Iowa Trustees

Dan Bartlett	Solon		Mike Locke	Otho
Keith Brockway	Burlington		Roger Lunning	Forest City
Jeff Campbell	Oakville		Frank Mertz	Webster
Kerm Copeland	Mediapolis		Rich Paris	Knoxville
Dean Crow	Mediapolis		Kirk Rentschler	Solon
Gene Dollen	Persia		Kathy Rickertsen	Cedar Rapids
Norman Glaw	Sumner		James Roetman	Pocahontas
Dave Haggard	Fort Dodge		Bill Scott	Iowa City
Keith Haydon	Quincy		Bob Shimanek	Monticello
Keith Helland	Lake Mills		Wayne Shipman	Oakville
Richard Henson	North English		Virgil Steenbock	Council Bluffs
Dwight Hughes	Guttenberg		John B. Synhorst, II	Spencer
Ed Kircher	Keokuk		Jim Thomas	Anamosa
Chuck Klima	Waterloo		Kevin Thomasson	West Des Moines
Bernie Kofron	Breda		Dave VandenBoom	Cedar Rapids
Colleen Kruse	Storm Lake		Dennis Westerman	Grundy Center
Jon Kruse	Storm Lake

Honorary Iowa Trustees

Bill Artis	Urbandale		Howard Paul	Spirit Lake
Steve G. Batt	Council Bluffs		Kirby Roberts	Storm Lake
Gene Battey	Muscatine		Mike Sparks	Deceased
Gene Buckles	Waterloo		John Spence, Sr.	Des Moines
Elliott Cooper, Jr.	Forest City		Richard Thornton	Des Moines
C. F. Hunter	Cedar Rapids		Al Weaver	Cedar Rapids
Steve Karber	Jefferson		Paul Wiemer	Deceased
Tom Kardoes	Titonka

