WEDA Professional Awards
In 1985, WEDA established a Professional Awards program with the purpose of recognizing exceptional contributions to the economic vitality of Wisconsin. WEDA presents the following three professional Awards:
- Organizational Excellence Award
- Andy Lisak Young Professional Award
- Frederick C. Pearce Award
These awards are presented at the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development on alternating years. They provide an excellent opportunity to recognize accomplishments of individuals and organizations that are making significant contributions to the field of economic development at the local, regional or state level. If you have any questions, please contact WEDA staff at weda@weda.org
Past Winners By Category:
| Frederick C Pearce | Organizational Excellence | Andy Lisak Young Professional | ||
| James Otterstein | WBD | Angel Whitehead | ||
| Roger Nacker & John Stibal | Sheboygan County EDC | Ger Thao | ||
| Chris Swartz | Madison Regional Economic Partnership | Coleman Peiffer | ||
| Mike Harrigan | Chippewa Valley Technical College | Shannon Full | ||
| Tom Mihjalov | Chippewa County EDC | |||
| Jim Hough | City of Prairie du Chien | |||
| Bruce Wm Mommaerts | Fond du Lac County EDC | |||
| Craig Carlson | Kempert Krogan | |||
| Merlin Zitzner | Timbercreek Development | |||
| Larry D. Krause | City of Eau Claire – Michael Schatz | |||
| Hartford Area Development Corp. | City of West Allis | |||
| Robert R. Brown III | School of Ind. & Technology (UW-Stout) | |||
| Michael Anderson | WI State Senate/ WI State Assembly | |||
| Robert B. Fick | Experimental Aircraft Association | |||
| Gov. Tommy Thompson | Jane & Lloyd Pettit | |||
| Robert Walraven | ||||
| Robert Houle & Russell Bauman |
