Distinguished Alumni Reception
2023 Distinguished Alumni Reception
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Cedar Valley Seminary
Awards Ceremony at 4:00 pm followed by a social gathering with hors d'oeuvres and appetizers
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Cedar Valley Seminary
Awards Ceremony at 4:00 pm followed by a social gathering with hors d'oeuvres and appetizers
Alumni being honored are:
Alan Lund - Class of 1966
Ted Funk - Class of 1967
Ted Funk - Class of 1967
Dave Arndt - Class of 1980
Kendall Dunkelberg - Class of 1981
Our awards will again be held over the Osage Community Schools Homecoming weekend. All of our Distinguished Alumni award winners, past and present, will be invited to participate in the parade on Friday of Homecoming and they will be recognized at the Homecoming football game that evening.
The Distinguished Alumni Reception will be held Saturday, September 23rd of Homecoming Weekend.
Tickets can be purchased for $20 after July 1, 2023 at all local Osage banks and at Hardware Hank or you can mail a check for tickets to:
Osage Education Foundation - P.O. Box 82 - Osage IA 50461 (After September 20, ticket prices increase to $25)
You can also use VENMO to purchase tickets to the reception.
@OsageEducationFoundation-Oef
@OsageEducationFoundation-Oef
Please indicate on the link that you are purchasing tickets for the reception.
(your confirmation email will be your ticket)
Link to purchase tickets to reception
Events sponsored by the Osage Education Foundation for the 2023 Homecoming weekend included:
New Distinguished Alumni award winners, as well as former award winners, are invited to ride on a float in the Homecoming parade - meet at the Fairgrounds at 2:00 pm on Friday, of homecoming weekend.
New Distinguished Alumni award winners, as well as former award winners, will be recognized before the 7:30 Homecoming football game at Sawyer Field on Friday of homecoming weekend.
Tour of the high school/middle school buildings will begin at 9:00 on Saturday of homecoming weekend. (Use the new entrance on the east side of the building.)
2023 Distinguished Alumni Reception - Saturday of homecoming weekend, September 23 - at the Cedar Valley Seminary - 4:00 pm - the public is invited and encouraged to attend!
We encourage you to nominate a person that you know that deserves the Distinguished Alumni Award. You can find all of the information about the nominating process on this website. This event is such a great time for alumni to reconnect with each other. We look forward to seeing you in 2023!
1976 - Dennis Johnson
1983 - Coreen Sweeney
1995 - Josh Olson
Link to watch award ceremony on Facebook is below:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=646085973698667&id=100064584766672
1966 - Pat Mackin
1973 - Bruce Olson
1979 - Joyce Larson Ruehlow
1992 - Emily Schmidt Massey
Pictures from the 2019 Reception
1960 - Don Ahrens
1975 - Dr. Thomas Brumm
1981 - Jeff Dodge
1996 - Dr. Josalyn Olsen Cho
Pictures from the 2018 Reception
1958 - Gary Hveem
1967 - Dr. Mike Brumm
1981 - Dr. Jayne Theis Ness
1985 - Dr. Todd J. Urbatsch
Pictures from the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Reception
Larry Decklever - Class of 1958
Bob Frein - Class of 1959
Paul Borchardt - Class of 1961
Marcia Shoger Rosendahl - Class of 1980