South Dakota Pilots Association

Lifetime Members

LifeTime Members:

  • Greg Alvine (Sioux Falls): February 2021
  • Jacob Anderson (Hartford): June 2022
  • Blair Arne (Carpenter): June 2022
  • Dan Appel (Redfield): December 2018
  • Jacob Appel (Redfield): February 2019
  • Joshua Appel (Redfield): September 2022
  • ATY Aviation, Inc (Watertown): March 2020
  • Wade Bail (Buffalo): November 2020
  • John Bailey (Sioux Falls): March 2020
  • Terry Barber (Onida): December 2023
  • John Baumiller (Chancellor): April 2019
  • Michael Beason (Rapid City): June 2020
  • Rick Belsaas (Rapid City): May 2019
  • Kerry Berg (Sioux Falls): February 2023
  • Barry Bibler (Spearfish): September 2013
  • Don Bice (Winner): May 2015
  • George Bittner (Mitchell): December 2016
  • Bob Booth (Ridgeview): July 2015
  • Patrick Bootz (Lemmon): August 2018
  • John Bormes (Aberdeen): May 2015
  • Westin Brown (Arlington): September 2019
  • Robert Burke (Pierre): February 2020
  • Lonnie Burnham (Rapid City): September 2014
  • Blake Burwell (Renner): October 2022
  • R. Peter Burwell (Sioux Falls): October 2023
  • Joel Calhoun (Whitney, NE): August 2021
  • Scott Campbell (Watertown): April 2020
  • Thomas Chaplin (Sioux Falls): March 2017
  • Cody Christensen (Brookings): May 2015
  • City of Wall (Wall): October 2021
  • Ryan Cordell (Camp Crook): December 2021
  • Jay Crossland (Rapid City): January 2022
  • Dakota Flight Center (Mitchell): October 2017
  • Rick Daugherty (Yankton): January 2016
  • Kelly DeBerg (Sioux Falls): September 2022
  • James Deranleau (Newell): November 2020
  • Gary Dettman (Spearfish): April 2019
  • Shannon Doe (Henderson, NV): September 2022
  • Jeff Doom (Wagner): April 2021
  • Scott Dorwart (Kimball): February 2017
  • Linda Ehrenfelt (Pierre): March 2017
  • Mark Eitreim (Lennox): Aril 2021
  • Jason Erickson (Brandon): March 2017
  • Elliott Filler (Volga): June 2017
  • Clyde Fredrickson (Britton): December 2017
  • Rick Foss (Lemmon): December 2018
  • Orrin Geide (Hartford): August 2023
  • Dave Gilbert (Madison): January 2019
  • Carter Gilk (Sioux Falls): March 2023
  • Craig Goodrich (Rapid City): August 2016
  • Richard Grorud (Milbank): November 2022
  • James Gulson (Sioux Falls): November 2015
  • Matthew Guthmiller (Aberdeen): August 2019
  • Steve Hamilton (Yankton): Honorary LifeTime Membership voted by the SDPA officers, September 2013 – For Dedicated & Outstanding Service 1993-2013.
  • Ty Hanson (Aberdeen): September 2019
  • Ron Hauck (Pierre): January 2024
  • Dave Hentges (Canby, MN): November 2015
  • Richard Hermann (St. Onge): March 2022
  • Darrell Hillestad (Aberdeen): June 2020
  • Frank Hines (Huron): November 2019
  • Terry Hinn (Hot Springs): December 2022
  • Jacob Hoffner (Yankton): January 2016
  • Paul Houck (Gettysburg): August 2017
  • Tessa Howard (Winner): January 2016
  • Kevin Huber (Aberdeen): July 2023
  • Kristi Ivey (Livingston, MT): August 2015
  • Ray Jilek (Spearfish): August 2015
  • Adam Johnson (Cody): February 2024
  • Justin Johnson (Marion): November 2023
  • Kurt Johnson (Sioux Falls): August 2015
  • Rolf Johnson (Mina): September 2017
  • Tom Johnson (Spearfish): July 2019
  • Todd Kinser (Custer): June 2022
  • Dean Kirkeby (Clark): October 2015
  • Michael Klarenbeek (Gregory): July 2015
  • Dean Knie (Aberdeen): NA
  • Dennis Knuckles (Custer): June 2017
  • Dale Knuth (Hartford): October 2019
  • Jon Kolba (Crooks): December 2015
  • Jake Kraft (Timber Lake): July 2015
  • David Krueger (Sioux Falls): October 2023
  • Christopher Lang (Rapid City): December 2021
  • Bryant Larson (Brandon): June 2019
  • Ryan Limesand (Sioux Falls): May 2023
