2011 Nominees
Congratulations to the 2011 Gold Star Award nominees! Students, parents, colleagues and community members took the time to nominate these wonderful educators. This was a record-setting year with 1,400 nominations for 571 teachers! Thank you to the nominees for your continued dedication to the profession and for making a difference in the lives of Black Hawk County youth! Below is a list of the 2011 nominees. You can also download a list of the 2011 Nominees!
| Abels | Stephanie | Harris | Ray | Payton | Josh |
| Adams | Connie | Harvey | Denise | Peck | Chris |
| Agbese | Jean | Haskins | Erin | Pelleymounter | Susan |
| Aldrich | John | Helgerson | Jill | Penberthy | Molly |
| Allbee | Katia | Hennings | Jill | Penning | Ryan |
| Allen | Robert | Henrichs | Jordan | Perry | Elaine |
| Ament | Colonel | Henrichs | Kelli | Peters | Corey |
| Amundson | Michael | Henrickson | Abby | Peters | Jennifer |
| Anderson | Deshaun | Henriksen | Leasha | Peters | Lynne |
| Anderson | Diane | Henriksen | Leasha | Peters | Mark |
| Bahnsen | June | Henrikson | Leasha | Peters | Michelle |
| Bailey | Christine | Henry | Abigail | Petersen | Sheryl |
| Bailey | Lindsey | Hensing | Sara | Peterson | Denise |
| Baish | Matthew | Herrera | Francys | Peterson | Elaine |
| Bakken | Tammy | Hewett | Joan | Petry | Sheila |
| Baldwin | Larry | Hildman | Allison | Petullo | Brian |
| Balthazor | Theresa | Hinders | Kristen | Phelan | Steve |
| Barnes | Karen | Hines | Mrs. | Phillips | Sophia |
| Barness | Allison | Hintz | Jaime | Pirkl | Kelly |
| Barney | Willie | Hintzman | Holly | Plate | Libby |
| Barta | Jill | Hintzman | Lisa | Platt | Pam |
| Bartlett | Ben | Hirsch | David | Platte | Krista |
| Bartlett | Chad | Hix | Hope | Porter | Sharon |
| Batterson | Jed | Hockey | Linda | Pruis | JoEllen |
| Bauer | Ross | Hollingsworth | Sheila | Pugh | Krista |
| Bauler | Jodi | Holt | Diane | Purdy | Jane |
| Bell | Cynthia | Hood | Lindsey | Putney | Amy |
| Bell | Jeffrey | Hottle | Andrea | Putz | Danielle |
| Bellows | Pamela | Houston | Shelia | Qualls | Jana |
| Beneke | Renae | Hovey | Heather | Rasmussen | Sheila |
| Bergman | Jessica | Hubbard | Paul | Rathe | Michelle |
| Bergman | Jill | Hubrig | Jennifer | Reade | Melissa |
| Berry | Megan | Huddleson | Erin | Rear | Kaitlin |
| Berry | Roshawn | Hudson | Debra | Reisner | Dave |
| Besh | Michelle | Hullermann | Dana | Remmert | Kristen |
| Beving | Deb | Hummel | Kim | Riehle | Deb |
| Blair | Lisa | Hunemuller | Beth | Riggs | Mallory |
| Blake- Gomez | Stephanie | Hurst | Kim | Ritter | Holly |
| Blanco | Sara | Husmann | LuAnn | Rizvic | Zulfeta |
| Bobeldyk | Elizabeth | Hutchison | Kim | Robbins | Jodi |
| Bockenstedt | Amy | Huting | Melinda | Rohret | Esther |
| Bockes | Jean | Iverson | Valerie | Rokusek | Dennis |
| Bockes | Larry | Jensen | Carolyn | Rosauer | Janice |
| Boehmer | Cindy | Johnson | Jeanie | Ross | Laura |
| Boroianu | Simona | Johnson | Jodi | Rothamel | Michael |
| Bott | Andrea | Johnson | Kellen | Rottinghaus | Trela |
| Brace | Cathy | Johnson | Kerri | Rozen | Jim |
| Braley | Carolyn | Johnson | Lisa | Ruebel | Bonnie |
| Brandt | Teresa | Johnson | Lynne | Sadecki | Jordan |
| Braun | Paul | Juhl | Christine | Sales | Jennifer |
| Brewer | Trina | Jungck | Micheal | Sallis | Larry |
| Brimm | Kristine | Kahman | Megan | Sartorius | Sheila |
| Brock | William | Keeling | Rebecca | Schara | Scott |
| Brodahl | Jill | Kemp | Amy F. | Schatzberg | Sandra |
| Bromwich | Shelly | Kemp | Kevin | Schaub | Anita |
| Bronemann | Tammy | Kendall | Corey | Schlader | Jennifer |
| Brown | Jane | Kendall | Heather | Schlatter | Shelley |
| Brown | Joe | Keough | Michelle | Schmidt | Jeanne |
