SWEDE OLSON AWARD

The Swede Olson Award was instituted in 1974. We added “Memorial” to the award name after we lost Swede to the “Chapter In The Sky” in August, 2008. This is the one award that looks beyond the past year, taking into consideration the recipient's sustained, longtime contribution to the St. Croix Valley Chapter. A minimum of seven (7) years as a member of the chapter is a prerequisite. Swede was one of the founding members of the chapter in River Falls back in 1951 and always kept in touch with us to make sure we were doing okay. Each recipient has received his own smaller version of the award and keeps the larger version, or traveling trophy, for one year. This award can only be won once by an individual member. 

'24 Tad Jennings '23 Joel Ortman '22 Loren Paulson ’21 Brian Schultz; '20 Ed Obermeyer-Kolb; '19 Jeff Knight; '18 Mark Bergland; '17 Adam Blegen; 16 Chuck Brictson; '15 Bill Montgomery; '14 Duane Schuh; '13 Louis Nosan; '12 Curt Larson; '11 Dick Kelm; '10 Cliff Turnbull; '09 Matt Hall; '08 Paul Boettcher; '07 Jerry Herbst; '06 Ted Bolles; '05 Clancy Nelson; '04 John Lynch; '03 Art Warnke; '02 Jerry Kirsling; '01 Ken Gilmore; '00 Duane Hall; '99 Warren Wilson; '98 Mark Witmer; '97 Dave Liebenow; '96 Jerry Gibson; '95 Tom Kurkoski; '94 George Everitt; '93 Sam Boe; '92 Emery Nelson; '91 Dennis Garner; '90 Mac Barlass; '89 Roger Bosmoe; '88 Don Paulson; '87 Tyler Smith; '86 Bud Urtel; '85 Jim Hall; '84 Jack True;'83 Harold Moe; '82 Keith Fransen; '81 Carl Quist; '80 Judd Orff; '79 Len Ha!lquist; '78 Chuck Palmer; '77 BiII Brozek 

The panel that selects this award winner is the last BOTY and Swede Olson winners.  The individual small block awards for the current and succeeding years are stored by our Chapter Historian, Don Paulson.