Governor's Awards
2022 AWARD NOMINATION INFORMATION
Established in 1990 by Governor Stan Stephens, the Governor's Awards for Excellence provide an opportunity to honor and recognize exceptional state employees in Montana State Government. Please help us by nominating individuals or teams who have achieved exceptional accomplishments.
Any state employee may nominate a fellow state employee or a team of state employees for an award. The number of awards given is based on the number of employees in each department and its attached agencies.
We invite you to nominate an individual or team who has accomplished excellent achievements. Please complete the appropriate nomination form below and return it to your department's HR team.
Important Dates:
July 20 - August 3
Open Nominations - Any state employee may nominate a fellow state employee or a team of state employees for an award.
August 3 - August 12
Agency Selection Committee Review
August 15 - August 26
Final Agency selections approved
August 29
Deadline for award winners' information sent to State Human Resources
Nomination Forms:
Individual Nomination Form Team Nomination Form
Number of Awards Available by Department
See below for Contact information for each Agency
| Department | Primary Contact | Secondary Contact | ||
| Department of Administration | Chris Bacon | cbacon@mt.gov | ||
| Department of Agriculture | Jesse May | jesse.may@mt.gov | Traci Merzlak | traci.merzlak@mt.gov |
| Board of Education | Kris Stockton | kmstockton@mt.gov | Julie Balsam | jbalsam@mt.gov |
| Commerce | Mandy Rambo | mandy.rambo@mt.gov | Elena Gallant-Velez | elena.gallant-velez@mt.gov |
| Commissioner of Higher Education | Jackie Salveson | jsalveson@montana.edu | Kevin McRae | kmcrae@montana.edu |
| Commissioner of Political Practices | Kym Trujllo | ktrujillo@mt.gov | Jeff Mangan | jeff.mangan@mt.gov |
| Department of Corrections | Mike Hughes | michael.hughes@mt.gov | Charlotte Hafer | chafer@mt.gov |
| Department of Environmental Quality | Christina Lipetzky | clipetzky@mt.gov | James Fehr | james.fehr@mt.gov |
| Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks | Julie Smith | julie.smith@mt.gov | Greg Lemon | glemon@mt.gov |
| Governor's Office | Patty Hoover | patricia.hoover@mt.gov | Errolyn Lantz | elantz@mt.gov |
| Department of Justice | June Henderson | jhenderson@mt.gov | Melissa Gardner | melissa.gardner@mt.gov |
| Labor & Industry | Rende Mackay | rmackay@mt.gov | ||
| Livestock | Mike Honeycutt | mhoneycutt@mt.gov | ||
| Military Affairs | Linda McKinney | lmckinney@mt.gov | Damien Maricich | damien.maricich@mt.gov |
| Montana Arts Council | Tatiana Gant | tatiana.gant@mt.gov | Kristin Burgoyne | kburgoyne@mt.gov |
| Montana Historical Society | Denise King | dking@mt.gov | Carol Loomis | carol.loomis@mt.gov |
| Montana Public Service Commission/Regulation | Tina Limesand | tlimesand@mt.gov | Staci Litschauer | slitschauer@mt.gov |
| Montana School for the Deaf and Blind | Paul Furthmyre | pfurthmyre@msdb..k12.mt.us | Donna Schmidt | dschmidt@msdb.k12.mt.us |
| State Auditor | Jeff Plum | jeffrey.plum@mt.gov | Molly Plummer / Mary Belcher | molly.plummer@mt.gov; mary.belcher@mt.gov |
| Montana State Fund | Angel Volden | avolden@mt.gov | Rick Duane | rduane@mt.gov |
| Montana State Library | Sharon Hardwick | shardwick@mt.gov | Jennie Stapp | jstapp2@mt.gov |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Christy Stapley | cstapley@mt.gov | Becky Quick / Stacy Gabrio | rebecca.quick@mt.gov / stacey.gabrio@mt.gov |
| Office of Public Instruction | Teri Jensen | teri.jensen@mt.gov | Jeff Kirksey | jeffrey.kirksey@mt.gov |
| Office of State Public Defender | Brett Schandelson | brett.schandelson@mt.gov | Michael Spatz | michael.spatz@mt.gov |
| Public Health and Human Services | Ciarra Krantz | ciarra.krantz@mt.gov | ||
| Revenue | Sherry Adamson | sherry.adamson@mt.gov | Heather Showalter | heather.showalter@mt.gov |
| Secretary of State's Office | Julie Lake | julake@mt.gov | Susan Ames | sames@mt.gov |
| Transportation | Michelle Keele | mkeele@mt.gov | Elisa Schock | eschock@mt.gov |