Dan Gardiner Inducted Into the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Hall of Fame

By: Emily Gardiner, Marketing Manager  |  email

Founder of Gardiner Thomsen CPAs, Dan Gardiner, was inducted into the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Hall of Fame on November 26th, 2013. Presenting the award for Dan was long-time client, Jim Carlson, General Manager of First Coop Association of Cherokee, Iowa. His sons, Daniel “Mark” Gardiner and Dennis Gardiner, accepted the award on his behalf and really appreciate all of the kind words their colleagues and friends wrote about Dan to help make him a nominee for this award.  He was inducted with Jim Long, an attorney, formerly with Beving, Swanson & Forrest Law Firm, with whom he worked very closely since the early 1980’s. It is especially exciting that

Dan and Jim were selected together as they are the first two outside members of the Hall of Fame; meaning they are not management or directors from a cooperative. They join 35 other members in the Hall of Fame and Gardiner Thomsen is proud to see Dan’s hard work being celebrated amongst others in the state of Iowa.