White Iced Celebration
The annual White Iced Celebration in early February is our signature event celebrating public education in Mesa County. It’s an evening to honor White Iced Award recipients and Outstanding Academic Growth Schools. This elegant event welcomes community members, D51 staff, friends of the D51 Foundation, and parents. The annual White Iced Celebration is always an inspiring event and loads of fun!
14th Annual
White Iced Celebration
2026 White Iced Award Recipients
Alan Miller, Emerson Building
Dr. Teal Maxwell-Richards, Orchard Avenue Elementary School
Jennifer Meyer, Redlands Middle School
Greg Weckenbrock, OWL/Grand River Academy
Pat Steele, Palisade High School
Wendy Carvajal, Dual Immersion Academy
Michelle Hooker, New Emerson Elementary School
Tzetzi Mendez, Mt. Garfield Middle School
2026 Outstanding Academic Growth Schools
Elementary Primary Reading (K-3)
Chatfield Elementary School – Dr. Sally Huddle, Principal
Elementary Intermediate Reading (4-5)
Taylor Elementary School – Shawn Wilson, Principal
Elementary Math
Loma Elementary School -Nicole Wimsatt, Principal
Middle School Reading
Redlands Middle School – Scott Davis, Principal
Middle School Math
Grand River Academy- Steve States, Principal
High School PSAT 9 & 10, & SAT
Fruita Monument High School – Newt Klusmire, Principal
Greatest Growth in SPF Points
Grand Mesa Middle School – Randy Foster, Principal
2026 White Iced Celebration Sponsors
Celebration Sponsors – $10,000
Alpine Bank
Curtis Fire, Inc.
FCI Constructors, Inc.
MBC Grand
Red Rock Auto Group
Premier Sponsors – $5,000
2H Mechanical, LLC
BG+co.
Bozarth Miller Chevrolet
Chamberlin Architects
Coloramo Federal Credit Union
Comfort Air Mechanical
Distinctive Design Build
Falcon Plumbing and Heating
KKCO News
Shaw Construction
Veritas Injury Lawyers
Your Corner Consulting, LLC
Legacy Sponsor- $3,000
All Copy Products/Verticomm
Anna & Associates RE/MAX4000
Canvas Credit Union
Chevron
Dynamic Program Management
EC Electric, Inc.
Grand Valley Power
High Country Beverage
Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.
hord/coplan/macht
Intermountain Health: St. Mary’s Hospital
KP Drywall LLC
PH Builders
Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Student Transportation of America
Superior Drywall, Inc.
Timberline Bank
Trane Company
Western Slope Toyota
Champion Sponsor- $1,500
Amy and Andy Mohler
Anesthesia Consultants of Western Colorado
Asset Construction Management
ASCO Construction
Austin Civil Group, Inc.
Bank of Colorado
Ben Dowd Excavating, Inc.
Bighorn Consulting Engineers, Inc.
The Business Times
Carboy Winery
Central Distributing
Colorado Mesa University
Conquest Construction, LLC.
Davis Law Group
Dr. Sean and Kristin Lynch
Drs. Anne Nederveld and Robert Frazho
Enstrom Candies
Family Health West
Grand Valley Bank
Grand Junction Chrysler
Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP)
Grand Junction Federal Credit Union
Grand Mesa Mechanical (GMMI)
Illumination Systems
Killian, Davis, & Richter, P.C.
Home Loan Bank
Lindauer Dunn, Inc.
Love, Tito’s
Monument Oil Company
Networks Unlimited Inc.
Pamela Blythe
Phyllis & Leonard Little
PrimeHealth+
ReGenesis Plastic Surgery, Dermatology and Spa
Rosecap Financial Planners
SGM
Shaner Life Safety
Shear Inc.
Skyline Contracting, Inc.
