Previous Award Recipients
2021
The Workforce Program Review Team, Office of Fiscal and Management Analysis (OFMA), Legislative Services Agency, Indiana
The Workforce Program Review Team has been charged by the Indiana legislature with an in-depth examination of state workforce programs. Over the past three interims, the Team has successfully developed a schedule of 54 state workforce programs to review over the course of five years. The Team has already tackled some of the largest programs in terms of funding and populations served. For 2020, the team reviewed eight programs with total biennial expenditures of $524 million, serving an average of 284,600 participants on an annual basis.
Conducting these reviews has required analysis of large and complex data sets, and the team was able to successfully accomplish this, while also pivoting research questions to reflect the challenges faced by program administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The team’s work has resulted in significant findings for the Indiana General Assembly. Additionally, the data analysis work has expanded the research and analytical capabilities the OFMA that have been used in other fiscal research.
Tom Davis, Budget Director, Senate Majority Policy Office (SMPO), Michigan
Tom joined the Michigan Senate Majority Policy Office in 2004, bringing a wealth of experience in a broad range of policy areas including higher education, the capital outlay process, local government and transportation. Tom previously worked as the Chief of Staff for the Appropriations Committee Chair, providing guidance on the complex Michigan budget. Legislators, staff and members of the community all seek out Tom’s advice for this vast knowledge the budget process.
Among his staff, Tom is respected for his team-first approach, and greatly admired for his leadership. He strives to help staff build confidence in budget policy areas and political astuteness, providing staff with the opportunity to participate in the appropriations process.
Tom is celebrated for his distinguished service in the Senate Majority Policy Office, and his invaluable knowledge of the Michigan legislature and appropriations process.
2020
- Don Richards, budget and fiscal administrator, Wyoming
- Chloe Wexler, fiscal data anaylst, Vermont
2019
- Patrick Goldsmith, House Fiscal Division, Louisiana
2018
- Joel Michael and Steve Hinze, House Research Office, Minnesota
- Stephanie Morrison and Sam Schaefer, Legislative Fiscal Division, Montana
2017
- Christopher Woods, Budget Director, Office of the Speaker, California Assembly
2016
- Tax Incentive Review Team, Office of Fiscal Management, Legislative Services Agency, Indiana
- Martha Wigton, Director, House Budget and Research Office, Georgia
2015
- Ryan Miller, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst, Legislative Analyst’s Office, California
- John Rohrer, Coordinator, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of Legislative Services, Maryland
2014
- Norris Green, Director, Alabama Legislative Fiscal Office
- Russell Frandsen, Analyst, Office of the Utah Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2013
- David J. Rosen, Ph.D., Legislative Budget and Finance Officer for the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services
- Amanda Bickel, Chief Legislative Analyst, and Steve Allen, Senior Legislative Analyst, Colorado Joint Budget Committee
2012
- Sarah Franklin, Senior Research Associate, Legislative Research Unit, Illinois
2011
- John O’Brien Director, Legislative Budget Board, Texas
- Cathy Higgins, House Budget Analysis Director, Office of Legislative Budget Analysis, Tennessee
2010
- William Marx, Chief Fiscal Analyst, House of Representatives, Minnesota
- Taryn Purdy, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Division, Montana
2009
- David Abbey, Director, Legislative Finance Committee, New Mexico
- Sharon Reynolds Ferland, Deputy Fiscal Advisor, House of Representatives, Rhode Island
2008
- Hadley Johnson, Jr., Deputy Legislative Analyst, Legislative Analyst's Office, California
- Property Tax Team, Office of Fiscal and Management Analysis, Legislative Services Agency, Indiana
2007
- Richard E. Hickman, Jr., Deputy Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee, Virginia
2006
- Kevin Madigan, Deputy Senate Fiscal Advisor, Senate Fiscal Office, Rhode Island
- Gary Karger, Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Analysis Department, Minnesota
2005
- James Landers, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Office of Fiscal and Management Analysis, Legislative Services Agency, Indiana
- Dennis Prouty, Director, Legislative Services Agency, Iowa
2004
- Terry Johnson, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Agency, Montana
- Warren G. Deschenaux, Director, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of Legislative Services, Maryland
2003
- William G. Black, House of Representatives, Louisiana
- Michael Kjar and the Meribah Development Team, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Utah
2002
- Don Eckhart, Legislative Service Commission, Ohio
- Robert Sigalow, Legislative Services Agency, Indiana
2001
- Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau Staff
- Cathy Holland-Smith, Fiscal Officer for Legislative Services, Legislative Services Office, Idaho
2000
- Alan D. Conroy, Chief Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Research Department, Kansas
- Michigan House Fiscal Agency Video Project -- William Hamilton and Hank Prince
1999
- Greta M. Rymal, Assistant Director, Legislative Budget Board, Texas
- David Thurman, Senior Budget Specialist, Office of Legislative Budget Analysis, Tennessee
1998
- David A. Brunson, Assistant Director, Ohio Legislative Budget Office, Ohio
- Jeffrey Youtz, Supervisor, Legislative Budget & Policy Analysis, Idaho
1997
- Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office, Vermont
- Alfred J. Ferguson, Assistant Executive Director, House Committee on Appropriations, Pennsylvania