The Distinguished Hometown Alumni Award given to Susan Farber during the Foundation For Dubuque Public School fundraising event at the Grand River Center in Dubuque on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

The crowd listens to emcee Gary Dolphin during the Foundation For Dubuque Public School fundraising event at the Grand River Center in Dubuque on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Rika Del Degan (right) and Raymond Branscomb from Dubuque Senior High School help put on a robotics exhibition during the Foundation For Dubuque Public School fundraising event at the Grand River Center in Dubuque on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Foundation President Zach Hodge speaks during the Foundation For Dubuque Public School fundraising event at the Grand River Center in Dubuque on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Emcee Gary Dolphin jokes with the audience during the Foundation For Dubuque Public School fundraising event at the Grand River Center in Dubuque on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Hunter Melde, an eighth grader at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School, helps put on a robotics exhibition during the Foundation For Dubuque Public School fundraising event at the Grand River Center in Dubuque on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman

Susan Farber speaks after receiving the Distinguished Hometown Alumni Award during the Foundation For Dubuque Public School fundraising event at the Grand River Center in Dubuque on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Gassman