The Colorado Trust
The Christi Reece Group
The Daily Sentinel
UMR: A UnitedHealthcare Company
White Star Electric, LLC
Hero Sponsor- $500
Altitude Pediatrics
ANB Bank
Bonsai Design
Community Hospital
Cori and Ali Pirzadaeh
Country Elegance Florist
DLR Group
Dr. Angela and Bill Christensen
Dr. Brian Hill
Dr. Mark and Jolie Griffin
Dr. Mike and Andreya Krieves
Dr. Raul and Aracely De Villegas-Decker
Drs. Elvi and Justin Whiteford
Elite Events
Express Employment
Geri and Kent Davis
GJ Tech Center, LLC
Grand Valley Auto
Griz Entertainment
Horace Mann Insurance- Tom Keller Agency
Huddleston-Berry Engineering & Testing, LLC
Josephine’s Italian Restaurant
Leitner-Poma of America, Inc.
Lindsay and Peter Icenogle
Lisa and Shane Haas
Liz and Sam Meyer
Lori and Blaine Buck
Mays Concrete, Inc.
MJ Thomas Photography
MOD Pizza
Novo Benefits
Office Outfitters & Planners, Inc.
The Peachfork
Primary Care Partners
ProSpace Interiors, Inc.
REVeD Vitamins
Roberts Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
Sara and Curtis Englehart
Shannon and Doug Simons
Signature Homes of Colorado
Tawni and Chad Kelley
Taylor Fence Company
Teddy Morse’s Grand Junction Harley-Davidson
Western Slope Iron & Supply, Inc.
Whitewater Building Materials
13th Annual
White Iced Celebration
Saturday, February 1, 2025 | 7:00 pm | CMU Ballroom
2025
White Iced Award Recipients
White Iced Award Recipients
2025 White Iced Awards
Crystal Green, Palisade High School
Janelle Gustafson, Orchard Avenue Elementary School
Katie Hummel, Fruita Monument High School
Joshua Lehman, Mount Garfield Middle School
Ryan McLaughlin, Bookcliff Middle School
Samantha Sidebottom, Central High School
2025 Foundation Spotlight
Peter Booth, Ph.D.
The Art Center of Western Colorado
The Rotary Club of Grand Junction
D51 Volunteer
D51F Ambassador
2025 Outstanding Academic Growth Schools
Elementary Primary Reading (K-3)
Loma Elementary – Nicole Wimsatt, Principal
Elementary Intermediate Reading (4-5)
Loma Elementary – Nicole Wimsatt, Principal
Tope Elementary – Summer Kennedy, Principal; Carrie Bollinger, Former Principal
Elementary Math
Chatfield Elementary – Dave McCall, Principal
Middle School Reading
Orchard Mesa Middle School, Danny Medved, Pd.D., Principal
Middle School Math
Redlands Middle School – Scott Davis, Principal
High School PSAT 9
Grand Junction High School – Jory Sorensen, Principal
High School PSAT 10
Palisade High School – Dan Bollinger, Principal
High School SAT
Fruita Monument High School – Newt Klusmire, Principal
Greatest Growth in SPF Points
Loma Elementary School – Nicole Wimsatt, Principal
Orchard Mesa Middle School – Danny Medved, Ph.D., Principal
2025 White Iced Celebration Sponsors
Celebration Sponsors – $10,000
Alpine Bank
Chevron
FCI Constructors
MBC Grand
Red Rock Auto Group
Premier Sponsors – $5,000
Anonymous
BG+co.
Chamberlin Architects
Comfort Air Mechanical
Falcon Plumbing & Heating
KKCO
Mark Miller- Ed Bozarth Chevrolet Buick
Networks Unlimited, Inc.
Veritas Injury Lawyers
Your Corner Consulting, LLC
Legacy Sponsor- $3,000
All Copy Products/ Verticomm
Anna Rickenbach RE/MAX 4000
Canvas Credit Union
Dynamic Program Management
EC Electric, Inc.
Grand Junction Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram
High Country Beverage
Highline Internet
Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.
