Outstanding Conservationist Award
The Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) offers the MASWCD Outstanding Conservationist Award to recognize individuals, conservation organizations, and others for outstanding accomplishments with implementing conservation practices and improving Minnesota’s natural resources. Brown SWCD has been recognizing Outstanding Conservationists since 1959.
Brown SWCD Outstanding Conservationist Award Recipients:
- 2023 Gene & Lori Zempel
- 2021 Don & Diana Schaefer
- 2019 Bill & Kris Eckstein *
- 2018 Gary & Diana Veenstra
- 2017 Ray & Janet Seifert
- 2016 Pat & Deanna Mohr
- 2015 Arland & Chery Roiger
- 2014 Mark Marti
- 2013 Tom Maher
- 2012 Leon Treml
- 2011 Dr. Phil Gill
- 2010 Senator Dennis Frederickson
- 2008 Pat & Jacque Krzmarzick
- 2007 Keith Lendt Family
- 2004 Edwin & Marilyn Windschitl
- 2003 Loren & Joan Brekke
- 2002 Ron Olson & Oscar Olson
- 2001 Ralph Grundmeyer
- 2000 Jim Vogel Family
- 1999 William & Lucy Gluth
- 1998 Russ Stueber
- 1997 Pheasants Forever Brown County Chapter
- 1996 David & Linda Larson
- 1995 Mike & Cheryl Tomschin
- 1994 Lake Hanska Support Group
- 1993 Lenis Roiger
- 1992 Mike Krueger
- 1991 Senator Dennis Frederickson
- 1990 Marty & Yvonne Haala
- 1989 Darold Peterson
- 1988 Leo Augustin
- 1987 Henry Roiger
- 1986 Verlin Goering
- 1985 Runcks Dairy Farm
- 1984 Gary & Jean Rathman* | Rathman CREP New Ulm Journal Article (August 25th, 2000)
- 1983 Willard & Dorothy Waibel
- 1982 Alphonse Mathiowetz
- 1981 L.W. Vogel
- 1980 Boots Krzmarzick
- 1979 – Dan Schumacher
- 1978 – LeRoy Lux
- 1977 Ervin Windschitl*
- 1976 Kenneth Fischer
- 1975 Dave Pietig
- 1974 Joe Hoffman
- 1973 Gene Rolloff
- 1972 Gary Weber
- 1971 Vogel Brothers (Wenzel & Ernest*)
- 1970 Leon Fritsche
- 1969 Ron Remus | 10-Year Conservation Award (1979)
- 1968 Jack Dahmer
- 1967 Otto Sellner
- 1966 Doug Bandemer
- 1965 Albert Bruess
- 1964 Robert Sperl
- 1963 Joe Landsteiner
- 1962 Clarence Wendt
- 1961 Vogel Brothers (Ray & Gerhardt*)
- 1960 Harvey Eckholt
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1959 Orlin Mack *
* Indicates an award recipient that later went on to serve on the Brown SWCD Board of Supervisors