Programming Awards
2020 STATE CONVENTION PROGRAMMING AWARDS - Mark Michuda, State Program Director
2020 Indiana Knights of Columbus State Convention “Knights of Charity” Summary
· Report of State Deputy
· Report of State Secretary
· Report of State Treasurer
· Report of State Advocate
· Report of State Warden
· Report of State Program Director
· Report of State Membership Director
· Election Results
o State Officers FY2020-2021
§ State Deputy – Craig Hanusin, Munster, Council 10596
§ State Secretary – Scott Schutte, Greenwood, Council 16305
§ State Treasurer – Gil Spisak, Portage, Council 9114
§ State Advocate – Bob Zielinski, Council 553
§ State Warden – Bill McDonald, Osgood, Council 8487
o Gibault Board Members
§ Ronald Doxsee from North Vernon St. Bernard Council 1631
§ William McDonald from Osgood Fr. Bernard Voges Council 8487
§ John Reynolds from Muncie St. Paul Council 560
o Delegates to 138th Supreme Convention
§ SD Craig Hanusin
§ IPSD Paul Zielinski
§ Elected Delegates
· Rick Aldridge, 4th Degree Insurance member from Indianapolis Holy Family Council 3682
· John Hartsock, 3rd Degree Insurance member from New Castle St. Ann Council 1755
· David Negrete, 4th Degree Insurance member from Griffith Marquette Council 3631
· Alan Neff, 4th Degree Insurance member from Merrillville Council 10811
· Rick Santangelo, 4th Degree Insurance member from Indianapolis Fr. Louis Gootee Council 13105
· Rick Burmeister, 4th Degree Associate member from South Bend Santa Maria Council 553
· Jeff Hughes, 3rd Degree Associate member from Noblesville Fr. Reginald Gilman Council 9706
· Phil Perry, 4th Degree Associate member from Princeton Fr. Nicholas A. Hassell Council 1131
§ Alternates
· Jeff Biel, Insurance member from Council 726
· Fred Schmits, Insurance member from Council 1231
· Kevin O’Farrell, Insurance member from Council 7431
· John Kessen, Associate member from Council 7839
· Justin Klump, Associate member from Council 2215
· State Awards Program
● Kathrine Manion, Outreach Director, Women’s Care Center, South Bend
o Special Recognition Notre Dame Council 1477
● Chanel Cunningham, Director of Programs and Administration, Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Woodburn
o Top contributor to Safe Haven Baby Box (March 2019 – Feb 2020) – Certificate
▪ Council #656 Kokomo $10,000.00
▪ Council#12387 Carmel $10,000.00
▪ Council #7473 Crown Point $3,000.00
▪ Council #7431 Mooresville $2,530.16
▪ Bishop Chatard Assembly Indianapolis $1,000.00
▪ Council #1755 New Castle $715.00
▪ Council #16305 Greenwood $500.00
▪ Council #11896 Danville $500.00
▪ Council #6138 Greenwood $310.00
▪ Council #6323 Syracuse $270.00
SHBB special thanks to:
1) Good Shepherd Council 14673 / and Mary Ann Smith - She makes the bassinet mattress covers and the council has been buying material for her.
2) Babette Zielinski for making baby beanies. We are giving two to each location to use if/when needed for a surrender.
