2025 Ceremony
Wednesday, June 4; 1:00-4:00pm
Urbandale High School Performing Arts Center
7111 Aurora Avenue
Urbandale, IA 50322
Photos from the event can be found on the Volunteer Iowa Flickr page.
Awardees and nominators: Download a customizable press release template that can be modified and shared with your local media.
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2025 Winners
Group Winners
| Nominee Name | Nominee City, State |
|---|---|
| Almost Home-Open Closet | Dubuque, IA |
| Amici Circle of Support | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Arnold Air Society - O'Neil Squadron | Ames, IA |
| Barb Meister & Dennis Anderson | Ankeny, IA |
| Boone County Search & Rescue | Boone, IA |
| Connie Klug & Paul Tavernier | Adel, IA |
| Eastern Iowa Honor Flight | Iowa City, IA |
| Floyd Valley Auxiliary | Le Mars, IA |
| Fort Madison Food Pantry | Fort Madison, IA |
| Friends of Marion Public Library | Marion, IA |
| General Mills Volunteers for Tanager | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| GoServ Global | Ankeny, IA |
| Hazel Bloom Senior Center | Glenwood, IA |
| Iowa State University Pay It Forward | Ames, IA |
| Larry Nehring Detachment #103 of the Marine Corps League | Colo, IA |
| LINK Associates | West Des Moines, IA |
| Mailing Mama's | Johnston, IA |
| Marion Gospel Hall Jail Ministry | Marion, IA |
| MidWestOne Bank | Dubuque, IA |
| Military Order of the Cootie | Des Moines, IA |
| MusikLetter | Ames, IA |
| St. Lucas Historical Society | Ft. Atkinson, IA |
| Stanton Child Resource Center | Stanton, IA |
| State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council | Des Moines, IA |
| Team Wolfpack | Davenport, IA |
| Teen Trust | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Tim & Shannon Driscoll | West Des Moines, IA |
| UnityPoint Allen Hospital Spiritual Care Group | Waterloo, IA |
| Veterans at Rathbun Lake | Centerville, IA |
| Veterans Liberty Center | Iowa City, IA |
| Washington County Youth Service Board | Washington, IA |
| Youth Justice Council | Des Moines, IA |
Individual Winners
| Nominee Name | Nominee City, State |
|---|---|
| Christine Adcock | Essex, IA |
| Alan Allbee | West Union, IA |
| Valarie Allen | Creston, IA |
| Jessica Anderschau | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Natasha Andersen | Urbandale, IA |
| Barry Anderson | Greenville, IA |
| Jason Barnes | North Liberty, IA |
| Chad Bildstein | Anamosa, IA |
| Karen Binns | Oskaloosa, IA |
| Sam Black | Fairfax, IA |
| Chris Blair | Grimes, IA |
| Nicholas Blocha | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Lora Blomme | Bridgewater, IA |
| Emily Bontrager | Clarinda, IA |
| Jeanine Bradley | Clarinda, IA |
| Alex Brandt | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Sandy Braziel | Waukee, IA |
| Franklin Brickey | Council Bluffs, IA |
| Mallory Britz | Des Moines, IA |
| Meghan Brockman | Clarinda, IA |
| Darla Brooke | Clarinda, IA |
| Margi Brownfield | Fort Dodge, IA |
| Karen Byrne | Mason City, IA |
| Rachel Callahan | Cascade, IA |
| Diane Caloud | Clutier, IA |
| Sharon Campbell | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Dianne Cardos | Floyd, IA |
| Dan Cataldi | Urbandale, IA |
| Morgan Cho | Ankeny, IA |
| Jimmy Christensen | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Betsy Clarisse | Burlington, IA |
| Marie Cole | Mason City, IA |
| Joy Coleman | Lenox, IA |
| Amy Conlee | Fort Madison, IA |
| Debra Corlew | Newton, IA |
| Madison Craig | Solon, IA |
| Cheryl Cronin | Le Mars, IA |
| Candace Cropp | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Annmarie Daily | Ottumwa, IA |
| Trent DeVries | Roscoe, IL |
| Kristin Doney | Fort Madison, IA |
| Jessica Duffy | Ankeny, IA |
| Travis Eagle | Marion, IA |
| Shirley Eide | Mason City, IA |
| Jean Evans | Norwalk, IA |
| Hailey Ewert | Des Moines, IA |
| Kari Faust | Norwalk, IA |
| Elizabeth Fitzsimmons | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Lu Ann Frisch | Coralville, IA |
| Lydia Gehling | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Gary Gimble | Marshalltown, IA |
| Anndee Glidden | Clarinda, IA |
| Pastor Molly Goodrich | Oskaloosa, IA |
| Antoinette Goodrich | Coralville, IA |
| Rebecca Gough | Harlan, IA |
| Lance Green | Davenport, IA |
| Lori Hain | Nora Springs, IA |
| Kimberly Hansen | Independence, IA |
| Craig Harris | Dumont, IA |
| Jeff Harris | Marshalltown, IA |
| Christy Hart | West Des Moines, IA |
| Lee Hart | West Des Moines, IA |
| Maddie Hartley | Clarinda, IA |
| Roger Hartman | Clarinda, IA |
| NaTausha Harvey | Elmo, MO |
| Melvin Harvey | Dubuque, IA |
| James Hash | Clarinda, IA |
| Leslie Heimbach | Johnston, IA |
| Wayne Herd | Des Moines, IA |
| Daniel Herrmann | Ottumwa, IA |
| Zach Hewett | Davenport, IA |
