TIM CRUZ
EDUCATIONAL DATA
Garden City High School- Graduated in 1977
Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS 1980-1982
Northwest Kansas Area Vo-Tech. Goodland, KS-1984-Electronic Technology Degree
EMPLOYMENT DATA
General Manager-Curtis Mathes Showroom, Inc., Garden City, KS,
1982-1998
Asst. Store Manager, Brand Central, Sears Roebuck & Co., Garden City,
KS-1998-Present
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Selected by Sears Roebuck & Co. for the Sears community Hero Award
SERVICE/CIVIC AFFILIATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Affiliations
Chamber of Commerce Board Member
St. Catherine Hospital Board Member
St. Catherine Hospital Finance Committee Board Member
Garden City High School Site Council Board Member
Finney County Historical Society Board Member
Finney County Historical Society Long Range Committee Chairman
LULAC Scholarship Committee Board
Member United Way FEMA Grant Committee Board Member
USD 457 Enrichment Services Strategic Planning Committee Board Member
State of Kansas Historical Society Board Member
Trinity Lutheran Church Lay Minister
Mid-Week/Trinity Lutheran Church ~ Grade Teacher
Men’s Bible Study Discipleship/Trinity Lutheran Church, Bible Study Leader
American Red Cross Volunteer
March of Dimes Volunteer
Voter Registration Volunteer
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
City of Garden City Commission, 1995-2003
Mayor of Garden City, 1996-1997, 2002-2003
Inducted into the Garden City High School Hall of Fame, 2003
Selected by State Senator Anthony Hensley to the State of Kansas
Children Cabinet, March 2003
Selected by Senator Sam Brownback
to the National Hispanic Leadership Summit in Washington, DC,
2002
Special Recognition Award-Garden City Community College HALO Group
Award of Merit—Garden City Chamber of Commerce, 1995
Outstanding Senior Member-State GI Forum
Outstanding Young Hispanic Professional-Garden City Assoc. of Hispanic
Professionals
Class Member of Garden City Leadership Program- 1991
Started a Leadership Program for Hispanics in Garden City-l994