| Brown | Pat | Kern | Todd | Schmidt | Julie |
| Brown | Rachelle | Kessler | Adel | Schmidt | Mike |
| Brown | Readell | Kimball | Audrey | Schmidt | Robert |
| Bryte | Bonnie | Kimball | Travis | Schmitz | Kelsey |
| Bugart | Sarah | Kimpston | Juanita | Schnieders | Gary |
| Bullis | Judy | Kinder | Jennifer | Schoellen | Patricia |
| Buol | Dawn | King | Kent | Schoenberger | Heather |
| Burke | Sarah | Kirchmann | Karen | Schoeppner | Amy |
| Burmeister | Erin | Kirk | Mary Beth | Schultz | Jennifer |
| Burnett | Irving | Kjormoe | Kittie | Schulz | Diane |
| Burnside | Julie | Kleinheksel | Lindsey | Schwab | Catherine |
| Burton | Rachel | Knebel | Kelsy | Schwartz | Kari |
| Byers | Kristen | Knight | Heather | Schweinfurth | Alan |
| Byersdorfer | Ben | Knittel | Jason | Scott | Diana |
| Byrd-Jordan | Pam | Knock | Jessica | Secor | Lynn |
| Cahoe | JoDee | Koltookian | Ruth | Seekins | Mary |
| Caldwell | Ashley | Kranz | Kimberly | Semler- Nolte | Lauren |
| Carlson | Trisha | Krapfl | Brenda | Serres | Nick |
| Cavanaugh | Annie | Krieg | Jeffery | Shapiro | Linda |
| Chambers | Angela | Krusemark | Trisha | Shapperd | Sue |
| Chamney | Susan | Kuiken | Amanda | Shepard | Kelly |
| Chase | Jerry | Kuntz | Todd | Shook | Karen |
| Chidester | Steve | Kurtz | Darby | Sinwell | Gary |
| Christoffer | Ryan | Lalk | Sarah | Slack | Adrianne |
| Christopher | Sharon | Lancey-Wensman | Lesli | Slater | Ryan |
| Clark | Leina’ ala | Landers | Mike | Smelsner | Casey |
| Clark | Michael | Lantz | Susan | Smeltzer | Dennis |
| Cose | Vicki | Larison | Cheryl | Smith | Heather |
| Coughlin | Courtney | Larson | Christi | Smith | Jennifer |
| Creeden | Julie | Larson | Mike | Smith | Joelle |
| Cross | Brad | Larson | Nathaniel | Sommerfeldt | Tami |
| Cross | Brian | Larson | Sherri | Sorensen | Karla |
| Csukker | Linsay | Latta | Kathleen | Sprau | James |
| Cubit | Daniel | Laures | Tom | Stainbrook | Kate |
| Cutsforth | Daniel | Lavendar | Brenda | Standafer | Nancy |
| Danforth | Anna | Lawrence-Richards | Heather | Steiber | Kristin |
| Danielsen | Jill | Leary | Kay | Stephens | Lindi |
| Davies | Tracy | Ledbetter | Phillip | Stevenson | Shayla |
| Dawson | Bill | Lee | Randy | Stichter | Mary |
| Decker | Katie | Lewis | Mike | Stiles | Sharon |
| Decker | Paula | Lidtke | Wayne | Stinehart | Holly |
| Deery | Deena | Limback | Sharon | Strassburg | Mark |
| DeGabriele | Michelle | Linck | Yvette | Strayer | Teresa |
| Dennis | Joanne | Lind | Anna | Studt | Erin |
| DeSerano | Karen | Lindgren | Krista | Stull | Jonathan |
| DeVries | Dana | Lingenfelter | Kim | Stull | Stacy |
| DeWitt | Lisa | Little | Justin | Suiter | Brian |
| Dick | Carol | Loes | Robin | Sullivan | Don |
| Dickens | Mary | London | Carrie | Sullivan | Michael |
| Dierks | Cortney | Longus | Ralph | Susong | Mary |
| Dierks | Sarah | Luck | Lyndsi | Swick | Annette M. |
| Dietz | Carolyn | Lund | Brittney | Switzer | Matthew |
| Dinnebier | Trisha | Lyons | Megan | Syhlman | Angela |
| Distler | Melanie | Lyons | Michael | Tann | Gaylen |
| Dolan | Marisa | Madland | Roberta | Tanney | Lucas |
| Donlon | Alexis | Maiers | Sandi | Taylor | Carrie |
| Doyle | Kaitlyn | Main | Dana | Taylorson | Lesley |
| Drews | Barbara | Malsam | Joseph | Teel | Mary |
| Duff | James | Manfull | Christy | Terwilliger | Sharon |
| Dumler | Lisa | Mara | Aaron | Theroith | Tammy |
| Earnest | Lara | Marchesani | Debora | Thomas | Ella |
| Eden | Jacquelyn | Marshall | Cristin | Thomason | Ann |
| Egli | Mary | Martin | Trina | Thome | Paula |
| Ellermann | Sheri | Mashek | Floyd | Thompson | Terry |
| Ellison | Rebecca | Mathews | Clarissa | Tibben | Linda |
