Awards

MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2020 HUME WINNER TODD PHALEN

H.D. HUME AWARD

The H.D. Hume Award is presented to an individual for their outstanding service and dedication to Mendota and its people, through community service. The recipient of this award has helped to make our community a better place to live, raise a family, work, and do business through their time and efforts.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

1970 George Frost, Jr. & Harold Atherton 1971 Emerson Tidd 1972 Horace D. Hume 1973 Richard Leiser 1974 Henry Sauer 1975 G.A. Prescott & Julius Schaller 1976 Kenneth B. Butler 1977 Harry F. Schaller 1978 John Goebel 1979 June Claus 1980 Jessica Nashold 1981 Christ Troupis 1982 Allen Bonnell 1983 Thomas Merwin 1984 James “Stymie” Schmitt 1985 Robert Shafer 1986 Stan Kordek 1987 Roger Krenz 1988 Bill Phalen 1989 Len Schaller 1990 Gaylon Ehlers 1991 Bill Gish 1992 Jim Wade 1993 Horace D. Hume 1994 Robert Cooper 1995 James Strauss 1996 Garry & Karen White 1997 Bill Greenwood 1998 James & Marjorie Carroll 1999 Dr. Robert Krenz 2000 Frank Kobilsek 2001 Skip & Deb Stachlewitz 2002 Dale Fischer & Harry Phalen 2003 Mike Phalen 2004 Dr. Dan Doyle 2005 Steve Gahan 2006 Jeff Simonton 2007 Mike Wasmer 2008 Judy Merritt 2009 Steve Dancey 2010 Chris Holdenrid 2011 Matt Carroll 2012 Mitch Landgraf 2013 Randy Fox 2014 Delbert Knowlton 2015 Ken & Barb Purvis 2016 Lori Simonton 2017 Tim Phalen 2018 Luther Kaiser 2019 Lee Stocking 2020 Todd Phalen

TOM MERWIN GOLD STAR EMPLOYEE AWARD

Remember when getting a gold star meant you’d done a great job? IT STILL DOES! We’re looking for that “Gold Star” Employee - someone who makes you glad to do business in Mendota! The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce and The Mendota Reporter, in a joint project, are seeking nominations from the customers of the retail, service, and professional businesses in the community for that outstanding employee in Mendota. This is your opportunity to recognize that kind, courteous, competent, and efficient employee who cashes your checks, fills your order, answers the phone, brings your food, or processes your paperwork every day.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

1992 Cheryl Thorne 1993 Hester Full 1994 Joyce McDonald 1995 Barb Christopher 1996 Jack Arkins 1997 Johnny Arteaga 1998 Bob Francis 1999 Sheila Bettner 2000 Nellie Needs 2001 Bob Barnett 2002 Donna Johnson 2003 James “Stymie” Schmitt 2004 Sherry Kuntzi 2005 Steve Dinges 2006 Jackie Emm 2007 Anne Buchanan 2008 Dave Fitzgerald 2009 Rayanne Sester 2010 Linda Basil 2011 Carolyn Motter 2012 Charlotte Delhotal 2013 Lori Simonton & Sarah Dalton 2014 Cheryl Barr 2015 Rita Borelli & Wendy Letterly

2020 GOLD STAR WINNER

NANCY BOGLE

2016 Lynn Carbone 2017 Ashley Mccully 2018 Colleen Meyer 2019 Sidney Engles 2020 Nancy Bogle