| Steven Heyer | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Addax Hicks | Urbandale, IA |
| Joe Hintze | Loring, IA |
| Rick Hockom | Council Bluffs, IA |
| Quanda Hood | North Liberty, IA |
| Jubilee Hou | West Des Moines, IA |
| Jann Howell | Ten Mile, TN |
| Riley Hunter | Shenandoah, IA |
| Gabrielle Jackson | Villisca, IA |
| Patricia Jaeger | Burlington, IA |
| Adithi Jenigiri | Marion, IA |
| William Johnson | Bettendorf, IA |
| Carolyn Johnson | West Des Moines, IA |
| Mike Kamper | Des Moines, IA |
| Joseph Kanauss | Nevada, IA |
| Chuck Keibler | Bettendorf, IA |
| Bethany Kintigh | Greenfield, IA |
| Kevin Koester | Ankeny, IA |
| Samson Kramer | Ely, IA |
| Rosemary Kuennen Most | Rochester, MN |
| Stacy Kutzli | Stanton, IA |
| Helen Lammers | Bettendorf, IA |
| Karen Lane | Spragueville, IA |
| David Lange | Dubuque, IA |
| Sydney Lauritsen | Clarinda, IA |
| Hyunsung Lee | Ames, IA |
| Neale LeMense | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Don Lewis | Ottumwa, IA |
| Mary Ellen Lewis | Iowa City, IA |
| Shirleen Light | Des Moines, IA |
| Linda Lindaman | Charles City, IA |
| Bev Link | Fort Madison, IA |
| Ana Maria Locke | Iowa City, IA |
| Paulette Loney | Marshalltown, IA |
| Beth Lotspeich | Davenport, IA |
| Janyne Lowenberg | Ankeny, IA |
| Dennis Lowenberg | Ankeny, IA |
| AJ Lyman | Shenandoah, IA |
| Gayle McCourt | Mason City, IA |
| Conner McCoy | Hartford, IA |
| Matt McDowell | Marion, IA |
| Rhonda McFadden | Fort Dodge, IA |
| Marcia McFall | Newton, IA |
| Amber McKinnon | Clarinda, IA |
| Karen McLean | Decorah, IA |
| Bonnie McVey | Fort Madison, IA |
| Craig Mericle | Plymouth, IA |
| Kady Mericle | Plymouth, IA |
| Isabella Metcalf | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Marcy Miller | Coin, IA |
| Justin Miller | Stanton, IA |
| Art Mogler | West Bend, IA |
| Eula Mogler | West Bend, IA |
| Mary Claire Mohrfeld | Marshalltown, IA |
| Stephaney Moody | Des Moines, IA |
| Giada Morresi | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Doug Moss | Waverly, IA |
| Carl Most | Rochester, MN |
| Ethan Motsinger | Iowa City, IA |
| Judy Mully | Coralville, IA |
| Jackie Myers | Ankeny, IA |
| Sylvia Namirembe | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Alice Nicholson | Marshalltown, IA |
| L. Craig Nierman | Iowa City, IA |
| Nicole Olson | Council Bluffs, IA |
| Barbara Otting | Cascade, IA |
| Jessica Paul | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Larry Pedley | Sibley, IA |
| Shirley Penney | Osage, IA |
| Breanna Pettigrew | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Barbara Phelps | Winfield, IA |
| Mary Porter | Panora, IA |
| Kevin Pothoven | Clive, IA |
| Keyleigh Rangel | Toledo, IA |
| Abby Restko | Iowa City, IA |
| Dennis Richey | West Des Moines, IA |
| Dawn Roberts | Des Moines, IA |
| Deb Roe | Ottumwa, IA |
| Laura Ruttman | West Des Moines, IA |
| Dan Ryan | Toddville, IA |
| Jacob Sahr | Des Moines, IA |
| McKenna Sampson | Red Oak, IA |
| Jordan Samuel | Clive, IA |
| Erin Schmiel | Ames, IA |
| Dorie Schmitt | Charles City, IA |
| Tanner Schoulte | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Karen Schuiteman | Sioux Center, IA |
| Tessie Searl | Clarinda, IA |
| Loren Shetler | Marshalltown, IA |
| Ella Slade | Ames, IA |
| Beverly Sloppy | Marshalltown, IA |
| Barbara Smith | Grundy Center, IA |
| Vera Smith | Manchester, IA |
| Skylee Sorensen | New Market, IA |
| Amelia Spahn | Dubuque, IA |
| Emmerson Speer | Swisher, IA |
| Lynda Springer | Cresco, IA |
| David Spurrell | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Don Stansbery | Traer, IA |
| Judith Stark | Martensdale, IA |
| Wanda Stipe | Clarinda, IA |
| Kay Temple | Muscatine, IA |
| Linda Thiesen | Milford, IA |
| Phyllis Tinker | Ankeny, IA |
| Tim Todd | Carson, IA |
| Jennifer Trembath | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Shari Tucker | Keosauqua, IA |
| Phillip Tyne | Iowa City, IA |
| Johanna Voss | Des Moines, IA |
| Lee Weber | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Dale Wegner | Sac City, IA |
| Kay Weiler | Coralville, IA |
| Stephanie Willis | Neola, IA |
| Kay Wing | Farragut, IA |
| Trudi Wise | Clarinda, IA |
| Levi Wood | Altoona, IA |
| Tammy Workman | Fort Madison, IA |
| Julie Wulf | Bettendorf, IA |
| Daniel Zanger | Dubuque, IA |
Length of Service
