2012 Governor’s Denali Peak Performance Award
Winners and Honorable Mentions
You can find photos from the 2012 Governor's Denali Peak Performance Award ceremony below or go to the Office of the Governor Flickr site to download a copy of the photos. All photos are from the Office of the Governor. Nancy Dahlstrom handed out the awards on behalf of the Governor.
![Photo of Nancy Dahlstrom at Governor's Denali Peak Performance Award Ceremony](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ceremony2.jpg)
![Photo of Commissioners from various departments attending the award ceremony](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ceremony1.jpg)
![Photo of Commissioner Marc Luiken at Governor's Denali Peak Performance Award Ceremony](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ceremony3.jpg)
Contents
- Co-Worker Recognition
- Customer Service Excellence
- Exceptional Performance
- Leadership
- Crisis Responder
Co-Worker Recognition Award
![Photo of Rory Redick receiving the Co-Worker Regognition Award](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/RoryRedick.jpg)
Rory Redick, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Co-Worker Recognition Honorable Mentions:
![Photo of Trent Hubbard receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/TrentHubbard.jpg)
![Photo of Kynda Nokelby receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/KyndaNokelby.jpg)
![Photo of Glen Hamburg receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/GlenHamburg.jpg)
Customer Service Excellence-Individual
There was no picture available of Will Belknap receiving his award.
Customer Service Excellence-Individul Honorable Mentions
![Photo of Roman Schara receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/RomanSchara.jpg)
![Photo of Bob Banghart receiving the Honorable Mention on behalf of Scott Carrlee](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/BobBanghart.jpg)
Scott Carrlee was unable to attend so Bob Banghart received the award on his behalf.
![Photo of Tami Munson receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/TamiMunson.jpg)
Customer Service Excellence Team
![Photo of the employees of the Alaska State Library Talking Book Center receiving award](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ASLTalkingBooks.jpg)
Alaska State Library Talking Book Center, Department of Education and Early Development
- Beverly Griffin
- Stephanie Schott
- Catherine Remme
Customer Service Excellence-Team Honorable Mentions
NOTE: Not all employees were able to make it to the ceremony. Those pictured represented the entire group.
![Photo of the employees of the Commercial Vehicle Customer Service Center receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/CommVehCustServCtr.jpg)
- Susan Adkison
- Janet Huffman
- Betsy Ladewig
- Kassye Potter
- Renata Smith
![Photo of the employees of the Critical Incident Stress Management Team receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/CritInciStressMgmtTeam.jpg)
- Gloria Johnson
- Brandon Jones
- Douglas Lindsay
- Ceylon Mitchell
- Adam Rutherford
- Theresa Warfield
![Photo of the employees of the Hunter Information and Training Program receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/HunterInfoTrainProg.jpg)
- Bob Hunter
- Ray Johnson
- Kirk Lingofelt
- Lee Rogers
- Jerry Soukup
- Timmy Thomas
- Gail Volt
- Frank Zmuda
Exceptional Performance Individual
![Photo of Kent Thomas receiving award](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/KentThomas.jpg)
Kent Thomas, Department of Environmental Conservation
Exceptional Performance-Individual Honorable Mentions
![Photo of Garret Brown receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/GarrettBrown.jpg)
![Photo of Andrea Tesch receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/AndreaTesch.jpg)
![Photo of Janel Wright receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/JanelWright.jpg)
Exceptional Performance-Team
![Photo of Sheila Baker receiving award](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/SheilaBaker.jpg)
Eagle River Job Center, Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- Sheila Baker
- Pamela Walton*
Exceptional Performance-Team Honorable Mentions
NOTE: Not all employees were able to make it to the ceremony. Those pictured represented the entire group.
![Photo of employees of the Nome Winter Fuel Delivery Team receiving their Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/NomeWinterFuelDelTeam.jpg)
- Tom DeRuyter
- Leah Durocher
- John Ebel
- John Engles
- Martin Farris
- John Kotula
- Paul Lhotka
- Betty Schorr
- Samantha Smith
- Vince Kelly
![Photo of employees of the Staff Development and Training Team receiving their Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/StaffDevTrainTeam.jpg)
- Jenny Belanger
- Rena Bower
- Bonnie Caress
- Joy Dunkin
- Theresa Hicks
- Stephanie Hoyt
- Debra Lynne Robinette
![Photo of employees of the Crooked Creek Disaster Housing Team receiving their Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/CrookedCreekDisasterHousingTeam.jpg)
- David Andrews
- Dale Crum
- Kris Jedlicki
- Brenda Kerr
- Tiffany Peltier
- John Ramsey
- Debbie Reed
- Jolly Tangog
- Octavia Thompson
- Samuel Walton
Leadership Award
![Photo of Leon Shaul receiving award](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/LeonShaul.jpg)
Leon Shaul, Department of Fish and Game
Leadership Honorable Mentions
![Photo of Jeff Johnson receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/JeffJohnson.jpg)
![Photo of Russ Blocker receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/RussBlocker.jpg)
![Photo of Bob Rose receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/BobRose.jpg)
Crisis Responder - Individual
![Photo of Shane Stephenson receiving award](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ShaneStephenson.jpg)
Shane Stephenson, Department of Public Safety
Crisis Responder - Individual Honorable Mentions
![Photo of Jusdi McDonald receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/JusdiMcDonald.jpg)
![Photo of Pamela Harper receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/PamHarper.jpg)
![Photo of ReneeGayhart receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ReneeGayhart.jpg)
Crisis Responder - Team
![Photo of the crew of Malaspina receiving their award](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/Malaspina.jpg)
Captain and Crew of the M/V Malaspina, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
- William Albrant
- Lorna Almquist
- Michael Barrett
- Joel Beraldi
- Alex Carrillo III
- William Carrillo
- Leslie Cope
- Alice Daly
- Eric Downer
- Lizandro Ezrre
- Henry Garcia
- Denise Gray
- Misty Haffner
- Cody Hanas
- Jacob Hamilton
- Michael Hamilton
- Ty Harding
- Gary Homan
- John Hyland
- Benjamin Juren
- James Jurczak
- Erik Kegel
- Nicholas Kollars
- Roland Lumbab
- Wayne Lyons
- Adam Marquardt
- Trista May
- Christopher Moses
- Chris Palm
- Christopher Palmisano
- Clark Posey
- Robert Provost II
- Jana Ring
- Deborah Riordan
- Carlos Rivera
- Sarah Roark
- Andrew Samp
- James Schettler
- Aleta Schuman
- Jessica Scott
- Leif Short-Forrer
- Mary Snook
- Roger Sperber
- Bart Stinson
- Kevin Van Lohuizen
NOTE: Not all employees were able to make it to the ceremony. Those pictured represented the entire group.
Crisis Responder - Team Honorable Mentions
![Photo of Travis Capps receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/TravisCapps.jpg)
Montana Creek Camp, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities/Department of Public Safety
- Brad Ashenfelter
- Robert Burgess
- Michael Carney
- Travis Capps
- Matthew Stratman
- Christopher Terry
![Photo of Chris Terry receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ChrisTerry.jpg)
![Photo of Adak Airport Crew receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/AdakAirport.jpg)
- Doug Newman
- Vincent Tutiakoff
![Photo of employees of Anchorage Field Probation / Parole Office receiving Honorable Mention](../../images/denali_awards/winners2012/ANCParoleOffice.jpg)
- Dwayne Hanson
- Keith Thayer