Pathfinders
Pathfinders was established in 1997 to recognize an elite group of cable industry professionals who actively participated for at least 20 years and made a significant impact on the industry during that time.
New members must be nominated by a Pathfinder from a different company and be endorsed by a Pathfinder not associated with either of the other firms involved.
Pathfinders may click here to download the nomination form.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first ever Mid-America Weary Scholarship Foundation Benefit Gala, which was held in conjunction with the Mid-America Pathfinders’ Reception and Dinner. The Benefit Gala was a live and silent auction to benefit the Weary Scholarhip Foundation, in honor of the late Robert K.Weary.
| 2007 Pathfinder Inductees | |
| Roger Ponder - Time Warner Cable | |
| Art Cunningham - A&E Television Networks | |
| Mike Drahota - Cable ONE | |
| David Presley - Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities and City Cable | |
| 2007 Honorary Pathfinder | |
| The Late Melissa Witthar - Comcast | |
| Pathfinder Charter Members - Inducted 1997 | |
| Hank Bradley | Dave Clark |
| Peter Collins | Vic Davis |
| Ed Drake, deceased | Doug Fuller |
| Tom Gleason, Jr. | Jerry Lampe |
| Ron Marnell | Rob Marshall |
| Mike Pandzik | Rex Porter |
| Les Read | Larry Spangler |
| Dick Thiessen | Robert K. Weary, deceased |
| Wendell Woody | |
| Other Inductees | |
| Dick Bates (2002) | J. Richard "Dick" Beard (2003) |
| Tom Belcher (2004) | Charles Broomfield(1998) |
| Philip Brown (1998) | Kevin R. Collins (2006) |
| Terry Cordova (2006) | J. Keith Davidson (2003) |
| Steve Dyche (1998) | Carl Dyson (2006) |
| Debby Exon (2002) | Mike Flood (2005) |
| Wayne Gale (2006) | Ted Gleason (1999) |
| Tom Gleason, Sr. (2000) | Lynn Harrison (2000) |
| David Headley (2003) | Richard Hook (1998) |
| Frank Hughes (2001) | Linda Jurgensen (1998) |
| Ken Kendall (2002) | JoAnn King (2004) |
| Valerie Kramer (2005) | Denise Lewis (2006) |
| Charlotte McClure (2001) | Rob Moel (2004) |
| Tom Morris (2004) | Dan Mulvenon (2005) |
| Bob Niles (2000) | Jim Orwick (1999) |
| Larry Peterson (2003) | LeaAnn Quist (2001) |
| Carol Rothwell (2002) | Bob Sebby (2002) |
| Dave Severance (2004) | Larry Stiffelman (2003) |
| John Thompson (1999) | Larry Trimble (2000) |
| Alan Tschirner (2002) | Jim Walker (2004) |
| Robert "Kirk" Weary, Jr. (2000) | Vern Wible, deceased (1999) |
| Maurice Zion (2005) | |
