Governor's Public Service Awards
2009 GPSAA Awards
35 state employees receive Public Service Achievement Awards
Governor Mitch Daniels presented the fifth round of Governor's Public Service Achievement Awards to 35 state employees representing eight agencies.
"It is so important that we honor and insist on emulating those who do the very best work," said Daniels. "Year after year at this event we recognize people who have found a way to stretch the taxpayer's dollar, to save it so that it can be spent to help an extra person or deliver an extra service."
Some of the accomplishments being rewarded include:
- A Department of Insurance employee investigated an insurance agent that had defrauded policyholders in Indiana and across the nation. Her investigation led to state and federal charges and the permanent revocation of the agent's license.
- A team of Bureau of Motor Vehicle employees established a virtual license branch that has served nearly 750,000 customers in less than one year, moving approximately one million transactions online and reducing average branch visit times to less than nine minutes.
- An employee from the Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) led the effort to dramatically cut the number of pending or backlogged air quality permits. The reduction allowed IDEM to eliminate the need for contracted air permit services, saving the state $3.5 million annually.
- A team of employees from the Indiana State Police coordinated anti-methamphetamine efforts in southern Indiana with local law enforcement agencies resulting in the seizure of 42 meth laboratories and nearly 100 arrests.
- A team of Department of Administration employees saved the state $4.4 million in 2008 by implementing a program that groups spending together to better leverage the state's purchasing power.
The governor created the Public Service Achievement Award in December 2005. State agencies submit nominations of individuals or teams for review and recommendation to the governor. Teams receive up to $5,000 to be divided among team members while individual award winners receive a medal and $1,000. In 2008, awards were presented to 64 state employees.
Audio from the event can be found here: www.in.gov/gov/audio.htm
2009 Photo Gallery
All photos by Dan Axler
Past Recipients
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