Intermountain Health/St. Mary’s
MOD Pizza
Rocky Mountain Health Plans a UnitedHealthcare Company
Student Transportation of America, Inc.
Swire Coca-Cola, USA
Timberline Bank
Trane
Champion Sponsor- $1,500
Amy and Andy Mohler
ANB Bank
Anesthesia Consultants of Western Colorado
Asset Construction Management
Audio Video Experts
Austin Civil Group, Inc.
Bank of Colorado
B & B Electric, Inc.
Bighorn Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Business Times
Carboy Winery
Central Distributing
Colorado Mesa University
Community Hospital
CFM Company
DLR Group
Drs. Anne Nederveld & Robert Frazho
Elise and Dan Prinster
Fidelity Mortgage- Allen Coombs
Grand Mesa Mechanical, Inc.
Grand Valley Bank
HCL Engineering & Surveying, LLC
Home Loan State Bank
Home Loan Insurance
Lindauer Dunn, Inc. Structural Engineers
LONG Building Technologies
Marillac Health
Pamela Blythe
Peach Street Distillers
ReGenesis Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, & Spa
Shaner Life Safety
Shaw Construction
Skyline Contracting, Inc.
Superior Drywall, Inc.
Teddy Morse’s Grand Junction Harley-Davidson & Powersports
The Christi Reece Group
The Daily Sentinel
United Healthcare
Wegener Lane & Evans, P.C.
Hero Sponsor- $500
Angela Lema
ASCO Construction, LLC
Bechtel & Santo
Bonsai Design
Cassie and Jonathan Keller
Christopher and Shantelle Angello
Colterris, LLC
Current Solutions
Dr. Angela and Bill Christensen
Dr. Belnap and Lisa Belnap
Dr. Brian and Cait Hill
Drs. Elvi and Justin Whiteford
Dr. Mark and Jolie Griffin
Dr. Mike and Andreya Krieves
Dr. Raul and Aracely De Villegas Decker
Dr. Sean and Kristin Lynch
Dr. Teyen and Mrs. Michelle Shiao
Elite Events
GJ Tech Center, LLC
Grand Valley Auto Sales
Grand Junction Federal Credit Union
Griz Entertainment
Huddleston-Berry Engineering & Testing, LLC
Keira Bresnahan and Brad Feldhaus
Leitner-Poma of America, Inc.
Lindsay and Peter Icenogle
Lisa and Shane Haas
Lori and Blaine Buck
Mays Concrete, Inc.
Monument Oil Company
MRP- Tim and Christy Fry
Novo Benefits CO, LLC
North Peak, Inc.
Office Outfitters and Planners
Phyllis and Leonard Little
Primary Care Partners
ProSpace Interiors
Ryan/Sawyer Marketing
SGM
Shannon and Doug Simons, Jr.
Shawn Carstensen Hays and Will Hays
Signature Homes of Colorado, LLC
Tawni and Chad Kelley
Taylor Fence Company
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
The Peachfork
Western Slope Iron & Supply, Inc.
12th Annual
White Iced Celebration
Saturday, February 3, 2024 | 7:00pm | CMU Ballroom
2024WHITE ICED AWARD RECIPIENTS
Beth Howard, Mt. Garfield Middle School
Brenda Pomeroy, Grand Junction High School
Brett Ellis, Nisley Elementary School
Iana Kondra Pisciotta, Dos Rios/New Emerson/Orchard Avenue
Kristy Crosby, Orchard Avenue Elementary
Laura Coulter, Wingate Elementary School
Martha Gerstenberger, BTK, Project Search
Mike Wells, Career Center
Miranda Bailey, New Emerson School
2024OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC GROWTH SCHOOLS
Elementary Primary Reading (K-3)
Loma Elementary – Nicole Wimsatt, Principal
Elementary Intermediate Reading (4-5)
Loma Elementary – Nicole Wimsatt, Principal
Elementary Math
Lincoln OM Elementary – Randy Foster, Principal
Loma Elementary – Nicole Wimsatt, Principal
Middle School Reading
Redlands Middle School – Scott Davis, Principal
Middle School Math
Redlands Middle School – Scott Davis, Principal
High School PSAT 9
Palisade High School – Dan Bollinger, Principal
High School PSAT 10
Fruita Monument High School – Newt Klusmire, Principal
High School SAT
Fruita Monument High School – Newt Klusmire, Principal
Palisade High School – Dan Bollinger, Principal
Greatest Growth in SPF Points
Broadway Elementary School – Britni Westbrook, Principal
2024 White Iced Celebration Sponsors
Celebration Sponsor- $10,000
Alpine Bank
FCI Constructors, Inc.
