Past Alumni Award Recipients
Guy E. March
Medal
2024
Marv Truhe (ME 67)
2023
David Braun (ME 61)
2022
Tim Doyle (ChE 94)
2021
Mr. Cliff (CE 79) & Mrs. Debra (EE 78) Bienert
2020
Dr. Scott Kenner (CE 77)
2019
Dr. Antonette Logar (CSc 85)
2018
Mr. Scott Rausch (EE 75)
2017
Mr. Lorin (MetE 75) and Mary (CE 77) Brass
2016
Mr. Robert (Bob) Miesen (CE 61)
2014
Dr. Monte S. Dirks (MetE 74)
2013
Mr. Vernon Bump (GeolE 61)
2012
Dr. Douglas E. Aldrich (ChE 62)
2011
Mr. David Berg (ME 73)
2010
Dr. Wayne Echelberger (CE 56)
2009
Mr. Kenneth May (CE 61)
2008
Mr. Jerold L. Brown (CE 65)
2007
Mr. George F. Dunham (ME 56) and Nancy Ward Dunham (EE 57)
2006
Mr. Jack A. Meeker (EE 47/ ME 48)
2005
Mr. Harold L. Fritzsche (ME 51)
2004
Mr. Grove A. Rathbun, Jr. (MinE 52)
2003
Dr. Larry A. Simonson (EE 69)
2002
Mr. Randy L. Parcel (MinE 67)
2001
Mr. Perry E. “Pat” Goth, Jr. (ChE 44)
2000
Mr. John Duff Erickson (MinE 55)
1999
Dr. Paul F. Gnirk (MinE 59)
1998
Dr. Maurice C. Fuerstenau (GeolE 55)
1997
Mr. Lowery J. Smith (GeolE 51)
1996
Dr. Frank F. Aplan (MetE 48)
1995
Mr. Lytoon F. Ivanhoe (MinE 42)
1994
Mr. William V. Coyle (CE 44)
1993
Dr. Terry I. Mudder (Chem 74)
1992
Dr. Howard C. Peterson (GeolE 50)
1991
Mr. Dale S. Bryson (CE 60)
1990
Mr. G. Gregory Bryan (MinE 34)
1989
Ms. Geraldean L. Fluke (Phys 48)
1988
Mr. Albert D. Schmidt (EE 49)
1987
Mr. David C. Ridinger (MinE 51)
1986
Mr. Aelred J. Kurtenbach (EE 61)
1985
Dr. William L. Hughes (EE 49)
1984
Mr. Thomas E. Bloger (EE 50)
1983
Dr. Bill B. May (EE 57)
1982
Dr. L. Homer Surbeck (MetE 24)
1981
Dr. Wallace D. Ward (Phys 44)
1980
Mr. C.A. “Bob” Dickey (ChemE 44)
1979
Dr. Douglas W. Fuerstenau (MetE 49)
1978
Dr. P.D. McKeel (EE 27)
1977
Dr. Ervin Pietz (EE 34)
1976
Dr. Thomas F. Malone (GenE 40)
Distinguished Alumni Award
2024
David Thompson (EE 78)
Doug Schultze (ChE 78)
Amy Koenig (ChE 95)
Todd Gagne (Geol 97)
Les Rose (ME 70)
2023
Dave Berg (ME 73)
Julie Carver (GeolE 86)
John (Jack) Hazel (ChE 85)
Dean Schauer (MetE 89)
Roderick Sowders (ME 86)
2022
Douglas Beck (EE 80)
Navin Govind (MS EE 93)
Lee Solid (ME 59)
Brian Tucholke (GEOL 68)
Audra Walsh (MinE 95)
2021
William Betten (EE/Physics 77)
George “Rusty” Gray (ChE 87)
Timothy Klaus (ChE 87)
Steve Vanderboom (CE 76)
Lisa Zacher (Chem 85)
2020
David Hammond (GeolE 69)
John Henderson (CE 94)
Todd Kenner (CE 83)
Kurt Kost (MinE 87)
Renita Mollman (CE 88)
2019
Tom Corcoran (CE 83)
Connie Determan (CE 84)
Jackie Flowers (CE 92)
Roger Musick (EE 71)
Larry Schumaker (Math 61)
2018
Willie Chang (ME 81)
