2008 Iowa Chinese Award Ceremony
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008
Waukee High School
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Lifetime Achievement Award:
RW Nelson, Chairman of the Board, Kemin Industries, Inc.
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, David Lee, Founder
of Chinese Association of Iowa, Mary Nelson, RW Nelson, and Huixun
Zhang, Director of Political and Press Affairs Office, Chinese
Consulate General in Chicago
Person of the Year: Yongmei Zhou
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State,
Huixun Zhang, Director of Political and Press Affairs
Office, Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, and Yongmei Zhou
Outstanding Contributor Award: Chow’s Gymnastics
& Dance Institute
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, Liang Chow,
and Mike Lovell, Director of Investor Relations, Meredith Corporation
Corporate Leadership Award: Nationwide
From Left: Susan McGinness, Vice President Human Resources,
Nationwide, Michael Mauro, Secretary of State
Media Leadership Award: Iowa Public Television (IPTV)
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, Daniel
Miller, Executive Director and General Manager, IPTV, Will Zhang,
President of Chinese Association of Iowa
Community Leadership Award: See Rodari,Vice President
of Bankers Trust
From Left: Chris Colter, Waukee Chamber of Commcer President,
William Peard,
Waukee City Major, Anothny Rodari (son of See Rodari), Daryl Beall,
Iowa
State Senator
Community Leadership Award:
Iowa State University Chinese Students and Scholars Friendship
Association
From Left:Dennis Black, Iowa State Sentor, Jian Jin,
President of Iowa State University Chinese Students and Scholars
Friendship Association, Deping Xu, Pioneer Asian American Network
Co-Chair
Community Business of the Year: Green Yoga House
From Left: Bill Northey, State of Iowa Agricultural Secretary,
Lili Hou, Owner of Green Yoga House, and Kyle Caldwell
Government Agency of the Year: Iowa Department of Economic
Development
From Left: Keith Lobis, Wells Fargo Community Bank President,
Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, and Mike Tramontina, Director
of State of Iowa Department of Economic Development
Non-Profit Organization of the Year: NAACP (National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People) Des Moines Branch
From Left: Lili Shi, Vice President of Chinese Association
of Iowa, Dr. Mary Chapman, 1st Vice President NAACP Des Moines
Branch, and Michael Mauro, Secretary of State
Family of the Year: The Wang Family (Ke Wang,Yingli Xu
and Dihao Wang)
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, Ke Wang,
Dihao Wang, Yingli Xu, and Dennis Black, Iowa State Sentor
Artist of the Year: Joesten Zhou
From Left: Daryl Beall, Iowa State Sentor, Joesten Zhou
Photography by Scott Song
Senior Citizen of the Year Honorees
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, Lianfang Xu, Bill
Northey, State of Iowa Agricultural Secretary, Wayne Ellis Abuhl,
and Huixun Zhang, Director of Political and Press Affairs Office,
Chinese Consulate General in Chicago
Goodwill Ambassador of the Year: Lorna L. Davros
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, Lorna L. Davros,
and Huixun Zhang, Director of Political and Press Affairs Office,
Chinese Consulate General in Chicago
Youth of the Year Honorees
From Left: Michael Mauro, Secretary of State, Kevin Shi, Huixun
Zhang, Jingjing Han, Dennis Black, Iowa State Sentor, Katie Hennings,
and Daryl Beall, Iowa State Sentor
Artist Appreciation Award: Ying Zhang
From Left: Ying Zhang, Daryl Beall, Iowa State Sentor
Photography by Joesten Zhou
The Honoree of the Artist of the Year 2007
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