Hall of Fame
2021 Triton Hall of Fame Inductees
Dennis Pilcher
2021 Athletic Award Inductee
- 51 seasons coaching - 40 seasons at Iowa Central
- 20 years as Iowa Central Athletic Director - 1990-2010
- 856 wins - 12th all-time among junior college head coaches
- 759 wins at Iowa Central
- Two NJCAA national tournament appearances - 1990, 2012
- Two Region XI Coach of the Year awards - 1990, 2012
- Coached four first team All-Americans
- Inducted into North Clay High School Hall of Fame - 2009
- Inducted into NJCAA Coaches Hall of Fame - 2011
- Dennis Pilcher Court named after him - 2013
Hailey Haupts
2021 Athletic Award Inductee
- Two-sport college athlete. Volleyball and Softball
- NJCAA 2006 2nd team All-Region Volleyball
- NJCAA 2007 1st team All-Region Volleyball
- NJCAA 2007 1st team All-Region Softball
- NJCAA 2008 Honorable Mention All-Region Softball
- 110 Career Aces
- 374 Career Blocks
- NJCAA 2006 1st Team All-Region Softball
- NJCAA 2007 Honorable Mention All-Region Softball
- Holds several sports career records
- Academic All American with a 3.9 GPA
Tony Middleton
2021 Athletic Award Inductee
- Iowa Central 1972-1973
- BA, New Mexico State University 1976
- United States Army, Retired
- Department of Defense, Retired
- NJCAA 1st Team All American in Football, 1972 and 1973
- Starting LB, Iowa Central, 1972 and 1973
- Both years, Tritons finished undefeated in regular season play
- Both years, Tritons qualified for a bowl game
- Iowa Central went 17-1-1 during his playing career
- Participated in the National Championship game in 1973
1982 Triton Men’s Basketball Team
2021 Team Award Inductees
- Record of 28-4
- Ranked #5 in NJCAA Poll
- Region XI Runner-Up
- Nine of the fifteen team members were from the nine county region we serve
- Five team members continued their academics and basketball careers at NCAA D-II schools
- Team Members: Barry Aden, Brent Aden, Craig Aljets, Lynn Balvanz, Bob Beneke, Dean Black, Craig Burrell, Tom Doster, Joe Edwards, Tony Henderson, Danny Johnson, Sean Matthews, Mike Mosley, John Reed, Tom Sweeney. Dennis Pilcher - Head Coach. Mark Hultman - Assistant Coach.
Jeff Harris
2021 Distinguished Alumni Inductee
- AA, Iowa Central Community College, 1975
- BA and MA, Arizona State University, 1978
- Retired teacher Westwood High School, Mesa, AZ
- Produced 400 All-State singers during his teaching career
- Former Musical Director for Mesa Musical Theater
- Former Director of Music at Scottsdale United Methodist Church
- Named Arizona Music Educator of the Year in 2008
- Received the Arizona Choral Educators Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015
- Founding Director of the Sonoran Desert Chorale
Denny Drake
2021 Distinguished Alumni Inductee
- AA, Iowa Central Community College 1971
- BA, Drake University 1973
- JD, Drake University Law, 1977
- Stanford Executive Program, Stanford University, 1991
- Senior Vice President, Corporate Integrity and General Counsel for UnityPoint
- Created and led the Law Department for UnityPoint Health Corporate with oversight of 18 lawyers and offices in three states.
- Led changes to reform the Stark Law which is reflected in changes made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2019
- Class of 1915 Award from Drake University
- Bill Boelter Award for excellence in athletics, academics and leadership
- Past Chair, Health Law Section, Iowa State Bar Association
Patty Croonquist
2021 Distinguished Faculty and Staff Inductee
- AA, Iowa Central Community College, 1993
- BA, Iowa State University, 1995
- M.Ed, Iowa State University, 2001
- Advanced Instructor, retired
- International Student Advisor at Iowa Central
- Coordinator of the college’s Modern Language program
- Iowa Central Festival of Nations event chair
Iowa Central has given me the opportunity to make a dream of mine come true when I was about to give up on it.
