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Sauk County Leadership Award

 

The first annual leadership award was presented to Roger Shanks in 2005 . Roger was a former Sauk County Board Supervisor and a founding member of 1000 Friends and the Baraboo Ranger Preservation Protection Program. He was also heavily involved in the Conservation Congress and the Nature Conservancy. Roger passed away in October of 2004 so his wife, Cindy received the award on his behalf.

In 2006 the Sauk County Leadership Award was presented to Dr. Anthony Kujawa.  Dr. Kujawa was recognized for his outstanding contribution to improving the Sauk County community by spearheading the effort to develop a hospice facility at St. Clare Hospital that serves the needs of the terminally ill in Sauk County and their loved ones.

The 2007 Sauk County Leadership Award was presented to Dr. Robert Mortimore. Dr. Mortimore was recognized for his outstanding contributions to improving the Sauk County community by his 30 plus years of health care and civic leadership in the Reedsburg and greater Sauk County area. He is acclaimed to be a great mentor and always supportive of personal growth.

There was no winner awarded in 2008, however, the 2009 Sauk County Leadership Award was presented to Joe Van Berkel.   Joe was recognized for his dedication towards the preservation of Sauk County’s natural resources. His nominators claim, “One of the most impressive things about Joe is that not only does one find Joe at his desk organizing and planning, but one is even more likely to find him participating in his own programs and enjoying the land that he is working so hard to preserve.”

2009 Leadership Award winner Joe Van Berkel, center, is presented the Sauk County Leadership Award by Buddy Huffaker who nominated him and Terri Langer, SCIL Executive Board President

The 2010 Sauk County Leadership Award was presented not to an individual, but to the employer who has supported SCIL since its inception in 1997 and has sponsored nineteen individuals in the program.  Reedsburg Area Medical Center was presented the leadership award at the May 18, 2010, meeting of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.  Representing RAMC were Win Byers, chair of the RAMC Governance Board, and Carla Mercer, RAMC Vice-President of Planning and Marketing and a 1999 SCIL Class graduate.