July 23, 2003
NCSL Members Select 2003 Staff Achievement Award Winners
SAN FRANCISCO - Twenty-one state legislative staffers or divisions
have been honored by members of the National Conference of State Legislatures. The
10 staff sections of NCSL, associations of state workers who serve in similar
capacities across the country, have chosen the 2003 recipients of the Legislative
Staff Achievement Awards. Each staff section chose at least one recipient.
“We present the Legislative Staff Achievement Awards to staff that have demonstrated
excellence in supporting the work of a state legislature and strengthening the
legislative institution,” said NCSL Staff Chair Gary Olson. “The winners represent the
best of state legislative staff in America today.”
The winners were announced Wednesday at NCSL’s 2003 Annual Meeting are listed
below under their member staff sections.
NCSL STANDING COMMITTEES—STAFF CHAIR’S AWARDS
- Susan Clark Schaar, Clerk of the Senate, Virginia
- Stephen R. Miller, Chief, Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LEGISLATIVE CLERKS AND SECRETARIES
- Gwen Bailey- Assistant Clerk, Virginia Senate
- Denise G. Weeks- Principal Clerk, North Carolina House of Representatives
LEADERSHIP STAFF SECTION
- John Mullins, Senior Analyst, House of Delegates, West Virginia
- Joyce Johnson, Executive Assistant, Senate Republican Leadership, Tennessee
LEGAL SERVICES STAFF SECTION
- Doug Brown, Director of Legislative Legal Services, Colorado
LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STAFF NETWORK
LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
- Lee Lambert, formerly of the Minnesota House Public Information Office
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH LIBRARIANS STAFF SECTION
- Irene Stone, Reference Librarian, The California Research Bureau
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICES
- William G. Black, Economist, Louisiana House Fiscal Division
- Michael Kjar and the Meribah Project Team, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Utah
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Allan Smith, Manager, Information Systems, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada
- Sean Johnson, former director of Information Technology, Florida House of Representatives
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION SOCIETY
- Roger Brooks, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Minnesota
- Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit
- Texas Sunset Advisory Commission
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AND SECURITY ASSOCIATION
- Dina D. Hidalgo, Senate Director of Personnel, California
- George B. Mason Jr., Chief of Police, Division of Capitol Police, Virginia
RESEARCH AND COMMITTEE STAFF SECTION
- Bryant Howe, Research Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Utah
- Kirk Mlinek, Manager, Policy Research and Committee Staff Section, Legislative Council, Colorado
NCSL is a bipartisan organization serving the legislators and legislative staff
of the states, commonwealths and territories. Its mission is to improve the quality
and effectiveness of state legislatures, foster interstate communication and provide
the states a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system.
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