Quarter-Century Club, 40-Year Club & Half-Century Club

Each year, MNLA honors your colleagues who have worked in the industry for 25, 40, and 50 years or more. These designations are called the Quarter-Century, 40-Year, and Half-Century Clubs. The recipients of this honor are noted for contributions to the professional development and the growth of the industry, as well as their dedication and commitment.

Contact Amy Upton for information and for the application.

Qualifications

Candidates must have completed 25 years of green industry service to qualify for the Quarter-Century Club, 40 years of green industry service to qualify for the 40-Year Club, and 50 years of Green Industry service to qualify for the Half-Century Club. Candidates must have been employed by an MNLA member firm in each of the preceding five years.

Selected candidates for the Quarter-Century Club and Half-Century Club will be honored with a commemorative plaque and lapel pin acknowledging their status. These tributes are presented during a special ceremony at the Great Lakes Trade Exposition every January.


Congratulations to MNLA's 2025 Century Club Inductees!

Century Club Inductees 2025

This year’s recipients and inductees into the Quarter–Century Club were:

Apolinar Alvarado – 26 Years
Juan Alvarado – 26 Years
Jose Avares – 27 Years
Nate Genzink – 29 Years
Angela Hennig - 25 Years
Keith Johnston – 26 Years
Michael Osowski – 36 Years
Patty Pleva – 26 Years
Perry Raab – 38 Years
David Riley – 34 Years
Beth Rowley – 25 Years
Kevin Slosser – 26 Years
Jeffrey Stap – 33 Years
Debbie Swanboro – 25 Years
Michael Trotter – 26 Years
Cliff Walkington – 28 Years
Justin Ward – 30 Years
Jonci Warner – 29 Years
Archie John Warner – 29 Years

 In our 40-Year Club, our inductees are:

Jeremy Bakker – 41 Years
Matthew Bakker – 42 Years
Kurt Hennig – 45 Years
Teresa Hurst – 44 Years
Mark Kappe – 45 Years
Thomas Naranjo – 46 Years
Larry Penna – 43 Years
Janie Saltarelli – 44 Years
Ken Zimmerman – 47 Years

In our Half-Century Club, our inductees are:

Vic Foerster – 51 Years
Rob Nelson – 50 Years
Jeff Susick – 50 Years
Brian Zimmerman – 51 Years