| Engel | Lori | Maves | Erin | Tieskotter | Will |
| Engels | Kim | Mayhew | Hanna | Timmins | Judy |
| Erger | Theresa | McAlpin | Marilee | Tiwari | Rhonda |
| Erickson | Virgil | McCarty | Ashley | Tomson | Charles |
| Evans | Judy | McClain | Patty | Topliff | Ryan |
| Evans | Tiffany | McCombs | Stephanie | Tracy | Amy |
| Evanson-Koop | Josie | McGuire | Shannon | Trainer | Wendy |
| Even | Carrie | McInroy | Ryan | Tresmer | Megann |
| Evens | Kelly | McKeown | Ellen | Tripp-Rieks | Leslie |
| Everts | Janet | McKinstry | Lisa | Troyer | Michael |
| Fee | Julie | McLean | Kelly | Trunkhill | Elizabeth |
| Fegley | Lori | McNeal | Alison | Ubbelohde | Kevin |
| Feist | Bonnie | Meeker | Erin | Van Hemert | Martha |
| Feldmann | Catherine | Mehmen | Lorri | Van Oort | Larry |
| Fettkether | Andrea | Messenger | Brett | VanCleave | Jennifer |
| Ficken | Ashley | Meyer | Danielle | Vandendriessche | Kim |
| Fix | Anna | Meyer | Laura | Vanderwerf | Tamara |
| Flanagan | Patrick | Meyne | Melinda | Velasquez | Loren |
| Fleming | Amy | Milius | Jackie | Vickers | Jessi |
| Flodeen | Amy | Miller | Ann Marie | Voves | Elizabeth |
| Flodeen | Susan P. | Miller | Debbie | Waack | Kathy |
| Foster | Robin | Millett | Kathy | Wach | Shelley |
| Frederick | Cynthia | Mitchell | Tammi | Waddle | Steven |
| Frenna | Joe | Mnayer | Maggie | Wagenhofer | Sue |
| Frost | Lori | Mobley | Phaedra | Wagner | Beth |
| Gabbard | Sherri | Mohorne | Rebecca | Wagner | Heather |
| Galloway | Keith | Mohr | David | Wagner | Liz |
| Gansen | Phillip | Monahan | Mary | Wagner | Patrick |
| Garrison | Linda | Moody | Jamie | Walker | Maureen |
| Gavin | Tamara | Moody | Ryan | Wallican-Green | Audrey |
| Gavrun | Andrew | Moore | Elaine | Walther | Linda |
| Gibbs | Andrea | Moore | Shalia | Waltz | Tabitha |
| Giddens | Eric | Mord | Jan | Wambold | Dale |
| Gilles | Christine | Mori | Celeste | Ward | Carmen |
| Gitta | Cynthia | Moss | Nancy | Watters | Suzanne |
| Gloede | JaDee | Mostek | Katie | Wedemeier | Chris |
| Gorman | Dori | Mowery | Theresa | Welch | Andrea |
| Graham | Anne | Mulvey | Linda | Welch | Jeff |
| Grandon | Rachelle | Nank | Karen | Wellnitz | Lorene |
| Grant | Kellap | Nass | Tom | Wente | Andrea |
| Graves | Hattie | Nebbia | Christi | Whitcher | Kristine |
| Green | Susan | Nefzger | Lynn | White | Carrie |
| Grell | Cheri | Neifer | Jennifer | Widen | Dean |
| Gress | Adam | Nelson | Jamie | Wilkinson | Doug |
| Griffin | Brenna | Netty | Lori | Wilkinson | Staci |
| Griffin | Lynn | Neubauer | Norma | Will | Dave |
| Groen | Gregg | Nielsen | Curtis | Williams | Carman |
| Groote | Velda | Nimmo | Carmen | Williams | Janadee |
| Gross | Janae | Nolta | Kelli | Willis | Tamra |
| Grosse | Tracie | Noonan | Bonnie | Winkler | Katherine |
| Grund | David | Nordman | Sarah | Winkowitsch | Monica |
| Guetzlaff | Emily | Noss | Kelly | Winstead | Christine |
| Guse | Heidi | O’Brien | Zach | Wipf | Carmen |
| Hahn | Traci | Oldani | Sue | Wise | Stacey |
| Hajek | Alex | Olsen | Jodi | Witchelo | Jack |
| Halvorson | Adam | Olson | Joyce | Witte | Jennifer |
| Halvorson | Tami | Olson | Kristin | Wolf | Chad |
| Hamer | Janice | Ooms | Eric | Wolfensbuger | Michelle |
| Hancock | Kim | Oppelt | Tiffany | Woodley | Rachael |
| Hand | Marcey | Ortman | Brian | Wyckoff | Laura |
| Hankins | Gregory | Ortman | Sherice | Yates | Erin |
| Hansen | Linda | Padget | Marla | Yoder | Stacey |
| Hanson | Michele | Palmer | Naomi | Young | Connie |
| Hardy | Sarahmarie | Parker | Barb | Young | Karen |
| Harmon | Ron | Parsons | Cindy | Young-Kent | Jake |
| Harris | Linda | Paulson | John | Young-Kent | James |
| Harris | Linda | Payne | Oneita | Young-Kent | Megan |
| Yuska | Tom |