dsm magazine is pleased to recognize the 2024 Sages Over 70. These seven Greater Des Moines leaders have made the city a better place to live through their civic and business leadership, mentorship endeavors and community advocacy. A reception to celebrate their achievements was held Nov. 12 at the FFA Enrichment Center.
Read the honorees’ stories in the Nov/Dec issue here.
Bobbretta Brewton, retired teacher for Des Moines Public Schools and Des Moines Area Community College, and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer
Richard Deming, medical director of the MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center and founder of Above + Beyond Cancer
Connie Isaacson, retired fundraising professional with Isaacson-Syverson Consulting and former vice president for external affairs at Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
Gerry Neugent, co-chairman of Knapp Properties
Mary Lou Neugent, retired classroom associate with Diocesan Catholic Schools and former board member for Habitat for Humanity
David Roederer, retired director of the Iowa Department of Management, former chief of staff to Gov. Terry Branstad, and owner and managing partner of StrataVizion Inc.
Rich Willis, owner and chairman of Willis Automotive, and Iowa Business Hall of Fame inductee in 2018
Sages Honored in Previous Years
Ako Abdul-Samad, James A. Autry, Chuck Betts, Margo and Don Blumenthal, Richard “Red” Brannen, J.C. “Buz” Brenton, Joe Brick, Donald Brush, Robert Burnett, Mary Campos, Linda Carter-Lewis, Joyce Chapman, Mary Chapman, Steve Chapman, Monroe Colston, Judith Conlin, Roxanne Conlin, Joy Corning, Patty and Jim Cownie, Paul Danforth, Johnny Danos, Rob Denson, Phil Dorweiler, RuthAnn Gaines, Elaine Graham Estes, Simon Estes, Allison Fleming, Wayne Ford, Penny Furgerson, Michael Gartner, Nolden Gentry, E.J. Giovannetti, Willie Stevenson Glanton, Joe Gonzalez, Barbara Graham, Edgar Hansell, Tom and Ruth Harkin, Harlan “Bud” Hockenberg, H. Lynn Horak, James Hubbell III, David Hurd, Trudy Holman Hurd, Dwight Jackson, Vernon Johnson, William Kimball, Gary Kirke, William Knapp, Tom & Linda Koehn, Mary Kramer, Elizabeth Kruidenier, Don and Charlene Lamberti, Robert Larsen, William Lillis, Elvin McDonald, Gene Meyer, Polly Moore, R.W. and Mary Nelson, Kenneth Quinn, John Pappajohn, Ila Plasencia, Robert Pulver, Suku Radia, Robert Ray, Stan and Jody Reynolds, Bob Riley, Stephen W. Roberts, Janis Ruan, John Ruan III, Pat Schneider, Mary Seidler, Bob Shaw, Patsy Shors, Loretta Sieman, Neal Smith, Tom Urban, Jack Wahlig, Ivan Webber, Fred Weitz, Catherine G. Williams, Pam Williams, Martha Willits, Doug West, Alan Zuckert, Steve Zumbach
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