Ronald Hallock Centennial Director of the Iowa State Fair WDM Development Corporation Kiwanis Club IA Association of School Boards 1 9 6 8

Centennial Director of the Iowa State Fair

WDM Development Corporation

Kiwanis Club

IA Association of School Boards

Deedie King Deacon Mount Hebron Baptist Church Lesson Coordinator Sunday School Assisted many people in acquiring employment 1 9 6 7

Deacon Mount Hebron Baptist Church

Lesson Coordinator Sunday School

Assisted many people in acquiring employment

Elmer True WDM Chamber of Commerce WDM Rotary Central IA Planning Commission City Managers Association 1 9 6 6

WDM Chamber of Commerce

WDM Rotary

Central IA Planning Commission

City Managers Association

Mildred Gray Developed Adult Education Programs WDM Women’s Club American Legion Park Beautification Sunday School Teacher 1 9 6 5

Developed Adult Education Programs

WDM Women’s Club

American Legion Park Beautification

Sunday School Teacher

Eugene Crow WDM Chamber of Commerce Lion’s Club Leader in changing the city’s name from Valley Junction to West Des Moines 1 9 6 4

WDM Chamber of Commerce

Lion’s Club

Leader in changing the city’s name from Valley Junction to West Des Moines

Bonnie McFadden WDM School Board WDM Chamber of Commerce Phenix Elementary Mother’s Club Instrumental in reviving Valley Band Association 1 9 6 3

WDM School Board

WDM Chamber of Commerce

Phenix Elementary Mother’s Club

Instrumental in reviving Valley Band Association

Harold Parker WDM P&Z Commission Chair of the Chamber’s Annual Farmer Dinner Lion’s Club United Campaign Little League Baseball 1 9 6 2

WDM P&Z Commission

Chair of the Chamber’s Annual Farmer Dinner

Lion’s Club

United Campaign

Little League Baseball

Don Reid WDM Chamber of Commerce WDM Rotary Club DM Advertising Club Civic Improvements Volunteer 1 9 6 1

WDM Chamber of Commerce

WDM Rotary Club

DM Advertising Club

Civic Improvements Volunteer

Raymond Cone DM Scout Master Outstanding Young Man for the Year by Jr. Chamber of Commerce WDM Chamber of Commerce 1 9 6 0

DM Scout Master

Outstanding Young Man for the Year by Jr. Chamber of Commerce

WDM Chamber of Commerce

Dr. L.C. Murray IA State Department of Health Director of Education Founded the Citizens Committee Lion’s Club Boy Scouts of America 1 9 5 9

IA State Department of Health Director of Education

Founded the Citizens Committee

Lion’s Club

Boy Scouts of America

Tim Strandberg WDM PTA Past President WDM P&Z Commission United Campaign Past Chair Downtown Business & Professional Group 1 9 5 8

WDM PTA Past President

WDM P&Z Commission

United Campaign Past Chair

Downtown Business & Professional Group

Charles Mountain WDM Lion’s Club Master Farmers Club WDM Chamber of Commerce Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association YMCA 1 9 5 7

WDM Lion’s Club

Master Farmers Club

WDM Chamber of Commerce

Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association

YMCA

Ray Kirk WDM Christian Church Committee of Management Chair for the YMCA in WDM United Campaign WDM Water Board WDM Rotary 1 9 5 6

WDM Christian Church

Committee of Management Chair for the YMCA in WDM

United Campaign

WDM Water Board

WDM Rotary

Amos Lee WDM Superintendent National Education Association WDM Rotary YMCA Past Post Commander of Valley Post 620 1 9 5 5

WDM Superintendent

National Education Association

WDM Rotary

YMCA

Past Post Commander of Valley Post 620

Elbert Stilwell WDM School Board Namesake of Stilwell Junior High WDM Methodist Church Board WDM Chamber of Commerce 1 9 5 4

WDM School Board

Namesake of Stilwell Junior High

WDM Methodist Church Board

WDM Chamber of Commerce

Norris Crosby WDM School Board Reorganization Committee for Walnut Township, Bloomfield Township and WDM District areas Boy Scouts WDM City Council 1 9 5 3

WDM School Board

Reorganization Committee for Walnut Township, Bloomfield Township and WDM District areas

Boy Scouts

WDM City Council

Nellie Phenix Namesake of Phenix Elementary Organizer of the first Mother’s Club Pioneer in bringing teachers and parents closer together within a community 1 9 5 2

Namesake of Phenix Elementary

Organizer of the first Mother’s Club

Pioneer in bringing teachers and parents closer together within a community

Dr. Fred Sternagel Polk County Medical Society Iowa State Board of Health State Food Rationing Board During WWII WDM Library Club 1 9 5 1

Polk County Medical Society

Iowa State Board of Health

State Food Rationing Board During WWII

WDM Library Club