The annual Performance Recognition Program is an opportunity to formally recognize state employees for their extraordinary contributions to public service.
Congratulations to all our 2022 award recipients.

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The annual Performance Recognition Program is an opportunity to formally recognize state employees for their extraordinary contributions to public service.
Congratulations to all our 2022 award recipients.
The Manuel Carballo Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Service is presented to state employees who selflessly personify a deep commitment to serving the people of the Commonwealth. This award was established in memory of Manuel Carballo who served as Secretary of Health and Human Services. His dedication to excellence in public service inspires us all to strive for greatness. The award, in his name, is given to state employees, or groups of employees, who demonstrate exemplary leadership, innovation and creativity.
2022 Award Recipients:
Katie Dishnica, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Marylouise Gamache, Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Sean Hughes, Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Robert LePage, Executive Office of Education
Maureen Strauss, Middlesex Community College
Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admission (EPIA) Team, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Mental Health
Sherri DiBarri
Audra Emmanuel
Vera Zavier
Sexual Assault Examination Kit (SAEK) Team, Cross-Secretariat Group: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security • Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Jenny Barron
Ryan Chamberland
Kerry Collins
Stefany Harman
Kristi Holden
Roger Karr
Arielle Mullaney
John Powers
Amy Putvinskas
Joan Sham
Claire Shastany
Robert Smith
Kristen Sullivan
Governor Cellucci embodied what it meant to be a public servant who gave selflessly of himself while engaging others to embrace public service and instilling a philosophy of paying it forward. The Award for Leadership and Mentoring in State Government, bearing his name, honors outstanding leaders in the area of mentoring in the workplace and the fostering of a supportive and learning environment amongst colleagues.
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The Eugene H. Rooney, Jr., Public Service Award is presented to an employee or group of employees who selflessly personify a deep commitment to serving the people of the Commonwealth. This award was established to honor the memory of Gene Rooney, who spent the majority of his twenty-two years of public service as Deputy Personnel Administrator at the Human Resources Division. Gene strived to create both a learning and team-oriented environment; he personified creativity and innovation in public service. This award is given to those public employees who have demonstrated these ideals in the area of human resources development and training.
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Equity in Government consists of: the fair, just and equitable (a) management of public agencies, (b) development and implementation of public policy; and/or, (c) delivery of and access to state services.
The Commonwealth Equity in Governance Award is given annually to an employee or group of employees who have demonstrated commitment to and attainment of the principles of equity in one or more areas of government operations: human resources activity that promotes diversity and inclusion, procurement activity that promotes the participation of minority business enterprises and women business enterprises, policy development and/or implementation (including the development and implementation of regulations, program policies, and/or rules), and/or improving access and/or accessibility (physical or programmatic) to state programs or the delivery of state services.
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The Commonwealth Citation for Outstanding Performance is awarded to individuals or groups of employees to recognize their extraordinary contributions to their agency.
2022 Award Recipients:
Department of Revenue
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Group Insurance Commission
Operational Services Division
Supplier Diversity Office
Massachusetts Office on Disability
Appellate Tax Board
Human Resources Division
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Executive Office Education
Department of Early Education and Care
Department of Higher Education
Department of Agricultural Resources
Department of Conservation & Recreation
Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Energy Resources
Department of Fish and Game
Department of Public Utilities
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
MassHealth
Department of Public Health
Department of Developmental Services
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Transitional Assistance
Department of Youth Services
Department of Mental Health
Department of Children & Families
Department of Elder Affairs
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Division of Occupational Licensure
Division of Insurance
Division of Banks
Department of Housing & Community Development
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
MassHire Department of Career Services
Department of Labor Relations
Department of Labor Standards
Department of Unemployment Assistance
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Department of Industrial Accidents
Department of Family and Medical Leave
Department of Correction
Department of Fire Services
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Municipal Police Training Committee
Department of Criminal Justice Information System
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
MBTA
AFC 1.5 Project Installation Team
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Department of the State Treasurer
Mass Clean Water Trust
Mass State Retirement Board
Mass School Building Authority
Pension Reserve Investment Management
Mass State Lottery
Disabled Persons Protection Commission
Bristol Community College
Fitchburg State University
Middlesex Community College
Quinsigamond Community College
Salem State University
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
University of Massachusetts Office of the President
Worcester State University
Mount Wachusett Community College