Honorary Members

Golden Key is an international academic honor organization dedicated to promoting academic excellence. Honorary members are outstanding faculty, university administrators and prominent community leaders who are selected based on their accomplishments and commitment both in education and the community. The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse chapter was chartered in 1992 and at that time the first honorary members were inducted.

1992

Mr. Robert S. Allen
Ms. Christine S. Bakkum
Dr. Julius E. Erlenbach
Dr. Thomas L. Hood
Dr. Judith Kuipers
Dr. Cecilia G. Manrique
Mr. Patrick Stephens
Dr. William C. Wimberly

1993

Dr. Rex Fuller
Dr. Douglas N. Hastad
Dr. Joseph P. Heim
Mr. James Nesbitt
Dr. Nancy Sorenson

1994

Mr. David Delano
Dr. Sandra M. D. Flake
Mr. Dave Skogen
Ms. Karla E. Stanek

1995

Dr. James P. Gallagher
Ms. Anne Paape
Mr. Jay J Scott
Ms. Mary E. Torstveit

1996

Dr. R. Dan Duquette
Dr. Charles W. Schelin
Ms. Susan W. Schoenberger
Dr. Jennifer B. Wilson

1997

Ms. Donna J. Alecksen Lehman
Dr. C. Dan Gelatt, Jr.
Honorable Ramona Gonzales
Adolf L. Gundersen, M.D.
Dr. Leo M. Lambert

1998

Dr. Thomas O. Claflin
Mr. Steve Hamilton
Attorney Margaret Ahne Herlitzka
Mr. Dick Lommen
Dr. Larry J. Ringgenberg

1999

Mr. Lou Markwith
Dr. John Magerus
Dr. Michael Nelson
Mr. Jess Ondell
Ms. Mary Jo Werner

2000

Ms. Carla Burkhardt
Mr. Joel Chilsen
Ms. Angela Kellogg
Ms. Wendy Lommen
Dr. Kathryn Reese-Taylor

2001

Mr. Thomas Downs
Mr. Ronald Lostetter
Dr. Petra Roter
Dr. Matthew Taylor

2002

Ms. Gail Cleary
Dr. William Colclough III

2003

Mr. Steve Doyle
Dr. Elizabeth Hitch
Ms. Kaye Schendel

Mr. John Medinger
Mr. Philip Schumacher
Mr. David Solie, Jr.

2004

Dr. Carol Angell
Mr. Ron Kind
Ms. Jessica Doyle
Mr. Bill Peden
Ms. Sheila Garrity
Dr. John Mason
Mr. Bud Miyamoto
Ms. Julie Nelson
Mr. Jeff Mueller

2005

Dr. Mick Miyamoto
Ms. Diane Schumacher
Dr. Virgil Holder
Ms. Clarice (Corrie) Miller
Ms. Mary Kay Wolf

2006

Dr. Paula Knudson
Dr. Shannan Stephens
Mr. Timothy Tritch
Mr. Wayne Jacobson

2007

Dr. Vijendra Agarwal
Dr. Joe Gow
Ms. Jan Moore
Mr. Mark Johnsrud

2008

Dr. Kathleen Enz Finken
Dr. Bob Hetzel
Mr. Jim Jorstad
Dr. A. Erik Gundersen
Mr. Rusty Cunningham