Selness, Dennis D. -- 1951 - 2004

SELNESS

Posted By: Barry M. Dahl (email)
Date: 11/30/2010 at 11:37:52

Dennis D. Selness, 53, of Marion, Iowa, died Nov. 23, 2004 at his home after a battle with cancer.

Dennis Selness was born on May 31, 1951 in Spring Grove, Minn. He graduated and received his master's degree from Iowa State University. He taught agriculture at Linn Mar High School in Marion for 28 years. He was a lifetime member of the FFA and received an Honorary Iowa FFA degree in 1982. He was the Iowa Ag Science Teacher of the Year in 1993 and received the Iowa Friend of Agriculture Award in 1994, Iowa Outstanding Agriculture Program in 2000, Iowa Conservation Teacher of the Year in 2001, Marion Times 2004 Marion Citizen of the Year and the National FFA Organization Honorary American FFA degree in 2004. He was instrumental in the development of the Aqua Center at Linn Mar High School, which was dedicated to him in 2003.

Survivors include his parents, Lowell and Bette Selness; two brothers, Scott (Becky) and Terry (Mary) all of Mabel; and special friend, Darlene Phillips of North Liberty, Iowa.

The memorial service for Dennis D. Selness was Nov. 27 at the Linn Mar High School Gymnasium with the Revs. Bob Hoover and H. Burr Bryant officiating. Burial was in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

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