SECOND ANNUAL PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE BANQUET HELD
The second annual Iowa Lakes Community College
President’s Circle banquet was held at the
Emmetsburg campus on March 27. Guests enjoyed an
elegant meal that Hotel & Restaurant Management
students helped prepare and serve.
Business/Institutional Assessment Professor Anne
Wimmer shared facts relating to the Iowa Lakes
Presidential Scholars program. Many
valedictorians, salutatorians and other
academically high ranking students attend Iowa
Lakes Community College under this program.
Students receive 60-100% tuition awards
depending on criteria met.
Legal Studies Instructor Mark Gruwell and
student, Alex Bleuer, spoke on the Legal Studies
program. This program has the distinction of
being chosen to review cases for the Innocence
Project of Iowa, an initiative to overturn
wrongful convictions, thereby exonerating
innocent persons.
Hotel & Restaurant Management Professor Bob
Halverson and Food Service Coordinator Steve
Olerich introduced students involved with
preparation and serving of the evening’s meal.
Professor Halverson gave an overview of the
Hotel & Restaurant Management program and
revealed that many of the program’s students are
involved with internships in the local area.
Iowa Lakes President Dr. Harold Prior thanked
everyone for attending and explained how
essential their monetary help has been to the
college. To date 16 new scholarships have been
established, 13 existing scholarships enhanced
and many programs, events and other areas have
been improved due to President’s Circle members.
The President’s Circle is a group of individuals
and businesses who annually offer support to
Iowa Lakes Community College. Members are
encouraged to allocate their gifts to whatever
area of the college that interests them the
most. President’s Circle members include Agri
Services of Northern Iowa; Avera Holy Family
Health; Bank Midwest; Tom & Molly Bedell; John
D. & Sue Brown; Brown Medical Industries;
Central Bank; Community State Bank; Neal & Kitty
Conover; Neil & Judy Cook; John & Carol Lea
Cotton; Farmers Trust & Savings Bank; Global
Ethanol; Hugh & Jan Greig; Paul & Zheyna Hanson;
John & Ruthie Hand; Larry & Cathie Harden; Kirk
& Julie Hayes; Holiday Express Corporation;
Houseman Oil Co.; Hughes, Brennan & Wirtz; Iowa
State Bank-Algona; and Iowa Trust & Savings
Bank.
Other members are Art Kahler; Ken & Vickie Kemna;
Kerber Milling; Sen. Jack & Kay Kibbie; Kossuth
Regional Health Center; Lynn Kueck; Howard &
Marian Kyle; Mary & Joe Larscheid; Bob & Elaine
L’Heureux; Dick & Jan Lund; Clark & Linda
Marshall; Jim & Barb Miller; Gene & Mary Mohni;
Glen & Val Newhouse; Nolin Milling; NorthStar
Bank & Agency; Palo Alto Co. Health; Perry &
Teresa Pearson; Dr. Bill & Sandy Phelps; PPM
Energy; Prairie States Management; Harold &
Joyce Prior; River Valley Telecommunications;
George & Judy Shadle; Toby & Sylvia Shine;
Skyjack Manufacturing; Spencer Hospital; Sunset
Travel; Jack & Irene Tatman; Tecton; Vestas-America's
Wind Technology; Vital Support Systems; Wells
Fargo Bank; Williams & Co.; and Susan & John
Zulk.
For more information on the Iowa Lakes Community
College President’s Circle contact Shan Ray at
712-362-0491 or 800-242-5106 ext. 4491.
