Awards

SDRSP Awards

Each year, the SDRSP presents several awards.  The Florence Krieger award is perhaps the most prestigious, and the outstanding service award is presented yearly to individuals who are instrumental in building the organization.  Listed below you will find several links.  To view the history and obtain a nomination form for the Florence Krieger award, simply click on the appropriate button.  To download a nomination for outstanding service, click on that button.  Please return all forms to Vicki Sterling

To see previous winners, choose the year and click.  We celebrate best when we celebrate our own!

 Florence Krieger Nomination Form

Florence Krieger Previous Winners

 Outstanding Service Nomination Form

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Service Award 

Vicki Sterling is from the Black Hills Unit.

 

 

Florence Krieger Award Winners

2026 Winner

Gerri Larson

The Florence Krieger Award for 2026 went to Gerri Larson from the Black Hills Unit. She serves as the Executive Director for SDRSP. This award is given to someone who has displayed outstanding contributions to the state association as well as the local unit.

President's Award

See note above.

2025 Awards

Florence Krieger Award

Jacque Sly - Black Hills

Outstanding Service Award

  • Jacque Sly - Black Hills
  • Marlene Eimers - Redfield

Community Service Awards

GOLD

  • Watertown    
  • Black Hills    
  • Milbank        
  • Redfield      
  • Sioux Falls  
  • Sisseton      

SILVER

  • Northern Hills    
  • Oahe Area          
  • Aberdeen    

2024 SDRSP Awards

Florence Krieger Award

  • Carmal Tobin - Milbank

President’s Award

  • Gerri Larson – Black Hills
  • Diane Spilde - Madison
  • Mary Wilson - Mitchell

Outstanding Service Award

  • LaRee Mayes – Black Hills
  • Anita Manning – Sioux Falls
  • Harriet Wendt – Sioux Falls

Community Service Award

  • Aberdeen Unit – Gold/1758 hours
  • Black Hills Unit – Gold/4722 hours
  • Madison Unit – Gold/2650 hours
  • Milbank Unit – Gold/4570 hours
  • Northern Hills Unit – Gold/2758 hours
  • Oahe-Mobridge Unit – Gold/1949 hours
  • Redfield Unit – Gold/3429 hours
  • Sioux Falls Unit – Gold/3530 hours
  • Sisseton Unit – Gold/2435 hours
  • Watertown Unit – Gold/6213 hours

2023 Awards 

Outstanding Service

  • Gayle Bortnem – Aberdeen

  • Vicki Sterling – Black Hills

  • Barb Hyland – Madison

  • Rita Brown – Madison

  • Rhonda Preller – Milbank

  • Janelle Jones – Northern Hills

  • Delores Kluckman – Oahe (Mobridge)

  • Mike West – Philip

  • Kay Ainslie – Philip

  • Arlie Rodman – Redfield

  • Carol Miller – Redfield

  • Cathy Anderson – Sioux Falls

  • Diane Odland – Sisseton

  • Linda Loberg – Sisseton

  • Denise OOenbacher – Watertown

  • Pam Raeder – Watertown

  • Shelly Sharp – Winner

  • Donna Brozik – Winner

  • David & Donna Fischer – Yankton

  • Judy Kroll – Brookings

  • Karen Mueller – Huron

  • Mary Wilson – Mitchell

  • Lu Heibel – Pierre

  • Mary Jo Johnson – Pierre

  • Sharon Donahoe – Vermillion


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