  • James Lindquist (Hettinger, ND): December 2020
  • Dave Luers (Pierre): December 2016
  • Trent Lutter (Hoven): July 2016
  • Ryan Maher (Isabel): October 2017
  • Allan Martens (Hartford): October 2021
  • Donald McDaniel (Lantry): April 2015
  • Kim McLaury (Elk Point): October 2015
  • Dean Mehlhaff (Mina): February 2016
  • Bob Metz (Peever): May-23
  • Ronald Mielke (Sioux Falls): May 2019
  • Charles Moe, Sr. (Rosebud): February 2020
  • Marcus Molskness (Wentworth): August 2022
  • Keith Morford (Valley Springs): January 2022
  • Mark Mount (Platte): May 2015
  • Jeff Muhlenkort (Beresford): Feb 2016
  • John Murphy (Rapid City): September 2016
  • Dennis Nash (Prairie City): June 2021
  • John O’Connell (Custer): September 2019
  • Eric Odenbach (Eureka): November 2015
  • William Osman (Sioux Falls): April 2017
  • Dale Patterson (Wall): January 2016
  • Jim Peitz (Pierre): June 2019
  • Ron Peterson (Mitchell): November 2016
  • Bobbie Potts (Gettysburg): Honorary LifeTime Membership voted at the SDPA in Winner, SD, on June 8, 2013 – For Dedicated & Outstanding Service 1993-2013.
  • Mary Carol Potts (Gettysburg): Honorary LifeTime Membership voted at the SDPA in Winner, SD, on June 8, 2013 – For Dedicated & Outstanding Service 1993-2013.
  • Scott Ramsdell (Flandreau): July 2015
  • Lynn Reimer (Sioux Falls): April 2019
  • Dan Renner (Crooks): January 2023
  • David Richardson (Brandon): February 2018
  • Gerald Rieber (Watertown): April 2021
  • Lynn Riedesel (Brookings): April 2017
  • Brian Rippe (Yankton): September 2018
  • Brian Robbennolt (Gettysburg): April 2015
  • Jerrod Rolston (Wagner): February 2020
  • Chris Rounds (Pierre): February 2018
  • Donald Schaffer (Buena Park, CA): November 2022
  • Verlyn Scheibe (Custer): March 2016
  • Todd Schindler (Chamberlain): February 2021
  • Todd Shannon (Mitchell): June 2015
  • Cody Shryock (Pierre): July 2023
  • Sioux Falls Ballooning Association (Sioux Falls): May 2022
  • Lyn Smeenk (Belle Fourche): February 2022
  • Dustin Smith (Presho): April 2023
  • Harvey Spieker (Clark): December 2015
  • James Spies (Watertown): April 2016
  • Pete Stemper (Madison): July 2023
  • William (Bill) Stemper (Redfield) : June 2023
  • Murray Thompson (Pierre): July 2019
  • John Umiker (Rapid City): September 2016
  • Mark Van Den Hoek (Mitchell): June 2017
  • Brian Van Liere (Brookings): December 2015
  • Jeff Veire (Sioux Falls): December 2019
  • Willem Visser (Harrold): August 2022
  • Larry Weelborg (Custer): March 2019
  • Aaron Weeldreyer (Bridgewater): June 2019
  • John Wente (Custer): December 2023
  • Westjet Air Center (Rapid City): July 2022
  • Jack Winter (Huron): March 2021
  • Jay Winter (Huron): April 2023
  • Roger Williams (Langford): July 2023
  • Brad Woerner (Yankton): June 2016
  • Wade Wulf (Wright, WY): November 2014
  • Mark Yonke (Yankton): September 2015
  • Randy Yost (Hayes): February 2017
  • Boyt Young (Hamill): February 2024
  • Daniel Zandstra (Rapid City): January 2020



LifeTime Members "Gone West":

  • George Jenter (Sturgis): June 2015. "Gone West" October 23, 2022
  • Ted Miller (Spearfish): September 2014. "Gone West" September 11, 2022
  • Grove Rathbun (Rapid City): April 2014. "Gone West" March 2, 2016
  • Burdette "Ben" Thompson (Spearfish): Honorary LifeTime Membership voted by the SDPA officers, September 2014 – For Outstanding Scholarship Support. "Gone West" Feb 22, 2015
  • Merle Vig (Mud Butte): Honorary LifeTime Membership voted at the SDPA meeting in Webster, SD, on April 9, 2016 – For Dedicated & Outstanding Service 1993-2016. "Gone West" August 14, 2018



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