Iowa Coop Hall of Fame Award
We are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Hall of Fame Award! Please click here to view the full nomination packet.
General Information: The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives established the Iowa Cooperative Hall of Fame in 1999. Since that time, 60 individuals have been selected to receive this award.
This distinction recognizes the extraordinary service to Iowa cooperatives provided by these individuals throughout the course of their public and private lives.
Dyle Erickson
2025
Roger Arthur
2025
Don Feldman
2024
David Holm
2024
Keith Spackler
2024
CHUCK SCHAFER
2023
DON MILLER
2023
DAVE LEITING
2022
JOHN WARD
2022
JIM CARLSON
2021
BRAD DAVIS
2021
RANDY BEHRENS
2019
TOM LEITING
2019
ART CHURCHILL
2018
BILL LESTER
2018
TOM FRANCIS
2017
JACK FRIEDMAN
2017
BRENT BUNTE
2016
MARTY REAGAN
2016
JOE ANNISS
2015
G. JOE LYON
2015
ROGER KOPPEN
2014
LARRY PETERSEN
2014
DANIEL GARDINER
2013
JAMES L. LONG
2013
ROBERT BAUMAN
2012
GARALD ZOMERMAAND
2012
J. GORDON TOYNE
2011
DONALD F. WILLIAMS
2011
BILLY HOTCHKISS
2010
DENIS LEITING
2010
GLEN KEPPY
2009
CHRISTIAN NYGAARD
2009
DONALD GREGG
2008
ROBERT ‘BOB’ JACOBUS
2008
IVAN E. SUMMA
2008
ROMAN WELTER
2008
TOM FELDMANN
2007
DONALD GRIGG
2007
KEN HASTINGS
2007
WAYNE SEAMAN
2007
KARL NOLIN
2006
ROBERT WALLENTINE
2006
EUGENE DRAGER
2006
VALE PETER
2006
MATT NIESS
2005
URBAN KNOBBE
2005
CARL ZURBORG
2005
TOM WALKER
2004
STAN ZYLSTRA
2004
LARRY KALLEM
2003
JOHN PETERSON
2002
DR. ROGER GINDER
2002
DR. DUANE ACKER
2002
PHIL DUKES
2001
LEONARD BOSWELL
2001
TRAVIS POTTER
2001
GERALD PEPPER
2000
TOM SHARP
2000
COOPER EVANS
1999