Distinguished-Alumni-Award-Information-and-Recipients (1).xlsx

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1	MINNEHAHA ACADEMY ALUMNI AWARDS In 1986 the Resource Development Committee of the Minnehaha Academy Board of Education recommended the conferral of honorary alumni awards on graduates demonstrating outstanding achievement. This annual award is given to recognize alumni who exemplify Christian faith, leadership and service which positively impacts local, national and/or global communities, demonstrates outstanding achievement in a chosen field of endeavor, and has made a significant contribution of time, talent or treasure to Minnehaha Academy. In the Fall of 2000, a Distinguished Alumni Service Award was introduced and in the Fall of 2007 a Young Alumni Service Award was introduced. In 2011, the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Distinguished Alumni Service Award were combined into a single award. The Distinguished Alumni Award and the Young Alumni Service Award are presented each year by the Head of School during the Founders Day/Homecoming celebration. Below is a historical listing of award recipients. See description of awards at the bottom of the page.
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3	Academic Year	Recipient	Class Year	Distinguished Alumni Award	Distinguished Alumni Service Award	Young Alumni Service Award	Hall of Fame - Athletics	Hall of Fame-Fine Arts
4	1986/87	C. Donald Peterson (Judge)	1935	x
5	1987/88	Philip Brunelle (Music)	1961	x
6	1988/89	Jean Hammink (Literacy)	1967	x
7	1989/90	Albin Erickson (Educator/Statesman)	1928	x
8	1990/91	No Award Given
9	1991/1992	Reynold B. Johnson (Technology)	1925	x
10	1992/93	Theodore W. Anderson, Jr. (Mathematics/Statistics)	1935	x
11	1993/94	Craig W. Nelson (MA President/Clergy)	1949	x
12	1994/95	Mark W. Nelson (Businessman)	1954	x
13	1995/96	Kenneth S. Larson (Businessman	1960	x
14	1996/97	Naomi Reed Rhode (Professional Speaker)	1956	x
15	1997/98	Harry W. Mixer (Radiologist)	1937	x
16	1998/99	Walter Youngquist (Geologist)	1939	x
17	1999/2000	Dr. Charles W. Niessen (Scientist)	1958	x
18		Allen E. Law	1962		x
19	2000/01	Roger and Gail Dvorak (Hospital Administrator)	1952	x
20		David L. Swanson	1943		x
21	2001/02	Reynold Anderson (Engineer)	1948	x
22		Robert D. Olson	1965		x
23	2002/03	Howard C. Hawkins (Businessman)	1950	x
24		Gary and Mary Gardeen	1968		x
25	2003/04	Bruce A. LeVahn (Businessman)	1950	x
26		William “Bill” S. Starr (Young Life)	1943		x
27	2004/05	Linda (Paulson) Wicklund (Ukraine Mission work)	1964	x
28		Dr. Joseph Friberg (Physician)	1933		x
29	2005/06	Dr. Charles Crutchfield (Dermatologist)	1978	x
30		James Baxter	1950		x
31	2006/07	Carol Sundet-Meeker (Philanthropist)	1980	x
32		Dr. Lareau Lindquist	1954		x
33		Daniel Olson (Educator)	1996			x
34	2007/08	Mark Swenson (Architect)	1967	x
35		Rev. Mark Hansen	1964		x
36		Jason Benedict	1996			x
37	2008/09	David Adolfson (Developer)	1955	x
38		Dee Long	1957		x
39		Kelly Thoes	2005			x
40	2009/10	Rev. Paul Swanson (Educator/Theologian)	1951	x
41					Combined w/ Distinguished Alumni Award
42	2010/11	No Awards Given
43						Name Changed to Up & Coming Alumni Award
44	2011/12	Stanley Anderson (Nuclear Submarine)	1945	x
45		Rev. Paul Youngdahl (Clergy – given posthumously)	1955	x
46		Patrick Weldon (CIA)	1991			x
47		Boys Basketball Team	1925				x
48		Girls Basketball Team	1923				x
49	2012/13	Elwood (Woody) Larson (created Hospitality House)	1947	x
50		Ellen (Higginbotham) Ruiters (created Africa Jam)	1993			x
51		Kathryn Detlefsen – Girls Golf 2007	2007				x
52		Boys Hockey	1950				x
53		Football	1959				x
54		Boys Golf	1960				x
55		Boys Tennis	1986				x
56		Girls Soccer	1998				x
57		James Baxter	1950				x
58	2013/14	Bruce Johnson	1963	x
59		Bruce Swedien	1951	x
60		Wesley Bodin	1951	x
61		Elizabeth Galik	2000			x
62		Philip Brunelle	1961					x
63		David Glenn	faculty				x
64		Guido Kauls	faculty				x
65	2014/15	Nancy Kayoum Close	1978	x
66		James Barnett	2004			x
67		Mary Carlson	faculty				x
68		Jon Rick Olson	1963				x
69		Fredrick Hartwig	1979				x
70		John Borstad	1983				x
71		1995/96 Boys Basketball Team					x
72		Richard Allison Flegle	1968					x
73	2015/16	Alan Abramson	1965	x
74		Lars-Erik Leafblad	1995			x
75		Julia (Albinson) Scholl	1982				x
76		Charles Mikkelson	1961				x
77		2009/10 Girls Basketball Team					x
78		Paul Isaacs	faculty					x
79	2016/17	Bjorn Dybdahl	1961	x
80		Rob Williams	2003			x
81		Wayne Holte	1949				x
82		Calvin Anderson	1970				x
83		Dwight “Dewey” Johnson	1971				x
84		Lee Durant Larson	2002				x
85		Carol McKinney Highsmth	1964					x
86	2017/18	David Anderson	1967	x
87		Leah McLean	1997			x
88		David Hepburn	faculty					x
89		Wes Bodin	1951				x
90		Ted Malmsten	1957				x
91		Don Halverson	1960				x
92		Rachel Hansen	2010				x
93		Wendell Carlson	faculty				x
94	2018/19	Jackie Parker Cherryhomes	1972	x
95		Daniel Enderton	1998			x
96		Ken Anderson					x
97		Chris Larson	1985					x
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99	Academic Year	Recipient	Class Year	Distinguished Alumni Award	Distinguished Alumni Service Award	Up & Coming Alumni Award	Hall of Fame - Athletics	Hall of Fame – Fine Arts	Distinguished Faculty
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