It's that time of the year again and the Iowa Democratic Party is seeking nominations for the 9th annual Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony. More information located below the fold.

Nominations should be received by the Iowa Democratic Party no later than May 15. Please mail or fax nominations to:

Iowa Democratic Party
Attention: Carissa Swanstrom
P.O. Box 35053
Des Moines, IA 50321

Fax: (515) 244-5051

Awards & Criteria

Outstanding Elected Official Hall of Fame Award -- This award is presented to an elected official whose tremendous support and dedication influenced both the State of Iowa and the Democratic Party. The nominees for this award may be selected from all levels of government including elected officials of the United States or State of Iowa, and county elected officials.

• 2000 Harold Hughes
• 2001 John C. Culver
• 2002 Lynn Cutler
• 2003 Bonnie Campbell
• 2004 Neal Smith
• 2005 None
• 2006 Congressman Berkley Bedell
• 2007 Governor Bob Fulton

Outstanding Supporter Hall of Fame Award -- This award will honor an individual who has supported the Iowa Democratic Party and all aspects of Democratic politics throughout the years. This individual has selflessly been a resource to Iowa Democrats through means of organizational efforts, monetary support, volunteer work, and overall steadfast dedication.

• 2000 John Chrystal
• 2001 Bill Knapp
• 2002 James Wengert
• 2003 Dwayne McAninch
• 2004 Jerry Crawford
• 2005 Dave Neil and Pat Marshall
• 2006 David Hurd
• 2007 Edward Campbell and Roxanne Conlin

Minnette Doderer Award for Outstanding Leadership -- Presented in recognition of outstanding leadership as a Democratic Party Activist.

• 2003 Minnette Doderer & Dick Myers
• 2004 Sheila McGuire-Riggs
• 2005 Mary Campos
• 2006 Roberta Till-Retz
• 2007 Phyllis Thede

Jim Lodwick Award for Outstanding State Central Committee Member -- Presented in recognition of outstanding leadership as a Democratic State Central Committee Member.

• 1997 Maggie Stewart
• 1998 Paulee Lipsman and Anne Pedersen
• 2000 Mary Maloney
• 2001 Dr. Deb. Turner
• 2002 Jeremiah Lynch
• 2003 Jean Hartwell
• 2004 Sandy Opstvedt
• 2005 Jean Pardee
• 2006 Al Bohanan
• 2007 Ken Sagar

Bob Creech Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Chair -- resented in recognition of outstanding leadership as a Democratic Party County Chair.

• 1998 Tom Henderson & Peggy Huppert
• 1999 Linda Vaudt & Jan Bauer
• 2000 Dr. Jim Coffey
• 2001 Richard Machacek , Joel Miller & Phil Scott
• 2002 Betty McMahon & David Tingwald
• 2003 Ruth Bolinger
• 2004 Arlan Hicks & Lori Beary
• 2005 Don Paulson
• 2006 Karen Pratte
• 2007 Cheryll Jones

Dixon Terry Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Activist -- Presented in recognition of outstanding service as a Democratic Party activist.

• 1997 Morris Smith and Joe Weisshaar
• 1998 Brent Wynja, Alice Loess and Jay Howe
• 2000 Norm Sterzenbach
• 2001 Virginia Orwig, Melissa Hubbard & Emil Pavich
• 2002 Barbara Kauzlarich
• 2003 Jeannine Grady, Warren Tiarks
• 2004 Kerry Bowen
• 2005 Ed Bremmer
• 2006 John Campbell
• 2007 Dori Rammelsberg-Dvorak, Warren Yaple

Rising Star Award -- Presented to someone who has recently become very involved in Democratic politics in Iowa and shows promise to become an outstanding activist.

• 2002 Jamie Rintelman & Renner Walker
• 2003 Grant Woodard
• 2004 Mary Ann Ahrens
• 2005 Caroline Vernon and Megan Heneke
• 2006 Luke Gran
• 2007 Megan Simpson