Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Kassy Herrig, with Cottingham and Butler, a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Dr. Nate Harold, with MedOne Pharmacy Benefit Solutions a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Lieutenant Richard Fullmer, with the Dubuque Police Department a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Kevin Finke with Dubuque Bank & Trust a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham with the Telegraph Herald present Sailu Aryal, with Dupaco Community Credit Union a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

People attend the Rising Star Awards Ceremony at the Diamond Jo Casino. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Guest speaker Katie Thomas, president and CEO of Honkamp, P.C., speaks during the Rising Star Awards Ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Guest speaker Katie Thomas, president and CEO of Honkamp, P.C., speaks during the ceremony. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines with Dubuque Bank & Trust speaks during the Rising Star Awards Ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

TH Executive Editor Amy Gilligan emcees the event. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Telegraph Herald Executive Editor Amy Gilligan emcees the Rising Star Awards Ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

The 2023 Rising Star recipients Kevin P. Meyers (from left), with Kunkel & Associates; Kassy Herrig, with Cottingham and Butler; Andy Ney, with Paramount EMS; Jack Mescher, with Hills and Dales; Arantxa Martinez Resendiz, with University of Dubuque; Dr. Nate Harold, with MedOne Pharmacy Benefit Solutions; Renee Hesselman, with Honkamp, P.C.; Sarah Knabel, with Bob & Lou’s; Erin Powers Daley, with Northeast Iowa Community College; Kevin Finke with Dubuque Bank & Trust; Sailu Aryal, with Dupaco Community Credit Union; and Lieutenant Richard Fullmer, with the Dubuque Police Department. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with Dubuque Bank and Trust, along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Erin Powers Daley, with Northeast Iowa Community College, a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Andy Ney, with Paramount EMS, a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Kevin P. Meyers, with Kunkel & Associates a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Jack Mescher, with Hills and Dales a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Arantxa Martinez Resendiz, with University of Dubuque a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Sarah Knabel, with Bob & Lou’s a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering

Stacey Hines (left) with DB&T along with Luke Rodham (right) with the Telegraph Herald present Renee Hesselman, with Honkamp a Rising Star Award during a ceremony held at the Diamond Jo Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Kettering