Previous Award Winners

Outstanding Individuals in Communication and Theater History

1978: Mary Adams, Craig Bucher, Virginia Fredericks, Larry Schnoor

1979: Barbara Seng, Julie Belle White, E. W. Zeilbarth

1980: M. Emily Hannah, William Howell, Garrison Keillor

1981: Arthur Ballet, Steve Cannon, Louis Marchand

1982: Ailene Cole, Delmar Hanson, Dave Moore

1983: Ernest Bormann, Dorothy B. Magnus, Kenneth Wilkens

1984: Murrae Freng, Mabel Meta Frey, Frank Plut, Robert L. Scott

1985: Gretchen Heath, Phyllis Kromer, Robert Wick

1986: Richard C. Fawcett, Robert Heimerl, Don Sikkink, Ruth Westrom

1987: Pamy Cody, Scott Nobles, Bill Robertz, Mork Youngstrom

1988: Orv Bies, Sally Burdick, Jim Seeden

1989: Marie Kreft, Anne Simley, Michael Tillman

1990: Rex Gaskill, Dorothy Sunne

1991: Jackson Hungley, Bev Proulx, Marlin Spangrud

1992: Martin Carter, Sheila Livingston, Polly Reikowski, George Shapiro

1993: J. Vernon Jensen, Kathleen Knutson-Mestnik, Dennis Swanson, Harlan Shuck

1994: Charlie Boone, Roger Erickson, Donald Forsburgh, Jo Ann Holonbek

1995: Cynthia Carver, Howard Vallencourt, Paul Wellstone

1996: Carol Purrington, Judy Litterst, Jim Graupner, Patrick Quade

1997: Steve Estenson, Barbara Kersten, Mike Wartman

1998: Hubert H. Humprey, Gregg M. Sawyer, Geral Pepper

1999: Steve Estenson, Barbara Gronbeck

2000: Deb Bendix, Jon Kachelmacher, Tom Endres

2001: Joni Anker, Susan Collie, Skip Peltier

2002: Lee Alto, Kathleen M. Ebnet, Daniel Cronn-Mills

2003: Warren Sandmann, Don Rice, Kathleen Maloney

2004: Cliff Janke, Roxy Janke, Cindy Larson-Casselton, Wendy Short-Hays, Jill Lofald

2005: Karen Peterson Wilson, Mark Quinlan, Diana L. Rehling

2006: Jodene Wartman, Doe Dowling, Cheryl Neidt, Gail Sarff

2007: Nanette Johnson-Cuiskis, Sandy Nieland, Cathy Wurzer

2008: Virginia McFerran

2009: Chuck Cravens, Rebecca Meyer-Larson

2010: Denise Atkinson, Bruce Burkman, Evy Robinson, Dr. Erik Vora

2011: Renee Strom, Kent Knutson, Ceil McDonald, Michele Neaton

2012: Roseanna G. Ross, Sandra Wieser-Matthews, Kathy Martin

2013: Scott Durocher, John Fogarty, Margaret Kitterman, David Mann, Christopher McDonald

2014: Lou Bellamy, Lori Halverson Wente

2015: Mark Fokken

2016: Rick Purrington, Jan Urtel, Roberta Freeman

2017: Keith Green, Jenn Baese, Maura Brew, Joe Jorland

2018: Joyce Terveen McCarthy, Beverly Jorland

2019: Tracy Hadstrom Durant, Scott Voss, Tzetil Voss

2020: Retiring Professionals of 2020, Graduating Class of 2020

Outstanding Service to CTAM

2006: Kathy Steiner

2014: Larry Schnoor

Outstanding New Secondary Teacher

2010: Andrew Waldron

2015: Drew Hammond

Outstanding New College Teacher

2012: Amy Donohue, Cadi Kadlecek

2014: Neidi Croatt, Ben Walker

2018: Linda Fungkuen Tse

Outstanding Adjunct Teacher

2013: Julie K. Peters

2016: Marnie Fischer, Julie Walker

2017: Beverly L. Knudsen, Collette Rubel

2018: Scott Daniel Boras

Distinguished Service Award

2015: Jody Saxton-West

Oustanding Lifetime Service

2015: Larry Schnoor

Outstanding Use of Communication to Raise Social Awareness

2017: Patty Wetterling

Outstanding Individual in Communications Using Their Voice for Positive Change

2019: Jana Shortal