Linn-Mar Celebrates Volunteers Milestones and State Recognition
Major Volunteer Milestones
Linn-Mar is proud to recognize the volunteers who generously gave their time and energy throughout the school year. Volunteers play a vital role in supporting students, staff and programs across the district.
This year, several volunteers reached major milestones in hours served:
100+ Hours
Cheryl Baranowski, Donna Bean, Bob Carr, Ashley Delayo, Karissa Forde, Judy Gard, Erin Gochenouer, Terri Hodge, Michael Hora, Amber Hruby, Barb King, Kim Langley, Carrie Larson, Justin Lightfoot, Angela Meholensky, Greg Meier, Stephanie Meier, Bryan Osborn, Alissa Philipp, Ross Ruehlow, Cari Rusnak, Matt Sieck, Robin Smith, Catherine Spencer, Elizabeth Strimple, Jamila Vrba, Tara Wagner, Nya Wiese, Noelle Wittkop, Emily Yetter
150+ Hours
Al Alcock, Stephanie Bain, Katie Beitz, Shawn Burke, Eve Christensen, Holly Glogovsky, Stacey Kehrt, Tabitha Lightfoot, Betsy McGlynn, Brittania Morey, Kathleen Tupker, Marcy Walker
200+ Hours
Erin Acosta, Dale Brandt, Meredith Foreman, Margean Gardner, Jessica Hora, Matt McDowell, Shirley Moran, Megan Render, Amanda Rink
300+ Hours
Diane Bean, Kristen Beech, Tom Hampton, Derek Jensen, Andrea Peery, Au Vu
Linn-Mar Volunteer Receives Governor’s Volunteer Award
Linn-Mar also congratulates Matt McDowell, who received a Governor’s Volunteer Award from Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer during a special ceremony held June 4 in Urbandale.
McDowell was honored with an individual service award for contributing nearly 1,200 volunteer hours over the past nine years. He has supported students from elementary classrooms to the high school Venture Academics programs, always striving to build relationships and make a difference in the school community.
The Governor’s Volunteer Award program, coordinated by Volunteer Iowa, is now in its 41st year. More than 290 awards were presented in 2024 to volunteers across 96 Iowa communities.