Kevin Griese (CE 87)
Lynne Bukovic (ChE 87)
Steven Pirner (CE 72)
Auduth Timblo (EE 71)
2017
Jerry Logan (MinE 83)
Marty Jackley (EE 92)
Diana Peninger (ChE 86)
Doug Stalheim (MetE 80)
Jackie Sargent (EE 89)
2016
Dale Bryson (CE 60)
Bob Glodowski (MetE 67)
Mary Himmler (Chem 88)
Susan Opp (EE 85)
John Rathbun (MinE 84)
2015
Karla Callahan (Chem 76)
Daniel Carlson (ChE 77)
Michael Ellwein (ChE 61)
Barry Granger (ChE 81)
Jeff Hohle (GeolE 78)
2014
Stanley Ellis (Math 74)
Walter Jones (EE 75)
Harold Nelson (GenE 58)
Karen Swindler (ChE 88)
Richard Wells (ChE 82)
2013
Laurie Chamberlin (ChE 75)
Jeanne Hull (CE 77)
Roger Kiel (GenE 58)
Robert Mudge (MetE 76)
Lawrence Schmaltz (CE 79)
2012
Duane Huston (ChE 66)
Donn Lobdell (ME 58)
Joseph Pekarek (EE 88)
John Sibert (Chem 62)
Michael Yeh (MS MTRO 76)
2011
D. Sherin Artus (GeolE 60)
John Goth (MetE 50)
Larry Pearson (ME 72)
Maynard Raasch (ChE 37)
Thomas Zeller (ME 70)
2010
Guardie Banister (MetE 80)
Paul Ching (MS GeolE 73)
Richard Frank (ME 63)
William Pearson (CE 64)
Alan Pelton (MetE 77)
2009
Paul Clare (GenE 59)
Gregory Graves (ME 80)
Jeremy Landt (EE 64)
Dorwin Larsen (ME 57)
Merle Symes (ChE 73)
2008
James Abourezk (CE 61)
Randall Baker (MinE 86)
John Collier (ChE 61)
Monte Dirks (MetE 74)
Ronald Kiehn (EE 50)
2007
Gary Dirks (Chem 73)
James Green (ME 74)
Stephen Newlin (CE 75)
Lowery Smith (GeolE 51)
2006
William Hughes (EE 49)
Ronald Jeitz (CE 69)
Roy Roadifer (GeolE 54)
C. Dean Starr (MetE 43)
2005
Charles Braun (Chem 59)
Robert Chen (MS EE 73)
Tony Jensen (MinE 84)
Clifford Mumm (ChE 73)
James Swartz (ChE 71)
2004
Maurice Fuerstenau (GeolE 55)
James Martin (Geol 71)
Duane Sander (EE 60)
Patrick Tlustos (CE 71)
Richard Warder (ME 58)
2003
Everett Bloom (MetE 63)
Wayne Echelberger (CE 56)
Thomas Flakoll (EE 68)
Chao-Nig Liu (EE 56)
Frank Richardson (GeolE 55)
2002
Bruce Bad Moccasin (CE 72)
Douglas Fuerstenau (MetE 49)
George Garlick (EE 58)
Steven Miller (EE 69)
Marlene Nelson (ME 74)
2001
Jay Bring (EE 56)
Dianne Dorland (ChE 69)
Daniel Landguth (EE 68)
William May (EE 57)
Albert Schmidt (EE 49)
2000
George Dunham (ME 56)
Nancy Dunham (EE 57)
Aelred Kurtenbach (EE 61)
Dean Peterson (GenE 54)
William Tucker (GeolE 56)
1999
Frank Aplan (MetE 48)
James Chittick (ChE 63)
William Reuter (EE 56)
Peter Stephans (EE 68)
Gary Veurink (ChE 72)
1998
Doug Aldrich (ChE 62)
James Christensen (GenE 57)
Robert Flint (MetE 37)
Thomas Malone (GenE 40)
Outstanding Recent Graduate Award
2024
Sean Bestgen, P.E. (EE 2013)
Ben Johnson (IEEM 2014)
