Governor's Awards

From July 1 through July 19, 2024, Any state employee may nominate a fellow state employee or team of employees for this award.  Nomination criteria and packets are available below.  Please return completed nomination forms to the nominated individual’s or team’s agency human resources department by the July 19 deadline.

Individual Award Criteria:  To nominate an individual, the individual must perform above and beyond the regular expectations of the person’s job and meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Demonstrate exceptional innovative approaches which produce significant results;
• Attain significant improvements with efficiencies in government processes (e.g., significantly improved productivity or significant cost savings); and/or
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service that is significantly beyond the scope of the employee’s performance.

Team Award Criteria: To nominate a team of state employees, the team must cooperatively perform and produce work results that are clearly above and beyond the regular expectations of the team’s responsibilities that meets one or more of the following criteria:

• Demonstrate exceptional innovative approaches which produce significant results;
• Attain significant improvements with efficiencies in government processes (e.g., significantly improved productivity or significant cost savings); and/or
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service that is significantly beyond the scope of the team’s performance.

Individual Nomination Form
Team Nomination Form

• July 1 – 19 – Nominations open for the 2024 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Performance
• August 9 – Governor’s office selects the 2024 Governor’s Award recipients.
• August 12 - 16 – Governor’s Award recipients notified.
• September 30 – 1 p.m. – 2024 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Performance ceremony held at the Best Western Great Northern Convention Center.

Agency Contact Information Table

Department	Primary Contact	Email	Secondary Contact	Email
Dept of Administration	Chris Bacon	cbacon@mt.gov	Natasha Cook	nacook@mt.gov
Dept of Agriculture	Jesse May	jesse.may@mt.gov	Mikal Wilkerson	mikal.wilkerson@mt.gov
Board of Education	Kris Stockton	kmstockton@mt.gov
Commerce	Sarah Green	sarahgreen@mt.gov	Mandy Rambo	mandy.rambo@mt.gov
Commissioner of Higher Education	Kerry Davant	kdavant@montana.edu	Jackie Salveson	jsalveson@montana.edu
Commissioner of Political Practices	Chris Gallus	christopher.gallus@mt.gov	Kym Trujllo	ktrujillo@mt.gov
Dept of Corrections	Charlotte Hafer	chafer@mt.gov	Amanda Yocom	amanda.yocom@mt.gov
Dept of Environmental Quality	Christina Lipetzky	clipetzky@mt.gov	James Fehr	james.fehr@mt.gov
Dept of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks	Jeff Kirksey	jkirksey@mt.gov	Melissa Watson	melissa.watson@mt.gov
Governor's Office	April Trumbo	april.trumbo@mt.gov	Errolyn Lantz	elantz@mt.gov
Dept of Justice	June Henderson	jhenderson@mt.gov	Melissa Gardner	melissa.gardner@mt.gov
Labor & Industry	Sam Loveridge	sam.loveridge2@mt.gov	Rhonda Morgan	rmorgan@mt.gov
Livestock	Michael Spatz	michael.spatz2@@mt.gov
Military Affairs	Damien Maricich	damien.maricich@mt.gov	Renea Dorvall	renea.dorvall@mt.gov
Montana Arts Council	Krys Holmes	kburgoyne@mt.gov	Jennifer Alger	jeniferalger@mt.gov
Montana Historical Society	Randa Renenger	randa.renenger2@mt.gov	Carol Loomis	carol.loomis@mt.gov
Montana Public Service Commission	James Brown	james.brown@mt.gov	David Sanders	david.sanders@mt.gov
Montana School for the Deaf & Blind	Paul Furthmyre	pfurthmyre@msdb..k12.mt.us	Donna Schmidt	dschmidt@msdb.k12.mt.us
State Auditor	Molly Plummer/Mary Belcher	molly.plummer@mt.gov;mary.belcher@mt.gov	Michelle Gomez	michelle.gomez@mt.gov
Montana State Fund	Angel Volden	avolden@mt.gov	Jennifer Butler	jennifer.butler@mt.gov
Montana State Library	Sharon Hardwick	shardwick@mt.gov	Jennie Stapp	jstapp2@mt.gov
Natural Resources & Conservation	Christy Stapley	cstapley@mt.gov	Becky Quick	rebecca.quick@mt.gov
Office of Public Instruction	Brian O'Leary	brian.oleary@mt.gov	Christy Mock-Stutz	christy.mock-stutz@mt.gov
Office of State Public Defender	Brett Schandelson	brett.schandelson@mt.gov	Koan Mercer	kmercer@mt.gov
Public Health & Human Services	Jon Ebelt	jebelt@mt.gov	Rob Siedlecki	rob.siedlecki@mt.gov
Revenue	Dayle Williams	dayle.williams@mt.gov	Madison Steffel	madison.steffel@mt.gov
Secretary of State's Office	Susan Ames	sames@mt.gov	Julie Lake	julake@mt.gov
Transportation	Tamuna Cullison	tcullison@mt.gov	Renae Lang	rlang@mt.gov