Geospatial Excellence Awards
Champion | Catalyst | Innovator
To be considered for a Geospatial Excellence Award, an individual, group or organization must meet at least three of the following criteria:
- Creates a sustainable partnership or initiative that returns significant benefit from geospatial technology across multiple organizations
- Documents measured improvement in implementing a state or national spatial data infrastructure
- Advances the ‘create it once, use it a bunch’ credo for efficiently delivering valued geospatial data and services across a broad enterprise of users
- Benefits the whole nation through sharing of innovation or establishment of best practices
- Champions the involvement of all state data infrastructure or national data infrastructure stakeholders
- Promotes NSGIC goal of efficient and effective government through increased, prudent adoption of geospatial technologies
2022
Geospatial Excellence: Catalyst
- Eileen Battles (KS)
- Michele Giorgianni (AppGeo)
- Abigail Gleason (WA)
- Leslie Jones (AK)
Geospatial Excellence: Innovator
2021
Geospatial Excellence: Catalyst
- Nebraska's Office of the CIO - GIO Team
- State of North Carolina Next Generation 9-1-1 Project Team
- The Wisconsin Department of Health, Bureau of Information Technology Services, GIS Team
- Indiana Geographic Information Office (GIO)
- Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council's 3D Geomatics Committee (3DGeo)
Geospatial Excellence: Innovator
- Nebraska's Office of the CIO - GIO Team
- State of Minnesota Maps Community of Practice
- Adam Oestreich (WA)
- NJ Department of Environmental Protection: Bureau of Nuclear Engineering and Bureau of GIS
2020
Geospatial Excellence: Catalyst
- AZGeo Geospatial Data Hub
- King County Information Technology – GIS for Equity & Social Justice Team
- MassGIS NextGen 9-1-1 Team
- Minnesota’s Mapping Prejudice Project
- State of California - GIS
- Vermont’s Statewide Property Parcel Mapping Project
Geospatial Excellence: Innovator
- Elizabeth Curley, Technical Lead, NYS GIS
Geospatial Excellence: Champion
- Dennis Pedersen, director of STS-GIS Services, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
2018
Geospatial Excellence: Catalyst
2017
Geospatial Excellence: Catalyst
- Florida SERT GIS
- Honolulu Office, Esri
- Kansas 911 Coordinating Council
- Utah Land Information Records Initiative
- Wisconsin DNR GIS
Geospatial Excellence: Champion
- Sandra Dyre, Arizona
- Florida AST Enterprise GIS Workgroup
- Jon Giles, Maine
- Sharon Hawkins, Arkansas
- James Meyer, Arizona
- Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
2016
Geospatial Excellence: Catalyst
- Georgia Association of Regional Commissions: Jim Dove, Allen Burns and Brent Lanford
- Alaska Geospatial Council
- VITA Integrated Services Program - Kenny Brevard, VITA ISP
- Joan Delos Santos, Hawaii Office of Planning
- Sean McSpaden, Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office
- Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium
Geospatial Excellence: Champion
- Ed Fogels, Alaska Department of Natural Resources
- Utah Mapping & Information Partnership, Executive Steering Committee: Amanda Smith, Utah Department of Environmental Quality and Robyn Pearson, Utah Department of Natural Resources
Geospatial Excellence: Innovator
- West Virginia State GIS Technical Center
- Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau: Jeff Ylvisaker and Tony Van Der Wielen, WI LTSB
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Service Awards
Lifetime Service
Recognizing a “lifetime” of noted, dedicated and distinguished service to NSGIC, generally awarded at the conclusion or transition point of an individual’s career
Outstanding Service
Presented to an individual or organization that has advanced the national spatial data infrastructure and/or promoted NSGIC goal of efficient and effective government
Distinguished Service
Typically presented to an individual or organization that is in a leadership position, and is likely to continue in their current or a more challenging role.
Dedicated Service
Acknowledging a leader in the geospatial community who has given career-long history of dedicated and devoted service to help advance the ideals of National Spatial Data Infrastructure. A recipient's exemplary service must exceed the normal expectation of duty and have occurred over the length of a career.
