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Alumni Record

These folks have shown a great passion for both the Aquatennial and Minneapolis community.  We are proud to call these individuals Aquatennial Ambassador Alumni.
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1988 - Rivers, Lakes & Legends

Queen of the Lakes Jennifer Tolrud – Richfield

Commodore Lee R. Anderson

President John E. Derus

General Festival Chair Rick Collins

Princess Kerri Heckenlaible – East Bethel

Princess Anne Swanson – Svenskarnas Dag

Senior Queen Lorraine Dysart

Senior Commodore Charles Saarion*

Senior Princess Renza Anderson

Senior Vice Commodore Orville Prestholdt

Vice Commodores:

Jack Breese - Community*

Norma McLean - Grand Prix

Kathy Fuller-Nordberg - Hospitality

Ken Hafften - Parades

Dale Sherf - Special Events

Bill Rissmann - Sports and Lakes

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1987 - Aquatennial: The Legend Sails

Queen of the Lakes Sandra Polesky – Sleepy Eye

Commodore George Murnane, CLU

President Lee Johnson

General Festival Chair Mike Geiser

Princess Ann Minks – Princeton

Princess Jody Peterson – Ham Lake

Senior Queen Loretta Salie*

Senior Commodore Vern Tatton*

                             Walter Sochacki

Senior Princess Elsie McDonald

Senior Vice Commodore Les Scherfenberg

Vice Commodores:

Jack Breese - Community*

Rick Collins - Grand Prix

Ron Sundborg - Hospitality

Russ Miller - Parades*

Dale Sherf - Special Events

Bill Rissmann - Sports and Lakes

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1986 - A Salute to Liberty

Queen of the Lakes Julie Melin – Miss Sons of Norway

Commodore Rod Burwell

President Frank Anton*

General Festival Chair Bill Pearson

Princess Maria Borash-Lund – Cambridge

Princess Ann Rime – Willmar

Senior Queen Irene Novak

Senior Commodore Floyd Bosshardt*

Senior Princess Mable Swanson

Senior Vice Commodore Gerald Cook*

Vice Commodores:

Bob Viking - Formula One

Rich Heinrich - Hospitality

Becky Planer - Metro and Youth

Russ Miller - Parades*

Mike Geiser - Special Events

Bill Rissmann - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Chuck Velure - Membership

Henry Kaynes - Marketing

Toby Kimball - Public Relations

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1985 - Between Friends/Entre Amis: A Salute to Canada

Queen of the Lakes Lori Grote – Red Wing

Commodore Daniel F. May

President Stanley Tabor

General Festival Chair John T. Wetzel, Ph.D.

Princess Janet Schotzko – Sleepy Eye

Princess Brenda Schuler – Granite Falls

Senior Queen Marge Mapson*

Senior Commodore Richard Schneider

Senior Princess Josephine Anderson

Senior Vice Commodore Lester Dundas

Vice Commodores:

Bob Viking - Formula One

Rich Heinrich - Hospitality

Becky Planer - Metro and Youth

Russ Miller - Parades*

Mike Geiser - Special Events

Bill Pearson - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Stephan Sanger - Marketing

Chuck Velure - Membership

Toby Kimball - Public Relations

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1984 - Futuristic Fantasies

Queen of the Lakes Jody Hempel – Annandale

Commodore Carl G. Pohlman

President Raymond J. Dittrich*

General Festival Chair Luanna Bushnell Hacker

Princess Polly Benson – Anoka

Princess Colleen Mahoney – Miss Heartland

Senior Queen Fay Cassidy

Senior Commodore Leonard Thompson*

Vice Commodores:

Bob Viking - Formula One

John Wetzel - Hospitality

Becky Planer - Metro and Youth

Dave Fleischhaker - Parades

Barb Fleischhaker - Special Events

Bill Pearson - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Bob Cliff - Membership

