Chamber Annual Banquet
Past Awardees
1994 Excel Industries & Hesston State Bank (Citizens)
1995 Hesston College
1996 Schowalter Villa & Bud Laughlin
1997 Hay & Forage Industries
1998 True Value General Store
1999 Sunglo Feeds
2000 Ron & Carol Peters – Ole Towne Developers
2001 Preferred Builders
2002 Stone Creek Nursery and Mike King
2003 Excel Industries, AmericInn, Stuart and Stephanie Hamilton
2004 The Hesston Record and John Carder
2005 Susan Spencer – GLC Real Estate, First Bank
2006 Dennis LeFevre and AG1 Source
2007 Ken Welsh and Aggie’s All American Grill
2008 Robb/Martha Reeves & Hesston True Value and Rental
2009 Ryan/Lesa Gale & El Cerrito
2010 Julie Ni/George Fei Yang & Hesston College
2011 Dan & Kamme Erb & AGCO
2012 LuAlan Williams & Hesston Dentistry
2013 John Carder & Kropf Lumber
2014 Susan Lamb & Excel Industries
2015 Libby Albers & Weavers Grocery
2016 Ken Schwanke & Hesston Pharmacy
2017 Ben Proctor & Lincoln Perk
2018 Renee Ewert & Rolling Wheels
2019 Jack Hobbs & Hesston Prestige Printing
2020 Citizens of the Year: The Adam & Sandie Kueker Family
Business of the Year: USD 460
Community Impact Award: Hesston Public Library
Community Impact Award: Schowalter Villa
Community Impact Awards: Keli Wray & Jessica Pickney for their work with the Kids' Summer Lunch program
2021 Vance Frick & BMG