● Jeff Mohler, President and CEO, Special Olympics Indiana and Danielle Smith, Manager of Community Partnership for Special Olympics Indiana
● Following Councils are recognized by Special Olympics Indiana for being the top 2020 Polar Plunge participantes
o District Challenge
▪ Most Plungers - District 37 - 17 Plungers
▪ Most Funds Raised - District 28 - $14,744
o Largest Council Team
▪ Council 6138 Our Lady of The Greenwood - 10 Plungers
o Most Money Raised by a Council
▪ Shelbyville Council No. 822 $4,515.08
o Most hours volunteered to Special Olympics
▪ 404 hours - council 7431
▪ 358 hours - council 12510
▪ 241 hours - council 1461
▪ 223 hours - council 12387
▪ 156 hours - council 6138
▪ 120 hours - council 1010
▪ 60 hours - council 822
▪ 60 hours - council 9696
▪ 60 hours - council 16454
● Mark Michuda – State Program Awards Presentation
o Columbian Award Winners (FY18-19) –Certificates
▪ 451 GREGORY W SULT JR
▪ 864 WILLIAM E WEMHOFF
▪ 1014 JEFFREY B SCHER
▪ 1131 KENNETH L HALBIG
▪ 1591 JEROME A GRABMAN
▪ 2215 JUSTIN J KLUMP
▪ 3228 WILLIAM J MCLAUGHLIN
▪ 6138 THRASHER D CARMICHAEL III
▪ 6923 JOHN W BAUGHMAN
▪ 7431 LARRY A JANECZEK
▪ 8052 EDWARD W COZART
▪ 8746 ROBERT O DASSEL
▪ 9114 EMERY J KOSTELNIK
▪ 9186 BRADLEY A WILSON
▪ 9706 JEFFREY G HASELHORST
▪ 10596 JOSEPH R JANOSTAK
▪ 10811 ALAN L NEFF
▪ 11043 THOMAS M SCHALL
▪ 11165 CHRISTOPHER R CAMPBELL
▪ 11353 MARK S SORICH
▪ 12154 RAYMOND J BAKKER JR
▪ 12177 JIM PRASOPOULOS
▪ 12387 JONATHON J EVANS
▪ 13105 JOSEPH M SUTHERLAND
▪ 13142 ANDREW J WYSS
▪ 13971 JAMES M PARMELEE
▪ 14449 CHARLES T STEVENS JR
▪ 14895 ROBERT A CALLIOTTE
▪ 16305 JOHN T MC CULLEN
▪ 16454 MIKE R GLASER
o Indiana Faith in Action Plaques
▪ Following councils are recognized for completing the following programs: Spiritual Reflection, Novena for Life, Helping Hands, and Consecration to Holy Family.
▪ #4511 Warsaw Wiliam Cox
▪ #6323 Syracuse Michael Delucenay
▪ #7541 Goshen James Wheeler
▪ #12951 Michigan City Albert Tokoly
▪ #17043 South Bend Richard Alexander
▪ #7839 Kendallville Jeffrey Nosek
▪ #14214 Avilla David Roesener
▪ #7235 Columbia City Gregg Palmer
▪ #13971 Fort Wayne Joseph Nicolosi
▪ #451 Fort Wayne Thomas Ryan
▪ #12379 Fort Wayne Andrew Litchfield
▪ #13142 Yoder Steven Chandler
▪ #7431 Mooresville Ronald Cacciotti
▪ #1131 Princeton Kenneth Halbig
▪ #12541 Brownsburg Michael Clouser
▪ #16454 Mount Vernon Mike Glaser
▪ #14659 Evansville Matthew Nichols
▪ #11165 Rockport Stephen Head
▪ #17069 Bristow Nicholas Kleaving
▪ #13504 Indianapolis William Cherolis
▪ #1808 Corydon Ronald Casabella
▪ #8052 Scottsburg Edward Cozart
▪ #8746 Newburg Robert Dassel
▪ #10257 Boonville Robert Hildenbrand
▪ #15092 Evansville Tom Loveridge
▪ #14476 Cicero Steven Butler
● Following Councils are recognized by Gibault with 5 Star We Care Awards. Plaques will be distributed at September Gibault Envoy Conference
o St. Paul Apostle Council #560 Muncie
o Evansville Council #565 Evansville
o Hail Holy Queen Council #656 Kokomo
o Fr. Gibault Council #712 Vincennes
o St. Christopher Council #1265 Tipton
o Fr. August Young Council #1790 Garrett
o Fr. Pitka #6323 Syracuse
o Fr. Ryan Young Council #6679 Linton
o St. John Neumann Council #6955 Monticello
o Our Lady of the Lakes Council #7053 Angola
o Newburg #8746 Newburgh
o Queen of All Saints Council #12951 Michigan City
o St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Council #14862 Lawrenceburg
