Photo gallery: 2017 Grants Award Luncheon

Special thanks to Diane Gebhart, former LPEF Board member, for providing photography at the 2017 Grants Award Luncheon.

Superintendent Randy Nelson (center) presents Corporate Partner in Education Award to Festival Foods and Barb and Dave Skogen.

Superintendent Randy Nelson presents Leadership Award to Annette O’Hern.

Honorary LPEF Board Member Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer shares a happy moment after presenting the Distinguished Service Award to former LPEF Board President Gregory Bonney.

Superintendent Randy Nelson was the featured speaker, talking about equity issues in our schools.

LPEF Board members (from left) Bethany Nugent, Shawn Dutchin and Tammy Larson.

LPEF Board members Roger LeGrand (right) and Scott Mihalovic greet former Board member Brad Sturm of Coulee Bank.

MC Lisa Klein with retired teacher Denise Shedivy.

Spence Principal Shelley Shirel, with Emerson teacher Jean Brady, Carol Taebel (supporter of an LPEF endowment) and Spence teacher Ronnah Metz.

Teachers Ronnah Metz and Jean Brady with Carol Taebel and John Monson.

Ron Malzer with Liz Arnold from Gundersen Partners and Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer.

Grant recipients Resa Hawes, Paula Hueners and Kasey Pomeroy.

Grant recipients PaHoua Vang and Laurie Kartman.

Hamilton teacher Katherine Erickson with Richard Wilson, and honored retirees Robin Wilson and Karen Wilke.

MC Lisa Klein of News 8 WKBT.

Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer with Central High Interim Principal Troy McDonald.

Grant recipients Maria Mason and Carissa Brudos.

Musicians from Central High School were joined by other music students coached by Busya Lugovier.

(From left:) Katie Bersagel-Braley of GROW La Crosse, with Lisa Klein of News 8 and SOTA I teachers Teri Amann and Barb Wettstein.

Spence teachers Jocelyn Buxton, Alyssa Gray and Michelle L. Powell.

District administrators Janet Rosseter, Lyn Halvorson and Mark White.

From the UW-L Foundation Board, Ilene Kernozek and Kathie Tyser, a former School District associate superintendent.

Distinguished Service winner Gregory Bonney with his wife, Beth, and former LPEF Board member Brad Sturm.

Teacher Debra White with Logan High Principal Deborah Kollross.

Corporate Partner Award winners Dave and Barb Skogen offered inspirational words of thanks.

Dave and Barb Skogen.

Superintendent Randy Nelson with Dave and Barb Skogen and LPEF Executive Director David Stoeffler.

Randy Nelson presented Annette O’Hern with a framed photo from the Pine Ridge Reservation taken by Troy McDonald.

John Monson greets Annette and Brian O’Hern.

Annette O’Hern with a photo from Pine Ridge, with a number of friends and supporters, including (back row, from left): Liz Arnold and Dr. Sig Gundersen III from Gundersen Medical Foundation; Central Principal Troy McDonald; Lisa Sauer from Gundersen; retired administrator Jerry Berns; (middle row from left) Carolynn Devine from Gundersen, Brian O’Hern and Marcia Morales from Gundersen.

Bruce Friell and Sarah Havens from Gundersen Health System.

Annette O’Hern accepts the Leadership Award.

Barb and Dave Skogen with Brad Sturm from Coulee Bank and former Superintendent Jerry Kember.

Barb and Dave Skogen with LPEF Board President Shawn Dutchin from Mayo Clinic Franciscan Healthcare.

Members of the Board of Education and District administrators stand to be recognized, including (from left) Dawn Comeau, Mary Larson, Brad Quarberg, Superintedent Randy Nelson and Board of Education President Connie Troyanek.

UW-L Professor Adrienne Loh with Marcie Wycoff-Horn, dean of the School of Education.

Strings coach Busya Lugovier with Superintendent Randy Nelson.