Mary Ellen Morgan Award


This award was established in 1985 in honor of Mary Ellen Morgan, a founder and invaluable member of Community Players, Inc. The award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding service in the promotion of theatre and the fine arts in the city of Beatrice and the area of Southeast Nebraska.


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Year Winner Year Winner
1986 Terry Terhune 2006 Steve & Toni Spilker
1987 Cecil & Maralyn Richmond 2007 Heidi Krieger
1988 Hilda Andersen 2008 Brent Frahm
1989 Shirley Terhune 2009 Callan Williams
1990 Judi Knowles 2010 Jean Tyser
1991 Virgina Wright 2011 Elizabeth Claassen
1992 Sandy Knisely 2012 Cindy Shepherd
1993 Mildred Spilker 2013 Jim McNeal
1994 Mary Feit 2014 Karen Reynolds
1995 Doug Soderstrom 2015 Pat & Missy Marlatt
1996 Eldon Goble 2016 Merle Jobman
1997 Larry Rinne 2017 Alan & Janet Claassen
1998 Mary Bailey 2018 David Montgomery
1999 Robert Feit 2019 Eric Hansen
2000 Wilma Sawyer 2020 Brandon Clark
2001 Marilyn Maurstad 2021 Lori Koch
2002 Diane Baxa 2022 Dan & Krista Wiedel
2003 Trudy Dueck 2023 Cheryl Rabstejnek
2004 Jean Spilker 2024 Chris Obbink
2005 Bill & Julie Bratt