Award History: OSA and Hexum Awards
Award Winners
Outstanding Service Award recipients are selected each year by each service cooperative board of directors for their outstanding service to their cooperative.
The OSA winners exercise leadership, support the regional delivery system, contribute to the board of directors’ work, and advance the goals and philosophies of the Minnesota Service Cooperatives. They embody the spirit of cooperation and apply that to their roles at their service cooperative. Honorees have a unique understanding of the strengths and needs of their members, and use those insights to positively influence and improve outcomes.
| Year | NWSC | NESC | LCSC | Sourcewell | RTS | SWWC | SCSC | SESC | BW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||||||||
| 2025 | Chris Wavra | Kijo Stallings | Dan Posthumus | Jeremy Schwartz | Tarryl Clark | Jody Bauer | Darin Jensen | Nicole LaChapelle-Strumski | Colleen Feller |
| 2024 | Alice Hofstad | Suzi Ruper | Judith Moeller | Kassidy Rice | Paul Bravinder | Stephen Schneider | Harold Remme | Bree Maki | Bill Harvey |
| 2023 | Jim Christianson | Tara Lindstrom | Suzanne Wing | Sharon Thiel | Michelle Wang | Josh Sumption | Linda Leiding | Kari Kubicek | Kelly Callaway |
| 2022 | Barb Nelson | Sharon Haavisto | Reed Reinbold | Sara Nagel | Chris Hoeschen | Appy Polzine | Glen Morris | Lynn Gorski | Andrea Cuene |
| 2021 /2020 |
Ann Long-Voelkner | Sue Kaslow | Jim Fish | Susan Nanik | Jeannette Kester | Amber Bruns | Carol Ann Wessman | Sarah Ness | Julie Frame |
| 2019 | Jon Carlson | Jon Loeffen | Paul Ness | Greg Zylka | Scott George | Bailey Rettmann | Dr. Jim Grabowska | Amy Grover | Barbara Duffrin |
| 2018 | Jason Carlson | Jeannette Mellesmoen | Jon Karger | Scott Veronen | Peg Imholte | Martha Ritter | Cindy Ehlers | Dr. David Thompson | Bill Harvey |
| 2017 | Bev Thompson | Mike Grahek | Barb Neprud | Rom Weiber | Bobbie Carmody | Larry | Suzanne Riley | Sandy Giancola | |
| 2016 | Jim DeVries | Virgil Hammerstad | Tarma Carlson | Rynell Schock | Irene Bender | Dr. Mary Palmer | Kathy Carlson | Theressa Arrick-Kruger | Dr. Peggy Flathmann |
| 2015 | Lonnie Longtin | Kim Belcastro | Mike Wilson | Sandy Cordie | Edna Gossen | Bruce Klaehn | Ingrid Aasan | ||
| 2014 | Mary Morken | Arlene Tucker | Dr. Rachel Grieger | Mike Hajek | Dr. Rob Cavanna | Jan Fransen | Mark Brandt | Carol Cravath | Carol Bomben |
| 2013 | Bruce Jensen | John Klarich | Barb Schmitt | Tom Hoff | Sue Phillips | Martina Wagner | |||
| 2012 | Randy Twistol | Terry Martinson | Dr. William Tomhave | Earl Athman | Jan Solarz | Maydra Maas | Jodi Sapp | Dale Walston | Christine Weymouth |
| 2011 | Julie Sjostrand | Tim Riordan | David Schornack | Wayne Wolden | Nadine Schnettler | Don Brugman | Dale Carrison | Gary Kuphal | Cathy Macdonald |
| 2010 | Dick Churchill | Bob Rahja | Berry Bergem | Rom Seibring | Dave Lammers | Joe Samuelson | Kristen Kuehl | Dave Anderson | |
| 2009 | Gary Lee | Walt Hautala | Michael Boen | Robert J Ziegler | Dan Zimansky | Jim Branstad | Michael Moriarty | Celine Horn | |
| 2008 | Jean Heinrichs | Julie Peterson | Michael McLoughlin | Richard Vroman | Larry Stacy | ||||
| 2007 | Faye Auchenpaugh | Sue Kaslow | Ken Anderson | Lee Warne | Bob Kelly | ||||
| 2006 | Dan Langehaug | Kathi Thymian | Don Andring | ||||||
| 2005 | Jerry Nesland | John Berklich | Mike Zins | Mark Packard | |||||
| 2004 | Frank Thompson | Dan Benson | |||||||
| 2003 | Marilyn Gustafson | Bob Krcil | |||||||
| 2002 | Ray Ecklund | ||||||||
| 2001 | Roger Delap |
Barbara H Hexum Award
Barbara Marie Hexum was a dedicated and long-time staff person of Lakes Country Service Cooperative. For more than 25 years, she worked in pre-K education as a program person in MEEP and School Improvement, to name a few areas. Barb died suddenly on February 15, 2011.
Barb impacted many educators not only in Region IV but across the State. She was a mentor and friend to many people. Above all, she was devoted to the regional service delivery model.
The MSC Executive Directors were of the view that Barbara Hexum’s legacy of devotion and commitment to her regional work should be affirmed as well as preserved for future generations of staff and Boards of Directors involved in regional service work. For this reason, the the Barbara M. Hexum Award was established and would be given to deserving individuals who truly understand and support the role of the Service Cooperatives in either the educational or government fields. It is important to note that his award is ONLY statewide MSC Award and is not given annually. It is only given when deserved.
Award Winners
- 2025: Bruce Jensen
- 2023: Carol Ann Wessman
- 2022: Susan Ward
- 2018: Suzanne Riley
- 2016: Roger Moe
- 2011: Alice Seagren