Lifetime Members
At the 30th Anniversary Founders and Futures Dinner in 2016, Global Ties Iowa launched a program to acknowledge those who have demonstrated an enduring commitment to Global Ties Iowa and citizen diplomacy. These Lifetime Members go above and beyond to support our mission and we could not be more thankful. New award recipients are announced at our Annual Meeting.
Award Recipients
2016
Tom Baldridge
Jeanne Cadoret
Marianne Weiss
2017
Kenneth and Jan Hubel
2018
Dave, Denise, and Mike Tiffany
2019
Ken and Gayle Royar
2022
Stephen Merkel-Hess
2023
Jeanne Stoakes
(Left to right) Tom Baldridge, Marianne Weiss, and Jeanne Cadoret are awarded the Lifetime Membership Award at the 2016 Annual Meeting.
Ken and Gayle Royar greet a delegation from Vietnam at the Eastern Iowa Airport.
Stephen Merkel-Hess (left) is awarded the Lifetime Member Award by Executive Director Amy Alice Chastain at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
Dave, Denise, and Mike Tiffany host a delegation from South Korea for an Iowa Table dinner in 2018.