National & Leadership Commendation Appointments*
to Western Region Patrollers

Year Recipient(s)
2000

Jack Ferguson (#9298, Afton Alps), Chase B. Allen (#9300, Buck Hill), Thomas B. Poch (#9302, Buck Hill), Jane K. Mausser (#9304, Wild Mtn.), David A. Tetley (#9306, Hyland), W. Jerry Ward (#9308, Afton Alps)

1999

Scott H. Young (#9020, Buck Hill), Daniel Bodimer (#9022, Buck Hill), Mary J. Pritchett (#9024, Hyland), Jeannine Mogan (#9080, Hyland), Vicki L. Callahan (#9082, Hyland), Mark Maloney (#9084, Andes Tower Hills)

1998 Mark Monroe (#8672, Wild River Nordic), Mike Nies (#8778), Richard D. Bibeau (#8826, Powder Ridge),
Leroy Yoki
(#8830, Lutsen)
1997 Joseph LeCointe (LCA #8185), Julie A. Jorgenson (#8576, Hyland), David Jorgenson (#8578, Hyland), Ronald Schlank (#8580, Buck Hill), Wesley Van Nurden (#8582, Mt. Frontenac), Lars Pekay (#8590, Wild Mtn.), Peter Kay (#8592, Buck Hill)
1996 Richard Augustine (#8332, Wild Mtn.), Terry Spohn (#8334, Hyland), Robert Kowalski (#8336, Viking Nordic), Shirajoy Abry (#8338, Welch), Beverly Yoki (#8340, Lutsen), John L. Thomas (#8342, Mt. Frontenac), E. Phillip Dorholt (#8344, Trollhaugen), Lyle Johnson (#8346, Wild Mtn.)
1995 Bonnie Schlank (#8091, Buck Hill), Robert J. Hart (#8092, Hiawatha Nordic), Drew A. Flaada (#8093, Hiawatha Nordic), James Baker (#8094, Trollhaugen)
1994 Wendy (Baker) Kelly (#7917, Mt. Frontenac), Dale Schueffner (#7941, Wild Mtn.), Keith Lorensen (#7942, Wild Mtn.), Jim Dwyer (#7943, Buck Hill), Ronald Heneman (#7944, Buck Hill), Martin Fahje (#7945, Mt. Frontenac)
1993 Diane Larkin (#7769, Wild Mtn.), Dean "Buddha" Johnson (#7771, Wild Mtn.), Tom Long (#7794, Afton Alps), Diane Leaders (#7795, (Quadna Mtn.) Buena Vista), John "Tony" Anthonisen (#7796, Buck Hill)
1992 Thomas Gray (#7595, Spirit Mtn.), Michael Prigge (#7647, Coffee Mill), Warren "Slug" Wagness (#7648, Lutsen)
1991 Audrey Friedman (LCA #1992, Hyland Hills), James Andrews (#7387, Hyland Hills), Davide Friedman (#7490, Buck Hill), James Gearns (#7491, Spirit Mtn.), Sheila Harr (#7492, Afton Alps)
1990 Rodney Monson (#7210, Spirit Mtn.), David Engstrom (#7211, Spirit Mtn.), Thomas Danculovich (#7212, Quadna Mtn.), Karen McKelvey (#7342, Quadna Mtn.), Harry Friedman (#7343, Hyland Hills), Lee Stotesbery (#7352, Trollhaugen)
1989 C. Robert Carlberg (#7090, Spirit Mtn.), Mary L. Engstrom (#7091, Spirit Mtn.), Charles "Huck" Andresen (#7145, Spirit Mtn.), James Anderson (#7146, Afton Alps), William Hubbard (#7169, Wild Mtn.), JoAnn Kuntemeier (#7170, Wild Mtn.), Stephen P. Welsh (#7171, Lutsen), William McKelvey (#7172, Quadna Mtn.), Donald L. Olson (#7173, Wild Mtn.)
1988 Lee Jackson (#6915, Wild Mtn.), Robert Kosmalski (#7017, Lutsen), Mike Peters (#7018, Hyland Hills), David Sefcovic (#7019, Giants Ridge)
1987 Charles "Chuck" Allen, (#6849, Spirit Mtn.), Donald Swanson (#6851, Buck Hill), Susan Gormley (#6853, Hyland Hills), Robert Harr (#6854, Quadna Mtn.), Roger M. Johnson (#6855, Hyland Hills), David Olson (#6856, Hyland Hills), Jeff Olsen (#6857, Wild Mtn.)
1986 Gunnar Nesse (#6718, Hyland Hills)
1985 Richard Hatfield (#6503), Dwight Charles (#6565, Mt. Frontenac), Mike McChesney (#6566, Powder Ridge), Michael G. Looby (#6567, Powder Ridge), Howard C. Holz (#6568, Viking Nordic), Phil Gartner (#6571, Mt. Frontenac)