2022
Lifetime Service
2021
Lifetime Service
- Cy Smith, Oregon
- Tony Spicci, GISCI
Distinguished Service
- Veronica Degraffenreid, Pennsylvania
Outstanding Service
- Jim Giglierano, Wisconsin
2020
Outstanding Service
2017
Lifetime Service
- Bill Johnson, Universal Service Administration Company
Outstanding Service
- Josh Groenveld, Utah
- Susan Miller, Georgia
- Jon Paoli, Iowa
- Karen Rogers, Wyoming
- Dan Ross, Minnesota
2016
Outstanding Service
2015
Outstanding Service
- Richard Butgereit, State of Florida
- Boice Tomlin, Run Skip LLC
Lifetime Service Award
- Stewart Kirkpatrick, State of Montana
2014
Outstanding Service
- Dr. David Cowen, University of South Carolina
- Dr. Tim De Troye, GISP, State of South Carolina
- Jeff Smith, State of Ohio
Lifetime Service
2013
Lifetime Service
Outstanding Service
- Cheryl Benjamin, New York
- Sean McSpaden, Oregon
- Tammy Peterson and Tim Crago, North West Group
- Tim Trainor, U.S. Census Bureau
- Tom Roff, U.S. Department of Transportation
2012
Lifetime Service
- Randy Fusaro, U.S. Census Bureau
Outstanding Service
- Ian Von Essen, Spokane County, Washington
- Leland Pierce, New Mexico
2011
Lifetime Service
- Stu Davis, Ohio
- Mike Mahaffie, Delaware
Outstanding Service
- Danielle Ayan, Georgia
- John Copple, Sanborn Corporation
- Dan Cotter, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Bert Granberg, Utah
- Steve Lewis, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Justin Sherin, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Tom Sturm, U.S. Geological Survey
- Mike Vanhook, Alabama
- Dan Widner, Virginia
2010
Outstanding Service
- Malcolm Adkins, Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.
- Ed Arabas, Oregon
- Chris Diller, Wisconsin
- Susan Fox, NOAA
- Rich Grady, Applied Geographics
2009
Outstanding Service
- Michael Byrne, California
- Learon Dalby, Arkansas
- Jon Gottsegen, Colorado
- Christian Jacqz, Massachusetts
- Diane Schafer, NSGIC
Lifetime Service
- Dennis Goreham, Utah
- Zsolt Nagy, North Carolina
2008
Outstanding Service
- James Cason, U.S. Department of Interior
- Shirley Hall, USDA
- Vicki Lukas, USGS
- Mike Mahaffie, Delaware
- Craig Molander, Surdex Corporation
- Ivan Weichert, Kansas
Lifetime Service
2007
Outstanding Service
- David Brotzman, Vermont
- Will Craig, Minnesota
- Anne Hale Miglarese, Fugro EarthData
- Kenny Miller, Maryland
- Miki Schmidt, NOAA
- Fred Stringfellow, NSGIC
Dedicated Service
Distinguished Service
2006
Outstanding Service
- Nathan Bentley, Idaho
- Shelby Johnson, Arkansas
- Stewart Kirkpatrick, Montana
- Milo Robinson, FGDC
- Jill Saligoe-Simmel, Indiana
- Alan Voss, Tennessee
Distinguished Service
- Scott Cameron, Department of the Interior
2005
Outstanding Service
- Tim Haithcoat, Missouri
- Bruce Oswald, New York
- Stan Ponce, USGS
- Cy Smith, Oregon
Lifetime Service
2004
Outstanding Service
- Bob Ader, BLM
- Mike Domaratz, USGS
- Bill Johnson, State of New York
- Mike Ouimet, State of Texas
- Tracy Tucker, AMR
2003
Outstanding Service
- Pat Cummens, ESRI
- Greg Tilley, VARGIS
- Leslie Wollack, NSGIC
Lifetime Service
2002
Outstanding Service
- Stuart Davis, Ohio
- Randy Fusaro, Census Bureau
- Doug Hart, Prism Computer Corp.
- Rick Miller, Kansas
- Zsolt Nagy, North Carolina
- Tony Spicci, Missouri
2001
Outstanding Service
- Susan Lambert, Kentucky
- Craig Neidig, West Virginia
- Joe Sewash, Tennessee
- Marshall Turner, Census Bureau
- Lynda Wayne, GeoMaxim
2000
Outstanding Service
- Glen Daigre, Louisiana
- Bruce Joffe, GIS Consultants
- John Moeller, FGDC
- Gene Trobia, Arizona
- Bruce Westcott, Vermont
- Dick Witmer, USGS
1999
Outstanding Service
- Tom Clemons, Intergraph
- Jack Dangermond, ESRI
- Catherine Foss, CMA
- William Holland, Wisconsin/GeoAnalytics
- Ted Koch, Wisconsin
- Win Lyday, NACo
- Barbara Poore, FGDC
- Karen Siderelis, North Carolina
- State of Wyoming: Governor Jim Geringer, Nancy McCann, Rick Memmel
1998
Outstanding Service
- Bill Burgess, Maryland
- John Caulkins, ESRI
- Paul Davis, Mississippi
- Sheryl Oliver, Illinois
- Lisa Warnecke, GeoManagement Associates
1997
Outstanding Service
- Sharon Balfour, Louisiana
- Rick Memmel, Wyoming
1995
Outstanding Service
- Hank Garie, New Jersey
- Dennis Goreham, Utah
- Georgia Hopf, Wisconsin
- Nancy McCann, Wyoming
- David Stage, Florida
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