NEIBA Nominees for the Karl King Distinguished Service Award-Active
*indicates State Winner
1981-1982 Tom James (Monona)
1982-1983 August Knoll (Wheatland)
1983-1984 Luman Colton (Cedar Rapids)*
1984-1985 Ken Smykil (Cedar Rapids)
1985-1986 Arden Greener (Elgin)
1986-1987 Arden Greener (Elgin)
1987-1988 Arden Greener (Elgin)
1988-1989 Earle Dickinson (Cedar Rapids)*
1989-1990 August Knoll (Wheatland)*
1990-1991 Dwayne Johnson (Monticello)
1991-1992 Dwayne Johnson (Monticello)
1992-1993 Dwayne Johnson (Monticello)
1993-1994 Steve Colton (Marion)*
1994-1995 Diana Blake (Waverly)
1995-1996 Jim Gosnell (Cedar Falls)
1996-1997 Leonard Upham (Cedar Falls)*
1997-1998 Robert Roussell (Monticello)*
1998-1999 Jim Gosnell (Cedar Falls)
1999-2000 Jim Gosnell (Cedar Falls)
2000-2001 Diana Blake (Waverly)
2001-2002 Steve King (Marion)
2002-2003 David A. Lang (Independence)
2003-2004 Robert Huinker (Lawler)
2004-2005 James Fritz (Decorah)*
2005-2006 David Lang (Independence)
2006-2007 Robert Manson (Cedar Rapids)
2007-2008 Gerald Ramsey (Cedar Falls)
2008-2009 Randy Atkinson (Cedar Rapids)
2009-2010 Roger DeYoung (Lisbon)
2010-2011 Jim Miller (CR Washington)
2011-2012 Jim Miller (CR Washington)
2012-2013 Liz Fritz (Decorah)*
2013-2014 Steve Stickney (Linn-Mar)*
2014-2015 Randy Atkinson (Cedar Rapids)*
2015-2016 Linda Johansen (North Fayette)
2016-2017 Steve Shanley (Coe College)*
2017-2018 David Lang (Independence)*
2018-2019 Jim Miller (CR Washington)
2019-2020 Jim Miller (CR Washington)
2020-2021 Jim Miller (CR Washington)
2021-2022 Aaron Nuss (Linn-Mar)*
2022-2023 Jay Kahn (Maquoketa)
2023-2024 Kyle Engelhardt (Cedar Falls)*
2024-2025 Gerald Ramsey (Cedar Falls)
NEIBA Nominees for the Karl King Distinguished Service Award-Retired
* indicates State Winner
1981-1982 Erling Hanson (Manchester)
1982-1983 Ray Stumbaugh (Monticello)*
1983-1984 Erling Hanson (Manchester)*
1984-1985 Paul Wright (Marion)*
1985-1986 Ken Smykil (Bella Vista, AR)*
1986-1987 Glenn Miller (Independence)
1987-1988 Glenn Miller (Independence)*
1988-1989 Tom James (Monona)
1989-1990 Tom James (Monona)
1990-1991 Tom James (Monona)
1991-1992 Everett Blobaum (Strawberry Point)
1992-1993 Everett Blobaum (Strawberry Point)
1993-1994 Arden Greener (Elgin)
1994-1995 Dennis Hanna (Guttenberg)
1995-1996 Robert E. Lee (Waverly)
1996-1997 Robert E. Lee (Waverly)
1997-1998 Luman Colton (Cedar Rapids)*
1998-1999 Darrell Dicken (Marion)*
1999-2000 Robert Sadilek (Cedar Rapids)
2000-2001 C. Leland Triplett (Jesup)
2001-2002 Tom Chandler (Elkader)
2002-2003 Earle W. Dickinson (Shellsburg)*
2003-2004 August Knoll (Wheatland)*
2004-2005 Steve Colton (Marion)*
2005-2006 Dr. Leonard Upham (Cedar Falls)
2006-2007 Dwayne Johnson (Cedar Falls)
2007-2008 Diana Blake (Waverly)
2008-2009 Doug McFarlane (Oelwein)
2009-2010 Dr. Leonard Upham (Cedar Falls)
2010-2011 Dr. Leonard Upham (Cedar Falls)*
2011-2012 David Law (Marion)
2012-2013 Jim Gosnell (Cedar Falls)*
2013-2014 Dwayne Johnson (Cedar Falls)*
2014-2015 Bob Shafer (Waterloo)
2015-2016 Tom Burchers (Oelwein)
2016-2017 Tom Haugen*
2017-2018 David Law (Marion)*
2018-2019 Bard Mackey (Cedar Falls)*
2019-2020 Bob Shafer (Waterloo)
2020-2021 Diana Blake (Waverly)*
2021-2022 Liz Fritz (Decorah)*
2022-2023 Jim Fritz (Decorah)*
2023-2024 Brad Jensen (Hudson)
2024-2025 Steve Citta (Waterloo)*