| Nominee Name | Nominee City, State | Length of Service |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Bright | Chariton, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Kyle Brown | Cedar Falls, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Jill Carlson | Waterloo, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Christine Adcock+A5 | Waterloo, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Monte Engh | Ankeny, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Dan Good | Marshalltown, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Tammy Guild | Chariton, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Karen Hoppes | Waterloo, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Sally Jansen | Marshalltown, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Glen Jeffrey | Urbandale, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Mark Kavars | Waterloo, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Timothy Knoll | Marshalltown, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Darin Laird | Johnston, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Beth Larson | Cedar Falls, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Rick Lorber | Johnston, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Cindy Malloy | Marshalltown, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Theresa McBride | Council Bluffs, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Erik Niggemeyer | Thayer, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Evan Petersen | Grundy Center, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Carmen Ramsay | Charles City, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Steve Scharnberg | West Des Moines, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Nancy Taylor | Waterloo, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Jerry Towers | Johnston, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Lyle Watt | Rockwell, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Renae Weipert | Charles City, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Dave Gale | Clive, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Brian Olson | Clive, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Connie Walker | Charles City, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Al Zwiefel | Ankeny, IA | 5 Years of Service |
| Aletha Berding-Powell | Charles City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Pompilio Bermudez | Marshalltown, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Dave Carlson | Clive, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Gary Fulton | Marshalltown, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Stuart Hall | Chariton, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Patty Haskins | West Des Moines, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Dick Irvin | Iowa City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Deb Irvin | Iowa City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Larry Jablonski | Polk City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Vicki Jaeger | Iowa City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Natalynne Janicki | Chariton, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Cindy Kinney | Charles City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Amanda Ladd | Des Moines, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Deena LaRue | Ankeny, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Max Miller | West Des Moines, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Dick Nemmers | Cedar Falls, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| LaDonna Norris | Charles City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Duane Reinke | Ankeny, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Steve Rosenow | Pleasant Hill, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Tammy Smith | Cedar Falls, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Laura Staples | Norwalk, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Bernice Thommandru | Iowa City, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| VITA | Keokuk, IA | 10 Years of Service |
| Amanda Bjornson | West Des Moines, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Donna DeGroot | Oskaloosa, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Retalee Grubb | Oskaloosa, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Janice Hackbart | Mason City, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Jaynane Hardie | Chariton, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Daryl Johnson | Mason City, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Erik Lucs | Des Moines, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Tom Renze | Marshalltown, IA | 15 Years of Service |
| Beth Anson | Marshallltown, IA | 20 Years of Service |
| Lucinda Burkhalter | Chariton, IA | 20 Years of Service |
| Thelma Hofmann | Chariton, IA | 20 Years of Service |
| Bill Jasper | Bettendorf, IA | 20 Years of Service |
| Lori Stoltz | Dubuque, IA | 20 Years of Service |
| Kathy Kleen | Spirit Lake, IA | 30 Years of Service |
| Barbara Mendenhall | Okoboji, IA | 30 Years of Service |
| Joan Fishburn | Cedar Rapids, IA | 37 Years of Service |
| Leah Rae Highly | Fairfax, IA | 60 Years of Service |