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 October 3rd of Homecoming weekend and they will be recognized at the Homecoming football game that evening.
The Distinguished Alumni Reception will be held at the Cedar River Complex Atrium & Auditorium on Saturday, October 4th at 4:00 pm.
Tickets can be purchased for $20 after July 1 on line or 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
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 2025 Homecoming weekend include:
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.)
2025 Distinguished Alumni Reception - Saturday, October 4 - at the Cedar River Complex Atrium & Auditorium - 809 Sawyer Drive - 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 2025!
1970 - Michael Barrett
1981 - Debb Formanek
1966 - Alan Lund
1967 - Ted Funk
1980 - Dave Arndt
1981 - Kendall Dunkelberg
1976 - Dennis Johnson
1983 - Coreen Sweeney
1995 - Josh Olson
1966 - Pat Mackin
1973 - Bruce Olson
1979 - Joyce Larson Ruehlow
1992 - Emily Schmidt Massey
1960 - Don Ahrens
1975 - Dr. Thomas Brumm
1981 - Jeff Dodge
1996 - Dr. Josalyn Olsen Cho
1958 - Gary Hveem
1967 - Dr. Mike Brumm
1981 - Dr. Jayne Theis Ness
1985 - Dr. Todd J. Urbatsch
Larry Decklever - Class of 1958
Bob Frein - Class of 1959
Paul Borchardt - Class of 1961
Marcia Shoger Rosendahl - Class of 1980