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Lifetime Achievement Award

Award Details

- This accolade is reserved for individuals who have made significant impact to both our association and the wider ice industry.

- Recipients of this award are celebrated for their positive impact and unwavering dedication to advancing the ice industry.

- Their achievements not only reflect personal excellence but also embody the values and aspirations of the Missouri Valley Ice Association.

Awardees

Name

Company

Location

Jeff Tyler

Tyler's Super Quality Ice

Tyler, TX

Bob Moelter

American Ice Company

N/A

Jeff Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Shirley Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Walter Berry

Berry's Arctic Ice

Topeka, KS

Laron Hilke

Hilke's Ice

Freeburg, MO

Jack Minor

Vivian International, Inc.

N/A

Lloyd Baker

Baker's Ice

Pacific, MO

Ron Hollum

Ron's Ice Arctic-Glacier

Marshall, MN

Tom Howat

Ice Systems and Supply

St. Peters, MO

Bill Esphorst

N/A

St. Louis, MO

Mary Ellen Baker

Baker's Ice

Pacific, MO

John Hilke

Hilke's Ice

Freenburg, MO

Jack Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Jay Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Jon Tornatta

Ice Products

Evansville, IN

Dennis Menke

Arctic Glacier

West Point, IA

Gary McGrath

Founder McGraphics, Inc.

N/A

Carl Hughes

Bluff City Ice

Popular Bluff, MO

Jerry Counsell

Mr. Ice

Ixonia, WI

Debbie Thomas

Roesch Inc.

Belleville, IL

Beverly Whitworth

Insurance Unlimited

Vienna, MO

Ed Schaefer

ESP Packaging

Kansas City, MO

Tom Miller

Artesian Ice & Cold Storage

St. Joseph, MO

Marie Hilke

Hilke's Ice

Freeburg, MO

Tim Counsell

Mr. Ice

Ixonia, IA

Richard Melcher

Tour Ice of Pierre

Pierre, SD

Dan McGrath

McGrath Ice Service

Independence, MO

Tommy Burns

J&K Delta Ice

West Memphis, AR

Ed Scheele

Diamond Clear Ice

N/A

Phil Backlin

Mr. Ice Man

Branson, MO

Tom Ekum

Mid Kansas Produce

N/A

Fred Fry

Liberal Ice

N/A

Burton Tekippe Sr.

Mason City Artificial Ice

Mason City, IA

Leo Koechner

Leo's Ice

N/A

Jim Peacock

Bedford Ice

N/A

Lowell Decker

Valley Ice

N/A

Harold Ashmore

Modern / Index Supply

Cincinnati, OH

Awardees

Name

Company

Location

Jeff Tyler

Tyler's Super Quality Ice

Tyler, TX

Bob Moelter

American Ice Company

N/A

Jeff Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Shirley Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Walter Berry

Berry's Arctic Ice

Topeka, KS

Laron Hilke

Hilke's Ice

Freeburg, MO

Jack Minor

Vivian International, Inc.

N/A

Lloyd Baker

Baker's Ice

Pacific, MO

Ron Hollum

Ron's Ice Arctic-Glacier

Marshall, MN

Tom Howat

Ice Systems and Supply

St. Peters, MO

Bill Esphorst

N/A

St. Louis, MO

Mary Ellen Baker

Baker's Ice

Pacific, MO

John Hilke

Hilke's Ice

Freenburg, MO

Jack Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Jay Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Ice

Ottumwa, IA

Jon Tornatta

Ice Products

Evansville, IN

Dennis Menke

Arctic Glacier

West Point, IA

Gary McGrath

Founder McGraphics, Inc.

N/A

Carl Hughes

Bluff City Ice

Popular Bluff, MO

Jerry Counsell

Mr. Ice

Ixonia, WI

Debbie Thomas

Roesch Inc.

Belleville, IL

Beverly Whitworth

Insurance Unlimited

Vienna, MO

Ed Schaefer

ESP Packaging

Kansas City, MO

Tom Miller

Artesian Ice & Cold Storage

St. Joseph, MO

Marie Hilke

Hilke's Ice

Freeburg, MO

Tim Counsell

Mr. Ice

Ixonia, IA

Richard Melcher

Tour Ice of Pierre

Pierre, SD

Dan McGrath

McGrath Ice Service

Independence, MO

Tommy Burns

J&K Delta Ice

West Memphis, AR

Ed Scheele

Diamond Clear Ice

N/A

Phil Backlin

Mr. Ice Man

Branson, MO

Tom Ekum

Mid Kansas Produce

N/A

Fred Fry

Liberal Ice

N/A

Burton Tekippe Sr.

Mason City Artificial Ice

Mason City, IA

Leo Koechner

Leo's Ice

N/A

Jim Peacock

Bedford Ice

N/A

Lowell Decker

Valley Ice

N/A

Harold Ashmore

Modern / Index Supply

Cincinnati, OH

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