Kelby Wilkison, P.E. (CE 2014)
Lindsay Jo Kirby (ChE 2014)
LT Tim Fountain (MetE 2014)
2023
Brett Carlson (MetE 2013)
William (Bill) Eldridge (GeolE 2015)
Erin McCullough (MineE 2014)
Rachel Pekarek (CSc 2013)
Eirik Valseth (ME 2015)
2022
Everett Brill (GEO 2012)
Joshua Green (ME 2011)
Lara Jasien (ACM 2011)
Andrew Olson (ChE 2012)
Andrew Smith (EE 2011)
2021
Alex Brech (CEng 2011)
Megan Buurma (MineE 2011)
Sean Hayes (ME 2010)
Nathan Huft (MetE 2010)
Tony Kulesa (CE 2012)
Joel Lankutis (EE 2010)
Chris Lupo (EncE 2011)
Katrina Marini (GeolE 2011)
Ben Mollman (IE 2010)
Aryn Rowe (GEOL 2010)
Channing C. Stellato (Chem 2010)
Evan Waddell (ChE 2010)
2020
Melody Alsaker (ACM 2010)
Benjamin Bangasser (ChE 2009)
Michael Barth (CE 2009)
Trisha Beckering (IE 2009)
Tyler Blumenthal (MetE 2010)
Jacob Boschee (Phys 2011)
Matthew DesEnfants (CSC 2011)
Katrina Donovan (Chem 2010)
Jacinta Klabenes (MineE 2010)
Brandon Lampe (GeolE 2009)
Jarod Luze (EE 2009)
Danielle Olinger (Geol 2009)
Justin Schmidt (CEng 2009)
Matt Schulte (ME 2009)
2019
Karl Barfuss (IE 2008)
Blake Campbell (Chem 2009)
Andy Downs (EE 2008)
Mike Fontaine (ME 2008)
Quana Higgins (CE 2009)
Sharon Holte (Geol 2009)
Melanie Jeppesen (IS 2009)
Jessica Kraft (ACM 2009)
Rose Luvaas (ChE 2008)
John Nielson (MinE 2008)
Ashley Reynolds (MetE 2009)
Chris Rudolph (CSc 2008)
Adam Schulz (CEng 2009)
2018
Anna Dahl (ACM 2008)
Cassandra Degen (MetE 2007)
Nick Famoso (Geol 2009)
Jordan Hoff (MEM 2008)
Taffy Johnson (ChE 2007)
Wade Johnson (EE 2007)
Evan Keffeler (GeolE 2009)
Seth Kenner (CE 2007)
Corbin Latham (CENG 2007)
Brandon Lingle (ME 2007)
Nathan Odenbach (IE 2007)
Lisa Rebenitsch (CSc 2009)
Daniel Rederth (PHYS 2007)
2017
Tyler Bergstrom (EE 2006)
Zac Doorenbus (ChE 2006)
Wayne Douglas (MetE 2006)
Brandon Fredrickson (MinE 2008)
James Free (CENG/CSc 2006)
Chester Ismay (MATH 2006)
Jen Pazour (CE 2006)
Lacy Pomarleau (CE 2006)
Dan Rausch (CSc/MATH 2008)
Ryan Tucker (GEOL 2008)
Chris Vickery (ME 2008)
2016
Brett Bares (ChE 2005)
Michille Gloe (Geol 2007)
Corey Bonsall (MinE 2006)
Mitchell Olson (CENG 2005)
Cori Burnett (IE 2005)
Galen Hoogestraat (EnvE 2007)
Korey Kirschenmann (EE 2005)
Patricia Huntley (ME 2005)
Richard Hudson (GeolE 2006)
Sofiya Cherni (MATH 2006)
Tyler Engstrom (MetE 2005)
Biagio Arobbba (CSc 2006)
2015
David Carlson (ChE 2004)
Matthew Colvin (MATH 2005)
Grant Crawford (MetE 2004)
Mark Hanhardt (PHYS 2007)
Crystal Hocking (Geol 2005)
Shawn Honomichil (IS 2009)
John Keefner (GeolE 2004)
Jacob Koester (ME 2004)
John Preheim (EE 2004)
