It has been a tradition since 1965 that the Madison High School Student Council announces a new member to the Madison Academy of Honor at the Commencement ceremony. This year, the student council is asking for nominations from the community for this award.  

The nomination criteria are as follows: 

1. A graduate of Madison High School. 

2. If not a graduate, then must have been a resident of Madison for a significant period of time. 

3. The nominee should have risen to a prominent position in their chosen field, business, artistic or educational endeavor 

4. The nominee should have made, or is presently making, an extraordinary contribution to their chosen field, business, and/or educational endeavor. 

5. The award can be made to people living or it can be made posthumously. 

If you have a person that you would like to be considered for this honor, please send a brief explanation of your nominee, highlighting the criteria that are met, to 

Madison High School 
c/o Madison Student Council 
PO Box 450 
Madison, NE 68748.
 

Please include contact information for your nominee, as well as for yourself.

Nominations need to be returned by April 1, 2018. 

1965    Noreen Pollock 

1966    Mrs. Gertrude Horst and Val Peterson

1967    Anna Johnson & Howard Kreidler

1968    Nettie Clark & Robert F. Ginn

1969    Dr. James Jensen

1970    Homer Ochsner

1971    Maurice Taylor

1972    Mrs. Irene Van Kirk

1973    Darrel Zessin

1974    Lillian Dittberner

1975    State Champion Volleyball

1976    None

1977    Rosetta Gilman

1978    Clark “Chub” Wetzler

1979    George Moyer, Sr.

1980    Walter J. Botsch

1981    Oscar Holmberg

1982    Madison Tax Payers

1983    Herman Hartner

1984    Fred Letheby & State Champion BB Team

1985    Harold Seiler

1986    Duane Walker

1987    Helen Henry

1988    Leroy Ernst

1989    Amelia Kierstead

1990     Morris “Butch” Moyer

1991    None

1992    George Moyer, Jr. 

1993    Donna Borchers 

1994    Duane Acklie 

1995    Richard Peterson 

1996    Bryce Neidig 

1997    Alice Jones 

1998    Art Lee 

1999    Dennis Nelson 

2000    Larry Jones 

2001    Arlie Claus 

2002    Kathy Glodowski 

2003    Carol Robertson 

2004    Pat Geary 

2005    Jan & Jerry McCallum 

2006    MVF & RD 

2007    Dale Walkenhorst 

2008    Al & Janet Pfeifer 

2009    Marvis Wilcox 

2010    Wayne Cross 

2011    Vern & Cindy LaFleur 

2012    Lyle Jurgens 

2013    Jo Lux 

2014    Doug Wagner

2015    Shane Weidner

2016    Kari Anderson Wade

2017   Dr. Stephanie Weiland Knarr

2018    Robert Boe

2019    Brenda Jones