The following is the presentation given at the LTPO Annual Meeting:

The Distinguished Lake Citizen of the Year was revealed recently at the LTPO Annual Meeting on July 16th at the Tippecanoe Lake Country Cub.

To be eligible, the candidate must be nominated by any member of the Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners Association; they must reside full or part-time on the Lake for at least the last 5 years, be a member of LTPO, and have made a positive impact on the Quality of Life on Lake Tippecanoe.

Each year the Recipient is awarded a $500 grant from LTPO to be directed to their favorite 501 C3 Non-profit Charity!

The selection Committee is made up of past recipients, Ron Chambers, Mark Ennes, Jon Tyler, and Jeff Thornburgh.

This Year’s Honoree was nominated unanimously by the Selection Committee and our LTPO President, Dan Free. This year’s Recipient has been coming to the Lake since she was 6 years old. The family loved to be by the water, so as a youngster and teenager spending summers on Lake Tippecanoe was a dream come true! Hanging out at Patona Bay, learning to swim and water ski, making new friends and enjoying the freedom every teenager craves!

As a clue, back in those days, wooden Cypress Garden skis were all the “rage” and this year’s recipient even had her own favorite “Alfredo Mendoza” slalom ski!

Can you guess who this is?
This year’s recipient is a leader and a survivor!
She is the steadfast, always present, volunteer who is constantly looking to make a contribution to LTPO!
She is a regular volunteer at The Watershed Foundation!

This year’s recipient has worn a lot of hats! She had a successful business career for many years at Da-Lite Screen, was an elected official serving the Town of Leesburg, and held a number of officer positions in her Landing Association, and most importantly raised her family on Lake Tippecanoe!

This year’s recipient is being honored as she exemplifies what it means to volunteer and make a “positive influence on the Quality of Life at Lake Tippecanoe”. She stepped into the position of Treasurer, serving LTPO for the last 14 years. She has been a “constant” on our Board supporting our objectives year after year! Presidents and Vice-Presidents have come and gone, but this year’s recipient never misses a meeting and makes sure the Organization’s business is completed. She has a knack for keeping the meetings on track and saying what needs to be said at just the right time.

We would like to honor Becky Hartman as our Distinguished Lake Citizen of the Year for 2022.

Jeff and Pam Thornburgh,
Committee Chairs