Please provide a 300-600 word narrative on how the nominee delivers goes above and beyond to serve our citizens as it pertains to the respective award category. How do they represent North Dakota state government as a world-class service provider? How do they stand out in their abilities to creatively problem solve, to overcome challenges, to use technology in new and better ways and to help elevate the team? How are they finding efficiencies and transforming the way we do business? Share specific examples that paint a picture of how the nominee embodies the attitudes, values and 21st century skills that are vital to our collective success serving the citizens of North Dakota!
AWARD CATEGORIES
- Triple-Play Award: Recognizes a high-performing team that flawlessly executed a complex, multi-stage project with precision, speed and without errors.
- Prairie Pheasant Flush Award: Honors a sharp, fast-moving team that spotted a challenge, coordinated their strike and delivered a timely solution before it became a crisis.
- Backbone Collaboration Award: Celebrates a resilient team that tackled the tough, behind-the-scenes work to strengthen North Dakota’s infrastructure, energy or economy through grit and cross-agency collaboration.
- Strength from the Soil Award: Awards a team that advanced agriculture or natural resources innovation in North Dakota through cross-agency or cross-community involvement.
- Roaming Bison Award: Recognizes an exceptional team whose innovation, teamwork and citizen focus set the standard for public service in North Dakota.