LSPA Awards

2021 Call For Nominations

Nominations Are Now Open for the 2021 LSPA Legislative Staff Achievement Awards

The NCSL Leadership Staff Professional Association (LSPA) invites your nominations for the 2021 Legislative Staff Achievement Award. Up to two legislative staff members are recognized each year for the important contributions they make to the legislative institution and process. Nominations can be made by state legislators or other legislative staff. Winners will be honored at the Salute to Legislative Staff session at the NCSL Base Camp.

Nomination Form

Deadline for nominations is Monday, May 10th. Please send any questions, or if you want to make your nomination in hardcopy, to Megan McClure, NCSL Liaison to LSPA:

Megan McClure
LSPA Liaison
7700 East First Place
Denver, CO 8230
303-856-1355
megan.mcclure@ncsl.org

More information about the NCSL Leadership Staff Professional Association can be found on its website.

The Leadership Staff Professional Association recognizes up to two legislative staff members for their contributions to their legislatures, LSPA and NCSL.

Legislative Staff Achievement Award Criteria

A Legislative Staff Achievement Award nominee may be an individual, office, group or team whose contributions benefit the roles of leadership, personal and caucus, and should meet a significant number of the following criteria. At least one of the awards is presented to an individual who has been an active participant in Leadership Staff Professional Association activities, as evidenced by attendance at the Association's annual training seminars, and by other significant involvement with the Association. Other examples include:

1. Identified differences and used them positively to benefit our organization, and ultimately our roles in individual states.

2. Identified significant areas within which we can learn from one another.

3. Outstanding credibility and genuine interest in networking ideas.

4. Common understanding necessary for inclusive contributions and acceptance of Leadership Staff Professonal Association participants.

5. Effectiveness in giving...self, time, resources, etc...to benefit our Association.

6. Insights that can be developed through teamwork (ability to objectively process knowledge/patterns for contriving options for avoidance of common obstacles).

7. Determined toward efficiency and betterment of professional selves or members; shares "best game" strategies.

8. Promotes benefits gained from Leadership Staff Professional Assocation.

9. Develops solution(s) for various subterfuges; emanating realistic expectations versus frustrations - for example, "New Dimensions for Change" ideas.

10. Improved communication and/or participation in Leadership Staff Association.

The recipients of the awards are announced during the NCSL Legislative Summit. The awards presentation occurs during the Leadership Staff Professional Assocation Fall Professional Development Seminar.

LSPA Legislative Staff Achievement Award Winners

Year	Recipients
2020	Mechelle Evans, Louisiana House Branden Pursinger, Oregon Senate
2019	Christie Getto Young, Massachusetts Senate Aurora Hauke, Alaska House
2018	Sheron Violini, California Senate
2017	Tom Krause, Georgia Senate
2016	Charity Stowe, Indiana House
2015	Naomi Miller, Texas House Jen Jankowski, Utah House
2014	Sallie Bolton, Kentucky House Tom Wright, Alaska House
2013	Janeen Halverson, Utah Senate Aurora Hauke, Alaska House
2012	Terri Franks-Smith, Idaho House Arnold Sowell, California Assembly
2011	Mechelle Miller, Louisiana House
2010	Mary Sue Jones, Idaho Senate
2009	Erlinda Campbell, New Mexico Senate Barbara Oakes, Maryland House
2008	Nancy Butcher, West Virginia House
2007	Rosina Boyd, New Mexico House Kurt Deweese, Illinois House
2006	James Lovette, Pennsylvania House Dawn Reese, Pennsylvania House
2005	Laura Bauman, Indiana Senate Erin Russell, Nevada Assembly
2004	Diane Steward, Maine Senate
2003	Joyce Johnson, Tennessee Senate John Mullins, West Virginia House
2002	Lori Rigby, Delaware House Meredith Norris, North Carolina House
2001	Mechelle Miller, Louisiana House Charlotte Ellis Land, Kentucky House
2000	Marsha Wise, Pennsylvania House Kathy Holcomb, Michigan House
1999	C. Louise Krautheim, Pennsylvania House Jenifer Noland, Kentucky House
1998	David W. Wilkins, Delaware Senate Jan Shirrell, Indiana Senate
1997	Thomas R. Tedcastle, Florida House Toni Christman, Pennsylvania House

More Information

If you have any questions about the awards or the nomination process, please call the LSPA chair or any member of the LSPA Awards Committee or contact Megan McClure, the NCSL liaison for LSPA, at 303-364-7700.