Christ Gums Angler of the Year
The Christ Gums Angler of the Year is an award presented annually to one of our members that best displays the ability to unselfishly work towards attaining the goals of our club in a spirit embodied by our friend and fellow member Christ Gums. The Award was started by Christ's family after he passed in a tragic car accident. Christ was a founding member of Dakota Anglers and will always be missed within the organization. This award is present for extraordinary contributions toward achievement of the goals and objectives of the club:
To Further the fishing education and enjoyment of its members
To purpose the growth of its membership
To advance the importance of resource conservation
To encourage involvement in club activities by all members and their families
Previous winners of the award:
1981 - Helena Vokenroth
1982 - Ronald Liudahl
1983 - Don Walicski
1984 - Judy Ganser
1985 - Bob Ganser
1986 - Bill Gullickson
1987 - Duane Haskin
1988 - Clifford Herrick
1989 - Jerry Scholz
1990 - Arv Dalke
1991 - David Chadduck
1992 - Kay Herrick
1993 - Gene Haskin
1994 - Steve Goldade
1995 - Larry Marsalek
1996 - Ken Cumber
1997 - David Odin
1998 - Neil Cary
1999 - Gene VanEeckhout
2000 - David Fennern
2001 - Dan Widmer
2002 - Jay Thompson
2003 - Ken Widmer
2004 - Connie DeLair
2005 - Gary Lauf
2006 - Dee Dalke
2007 - Jerry Widmer
2008 - Donna Marsalek
2009 - Jake Fuchs
2010 - Nathan Selchert
2011 - Linda Chadduck
2012 - Howard Haupt
2013 - Karen Widmer
2014 - Tom Divers
2015 - Jon Sjostrom
2016 - David Eicholtz
2017 - Cortnie Williams
2018 - Terry Hochhalter
2019 - Dave Schmidt
2020 - David Chadduck
2021 - Linda Chadduck
2022 - Dave Odin
2023 - Gene Van Eeckhout
2024 - Kay Herrick