CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Marshalltown Rotarian Tom McCoy, left, accepts the Kenneth Brintnall Award from past recipient Bonnie Lowry, right, during the Rotary at the Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center (MACC) on Tuesday evening.

On Dec. 10, Tom McCoy was honored at the annual Rotary Club of Marshalltown Christmas Party receiving the Kenneth Brintnall Award. The Kenneth Brintnall Award was started in 1975 by Dave Norris who was club president at the time. Each year the winner is selected by a committee made up of former recipients.

The Kenneth Brintnall Award is the highest award bestowed on any member by the Club. The award is granted to a Rotarian for a lifetime of service achievement in the Rotary tradition of Service Above Self. This year’s Kenneth Brintnall Award winner certainly exemplifies that motto.

Tom McCoy has been a longtime community booster and leader who has given back to the community, trying to make our town a better place. He has served as president and/or a board member for many community betterment organizations. Tom is a Past President of the Big Brother and Big Sister Board, Past President of the Marshalltown Area United Way Board of Directors, Past Co-Chair of Fundraising for Marshalltown Area United Way Campaign, and Past District Chair of Boy Scouts Prairie Winds.

Tom is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow recipient, reflecting significant contributions and support for Rotary’s International global projects and support for local community projects. Tom was a co-chair for the project “Vests for the Best”, raising $140,000 in nine months to provide ceramic vests and helmets for Marshall County law enforcement officers and first responders. He also spearheaded the solar oven program for the orphanage in Sierra Leona, Africa.

Tom has used his association with the Million Dollar Round Table to secure a grant that funded the construction of eight Habitat for Humanity Homes in the Philippines following Typhoon Yolanda. He is currently serving on the Outreach Program Board based in Union, Iowa. The Outreach Program provides packaged food to those in need in the United States and Africa.

Tom is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Marshalltown and is currently serving as a Rotary District 6000 Assistant Governor.

Tom grew up in Lafayette, Ohio. After graduation he attended Judson University, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. He moved to Marshalltown in 1985. His family includes his wife Jade, and four children – Ashley, Wesley, Shannon, and Sarah. He and Jade are proud grandparents to seven grandchildren and they share their home with three dogs: Kona, Cooper, and Maxx.

Tom’s extensive career, global and local philanthropic efforts, and strong family ties reflect his commitment to both his profession and making a positive impact on our community and on communities worldwide.

Past Brintnall award winners

• 1975 Paul G. Norris, Jr*

• 1976 W.K. Ervin* and Ralph C. McCague*

• 1977 Charles P. Horton (Posthumously) and Warren G. Pattie*

• 1978 Robert A. Rockhill* and Vernon J. Ferguson*

• 1979 James H. Boyd*

• 1980 Walter E. Brown*

• 1981 J. Westin Jacobson*

• 1982 Thomas M. Shive*

• 1983 Cecil J. Porter*

• 1984 Glenn F. Brockett*

• 1985 George E. Taylor*

• 1986 Clayton H. Cooper*

• 1987 David U. Norris

• 1988 Thomas R. Smith*

• 1989 John W. Norris, Sr.*

• 1990 James A. McKinstry*

• 1991 Rex Ryden*

• 1992 Charles F. Lander*

• 1993 Thomas R. Thompson, Jr.*

• 1994 William T. Zuercher*

• 1995 Lora J Neuroth

• 1996 William J. Bestmann*

• 1997 W. Hugh Davis*

• 1998 Richard C. Grossman*

• 1999 James L. Lowrance

• 2000 G. Dean Garland*

• 2001 R. Patton Apgar*

• 2002 Conrad Dejardin and Martha Ellen Tye* (posthumously)

• 2003 Lewis S. Miller

• 2004 George Hinshaw*

• 2005 Lee Brintnall*

• 2006 Larry Raymon*

• 2007 Robert Becker*

• 2008 Ed Mead*

• 2009 Joel Greer

• 2010 Russell Watt*

• 2011 Sarah Hesmer

• 2012 Douglas Gervich

• 2013 Leon Lamer

• 2014 Vic Hellberg

• 2015 Michael Schlesinger

• 2016 Dean Elder, Jr.

• 2017 Bettie Bolar

• 2018 Mark Osmudson

• 2019 Carol Hibbs

• 2020 John Fink

• 2021 Mary Geise

• 2022 Larry McKibben

• 2023 Bonnie Lowry

• 2024 Thomas McCoy

*deceased