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2024 IAS Employee Appreciation Event & Service Award Recipients

Jan 20, 2025

2024 IAS Employee Appreciation Event & Service Award Recipients

2024 IAS Employee Appreciation Event & Service Award Recipients
On January 18, IAS celebrated the dedication and hard work of our full-time team members in style! The evening featured a red-carpet welcome, a delicious dinner, exciting Family Feud game show entertainment, a lively dance party, and more.


We also honored 25 outstanding individuals for reaching significant service milestones with IAS. These team members represent the backbone of our organization, and their unwavering commitment to our vision is truly inspiring.

Congratulations to our 2024 Service Award Recipients! Thank you to everyone who joined us for this memorable celebration. We are so proud of our incredible team and grateful for everything you do to make IAS thrive.

2024 Service Award Recipients
5 Years
Nicholas Giesemann
Kyle Kass
Majel Koppes
Charles Landis
Craig Their
Chris Wessels
Kimberly Wickett
Johnathon Williams
Danny Leerar*
Carmen Kracke*
Hattie Holmes*

10 Years
Patrick Bries
Dean Zeisneiss
Ernane Da Silva
Brenton Heitland*
Richard Meyer*

15 Years
Nelson Primus
Gary L Jones*
 
20 Years
Jon Keninger
Martin Lahr
Kristen Pierson
Liza Tiensvold
Michael Welch*
Mark Baker*

25 Year Awards
Mike Welch*

30 Year Awards
Mark Baker*

45 Year Awards
Terry Stubbe

*Not pictured.

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