Dr. David Manigold

Class of 1969 Upon graduation from Ottawa High School in 1969, David Manigold attended Northern Illinois University, graduating in 1973 with a degree in biology. He then attended graduate school and then medical school at the University of Illinois. After completing residency in Internal Medicine at Blodgett and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dr. Manigold returned to Ottawa in 1981 and joined the Ottawa Medical Center. He has served multiple terms as president for both the Medical Center and the Ottawa Hospital Medical Staff. He also volunteered at the Health Center of Eastern LaSalle County free clinic and served as a volunteer physician at OTHS football games for 20 years. Dr. Manigold has served as president of the University of Illinois Alumni Association, and further volunteered his time serving for over two decades as chairman of the Ottawa Police and Fire Commission. He has been president of the Ottawa Concert Association since 1989. He has been a driving and integral force as a volunteer coordinator developing the Dayton Bluffs Preserve, restoring a pioneer cemetery, developing the Dayton Bluff hiking trails, and in the process achieving the certification as University of Illinois Master Naturalist.