Awards
MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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
2021 HUME WINNER STEVE LAUER
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 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
John Goebel June Claus Jessica Nashold Christ Troupis Allen Bonnell Thomas Merwin James “Stymie” Schmitt Robert Shafer Stan Kordek Roger Krenz Bill Phalen Len Schaller Gaylon Ehlers Bill Gish Jim Wade Horace D. Hume Robert Cooper James Strauss Garry & Karen White Bill Greenwood James & Marjorie Carroll Dr. Robert Krenz 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 2021 Steve Lauer
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
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1992 Cheryl Thorne
2001 Bob Barnett
2010 Linda Basil
1993 Hester Full
2002 Donna Johnson
2011 Carolyn Motter
1994 Joyce McDonald
2003 James “Stymie” Schmitt
2012 Charlotte Delhotal
1995 Barb Christopher
2004 Sherry Kuntzi
2013 Lori Simonton & Sarah Dalton
1996 Jack Arkins
2005 Steve Dinges
2014 Cheryl Barr
2019 Sidney Engles
1997 Johnny Arteaga
2006 Jackie Emm
2015 Rita Borelli & Wendy Letterly
2020 Nancy Bogle
1998 Bob Francis
2007 Anne Buchanan
2016 Lynn Carbone
2021 Jamie Bromenschenkel
1999 Sheila Bettner
2008 Dave Fitzgerald
2017 Ashley Mccully
2000 Nellie Needs
2009 Rayanne Sester
2018 Colleen Meyer
| MENDOTA AREA Chamber of Commerce
2021 GOLD STAR WINNER JAMIE BROMENSCHENKEL
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