The Walter Ringer Stewardship Award was established in 2007 in honor of Walter’s long term dedication to preserving and protecting Potato Lake and its surrounding habitat. Recipients are selected by the PLA Board on an annual basis, as appropriate. The recipients are selected based on their contributions to the lake association and their dedication to the stewardship goals to preserve the quality of Potato Lake. Past recipients of the award are:
2007 – KEN GROB
2008 – CHUCK DIESSNER
2009 – DON AND MARY VRY
2010 – JIM SUNDSTROM
2011 – BOB BERDAHL
2012 – RICH AND EUNICE ROTHERMEL
2013 – JIM AND MARIANNE POTRATZ
2014 – JOHN AND SHIELA HASTINGS
2015 – NO AWARD GIVEN
2016 – NO AWARD GIVEN
2017 – NO AWARD GIVEN
2018 – KEVIN BRAUER
2019 – TONY PLATZ
2020 – JERRY OLSEN
2021 – RON AND BARBARA MASANZ
2022 – Tom CONZEMIUS
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