Fergus Falls Sertoma Club honors David Kriesel-Koll for service

David Kriesel-Koll was named the Fergus Falls Sertoma Club’s Sertoman of the Year, putting a public spotlight on the steady volunteer work that keeps the organization running in Fergus Falls. He has been a member of the club for five years, served as president for two years and will return to that role on July 1.

The recognition points to more than a single award. In a service club like Sertoma, the people who show up year after year carry the institutional memory, handle the routine work and help keep the group active. Kriesel-Koll’s selection, paired with his return to the presidency, signaled that fellow members see him as part of that core.

Kriesel-Koll’s background also reflects the long ties that often shape civic life in Otter Tail County. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1975, adding a generational marker to a profile built on continued local involvement rather than one-time leadership.

For Fergus Falls, the honor underscores how much local organizations depend on unpaid work that rarely draws attention outside the room where it happens. The club’s ability to recognize one of its own and keep leadership moving in an orderly way shows a group with enough activity to promote from within and enough confidence in its members to hand the job back to someone already familiar with it. That kind of continuity is what keeps small-city clubs from fading into the background.