Three Pella residents who wear the black and white on the field in their spare time will be recognized at this Saturday’s IHSAA Annual Officials’ Banquet and Recognition Ceremony. Paul Kingma of Pella is being honored for his 15th year of service, Pella Christian principal, Darryl DeRuiter, was named the NFOA State Official-of-the-Year in boys’ basketball, and Mike Gruver was selected as the Boys’ Track Official-of-the-Year. A full list of the 182 athletic officials that will receive an award is listed below here. The banquet is being held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines this Saturday.
Following are the officials scheduled to be honored at the April 25
ceremonies. The honorees for years of service are listed by their place of
residence.
15-Year Honorees
Algona – Rick Remy
Alta – Jon Ites
Ames – Steve Martin
Ankeny – Trent Grundmeyer
Bancroft – Chad Slagle
Bondurant – Derek Maeder
Boone – Jeffrey Brittain
Boone – Ronald Brown
Boone – Ken Ely
Britt – Paul Kumsher
Cedar Falls – Dayn Payne
Cedar Falls – Scott Scholz
Cedar Rapids – Randy Christensen
Cedar Rapids – Jeffry Downing
Cedar Rapids – Terry Schneekloth
Clarinda – Thomas Nordhues
Clarinda – Justin Williams
Clarksville – Monte Bond
Clinton – Jeff Horst
Clive – Steve Schulze
Coggon – Lenny Mais
Coralville – John Murphy
Council Bluffs – Randy Baxter
Cresco – Richard Slifka
DeSoto – Tom Severson
Des Moines – Paul Bush
Des Moines – Eric Kennedy
Des Moines – Dan Passick
DeWitt – Mark Gassmann
Dubuque – Joseph Callahan
Dubuque – Timothy Piggott
Eldridge – Douglas Swanson
Fairbank – Glen Snyder
Fort Dodge – Adolph Kochendorfer
Glenwood – Gordon Madison
Glenwood – Roger Sell
Granger – Eric Hink
Grimes – TJ Amos
Grimes – Douglas Kamm
Grimes – Justin Wells
Guttenberg – William Leonhart
Hamilton – Corey Bakalar
Hampton – Jerry Buseman
Hinton – Kelly Kreber
Iowa City – Richard Craig
Iowa City – Ryan Haack
Johnston – Ross Jensen
Keokuk – Joe Goetz
LeMars – Kevin Eekhoff
Lenox – David Henrichs
Manning – Gaylin Ranniger
Mason City – Eric Follmuth
Muscatine – Tim Martin
Newton – John Deegan
Pella – Paul Kingma
Perry – Brett Roberts
Pleasant Hill – Marvin Vander Velden
Polk City – Grant Mandernach
Red Oak – Don Jarrett
Sac City – Jeff Niehaus
Sanborn – Lowell Appleton
Shellsburg – Nadine McNeal
Sioux Center – Todd Puttmann
Sioux Center – Mark Te Grotenhuis
Sioux Center – Marlyn TeGrotenhuis
Sioux City – Mark Caputo
Sloan – Scott Willmott
Stanton – Kevin Blunt
Sumner – Steven Jacobson
Swisher – Shawn Kreman
Tipton – Randy Bormann
Waterloo – John Pyche
Waterloo – Jake Schaefer
Waukee – Scott Blum
Waukee – Lynn Heetland
Webster City – Larry Flaws
West Burlington – Darrell Smith
West Des Moines – John Goerish
West Des Moines – Mark Janssen
West Des Moines – Dax Wedemeyer
Wilton – Tom Miene
Winterset – John Sawyer
25-Year Honorees
Adel – Michael Mallberg
Algona – David Wieland
Alta – Russ Snyder
Ames – James Stone
Ames – Matt Weiss
Bettendorf – John Lay
Burlington – Greg Manske
Cedar Falls – Scott Behn
Cedar Falls – Brian Foster
Central City – Craig Pilcher
Clarinda – David John
Conrad – Timothy Christensen
Davenport – Inocencio Hernandez
Davenport – Clark Wilson
Decorah – David Usgaard
Des Moines – Ron Burkhart
Des Moines – Douglas Jotzke
Elkhart – Patrick McIlhon
Fairbank – Joey Rigdon
Greenfield – Mark Wallace
Grundy Center – Timothy Ralston
Hampton – Jeff Marquard
Holy Cross – Jeff Francois
Indianola – Kenny Hutcheson
Iowa City – Duane Alter
Iowa City – Michael Piper
Manilla – Tom Casey
Monona – Oliver Echard
Monona – Chris Hoffert
Nevada – Michael Schwake
Osceola – Neil Goos
Robins – Joseph Schmall
Schleswig – Steve Lingren
Sioux City – Krage Feste
Teeds Grove – Robert Stickell
Treynor – Russ Maguire
Vinton – Randall Forsyth
Washington – Fran Stigers
Waterloo – Steve Klingaman
West Burlington – Jeffrey Taeger
Wilton – Robert Bartell
35-Year Honorees
Akron – Doug Manley
Algona – John Bartolo
Ames – Terry Thompson
Batavia – Marty Box
Bondurant – LeRoy Goosic
Burlington – Michael Sayre
Burlington – Garth Workman
Cedar Falls – Michael Schaffner
Cedar Rapids – John (Jack) Jaspers
Charter Oak – Rollie Wiebers
Decorah – Craig Anderson
Dubuque – Michael Gansemer
Dubuque – David King
Forest City – Scott Norstrud
Fort Dodge – Marlo Branderhorst
Glidden – Brian Johnson
Independence – Ron Fank
Indianola – Rick Barnard
Iowa City – Michael Moran
Leon – Kevin Frost
Manchester – Randy Stanek
Muscatine – Henry Mann
Ottumwa – Steven Rohach
Primghar – James Wagner
Storm Lake – David Skibsted
Treynor – Perry Vorthmann
Urbandale – Dennis Peppmeier
Washington – Dale Torpey
50-Year Honorees
Ames – Don Bjelland
Ames – Larry McHone
Boone – Jack Ver Helst
Clinton – Jurgen Duhr
Estherville – David Hansen
Fort Dodge – Terry Carson
Holstein – Dale Barringer
Monticello – Larry Scharff
Pocahontas – Lanny Paul
Slater – Robert Locker
NFOA State Officials-of-the-Year
Baseball – Ricardo Alverio, Norwalk
Boys’ Basketball – Darryl DeRuiter, Pella
Boys’ Cross Country – Allen Robson, Scanton
Boys’ Soccer – Jim Elmer, Johnston
Boys’ Swimming – Bryan Lawler, Iowa City
Boys’ Track – Mike Gruver, Pella
Football – Mike Vint, Marshalltown
Wrestling – Michael Denner, Waverly
Girls’ Basketball – Robert Smith, Jr., Waterloo
Girls’ Cross Country – David Suntken, Clear Lake
Girls’ Soccer – Jerry Fannon, Coralville
Girls’ Swimming – Kerry George, Ankeny
Girls’ Track – Tom Hartigan, Treynor
Softball – Mark Amadeo, Urbandale
Volleyball – Suzann Jansen, Sioux City
Aspiring New Official-of-the-Year
Central District: Chris Lynch, Urbandale
Northeast District: William Mach, Dubuque
Northwest District: Christopher Hansen, Webster City
Southeast District: Tom Knight, Eldridge
Southwest District: Casey Conover, Council Bluffs
NFOA Section 4 Distinguished Active Official
Phil Kudron, Emerson
