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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
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(Left to right) Tom Baldridge, Marianne Weiss, and Jeanne Cadoret are awarded the Lifetime Membership Award at the 2016 Annual Meeting.

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Ken and Gayle Royar greet a delegation from Vietnam at the Eastern Iowa Airport.

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Stephen Merkel-Hess (left) is awarded the Lifetime Member Award by Executive Director Amy Alice Chastain at the 2022 Annual Meeting.

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Dave, Denise, and Mike Tiffany host a delegation from South Korea for an Iowa Table dinner in 2018.

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