Bob Thimjon honored with 2024 Spirit of Sioux Falls Award
- November 27, 2024
The Sioux Falls Development Foundation honored Bob Thimjon, retired President and CEO of The Ramkota Companies, with its ‘Spirit of Sioux Falls’ Award at their 2024 Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 21.
The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership and commitment to the economic growth and development of Sioux Falls, and honors the memory of former Development Foundation staff and board members David Birkeland, Angus Anson, and Roger Hainje, who perished along with Gov. George Mickelson and other state officials and staff in 1993 as they returned from an economic development mission.
“We are thrilled to recognize Bob’s many contributions to economic development in Sioux Falls with this award,” Foundation board chairman Ryan Boschee said. “Bob lent his expertise in financial management to the Foundation during the formation of Foundation Park. Like the many volunteer organizations Bob has been a part of, the Foundation is in a better position today because of his insight, advice, and support.”
Thimjon served on the Foundation’s Board of Directors from 2016-2021, was chairman in 2018, and has remained a member of the Foundation’s finance committee because of his institutional knowledge and sage advice.
“During a critical time for the Foundation, Bob provided invaluable financial strategies to our organization and helped make Foundation Park the success that it is today,” said Bob Mundt, President and CEO of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. “We are eternally grateful for his service to our organization, and the impact he has made on this community will be seen for decades.”