Wall of Fame Friends of Education Award

Purpose

This award may recognize up to 3 award recipients per year; of which 1 may be an organization.  To recognize and show appreciation for these honorees, the district will display name plates of "Friends" on a Wall of Fame plaque in the Beaver Dam High School.

Qualifications

Any individual or organization nominated for distinguished service to the Beaver Dam Unified School District and its students is eligible to receive the Friends of Education Award.

Nominations

Nominations are due annually on the second Friday in March.

2023 Award Recipients

Dr. Alan Ehrhardt (Individual)
Dr. Ehrhardt's Bio

Playground Movement - Beaver Dam (Organization)
Playground Movement - Beaver Dam's Bio

Previous Friends of Education Recipients

(click on the name to read their bio)
2022
Bev Beal-Loeck
Gale Prinsen
American Association of University Women Beaver Dam Branch

2021
No Recipient

2020
Nate Dassler
Laura Goral
Breuer Metal Craftsmen, Inc.

2019
Jeff and Sue Eberle
Lisa Killingsworth
Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.

2018
Tom and Judy Heffron
Alpha Xi Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

2017
No Nominations

2016
Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation

2015
Mark Killingsworth
Jerry Rechek and Rechek's Food Pride
Beaver Dam Scholarship Foundation

2014
No Recipient

2013
Jim Flynn

2012
No Recipient

2011
Wal-Mart Distribution and Transportation

2010
Laurie Propst
Dr. Ayaz Samadani
The Beaver Dam Noon Kiwanis

2009
Robert Gartzke
The Exchange Club of Beaver Dam

2008
John Rabata
Wilson and Edna Woods
Beaver Dam Lions Club

2007
Kay Fanshaw
Orval Kane
Paul Miller

2006
Jack and Holly Bartholmai
Betty Faas
Roger D. Hartwig, Sr.
Annette Kamps
U.S. Fish & Wildlife-Horicon National Refuge

2005
Elsie Carter
Francis W. (Bill) Connors
Bob Einwalter
Ron Thompson
Clothes for Kids 

2004
Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick
Dr. William Funcke
Randy Tobolski
Clete and Betty Willihnganz
WMFB, Inc. 

2003
Dr. Richard Freund
Beatrice Greiner
Emerson Kellom
Roger Noll

2002
Densmore Dickinson
Fred Meinke
Shirley Rollins
Kay Stellpflug
The Beaver Dam Woman's Club

2001
Eric L. Becker
Jim Conley
Constance Koehne
Lloyd R. Larson
Emmet Weber, Ph.D. 

2000
Joan M. Elsesser
Gary Johnson
Jerome H. Kamps
Ethel Niejahr
John Ralston

1999
Dr. James S. Berry
Debbie Bissonnette
Myrtle Young Clifton
Fred A. Parfrey
Mary M. Swan 

1998
Henry C. Ahrnsbrak, Ph.D.
Eric T. Becker
John Klinger
Elaine Altemus Possin
Verlin Schoenfeld