Photos from the 2016 Grants Award Luncheon, held Jan. 18, 2016 in the Cargill Room at The Waterfront.
Photos are courtesy of Diane Gebhart.
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- In 2016, Superintendent Randy Nelson with former superintendents Jerry Kember and Dick Swantz.
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- In 2016, from left: Judy and Dick Swantz, Rachel Gundersen, Susan Miller and Dave Skogen.
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- In 2016, former Superitendent Dick Swantz with former LPEF Board President Rachel Gundersen.
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- Dick Swantz and Rachel Gundersen.
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- Festival Foods Chairman Dave Skogen with Logan High’s Matt De Koch and Andrea Kramer.
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- Dave Skogen with Festival Foods associates.
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- From right, Corporate Partner award winners Tim and Laura Johnson, with speaker Thomas Thibodeau and his wife, Priscilla.
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- Tim Johnson, left, and Laura Johnson, right, with LPEF Executive Director David Stoeffler.
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- Jerry Kember.
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- Jerry Kember accepting the Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer Distinguished Service Award from LPEF President Tammy Larson.
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- Jerry Kember thanks his fellow former Superintendent Richard Swantz for his support.
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- Jeff Fleig, Central High principal, accepts the Leadership Award.
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- Jeff Fleig.
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- Thomas Thibodeau from Viterbo University was the featured speaker.
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- An award was given in honor of the late Barb Kroner, a Longfellow teacher. Here are Barb’s daughter, Jill Fink (a teacher at Emerson), Longfellow teacher Karen Wilke and Barb’s husband (and former teacher) Russ Kroner.
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- Melani Fay of Northside Elementary accepting recognition for her grant, sponsored by Gundersen Health System.
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- LPEF President Tammy Larson greets the crowd.
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- Lisa Klein of News 8 WKBT was the mistress of ceremonies.
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- Nan Kember with Susan Miller, wife of the late Dr. Charles Miller III, a co-founder of LPEF.
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- Gundersen Health System representatives included David Amborn, Sarah Havens and Bruce Friell.
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- From left, Randy Nelson greets teacher and LPEF Board member Mai Chao Duddeck, former Superintendent Dick Swantz and former LPEF Board member Brad Sturm, president of Coulee Bank.
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- Award recipients Dawn Martin of Central High, with Deb Michaels (Hintgen) and Steve Michaels (Hamilton)
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- Central teacher Danette Tritch, with former Associate Superintendent Kathie Tyser, and Central teacher Hannah Bertram.
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- Grant recipient Christina Fenton stands with North Woods Principal Sandy Brauer and teacher/author Mai Chao Duddeck.
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- A Central High School Sextet, coached by Busya Lugovier (back left) provided music.
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- Former LPEF Board member Ann Fowler with Andrew Lam from the La Crosse Promise Future Centers.
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- Centerpieces to illustrate the theme — Strong Schools, Strong Community — were provided by students at Hamilton/SOTA I.