Meet New Berlin's 2021 Citizen Of The Year

NEW BERLIN, WI — The winner of New Berlin's 2021 Citizen of the Year Award has worn many hats throughout his 50-some years in the city.

Through his time as a lead surgeon, service in the U.S. Air Force Air Defense Command, numerous overseas medical missions, and multiple seats on New Berlin boards and organizations, Dr. Arthur Angove has left quite the imprint on the community. Now, he is being honored as New Berlin's 2021 Citizen of the Year, a news release from the city said.

If you had surgery in New Berlin from 1968-88, Angove may have had a hand in it. He was chief of surgery at the New Berlin Community Memorial Hospital during that period. In the past, Angove has also been a member of the New Berlin Senior Citizens Club, the NB Historical Society and the NB Police Citizens Academy Alumni Association, the news release said.

He was also a team physician for New Berlin West High School, the medical director for the New Berlin School District, the clerk for the New Berlin School Board and the president of the New Berlin Rotary Club.

As of late, Angove is the chaplain and bugler for American Legion Post 488.

"Dr. Angove is a very gifted individual who has always given of his time and talents to others. He is a very busy and kind man who has lived his life in gratitude to God," Mayor Dave Ament said in the news release. "Dr. Angove has given tirelessly to this community and to the larger community beyond our local borders."

Indeed, New Berlin isn't the only place that has found itself as the recipient of Angove's efforts. He also has helped on medical missions to Yucatan, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, East Africa, Saipan and Taiwan, the news release said.

Angove was also one of the founders of Volunteer Intertribal Medicine, an organization that helps provide medical care to 11 Wisconsin native tribes and bands, the news release said.

Ament plans to present the award to Angove at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 as part of the city's Veterans Day ceremony in New Berlin's Council Chamber at City Hall, 3805 S. Casper Drive.

All are welcome to join the ceremony, the news release said.