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Hall of Fame Winners

Share | WISCONSIN STATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME Inducted in 1981 Harris G. Allen, North-West Telephone Company Walter J. Gallon, Antigo Telephone Company Grant A. Rutenbeck, Wisconsin Bell, Inc. Inducted in 1982 William E. Laton, Viroqua Telephone Company Ray J. Riordan, Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association Forest H. Schafer, Urban Telephone Corporation Inducted in 1983 J. Philip Bigley, Viroqua Telephone Company J.D. & Pauline Kratz, Footville Telephone Company Sigurd L. Odegard & John F. O'Connell, GTE Corporation Inducted in 1984 George F. Griffin, Amery Telephone Company Arthur G. Kiesling, Platteville Telephone Company and Kiesling Associates Gustave H. Moede, Wisconsin Bell, Inc. Inducted in 1985 Charles H. Wiswell, State Long Distance Telephone Company Edwin M. Blakeslee, Commonwealth Telephone Company Inducted in 1986 Joseph M. Keating, Thorp Telephone Company Ernest P. Sobatta, Tri-County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Inducted in 1987 Al Bowden, Almond Telephone Company Karl Mess, Price County Telephone Company John Spalding, Midwest Telephone Supply, Inc. Inducted in 1988 Francis H. Heidt, General Telephone Company Leslie M. Lamkins, Manawa Telephone Company Inducted in 1989 Floyd Brynelson, Mid-Plains Telephone, Inc. James H. Wenzlaff, Wood County Telephone Company Inducted in 1990 Robert E. Squires, Manawa Telephone Company James (Harley) Hesselman, Mondovi Telephone Company Inducted in 1991 Robert I. Barnes, GTE North, Inc. Robert O. Mess, Price County Telephone Company Inducted in 1992 Charles D. Metcalf, UTELCO, Inc. Inducted in 1993 No one was inducted in 1993 Inducted in 1994 Thomas H. Sanderson, The Peoples Telephone Company Inducted in 1995 No one was inducted in 1995 Inducted in 1996 Elroy W. Nass, Lakefield Telephone Company Inducted in 1997 Merlin L. Haugestuen, Chibardun Telephone Cooperative Inducted in 1998 Lary Knegendorf, Baldwin Telecom, Inc. Inducted in 1999 Fred Weier, Tri-County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Inducted in 2000 No one was inducted in 2000 Inducted in 2001 Robert Hewitt, Wood County Telephone Company Inducted in 2002 – 2005 No one was inducted in 2002 – 2005 Inducted in 2006 Paul Berg, Lemonweir Valley Telephone Company Inducted in 2007 – 2010 No one was inducted in 2007 – 2010 Inducted in 2011 William Wiswell, State Long Distance Telephone Company Inducted in 2012 Donald A. Anklam, Rhinelander Telephone Company

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