1984 Robert Moe (#6312, Mt. Hardscrabble), William Peters (#6343, Twin Cities Metro)
1983 Charlie Bigham (#6126, Buck Hill), Audrey G. Sass (#6230, (Coffee Mill) Mt. Frontenac), Dorothy "Dottie" Rust (#6231, Snowpark), Carleton Rust (#6232, Snowpark)
1982 Robert Saunders (#5968, Trestle Valley) Mark T. Holtan (#6065, Powder Ridge), Phil LeTourneau (#6075, Spirit Mtn.), Larry Marler (#6076, Mt. Frontenac), Carol Smith (#6077, Snowpark)
1981 Dona Bigham (#5876, Buck Hill), John "Johnny" Walker (#5913, Wild Mtn.), Allan Martin (#5914, Afton Alps), John Schmitt (#5915, Snowpark)
1980 Toby Markowitz (#5770, Viking Nordic), James H. Sass (#5774, (Coffee Mill) Mt. Frontenac), Walter Leaders (#5775, Buena Vista)
1979 Maurice Gale (#5522, Cedar Hills)
1978 Dick Pearson (#5367, Snowcrest), Stephen Steiner (#5368, Mt. Frontenac), Connie Dinham (#5369, Hyland Hills), Cal Dinham (#5370, Hyland Hills), Diane Pearson (#5371, Christie Mtn.), Fritz Rodde (#5372, Buck Hill), Chris Wegsten (#5373, Lutsen)
1977 Mike Lund (#5159, Mt. Frontenac), Warren C. Pagel (#5160), Gunn Bjorg "Gunny" Rossini (#5174, Lutsen), Earl Jensen (#5175, Buck Hill), Duane Martens (#5176, Mt. Frontenac), Robert Cushman (#5177, Lutsen), Howell K. Smith (#5178, (Birch Park) Afton Alps), Gordon "Pete" Gentling (#5179, Mt. Frontenac)
1976 John B. Pitman (#4940, Viking Nordic), Frank Dean (#4998, Hyland Hills)
1975 Cliff Gonyer (#4740, Hyland Hills), Chris Fox (#4755, Twin City Metro)
1974 Gerard Melgaard (#4489, Trollhaugen), Donald M. Wenner (#4481, Hyland Hills), Stephen R. Thomas (#4482, Mt. Frontenac)
  Many of the appointment listings prior to 1974 are not complete due to a lack of award information. Please send additional information and corrections, etc. to Roger Petry. A big "Thank you!" to those who have supplied information.
1973 Dale B. Martin (#4259, Afton Alps), Michael Addy (#4260, Trollhaugen), Erich G. Gotthilf (#4262, Trollhaugen)
1972 Thomas Rossini (#4085, Lutsen), John Ernst (#4087, (Twin City Metro) Buck Hill), Michael Geiser (#4088)
1971 Maynard Johnson (#3906, Snowcrest), Meigs Larimer (#3907, Trollhaugen), Katherine Niessen (#3908, Trollhaugen), Ed Fletcher (#3909), Paul Stromquist (#3910, Mont du Lac), Gregory Taylor (#3911), David Woodward (#3912), Walter Pratt (#3913)
1970 Lee D. Wheeler (#3720, Trollhaugen), Duane S. Helmer (#3733, Mt. Itasca)
1969 Jack R. Inyart (#3516, Trollhaugen), Gary L. Olson (#3517, Trollhaugen), Judith W. Marr (#3518, Giants Ridge), Jerry L. Drexel (#3519, Buck Hill), Bruce Lindgren (#3520)
1968
1967 William N. Marr Jr (#3148, Giants Ridge), James H. Niessen Jr (#3149, Trollhaugen), Scott R. Holmer (#3154, Trollhaugen)
1966  
1965 Thomas R. Laitala (#2843, Buck Hill)
1964 Jerry Fredrickson (#2790, Buck Hill), Thomas Tibbetts (#2792, Trollhaugen), Carl Peter Johnson (#2819)
1963  
1962 Eugene E. Moynagh Jr (#2498), Thomas Roberts (#2654, Buck Hill)
1961  
1960  
1959  
1958 Roy C. Munson (#2064)

*Leadership Commendation Appointments were first awarded in 1991. Leadership Commendation Appointments awarded from 1991 through 1995 have numbers ranging from #1991 to #2045. Beginning in 1996, Appointment numbers greater than 8100 which end with odd-numbered digits designate Leadership Commendation Appointments.

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