● The following councils were recognized as our Top Contributors to the Ultrasound Initiative (3/1/19-2/29/20) – Certificates:
$ 36,000 Council 1477
$ 9,000 Council 4620
$ 7,000 Council 12540
$ 2,615 Council 12387
$ 2460 Council 7473
$ 2,000 Council 630
$ 2,000 Council 712
$ 1,335 Councils 1231 and 14862
$ 1,137 Council 14895
$ 1,000 Council 1584
$ 1,000 Council 9400
● Total Tootsie roll drives top ten Contributors in the Campaign for those with Intellectual Disabilities (Tootsie-Roll Drives 3/1/19-2/29/20) – Certificates
$21,650 Council 12387
$20,724 Council -1166
$18,616 Council 4511
$11,220 Council 1591
$10,751 Council 12540
$10,500 Council 12951
$9,100 Council 1461
$8,095 Council 738
$7,766 Council 1231
$7,602 Council 1542
● Following Councils were recognized for their significant contributions to SOS (March 2018-February 2019) with Certificates:
● Blood and Platelet Drives – Top council receives plaque and the others a certificate
o #712 Vincennes 320 units
o #7235 Columbia City 116 units
o #14862 Lawrenceburg 104
o #451 Fort Wayne 71
o #10811 Merrillville 67
o #1131 Princeton 62
o #1881 Rensselaer 62
o #11574 Bristol 60
o #7839 Kendallville 57
o #8746 Newburgh 54
o #1096 Bloomington 52
o #7473 Crown Point 52
● Frank Joseph Membership Awards Presentation
o Richard Scheiber Membership Award – FY18-19 Council with highest percent increase over quota. Our Lady of Guadalupe Council 12747 320% membership increase over quota. (plate on perpetual plaque)
o Francis F. Gallagher Membership Award – FY18-19 Council highest net member increase. Notre Dame Council 1477 net 82-member increase. (plate on perpetual plaque)
o Father McGivney Award Winners (FY18-19) –Certificate
▪ 541 BRET RIDGWAY
▪ 738 MICHAEL P FINLEY
▪ 1265 MATTHEW D TEBBE
▪ 1477 JAMES P RYAN
▪ 1977 ROD D BUTCHER
▪ 2215 JUSTIN J KLUMP
▪ 6989 MARTIN E ROMER
▪ 7235 ANTHONY S FLANAGAN
▪ 7544 RAYMOND O KANIPE
▪ 9114 EMERY J KOSTELNIK
▪ 10460 JAMES M STAEHLER
▪ 10596 JOSEPH R JANOSTAK
▪ 11896 MICHAEL S WIGGER
▪ 12154 RAYMOND J BAKKER
▪ 12177 JIM PRASOPOULOS
▪ 12747 Manuel J Gutierrez
▪ 13105 JOSEPH M SUTHERLAND
▪ 14476 WALLACE K AIKEN
▪ 14582 RICHARD D BAYLEY
▪ 15058 PETER CHINEKE
▪ 15712 TIMOTHY L BROWN
▪ 15859 RANDY LEE FORTKAMP
▪ 16065 MARK A CORRAL
▪ 16396 DAVID L MASANZ
▪ 16945 TIMOTHY W KREKE
▪ 17020 Paullian M San
o Top 10 Recruiters (3/1/19-2/29/20) – Top recruiter receives a $100 gift card. Certificates and book “An Illustrated History of the Knights of Columbus”
o
|
RECRUITED |
MEMBER NAME |
Council |
|
40 |
KEVIN J ANGELL |
1477 |
|
29 |
DANIEL H HAMPTON |
4511 |
|
16 |
CHAD T JASPER |
12540 |
|
15 |
WALTER P PEYCHA |
13968 |
|
11 |
MICHAEL D FOLLIS |
13142 |
|
10 |
ROBERT L KARPINSKI |
15859 |
|
9 |
MARK A CORRAL |
16065 |
|
9 |
KENNETH L HALBIG |
1131 |
|
9 |
JUAN CARLOS OLIVERA |
14724 |
|
9 |
MATT LINCOLN |
1221 |
● Phil Stackowicz Insurance Awards–
o Insurance Field Agent of the Year
▪ Andrew Weiss
o Founders’ Award Winners (FY18-19) - Indiana Certificates
▪ Council GK
▪ 1131 KENNETH L HALBIG
▪ 7235 ANTHONY S FLANAGAN
▪ 17020 Paullian M San
● Paul Zielinski – State Council Awards
● Following new or reactivated councils were recognized with a new set of council jewels. Each responsible DD was presented a $100 Gift Card.
o new Fort Wayne Council 17446, GK William Bridges, DD15 Mike Follis
o new Indianapolis Council 17454, GK Julio Preciado, DD27 Rick Aldrige, and
o reactived Culver Council 13720, GK Daniel Schaller. DD8 Kevin Large was presented the Jewels and Gift Card at our Winter Meeting.
