schneider |
| 1975 | *Ed Grist | Jack Ohlrich | *Bob Uhr |
| 1974 | *Ruth Cole | *Joseph Faust | *H. A. Triesch |
| 1973 | *Frank DePasqual | *Irene Nuhn | *Fred Oheim |
| 1972 | *Bill Dillen | *George Nowotny | *Curt Schmidt |
| 1971 | *Walter Becker | *Herman Blank | |
| 1970 | *Marcus Adams | *Oscar Haas | |
| 1969 | *R. A. Bartram | *Julius F. Schwandt | |
| 1968 | *B. W. Bock | *Leslie Ehlers | *Paul Jahn |
| 1968 | *Elliot Knox | *Arlon Krueger | *Alfred Liebscher |
| 1968 | *H. C. McKenna | *E. P. Nowotny | *A. D. "Pete" Nuhn |
| 1968 | *Leon Parker | *Harvey Richards | *John Ruppel |