National Officers

Bruce Lewis President Natchez, MS

John Pope First Vice President Jacksonville, FL

Dr. Doug Burch Senior Vice President Neosho, MO

Keith Helland Regional Vice President Lake Mills, IA

National Committeemen

Keith Helland National Development Committee Lake Mills, IA

Jon Kruse Conservation Programs Committee Storm Lake, IA

Bob Shimanek Conservation Programs Committee Monticello, IA

National Staff – Great Plains Region

Jeff Nelson Director of Operations Bismarck, ND

Ryan Heininger Director of Conservation Programs Lakeville, MN

Roger Pederson Manager of Conservation Programs Farmington, MN

Roger Smith Regional Engineer Bismarck, ND

Doug Lipetzky Regional Engineer Bismarck, ND

Sarah Gervals Project Coordinator Bismarck, ND

Ron Stromstad Senior Director of Development Bismarck, ND

Eric Lindstrom DU Regional Biologist Ames, IA

National Staff – Region Six

Troy LaRue Director of Fund Raising Fulton, MO

Greig Jones Senior Regional Director Williamsburg, IA

Josh Finley Regional Director Boone, IA

Mike Heller Regional Director Lake Mills, IA

State Trustees/Naional Delegates

Kerm Copeland Mediapolis

Dean Crow Mediapolis

Katherine Crow Mediapolis

Dave Haggard Fort Dodge

Ed Kircher Keokuk

Tammi Kircher Keokuk

Colleen Kruse Storm Lake

Frank Mertz Webster

Bob Shimanek Monticello

Janet Shipman Oakville

Wayne Shipman Oakville

Kevin Thomasson West Des Moines

Dave VandenBoom Cedar Rapids

Exempt by Position or Title

Keith Helland Lake Mills

Jim Thomas Anamosa

National Trustees Emeriti

William P. Artis Urbandale

Gene Buckles Waterloo

C. F. Hunter Cedar Rapids

Kirby Roberts Storm Lake

William Scott Iowa City

John B. Synhorst, II Spencer

National Honorary Trustee

Maynard Reece Des Moines

Past State Chairmen

1971 – 1972 Gary Staples Des Moines

1973 – 1974 John E. Spence, Sr. Des Moines

1975 – 1976 Dick Thornton Des Moines

1977 – 1978 Gene Buckles Waterloo

1979 – 1980 William Artis Des Moines

1981 – 1983 Allen N. Weaver, Jr. Cedar Rapids

1984 – 1985 Pat Neuhaus Marshalltown

1986 – 1987 Bill Kruse Ames

1988 – 1989 Virgil Steenbock Council Bluffs

1990 – 1991 John B. Synhorst II Spirit Lake

1992 – 1995 Jon F. Kruse Storm Lake

1996 – 1997 Norman J. Glaw Sumner

1998 – 1999 Howard A. Paul Cherokee

2000 – 2001 Dwight A. Hughes Tripoli

2002 – 2003 Dennis L. Westerman Grundy Center

2004 – 2005 Kevin J. Thomasson Des Moines

2006 – 2007 James G. Thomas Anamosa

Current State Chairman

2008 – 2009 David A. Haggard Fort Dodge

Past and Current National Leaders

1971 – 1980 Jay Neubauer, Senior Vice President Storm Lake

1975 – 1988 John E. Spence, Sr., Senior Vice President Des Moines

1992 – 1996 John B. Synhorst II, Regional Vice President Spirit Lake

2000 – 2004 Jon F. Kruse, Regional Vice President Storm Lake

2005 - Keith Helland, Regional Vice President Lake Mills

Presidential Citation Award

The Presidential Citation Award is awarded to committees based on calendar year accomplishments. Each chapter that qualifies is awarded a banner to be displayed at the next year’s event.

Qualification for the Presidential Citation

To be considered for recognition under this program, chapters must have a minimum in the current year of $5,000 Grassroots Income and 50 adult members.

In addition each chapter must meet the following:

• Increase in Grassroots Chapter Income over prior year of 5%
• Increase in Adult Members over prior year of 5%
• Net/Net to Gross on D event of 60%
• Event Tickets must be received within 10 days of events; financial report and final proceeds in 30 days

Presidential Citation Award Levels

• Bronze – Qualify for 1 or 2 consecutive years
• Silver – Qualifying for 3^rd or 4^th consecutive year
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• Gold – Qualifying for 5 or more consecutive years

The time line for the levels is as follows:

• 2005 and 2006 – Bronze only
• 2007 and 2008 – Silver and Bronze available
• 2009 – Gold, Silver and Bronze will be available

Presidential Citation Award

Cinnamon Teal Ladies	Marcia Battey Heather Gafeller	Muscatine Muscatine
Iowa State University	Dr. Bill Clark Drake Larsen	Ames Ames
Lucas County	Nick James	Chariton
Northwest Iowa	Jim Monier	Sibley

Ducks Unlimited President’s Top 100 List

To make the Top 100 in 2007 a chapter needed to raise approximately $53,000 in Grassroots Income. The Top 100 Chapters raised over $8 million in 2007. Iowa is proud to have Chapters recognized in the Top 100 List.

Jones County	Dave Clark	Olin
Northeast Iowa	Ken Langston	Waterloo

To be eligible, committees must have an event that has a net/net of at least $5,000 and fifty members. Committee Top Flight Awards for new chapters attaining at least $5,000 net/net and fifty members will be based on their level of event efficiency. The award is a personalized decoy representative of the flight attained. This award will be presented to a committee for achievement according to the following benchmarks:

Wood Duck Flight- A committee attains a growth in event dollars and adult members from 1-4% for all events combined and produces a 50% or greater net/net/gross efficiency on their dinner event.

Canvasback Flight-A committee attains a growth in event dollars and adult members from 5-9% for all events combined and produces a 55% or greater net/net/gross efficiency on their dinner event.

Pintail Flight-A committee attains a growth in event dollars and adult members from 10-14% for all events combined and produces a 55% or greater net/net/gross efficiency on their dinner event.

Mallard Flight-A committee attains a growth in event dollars and adult members of 15% or greater for all events combined and produces a 60% or greater net/net/gross efficiency on their dinner event.

	WOOD DUCK FLIGHT
Chapter	Area Chairman	Home Town
Camanche DU	Bob & Gerri Weber	Camanche
Clay County DU	Scott Merchant	Spencer
Hamilton County DU	Mike McGilligan Jake Purdue	Webster City Webster City
Maple River DU	Lex Jacobson	Ida Grove
Montgomery County DU	Mike Sporleder	Red Oak
Rice Lake DU	Jeremy Gilbertson	Joice
Rock River DU	Brian McIntire	Rock Rapids
Sioux Rivers DU	Scott Parry	LeMars
Storm Lake DU	Kory DeMay	Storm Lake
	CANVASBACK FLIGHT
Emmett County DU	Jeff Griffith	Gruver
Old Fort Chapter DU	Fred Hoenig	Fort Madison
Sabula Area DU	Jesse Kilburg	Preston
	PINTAIL FLIGHT
Big Sioux	Steve Harman	Hawarden
Sandy Hollow	Travis Bauer	Sioux Center
Burlington Area	Dave Riley	Burlington
	MALLARD FLIGHT
Green Castle Gunners	Matt Klein	Tiffin
Iowa State University DU	Drake Larsen Dr. Bill Clark	Ames Ames
Ladies in Wildlife DU	Laura Kudej Chris Smoley	Forest City Forest City
Lucas County DU	Nick James	Chariton
North Iowa Shovelers DU	James Roetman	Pocahontas
Pocahontas DU