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IATO 25 Year Officiating Award
The Award is given annually to those Track & Field and Cross Country Officials that have given 25 or more years of service to see that our sports are competed fairly by all. Those who have received the award are list by the year the award was given and the number of years of service at the time of receiving the award.
If any one knows of a Track & Field and/or Cross Country Official that has served for 25 or more years, and is not listed, please contact the IATO.
2000 Jerry Becker Eagle Grove 42 yrs E.G. Booth Indianola 41 yrs Gene Glab Dubuque 47 yrs John Harris Corning 45 yrs Evan Knapp Cherokee 44 yrs Russ Kraai Holstein 56 yrs Charles McGaffin Winterset 47 yrs Dick Wagner Burlington 46 yrs Audra Williams Iowa City 42 yrs Jim Yunek Lake City 43 yrs	2001 Duane Ahrens Waverly 36 yrs Fred Burns Oran 36 yrs John Byers Wyoming 36 yrs G. D. (Skip) Harsh Adel 40 yrs Steve Jansen Sioux City 36 yrs James J. Kloewer Stuart 36 yrs Richar McMahon Latimer 36 yrs Larry McHone Ames 36 yrs Henry Nissen Missouri Valley 39 yrs Gary Paulsen Ogden 37 yrs Marty Pillars West Des Moines 39 yrs
2002 Bob Bell Marshalltown 36 yrs Robert Bowen Middletown 35 yrs Duane Brand Sully 36 yrs Jim Crosman Dallas Center 34 yrs Mike Dick Urbandale 36 yrs Jack Foresman Cleghorn 48 yrs Ray Gaul Ogden 36 yrs Steve Halligan Hawarden 35 yrs Dave Koos Harlan 35 yrs Charles Liston Marion 36 yrs C.J. Loerwald LeGrand 34 yrs David Meyer Council Bluffs 36 yrs John Niemeyer Fenton, MO 41 yrs Cornie Wassink Alton 34 yrs James Wood Fontanelle 33 yrs	2003 Curtis Anderson Paullina 30 yrs David Anderson Boone 34 yrs Darrell Brand Montezuma 36 yrs Allan Galibarith Sac City 49 yrs Willard Howell Wapello 35 yrs Richard Juhl Dike 33 yrs Gerald Kuiper Pella 32 yrs John Lowry Marion 32 yrs Floyd Miller Urbandale 48 yrs James Patterson Cedar Rapids 32 yrs Jeff Richards Polk City 29 yrs Jim Schweibert Brooklyn 30 yrs Robert Topping Decorah 30 years Jerry Walker Iowa City 30 yrs Ken Weller Knoxville 33 yrs Les Lammers Estherville 31 yrs
2004 Bill Bolen Montezuma 43 yrs Jim Olson Winterset 36 yrs Stan Kirchhoff Newton 34 yrs Robert Witzenberg Packwood 34 yrs Lynn Barnes Atlantic 34 yrs Richar Leutzinger Urbandale 32 yrs Jerry Newton Charles City 31 yrs Clifford Garvey Spirit Lake 30 yrs Kent Lyon Indianola 30 yrs Randy Baker LeGrand 29 yrs Kyle Marquard Greene 28 yrs Gayle Young Greenfield 28 yrs Richard Hall Sioux City 28 yrs John Andrews Belmond 27 yrs Dave Beaty Oskaloosa 27 yrs Steve Rutz Cascade 27 yrs Robert Saunders Iowa City 27 yrs Terry Thompson Ames 27 yrs	2005 Thomas Amsberry Dunlap 43 yrs Tom Epperly Pella 42 yrs Stan Norenberg Adel 41 yrs Karlos McMclure Cresco 40 yrs Glenn Wehrkamp Waverly 39 years Dwight Royer Clinton 33 yrs Larry Almond Independence 32 yrs Doug Johnson Cedar Falls 30 yrs Gary O?Daniels Creston 30 yrs Polk Davison Des Moines 29 yrs Ron Baack Spirit Lake 27 yrs Lynn Keraus Garner 27 yrs Fran Long Fort Dodge 27 yrs Dick Lowrey Nora Springs 27 yrs Tim Thomas Holstein 27 yrs Ira Dunsworth Davenport 26 yrs Al Neumann Earlham 26 yrs Tim Sanderson Keystone 26 yrs Mike Stanley Avoca 26 yrs Dave Suntken Clear Lake 26 yrs
2006 Paul Fuhrman Cherokee 44 yrs Dr. Robert Tucker Dubuque 40 yrs Fred Maher Council Bluffs 38 yrs Ron Gilliland Adel 37 yrs Dennis Gruber Solon 32 yrs Dennis Anderson Bloomfield 26 yrs Richard Craig Iowa City 26 yrs Nick Dirth Burlington 26 yrs David Lee Conrad 26 yrs Jim Moliter Carroll 26 yrs Randy Thoren Grundy Center 26 yrs Bill Yeisley Cedar Rapids 26 yrs Mike Goebel Arnolds Park 25 yrs Richard Keith Britt 25 yrs	2007 Gary Timmer Pella 37 yrs Joe Toot Nevada 37 yrs Dick Washburn Muscatine 37 yrs Ron Werling Indianola 34 yrs Howard Johnson Altoona 32 yrs Dr. Lynn Lindaman Urbandale 29 yrs Larry Parker Nevada 28 yrs Steve Roth Washington 27 yrs Dale Lass Dubuque 26 yrs D. Bart White Urbandale 26 yrs Dwaine Gooding West Burlington 25 yrs
2008 Kim Patik Swisher 25 yrs Al Robson Scranton 25 yrs Cindy Schmell Ankeny 25 yrs Ron Turner Des Moines 25 yrs	2009 Dale Sandquist Urbandale 38 yrs Deb Anderson Gilbert 35 yrs Bruce Johnson Waterloo 25 yrs Phil Kauder Cascade 25 yrs James Smith Mount Ayr 25 yrs Steve Trost Wall Lake 25 yrs
2010 Harry Dole Grundy Center 42 yrs Carl Cochran Minden 36 yrs Rick Hall Waverly 25 yrs Dick Lineweaver Arnolds Park 25 yrs Kevin Long La Porte City 25 yrs Jon Meskimen Iowa City 25 yrs	2011 Delbert Christensen Cedar Rapids 25 yrs Jim Ellefson Marshalltown 25 yrs Keevin Koch Fairfield 25 yrs Kevin Pederson Oskaloosa 26 yrs Charles Walker Fort Dodge 25 yrs
2012 Mike Bengen Reinbeck 25 yrs Jim Carnahan Davenport 38 yrs Timm Lamb Fort Madison 40 yrs Bob Murphy Manchester 25 yrs John Overton Des Moines 26 yrs Howard Peters Maxwell 27 yrs Jim Stone Ames 25 yrs	2013 Gary Johnson Spillville 25 yrs Roger Poage Fort Madison 25 yrs Dan Kruse Rock Rapids 25 yrs Jim Walczyk Des Moines 25 yrs John Caseboldt Clive 25 yrs
2014 Bill Bolles Bondurant 32 yrs. Scott Gonzales Guthrie Center 45 yrs. Randy Lewis Mason City 25 yrs. Gary Telford Ankeny 31 yrs. John Wolff Urbandale 30 yrs.	2015 Tom Carter Mt. Vernon 25 years Joel Grabinoski Armstrong 31 years Jack Johnson Schleswig 25 years Bill Keck West Des Moines 51 years Bill Neal Williamsburg 25 years Terry Sudrla Sioux City 30 years Rod Smith Woodbine 25 years Ray Wilden Clinton 25 years
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