Past Recipients

2003 – Sidney Rand (’33)
2004 – Clinton Schroeder (’48)
2005 – Victor Lundeen, Jr. (’54) and Mark Olson (’61)
2006 – Douglas Duncan (’71) and Gregory Sinner (’55)
2007 – Lance Johnson (’56) and Mike Heikes (’82)
2008 – David (’56) and Tudy (’57) Nycklemoe and Jeff Johnson (’80)
2009 – Mark Foss (’45) and Gerald Liedl (’51)
2010 – Gary Spies (’60) and Robert Drechsel (’67)
2011 – Elaine Olson (’48) and Ronald Tate (’61)
2012 – Anthony Preus (’54) and Gary Clambey (’63)
2013 – Donald Cressey (’37) and Heidi (Kennedy) Manning (’86)
2014 – Loanne (Brager) Thrane (’51) and Bill Luther (’63)
2015 – Chuck Knapp (’62)
2016 – Carrol Juven (’55) and Larry Dorn (’60)
2017 – John Erickson (’64) and Daniel Prischmann (’67)
2018 – Sherry (Mjelde) Landrud (’70) and Shannon McKenzie (’82)
2019 – Gerald Rufer (’32) and Maria (Bigwood) Schellpfeffer (’99)
2020 – COVID-19
2021 – Tom Hintgen (’66) and Jennifer (Hyslop) Westrup (’84)
2022 – David Lundeen (’50) and Phil Arneson (’58)
2023 – Peter Hoff (’59) and Angie Smith (’94)

To find out more about the award and how you can nominate someone, please see the attachment at the top of this page.

Fergus Falls High School Hall of Fame

Click on the links to the right (and down) to view pictures and biographies of all Hall of Fame members.

4 thoughts on “Distinguished Alumni”

Nick Giancola says:

January 10, 2020 at 12:31 pm

Just a visitor who spent almost two years in Fergus Falls from Sept. 1965–Mar. 1967. I attended the Jr. College and and was fortunate to establish friendships with many of the Otter class of 1965. Fergus was a great place back then and I’ll never forget how friendly the town was. John Reinan, Dave Olson, Rick Gutz Steve Dinsmore, Colleen Wigdahl, Connie Domholt, Jennifer Steen (ladies maiden names)—-I hope your all doing well and God Bless you and your families.

A friend from the past

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- 544foundation says:
  
  January 11, 2020 at 12:50 pm
  
  Nick…do you you mind if I put this on the Class of 1965 class page? Or better yet, post it on our Facebook and Twitter pages? The people you mentioned won’t see your greeting otherwise. Please let me know.
  
  Thanks for reaching out!
  Mindy
  
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Marilyn Breckenridge says:

December 18, 2023 at 2:19 pm

Marilyn Saure Breckenridge class of 1957 nominates Ann Johnson Arnold a .classmate to be a Distinguished Alumni. She has kept our class in contact since we graduated. She sends us emails, at first month and now quarterly. And when a classmate or a family member of a classmate dies she lets us know. She updates addresses and reminds us of birthdays. She is amazing and should be acknowledged
.as she is also a supporter of the 554 Foundstion.

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- 544foundation says:
  
  December 19, 2023 at 10:25 am
  
  Marilyn-
  Can you please fill out the Distinguished Alumni nomination form that is on our website? Here’s the link: https://544foundation.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/2024-distinguished-alumni-nomination-form-1.pdf
  
  Or you can write a formal letter (please include everything that is on the nomination form).
  
  That way I have all the information I need to get her on the list.
  
  You can either email the letter/form to 544foundation@fergusotters.org or mail it to 518 Friberg Ave.
  
  Thanks!
  Mindy
  
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