● Following Council Anniversaries were recognized with certificates from Supreme
o Bristol, St. Mary of the Annunciation Council #11574, 25 years, 9 May 2020 (or maybe 7/1/2020)
● Discovery Awards
o FY18-19 Santa Maria Award Grand Knights – Indiana Santa Maria Certificates
▪ Council 12379 GK Andrew Litchfield
▪ Council 13968 GK Walt Peycha
▪ Council 14214 GK David M. Roesener
o FY19-20 Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria will be presented at July DD Organizational Meeting
o Districts with every council receiving at least the Nina Award
▪ DD5 Mike Kovacs
▪ DD12 John Kessen
▪ DD15 Mike Follis
▪ DD33 Allan Stockinger
o FY18-19 Star Council Grand Knights – Indiana Star and Double Star Certificates
|
Council # |
Award Names |
District |
Grand Knight |
|
|
|
1542 |
Star Council |
7 |
JASON |
G |
SARVER |
|
6323 |
Star Council |
9 |
MICHAEL |
G |
DELUCENAY |
|
17043 |
Star Council |
10 |
RICHARD |
C |
ALEXANDER |
|
5521 |
Star Council |
11 |
ERIC |
M |
VAN METER |
|
1790 |
Star Council |
12 |
JOSEPH |
R |
KASHMER |
|
14214 |
Star Council |
12 |
DAVID |
M |
ROESENER |
|
12379 |
Star Council |
15 |
ANDREW |
D |
LITCHFIELD |
|
13968 |
Double Star Council |
17 |
WALTER |
P |
PEYCHA |
|
12510 |
Star Council |
21 |
MICHAEL |
G |
HANLON |
|
14555 |
Star Council |
32 |
STEVEN |
|
GRUNDHOEFER |
|
13504 |
Star Council |
34 |
THOMAS |
A |
ZUZZIO |
|
17069 |
Double Star Council |
34 |
RYAN |
A |
BORDEN |
o District Deputies – Certificates of appreciation
▪ DD6 Tom Root
▪ DD8 Kevin Large
▪ DD14 Steve Lutz
▪ DD22 Jeff Paulson
▪ DD33 Allan Stockinger
▪ DD39 Mark Chatterson
o Officers, Directors, and Chairman special recognition plaques
▪ Joe Erpelding - Many years of service to the State Council as DD, Chairman and Director. We especially appreciate his hard work and dedication to our Youth Soccer Challenge and Free Throw competitions
▪ Mike Worden- Many years of service to the State Council as DD, Chairman and Director. Mike’s most recent work as our IT Administrator is very much appreciated. He was responsible for revamping our State Website (Indianakofc.org) to make it compatible with mobile devices, switching our email from a webmail to Google for Non-Profits, managing the Indiana Activity Database, and publishing our monthly newsletter via MailChimp.
▪ Bob Hildebrand – Indiana State Song
▪ 25yrs Service to Community
● Boonville Deacon Thomas Lambert
▪ “Knight for Life” (Cristo Rey) Award
● Rev. Fr. Steve Loncar - Fr. Loncar has seen and experienced religious persecution and repression of Human Rights when he lived under the Communist government in Yugoslavia. Today, Fr. Loncar is a champion for human rights, beginning with the most fundamental right to life for all people. Fr. Loncar is active in many pro-life events in Northwest Indiana. Fr. Loncar has been our spiritual leader for the Indiana Knights of Columbus bus trip to Washington DC for the national March for Life. He has done this for over 10 years. He is truly a “Knight for Life.” Viva Christo Rey!
● Mark Michuda – State Service Program Awards Presentation
o Life Service Program Award – “Teen Parents Succeeding” Council # 6323(Supreme plaque)
o Family Service Program Award – “Thanksgiving Baskets” Council # 1221 (Supreme plaque)
o Community Service Program Award – “Home Repairs” Council # 451 (Supreme plaque)
o Faith Service Program Award – “Seminarian Visit and Vocations Awareness” Council # 7431 (Supreme plaque)
o Outstanding Catholic Youth – Emmil Lots, nominated by Council # 8056 (Indiana plaque and check)
o Family of the Year– Kyle Clephane Council # 7431 (plaque)
o Outstanding Catholic Layperson – Larry Janeczek Council # 7431 (plaque)
o Fr. Michael J. McGivney Vocations Award (plaque for council and plate on perpetual plaque) - Indianapolis Council #3682 dinner at seminarian for students, GK CHRISTOPHER B. LAUGLE
o Indiana Leave No Neighbor Behind Award (Nominee for International award). The top 5 are Council #451, #1131, #7235, #7839, and #8052. The winner is Columbia City Fr. James Bartels Council 7235. The council provided spiritual content and support to live stream Sunday mass. The council assisted Whitley County Salvation Army by providing 6 men and 5 pickup trucks and a trailer to move 170 containers of disaster relief food to a neighboring town 18 miles away. The Council held a blood drive that collected 32 units. They also made donations totaling over $1500. The good work of Council 7235 has impacted over 300 people.
Future Convention Schedule
· 8-11 April 2021 Hilton Ft. Wayne at the Grand Wayne Convention Center
· 28 April – 1 May 2022 Hilton Ft. Wayne at the Grand Wayne Convention Center