Christian Leadership

The CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP AWARD is given in the name of Rev. Urban J. Stang, a former Elder Principal. It is awarded to a member of the Elder community who best exemplifies the Christian values upon which Elder High School is based.
Our past recipients include the following:

1993 Tom Darnell
1994 Tom Kelley '53
1995 Ed Willig, Sr.
1996 Larry Schmolt '46
1997-98 Rev. Jerome A. Schaeper
1999 Andy Hutzel '90
2000 Mark Klusman '61
2001 Bishop John Kaising '54
2002 Rev. Robert C. Berson '41
2003 Jack Carey '70
2004 Toby Heile
2004 Rev. T.J. Meehan '63
2005 Roger Auer '72
2005 Rev. Harry Gerdes '53
2006 Pat Fiorino
2006 Rev. Ralph Westerhoff '54
2007 Tom Bushman '61
2008 Dr. Richard Fry '71
2009 Greg Hyland '68
2010 Tony Maas '78
2011 Jerry '78 & Nancy Hollenkamp
2012 Walt Amrein '56
2013 Dan Meyer '74
2014 Nick Hahn '63
2014 Tom Aug '67 
2015 Rev. Paul Hurst '63
2016 Rev. James Walsh '59
2017 Bob Schutte '63
2017 Dr. Marc Alexander '73
2018 Dan Aug '62
2018 Mark '81 & Missy Meinhardt
2019 Rev. Jim Meade '66
2020 Francis Wagner '63
2021 Rev. Bob Hater, PhD '52
2022 Drs. Larry '69 & Jan Tepe
2023 Paul Weil '77
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