Four new inductees to MACS Hall of Fame
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Four new inductees will be welcomed into the Mount Ayr Community Schools Hall of Fame class this year.
The awards will be presented at the annual Hall of Fame banquet on Saturday, September 28.
Tickets for the 2023 Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony are $35 each or $240 for a table of eight. Social hour will begin at 5 p.m. in the high school commons with a catered banquet dinner beginning at 6 p.m. The induction ceremony will get underway following dinner.
MACHS English/drama instructor Shaun Kniep will serve as mistress of ceremonies.
Each inductee or their family members will speak during the evening. This year’s inductees include:
Curt Braby – Curt Braby, son of the late Chuck Braby and Jane Buck, graduated in 1977.
He became the first State Wrestling Champion for Mount Ayr that year with an undefeated season. Curt placed 5th at the state meet the year before. He also competed in football and track, going to the Drake Relays and was a state qualifier in the discus.
Curt went on to wrestle at the University of Northern Iowa for two years where he met his beautiful wife, Denise Adams. They moved to Morning Sun in Louisa County to start his law enforcement career.
His Uncle Laverne Worthington was instrumental in getting him interested in this field. He was a deputy for a few years before becoming sheriff for Louisa County. He retired in 2010 after thirty years serving in law enforcement.
He had many accomplishments during his career with one being able to get a new jail built and guiding his community through the floods of 2008. He served as President of the Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association in 2009.
Curt and Denise have two children, Kale and Kassidi, along with three grandchildren, Maverick, Carver, and McCoy.
Tami Trullinger Fahnlander
Tami Trullinger Fahnlander – Tami graduated from Mount Ayr Community High School in 1996. She is the daughter of Kent and Debbie Trullinger of Tingley.
She was active in both academic and athletic endeavors while in high school.
Tami had a strong interest in obstetrics from an early age. She was invited to and witnessed the birth of Noah Larsen, son of John and Deb Larsen – faculty at MACHS — in April of 1996. She gained wonderful experience in the medical field locally by job shadowing physicians and then through working as a certified nursing assistant at Clearview Nursing Home and Ringgold County Hospital.
Tami attended Simpson College in Indianola, double majoring in biology and chemistry. She obtained her degree as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Des Moines University in 2004.
Tami completed residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. She returned to the Des Moines area to practice medicine in 2008.
Dr. Fahnlander is now employed as an obstetrician/gynecologist at UnityPoint Clinic in Clive and Waukee. She enjoys providing women’s health care for women of all ages and stages of life. Tami also serves as a medical director for Midwife Services of UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and is a member of the medical advisory board for Count the Kicks, a campaign for stillbirth prevention and awareness.
Tami takes great pride in caring for her patients and is so grateful for those who travel all the way from Ringgold County and surrounding areas to see her! She may live in the city, but she utilizes her small-town humble roots in her everyday communication, care and compassion with her patients.
Tami has been married to her husband, Matt, since 2000. They have five children – Noelle, Brady, Timothy, Bridget, and the late Max Fahnlander.
Barry Monaghan
Barry Monaghan – Barry Monaghan is a 1965 graduate of Mount Ayr Community schools. He was a standout athlete in football, basketball, track, and baseball. He played football at Northwest Missouri State University and majored in education.
He began his teaching career at Adair Casey High School as an English teacher and coach before being drafted into the United State Army for the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in 1971 and given the Meritorious Service Award.
He returned to Adair Casey from 1972-1975 teaching and coaching before moving on to Jesup Community schools to serve as vice principal before landing in Guthrie Center as the principal and athletic director.
During his time in education he served on the Iowa High School Speech Association Executive Board, including president in 1984.
In 1984 Barry was lured out of education for the banking industry. He worked his way up the ranks at the bank and eventually served as president for many years. He still serves as CEO, as well as, president of the Board of Directors and Guthrie County Bachshares, Inc. During his leadership at the bank, they expanded their services to the community.
Barry is well known for giving back to his community, as well, as a member of the American Legion and Lions Clubs. He has been the voice of Panora – announcing for high school baseball since 1996 and the football and track teams since 1998.
Faye Stull – Faye Stull retired at the end of 2023 school year after driving a school bus for the Mount Ayr Community Schools for 50 years.
From 1973 to 2023 Faye was everyone’s favorite bus driver.
Faye Dillenburg Stull is a 1966 graduate of Mount Ayr Community School. Faye married Bill Stull (1965 graduate of Mount Ayr) in June of 1967. In 1973, Faye quite literally received a knock at her door asking her to be a bus driver for the school, and the rest is history.
Faye Stull drove a bus for Mount Ayr Community School district for 50 years. For half a century, families relied on Faye to get their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, neighbors etc. to school safely.
Being a bus driver was more than just a job to her; these kids were like family, and she truly treasured and cared for each one that grew up on her bus.
Faye had her last “ride” on the last day of school in May of 2023, and the video of that last ride made it to several news outlets.
At the end of her career, Faye was transporting the grandchildren of her original bus “kids”. Faye was estimated to have driven over two million miles and transported at least 2,000 students on her daily routes over her 50 year tenure.
Along with being a bus driver, Faye substituted in the kitchen, ran the concessions for several years and washed the football jerseys.
Along with being a 50 year school bus driver, Faye has also been a 50+ year member of the Embers for the Mount Ayr Volunteer Fire Department, and has supported many Mount Ayr Community School activities. Even after her son Daniel graduated in 2003, she and husband Bill continued to support the community by attending school events for the families she had watched grow up on her bus. Football, volleyball, track, basketball, baseball, softball, drama and band, she has supported it all.
