Directors
Fair Board Officers and Directors
Board Officers
| President | Rick Trimpe | 812-343-3244 |
| Vice President | Mark Case | |
| Secretary | Susan Arnholt | 812-350-5190 |
| Asst. Secretary | Shelby Case | 812-343-1932 |
| Treasurer | Janet Clouse | 812-343-0769 |
| Asst Treasurer | Erica Hamilton-Jordan | 812-343-0463 |
For a list of committee assignments, please review the 2023 Fairboard Committees.
Directors
In 2021, Bartholomew County celebrates 65 years of fairs at our current location – with more than 100 directors through the years. We are proud of the opportunity to serve the community and look forward to many more years.
| J. Perry Thompson* | 1958-1965 | Mary Jane Hoeltke | 1992-2000 | |
| B. Parker Newsom Sr.* | 1958-1960 | Hank McGuire* | 1993-1998 | |
| Carl Fox* | 1958-1962 | Mike Carson | 1994-1999 | |
| Martha Doup* | 1958-1965 | Jack Dunn | 1994-2023 | |
| Walter Miller* | 1958-1964 | Don Wichman* | 1994-1995 | |
| Henry Hoevener* | 1958-1963 | Patty Unrue* | 1995-1997 | |
| Wendel Shireman* | 1958-1963 | Nancy Wichman* | 1996 | |
| Perry Doup* | 1958-1963 | Jeff Washburn | 1996 | |
| Harry Embry* | 1958-1963 | Larry Fisher* | 1996-2016 | |
| Herb Boeschen* | 1960-1965, 1967-1969 |
Bill Wehmeier | 1996-2016 | |
| Evans Hoeltke* | 1960-1969 | David Bonnell | 1996-2004 | |
| Merrill K. Johnson* | 1960 | A.J. Jones | 1996-2004 | |
| Albert Meier* | 1960-1964 | Janis Stillinger* | 1996-2000 | |
| Francis Speaker* | 1960-1968 | Teresa Covert | 1996-1999 | |
| Wayne Coy* | 1961-1969 | Darren Collins | 1996-2023 | |
| Gayle Tellman* | 1961-1963 | Dr. Steve Newton | 1996-1998 | |
| George Zaharako* | 1962-1963 | David Burbrink | 1997-2005 | |
| Paul Penisten* | 1963 | Nancy Shoaf | 1997-2002 | |
| Edna Ahlbrand* | 1964 | Kelly Thayer | 1997-2005 | |
| Steve Hoevener | 1964-1967 | Rick Trimpe | 1998-2006 2010-2024 |
|
| Tommy Harrison* | 1964-1967 | Cindy Rager* | 1998-2000 | |
| Helen McKinney* | 1964-1966 | John Shireman | 1999-2001 | |
| William Rogers* | 1964-1988 | Patrick Bryant | 1999-2007 | |
| Stanley Shaw* | 1964-1965 | Bob Perry* | 1999-2001 2005-2007 |
|
| Carol Legan* | 1965-1967 | Mark Case* | 2000-2023 | |
| Don Meier | 1965-1966 | Chris McKinney | 2000-2002 | |
| John Whitlow* | 1965-1979 | David Flohr | 2001-2003 | |
| Dan Pieper* | 1966-1968 | Brian Heaton | 2001-2003 2005-2007 |
|
| William Dudley* | 1966-1983 | Debbie Phillips | 2001-2015 | |
| Dallas Norman* | 1966-1983 | Tony Harden | 2002-2016 | |
| Isabelle Schroer* | 1966-1971 | Trina Brumley | 2002-2019 | |
| Mary Alice Rapp* | 1967-1968 | Shawn McNealy | 2003-2005 | |
| Charles Hall* | 1968-1982 | Jason Schroer | 2003-2008 | |
| Maxine Wolfal | 1968-1976 | Denny Dorsett | 2004-2006 2009 |
|
| Max Evans | 1968 | Greg Hill | 2004-2006 | |
| Robert McDonald* | 1969-1980 | Jill Arnholt | 2006-2020 | |
| B. Parker Newsom Jr.* | 1969-1980 | Randy Strietelmeier | 2006-2020 | |
| Gilman O’Neal* | 1969 | Mike Kamman | 2007-2009 | |
| Joe Daily* | 1970-1981 | Albert O’Connor | 2007-2012 | |
| Lillian Gilbert* | 1970-1972 | Shane Meier | 2007-2012 | |
| Omer Keller* | 1970-1975 | Janet Clouse | 2007-2015 2017-2025 |
|
| Donald Meek* | 1970-1981 | Ben Hoene | 2007-2012 | |
| Joe Swope Jr. | 1970-1971 | Marcus Speer | 2008-2010 | |
| Dorothy Arnholt* | 1972-1977 | Lee Naylor | 2008-2010 | |
| Henry Blessing* | 1972-1975 | Becky Speaker | 2008-2025 | |
| Harold Finke* | 1972-1977 | Troy Foist | 2009-2023 | |
| Margaret Volland* | 1973-1991 | Corey Jenkins | 2010-2013 2020-2025 |
|
| Larry Harden | 1974-1979 | Susan Arnholt | 2010-2024 | |
| Marvin Burbrink* | 1976-1987 | Adam Ulrich | 2011-2019, 2021-2023 | |
| Edwin Stone* | 1976-1981 | David Ness | 2011-2013 | |
| Karen Kamman | 1977-1988 | Kim O’Connor | 2013-2015 | |
| Joan Link | 1978-1980 | Mike Wetzel | 2013-2024 | |
| Maurice Shireman | 1978-1989 | Kim Swope | 2014-2019 | |
| George Kestler | 1980-1984 | Sam Mills | 2014-2020 | |
| Joe Polanka* | 1980-1985 | Shelby Case | 2016-2024 | |
| Norma Carson | 1981-1983 | Nathan Downey | 2016-2021 | |
| Ron Speaker | 1981-1995 | Jason Harper | 2016-2021 | |
| Clarence Fiesbeck Jr.* | 1982-1990 | Gary Myers | 2016-2020 | |
| Dennis Hoeltke | 1982-1987 | Annie Romine | 2017-2019 | |
| Ralph Renner | 1982-1984 | Andy Whiteside | 2017-2025 | |
| David Boll* | 1983 | Scott Lowe | 2020-2025 | |
| Linda Boll Hillman | 1984-1986 | Zach Morey | 2020-2025 | |
| Sondra Peters | 1984-1992 | Josh Whipker | 2020-2022 | |
| Tim McNealy | 1984-1989 | Glen Meek, Jr. | 2021-2024 | |
| Don Voelz | 1984-2004 | Lisa Coombs | 2021-2023 | |
| John Rumple* | 1984-1985 | Ericka Hamilton-Jordan | 2021-2023 | |
| Ron Richards* | 1985-1990 | Jennifer Dettmer | 2022-2024 | |
| Nathan VonFange* | 1986-1988 | Erin Engelau | 2022-2024 | |
| Harold Loyd Jr. | 1986-1991 | Claudia Sims | 2023-2025 | |
| Keith Arnholt | 1987-1994 | |||
| Rob Amos* | 1988-1993 | |||
| Larry Scott | 1988-1993 | |||
| David Doup | 1989-1997 | |||
| Dena Schaftstall | 1989-2006 | |||
| Donna Thomas* | 1989-2009 | |||
| Gary Jaquess | 1990-1995 | |||
| Don Murphy | 1990-1995 | |||
| Brenda Guffey | 1991-1996 | |||
| Mark Fischer | 1991-2008 | |||
| Jay Shoaf | 1991-1993 | * Deceased |