MBC Grand
Red Rock Auto Group
Premier Sponsor- $5,000
BG+co.
Community Hospital
Doehling Law
Falcon Plumbing & Heating
Grand Junction Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram
KKCO News
MOD Pizza
United Healthcare
Legacy Sponsor- $3,000
All Copy Products
Anna Rickenbach RE/MAX 4000
Canvas Bank
Dynamic Program Management
HCL Engineering & Surveying, LLC
High Country Beverage
Hilltop Community Resources
Home Loan Insurance
Intermountain Health: St. Mary’s Hospital
Mind Springs Health & West Springs Hospital
Monument Health
Rocky Mountain Health Plans a United Healthcare Company
Student Transportation of America
Timberline Bank
Champion Sponsor- $1,500
Amy & Amy and Andy Mohler
ANB Bank
Asset Engineering Limited
Audio Visual Experts
Austin Civil Group, Inc.
Bank of Colorado
B & B Electric, Inc.
Bighorn Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Business Times
Central Distributing
Colorado Mesa University
DLR Group
Dr. Alicia and Eric Swink
Drs. Anne Nederveld and Robert Frazho
EC Electric, Inc.
Enstrom Candies
Fidelity Mortgage
Grand Mesa Mechanical, Inc.
Grand Valley Bank
Kosi Events
Marillac Health
Mark Miller-Ed Bozarth Chevrolet & Buick
Pamela Blythe
ProSpace Interiors
Ruby Canyon Dental
Shaw Construction
Skyline Contracting, Inc.
Snob Entertainment
Superior Drywall, Inc.
Teddy Morse’s Grand Junction Harley-Davidson & Powersports
The Christi Reece Group
The Daily Sentinel
TLC Pipeline
Hero Sponsor- $500
Ambassador Mortgage Group
Anesthesia Consultants of Western Colorado
Angela and Bill Christensen
Aracely and Raul De Villegas-Decker
ASCO Construction, LLC
Bechtel & Santo
Bonsai Design
Cait and Brian Hill
Current Solutions
Dr. Mark and Jolie Griffin
Dr. Mike and Andreya Krieves
Dr. Teyen and Mrs. Michelle Shiao
Drs. Elvi and Justin Whiteford
Elise and Dan Prinster
Elite Events
GJ Tech Center, LLC
Grand Junction Federal Credit Union
Grand Valley Auto Sales
Huddleston-Berry Engineering & Testing, LLC
Keira Bresnahan and Brad Feldhaus
Janice M. Burtis
Jonathan and Cassie Keller
Judy Vanderleest and Andy Kelley
Juniper Family Medicine
Kulina Lani Organic Sourdough Bakery
Lindauer Dunn, Inc.
Lisa and Shane Haas
Novo Benefits CO. LLC
Mays Concrete, Inc.
Monument Oil Company
MRP- Tim and Christy Fry
Office Outfitters and Planners
Palisade Brewing Company
Peach Street Distillers
Phyllis and Leonard Little
Pizza Hut
Redlands Liquor
Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc.
Roper Music
Shawn Carstensen Hays and Will Hays
Signature Homes of Colorado
S.U.R.E., LLC Real Estate
Western Slope Iron & Supply, Inc.
