Governor Jon Huntsman honored twenty-six state employees with the Governor’s Awards for Excellence in a ceremony held on June 3, 2008 at the Capitol rotunda. Employees, supervisors, and managers from a variety of state government departments and programs submitted a total of one hundred two nominations. Both individuals and teams were nominated, totaling over two hundred nominees. The twenty-six award recipients selected exemplify distinguished service and dedication to the citizens of Utah.
The recipients of the 2008 Governor’s Awards for Excellence are:
Heroism: Rick Gallegos, Department of Administrative Services
Humanitarianism: Marsha Honore`-Jones, Department of Human Services
Innovation and Efficiency: Richard Clasby, Department of Transportation, Brant Davis, Department of Technology Services, Accelerated Bridge Construction Team (Jim McMinimee, Lisa Wilson, Rukhsana Lindsey, Randy Park), Department of Transportation
Integrity: Kevin King, Department of Human Services, Richard LaJeunesse, Labor Commission, Philip Notarianni, Department of Community and Culture
Leadership: Allyson Gamble, Capitol Preservation Board, Pete Hackford, Labor Commission; Shawn Jack, Department of Human Services, Nathan Lee, Department of Transportation, Debbie Price, Department of Human Resource Management
Outstanding Public Service: Family Dental Plan Team (Bruce Murray, PhD, Jackie Allman, Sylvia Case, Joseph Guimond, John Miller, Mark Palmer, Dean Troili, DDS, Richard Woodward, DDS), Department of Health, Maritza Arce-Larreta, Department of Health, Joene Nicolaisen, State Office of Education