John Hohl - Marketing*

Clint Andrus - Public Relations

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1983 - Mexico Magnifico

Queen of the Lakes Amy Mertes* - Miss Fire Fighter

Commodore Fred Bassinger

President Gerald Pettersen

General Festival Chair Cynthia Williams Chandler

Princess Rhonda Anderson – Svenskarnas Dag

Princess Belinda Phelps – Two Harbors

Senior Queen Eleanor Mueller

Senior Commodore John Wallace*

Vice Commodores:

John Wetzel - Hospitality

Luanna Bushnell Hacker - Metro and Youth

Curt Londroche - Parades

Ryan Terry - Special Events

Rick Collins - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

David Huchins - Marketing

Bob Cliff - Membership

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1982 - Great American Family Reunion

Queen of the Lakes Lorrie Werness – Svenskarnas Dag

Commodore Woodrow P. Langhaug*

President Edward Fish

General Festival Chair John Hohl*

Princess Kathy Fuller-Nordberg – Windom

Princess Diane Rivard – Fridley

Senior Queen Ella Friedlund

Senior Commodore Marvin Warholm

Senior Vice Commodore Harold Geiger*

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1981 - International Family Reunion

Queen of the Lakes Cathy Linsmier – Hopkins

Commodore Harold W. Greenwood, Jr.

President Douglas M. Head

General Festival Chair Chris Christofillies

Princess Lisa Beytien-Carlson – Hutchinson

Princess Leanne Evans – Litchfield

Senior Queen Mary Shonka

Senior Commodore Bing Crosby

Vice Commodores:

Jerry Sisk - Hospitality

John Hohl - Metro and Youth*

Curt Londroche - Parades

Cindy Geiser Chandler - Special Events

Jerry Sorenson - Sports & Lakes

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1980 - Welcome to the New World of the 80’s

Queen of the Lakes Mary Jo Dillenburg – Willmar

Commodore Darrell Runke

President Fredrick Dresser

General Festival Chair David Hutchins

Princess Kristin Knudsen – Miss Sons of Norway

Princess Jayne Siewert – St. Cloud State Homecoming Queen

Senior Queen Edna Memtom*

Senior Commodore Hagbarth Bue*

Vice Commodores:

Jerry Sisk - Hospitality

Cindy Geiser Chandler - Metro and Youth

Chris Christofillies - Parades

John Hohl - Special Events*

John Hohl - Sports and Lakes*

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1979 - Celebrate Our 40th Summer Break

Queen of the Lakes Becky Rear – Montevideo

Commodore Gil Braun

President Fredrick Dresser

General Festival Chair John Hanlon*

Princess Linda Johnson – Columbia Heights

Princess Robin Rhode – Sauk Rapids

Senior Queen Margaret Grimes

Senior Commodore Stanley Antolak*

Vice Commodores:

Sue Starekow - Hospitality

Chris Christofillies - Metro and Youth

David Payne - Parades

David Hutchins - Special Events

Nancy Jensvold - Sports & Lakes

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1978 - Summer Break ‘78

Queen of the Lakes Sharolyn Frampton – Anoka

Commodore Harry Atwood*

President Frank Pazlar

General Festival Chair William McKinney

Princess Mary Jane Houts – Svenskarnas Dag

Princess Janelle Urdahl-Kirsch – Litchfield

Vice Commodores:

John Hanlon* - Hospitality

Chris Christofillies - Metro and Youth

Doug White - Parades

Stan Lange - Special Events

David Hutchins - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Fred Dresser - Public Relations

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1977 - Minnesota Homecoming ‘77

Queen of the Lakes – Katherine Kiki – St. Cloud State University

Commodore Edward Fish

President Clair W. Kjome*

General Festival Chair Edward A. Cunnington

Princess Wendy Ostlund – Hopkins

Princess Shelley Stenberg – Buffalo

Vice Commodores:

Bill McKinney - Hospitality

Doug White - Parades

Stan Lange - Special Events

David Hutchins - Sports & Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Robert Harrison - Concessions

Bob Viking - Marketing

Fred Dresser - Public Relations

General Administrative Chair - Chuck Ellickson

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