Nicholas Newell (CENG 2004)
Andrew Patceg (CE 2004)
Nicholas Rogness (CSc 2004)
Mark Sauder (IE 2004)
David Westhoff (MinE 2006)
2014
Jeremy Banik (ME 2004)
Nickolas Beukema (MinE 2003)
Andrew Farke (Geol 2003)
Keith Flanegan (ChE 2003)
Linda Foster (GeolE 2003)
Darryn Frafford (MATH 2003)
Andrea Johnson (EE 2003)
Abran Kean (CENG 2003)
Lisa Schlink (MetE 2004)
Jody Sting (IE 2004)
Vanessa Victor (CE 2005)
John Walton (CSc 2004)
2013
Kyle Garstang (IE 2002)
Lori Groven (ChE 2002)
Casey Jeffery (CENG 2002)
Jason Lamont (CSc 2002)
Erin Landguth (MATH 2002)
Scott Larson (EE 2002)
Derek Rebsom (MetE 2002)
Dana Sander (ME 2002)
Patrick Schwickerath (CE 2002)
Simon Zulu (MinE 2002)
2012
Kathleen Barnes (MATH 2001)
Karen Buerkle (ME 2001)
Bert Cantu (MetE 2001)
Alan Gertonson (ChE 2001)
Ryan Inches (CENG 2002)
Michael Pogany (EnvE 2002)
Joshua Price (MinE 2001)
David Tullis (CE 2001)
Sarah Williamson (EE 2001)
Marissa Wood (IE 2001)
2011
Elizabeth Burg (CE 2006)
Anthony Connor (CENG 2001)
Marius Ellingsen (ME 2000)
Chad Griswold (MetE 2001)
Toran Kopren (CSc 2000)
Brigitte McNames (ChE 99)
Holly Nolan (IE 2000)
Brad Richardson (EE 2000)
Joseph Spiekermeier (MinE 2000)
2010
Chris Ahlers (CENG 2000)
Andrea Brickey (MinE 99)
Jason Dorsey (CSc 99)
Jennifer Einrem (CE 99)
Edwin Friend (GeolE 00)
Christina Jones-Venne (ChE 99)
Jade Kizer (EE 99)
Jeffrey Major (MetE 99)
Todd Morrison (ME 2000)
2009
Brian Butterfield (CENG 98)
Travis Dennison (ME 99)
Michael Halde (CE 98)
Tami Heilman-Adam (ChE 98)
Amanda Hubbard (IS 98)
Jon Larson (MinE 99)
Christopher Misterek (MetE 98)
Tricia Schwaller (CSc 98)
2008
Eric Broughton (EE 97)
Joshua Goddard (ME 97)
Christopher Kinney (MetE 97)
Jennifer Kennedy (CHEM 98)
Matthew Potts (Ceng 97)
Lance Roberts (CE 98)
Shawn Wilczynski (MinE 97)
Todd Youngman (CSc 97)
2007
Michael Connell (MetE 97)
Jason Green (IS 96)
Corey Haeder (CE 97)
Troy McVay (MATH 96)
Jennifer Richmond (EE 96)
2006
June Alexander Knight (CSc 96)
Bernt Askildsen (EE 96)
Brian Bares (ChE 95)
Ernest Berney (CE 95)
Janet Bertog (Geol 95)
Rob Christensen (ME 95)
Dustin Ellis (MetE 96)
2005
Staci Bogue-Bucholz (ChE 94)
Hillari K. Clark (GeolE 97)
Cale Groen (MetE 94)
Dave Muck (CE 94)
Dale G. Nuttal (MinE 94)
Lonnie Snyder (EE 94)
Ronnie Snyder (CSc 94)
2004
Michael Binfet (ME 93)
John Henderson (CE 94)
Andrew Long (GeolE 93)
Anthony Oehlerking (EE 93)
Deborah Sloat (IS 94)
2003
Matthew Bunkers (IS 92)
Janet Carter (GeolE 92)
James Daley (MinE 94)
Stacy Phelps (ME 96)
T.J. Safranski (EE 92)
