A man who used to live in Pierre has been honored as the Volunteer of the Year by the Miss South Dakota Organization.
Bob Grandpre has been involved since his daughter Nikki won the title in 2005. After her year of service, Bob and his wife Becky served many years as Miss South Dakota prep weekend coordinators in Pierre. They secured the facility, prepared and served the meals and arranged for lodging. Since 2011, he’s served as the Event Photographer and provides photoshoots for titleholders– all at no charge.
Grandpre now lives in Nebraska to be close to his grandchildren. While he provides photography for dance performances and Nebraska pageant competitions, he faithfully returns to South Dakota each year for the Miss South Dakota competition.
The Volunteer of the Year award began in 2015. Past recipients include:
- 2015 Kendal Braa nominated by the Miss Siouxland organization
- 2016 Garry & Pat Strauser nominated by the State Board
- 2017 Brett & Carolyn Knutson Family nominated by Ray Peterson
- 2018 Jeauleen Frost nominated by the State Board
- 2019 September Kirby nominated by the State Board
- 2020 None due to COVID
- 2021 Raymond Peterson nominated by many
- 2022 Judy Thies nominated by September Kirby
- 2023 Sally and Daryl Isburg nominated by former Miss South Dakotas: Amber Hulse, Kaitlin O’Neill and Carol Nesbitt
- 2024 Carol Barnett Nesbitt nominated by Glenda Mostek
- 2025 Glenda Mostek nominated by Carol Barnett Nesbitt and Alexandra Bisson
- 2026 Bob Grandpre nominated by Carol Barnett Nesbitt, September Kirby and Glenda Mostek
More information about the Miss South Dakota Competition is available at www.misssd.org, and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MissSouthDakota.
Courtesy photo.
Courtesy photo.
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