Special


SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Each year Eden Prairie Lions Club recognizes special member contributions at its Recognition Banquet.

2002 – 2003 Award Recognition:

  • Melvin Jones Fellow: Gary Diamond & Dennis Tully
  • Lion of the Year: Mike Gruidl
  • Senior Lion of the Year: Wilbur Gjersvik
  • Helen Keller Award: Bob Thurk
  • Hearing Research Fellow: Jerry Johnson

Here are photos from the ceremony. Click a photo to make it bigger:

Here are award winners from past years:

LION OF THE YEAR MELVIN JONES FELLOWS

1969-70 Dick Smith 1987 Cal Anderson
1970-71 Bob Lieb 1988 Harold Hecker, Larry Kleven
1971-72 Jack Hacking 1989 Bob Carling, Mike Gust
1972-73 Mike Gust 1990 Dick Gran, Larry Kleven,
1973-74 Mike Gust Burdell Wessels
1974-75 Bob Hallett 1991 Paul Yager, Haak Nyhammer
1975-76 Bob Nielsen 1993 Curt Connaughty, Bob Hallett
1976-77 Haak Nyhammer 1994 Gary Simonson, Don Breitenstein
1977-78 Curt Connaughty 1995 Chuck Tebeilus, Jim Jordan
1978-79 Terry Fields, Burdell Wessels 1996 Doug Teich, Kent Barker,
1979-80 Doug Meyer Larry Bushnell
1980-81 Dick Gran 1997 Bob Hanson, Bob Gibson,
1981-82 Burdell Wessels Gary Pennebaker
1982-83 Jerry Johnson 1998 Ken Mulder, Tom Ferguson
1983-84 Gary Simonson 1999 Wilbur Gjersvik, Joel Johnson
1984-85 Paul Yager 2000 Tom Anderson
1985-86 Steve Elfstrom 2001 Dean Schmandke, Andy Bergan
1986-87 Dick Kohl
2002

Gary Stevens, Luther Nelson
1987-88 Jim Jordan
1988-89 Bob Cole HEARING RESEARCH FELLOWS
1989-90 Vince Immordino
1990-91 Gary Pennebaker 1998 Floyd Bernsten
1991-92 Larry Bushnell 1999 Steve Shea
1992-93 Paul Evans 2000 Larry Frisvold
1993-94 Kent Barker 2001 Bob Twiss
1994-95 Doug Teich
2002

Burdell Wessels
1995-96 Gary Diamond
1996-97 Joel Johnson
1997-98 Dick Gran SENIOR LION OF THE YEAR
1998-99 Luther Nelson
1999-00 Andy Bergan 1983-84 Al Brekke
2000-01 Dennis Tully 1984-85 Bob Carling
2001-02 Gary Stevens 1985-86 Larry Kleven
1986-87 Don Breitenstein
1987-88 Mel Pavelka
1988-89 Bob Gibson
HELEN KELLER AWARDS 1989-90 Floyd Bernsten
1990-91 Pete Ruud
1993 Bob Cole, Andy Bergan 1991-92 Haak Nyhammer
1994 Glen Nyquist, Al Lyng 1992-93 Bob Hallett
1995 Jerry Hall, Ken Mulder 1993-94 Curt Connaughty
1996 Brad Mlyner, Marv Enger 1994-95 Bob Pemberton
1997 Gordon Gilbert, Bob Grootwassink 1995-96 Don Breitenstein
1998 Luther Nelson 1996-97 Haak Nyhammer
1999 Mike Gruidl 1997-98 Mike Gust
2000 Larry Frisvold 1998-99 Kent Barker
2001 Gary Stevens 1999-00 Jerry McCoy
2002

Floyd Hagen 2000-01 Jim Jordan
2001-02 Bob Carling

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