“Dane of the Year” 1981 to 2024

2024 Svea Ernst Click here to read about Svea. 

2023 Laura Forslev and Linda & Ron Grand

2022 Scott Thomsen

2021 Cathy Mahowald and Janet Ogden-Bracket

2019 Peter Gantriis and Paul Jensen

2018 Renee Showalter Hanson and Iver (Whitey) and Lis Jorgensen

2017 Susan Jacobsen

2016 Betina Kohler and Dagmar Runyon

2015 Anders Wolf

2014 Ann Bundgaard and Helen Stub

2013 Jack Porter

2012 Joe Mohr and John W Peterson

2011 Todd Vandecar

2010 John Scully

2009 Paul Juhl and Susan Loschenkohl

2008 Sonya Hansen Walker

2007 Carl Dyrbye and Carla & Joel Mortensen

2006 Rikke Dierssen-Morice and Mia Poulsen

2005 Lise Day and Trish Roby

2004 Kristian & Loralee Thusholt

2003 Erik Bruun

2002 Glen Olsen and Michelle Potter-Bacon

2001 Gitte Mohr and Curt Petersen

2000 Cheryl Juhl

1999 Lisa Jensen and Nancy Petersen

1998 Paul Brown and Rolf & Soli Kirkegaard 

1997 Grethe & Svend Petersen

1996 Manja Loberg

1995 Niels & Vicky Jensen

1994 Alta & Dan Petersen

1993 Hans & Inger Larsen

1992 Herb Hansen and Karen Muller

1991 Rita Juhl

1990 Gunther & Tove Dierssen

1989 Anelise Sawkins and Helge Thomsen

1988 Hanne Poulsen

1987 Bob Brown

1986 Lili Nielsen and Conrad & Margaret Pedersen

1985 Ottar Jorgensen and Olaf Juhl

1984 Annelise & Bent Paulsen

1983 Byron & Caroline Olsen

1982 Margrethe Brown and Harold Jensen

1981 Kathryn & Vagn Jensen

Awarded at Danish Day the first Sunday in June of each year, first by the Danish American Fellowship and then by the Danish American Center after the merger with Danebo, Inc. in 2005.

No award given in 2020 as DAC was closed due to the pandemic.