Gail Schmidt (CSc 92)
2002
Jaque Cranston(CHEM 93)
Doyle Heisler (EE 91)
Mark Ingalls (CSc 92)
William Patton (ChE 91)
Tara Roth (IE 92)
David Tully (GeolE 91)
Richard Wensel (MetE 91)
2001
Michael Bestgen (MinE 91)
Patricia Cihak (Math 90)
Troy Thennis (ChE 90)
David Verburg (EE 90)
Ian Wilson (MetE 90)
2000
Jeanne Berg (CE 90)
Dean Harts (ChE 89)
Michael Lichter (EE 89)
Brian Pelton (MetE 89)
Juan Villa (GeolE 89)
1999
Scott Bracken (EE 88)
Boyd Eisenbraun (MetE 88)
Renita Mollman (CE/EnvE 88)
Karen Nelson Swindler (ChE 88)
Ralph (Randy) Taylor Jr. (GeolE 88)
1998
Susan Burnet (EE/Ceng 87)
Timothy Harter (MinE 87)
Andrej Kaczmarski (GeolE/ME 88)
Jeffrey Shield (MetE 87)
Byron Wolf (ChE 87)
1997
Randy W. Baker (MinE 86)
Paris R. Briscoe (ChE 86)
Eric J. Lewis (CHEM 86)
Tamera J. Nelson (MetE 86)
James P. Pembroke (CE 86)
Bruce A. Tschosik (EE 86)
1996
Philip Breidenback (MetE 85)
Victoria Franzen (MinE 85)
Jack Hazel (ChE 85)
John Konechne (ME 86)
Bradley Pekas (GeolE 85)
Daniel Ptak (EE 86)
1995
Susan D. Opp (EE 85)
Dell F. Skluzak (MetE 84)
Daniel J. Weinacht (ME 84)
1994
Kristi Hafner (CHEM 84, MSCHEM 85)
Kyle A. Hoops (EE 84)
Tony A. Jensen (MinE 84)
Todd J. Kenner (CE 83)
David J. Satter (MetE 83, MSMetE 86)
1993
Randy L. Clarksean (ME 83)
Creties D. Jenkins (GeolE 83, MSGeol 86)
Jill (Dahme) Nelson (MinE 82)
Frederick E. Otte (CE 82)
Richard A. Wells (CHEM 82)
1992
Thomas M. Alexander (MinE 81, MSMinE 81)
Jon R. Maki (MetE 82)
Timothy J. Bowar (EE 81)
John (Jake) G. Jacobson II (ChE 81)
1991
Gaurdie E. Banister (MetE 80)
Danny L. Deveraux (MinE 80)
Brett Eddy (EE 81)
Kenneth W. Stach (ChE 80)
Timothy H. Walter (ME 80)
1990
Lynn Bell (MinE 80)
Jess J. Comer (ME 79)
Steven E. Elrod (EE 81)
Susan C. Paul (CE 79)
Ray D. Peterson (MetE 80)
1989
Steven T. Bauer (MinE 79)
Patricia L. Brink (CHEM 81)
Donald K. Lefevre (EE/PHYS 78)
Terry L. Logan (GeoE 78)
Llewellyn K. Rabenberg (MetE 78)
John K. Stieha (ChE 80)
1988
Dr. Gregory Adel (MetE78, MSMetE 79)
R. Rick Baker (GeolE78)
Randy Beck (MinE 77)
Daniel Carlson (ChE 77)
Scott Kenner (CE 77, MSCE 79)
L. Rodney Pappel (ME77, MSME87)
1987
Dr. Alan Pelton (MetE 77,MS MetE 78)
Ken Wrede (MinE77)
1986
Barbara Mickelson-Guthmiller (CE 76)
Robert M. Rowe (MetE 76, MSMetE 77)
1985
Nick Mykris (EE 78, MATH 78)
Dan Eisenbraun (CE 75)
Lorin Brass (Met75)
Patrick Hallauer (ME 76)
William R. Betten (PHYS/EE 77)
1984
Clifford L. Ball (CHEM 74)
Stephen T. Mitchell (MS MinE77)
Bruce J. Sabacky (MetE 76)
Steve A. Vanderboom (CE 74)
Patrick W. Ward (ME 78)