Downtown Awards

Each year at the Downtowners Association Annual Meeting and Awards two recognitions are given, the June & Jim Thompson Downtown Leadership Award and the Downtown Volunteer of the Year Award.

June and Jim Thompson were the owners of Sioux’s Sporting Goods in Downtown Bismarck. They were instrumental in forming the Downtowners Association in the 1970s, the Street Fair, and a number of other community initiatives. The nominees should represent this kind of Downtown leadership shown by The Thompsons. To learn more about June & Jim Thompson’s leadership, click on the video link below.

The Downtown Volunteer of the Year award is presented to a member that has volunteered time and treasure to move our Historic City Center and Association forward.

To view or complete the nomination forms, scroll down. Nominations are due by January 31, 2016.

June & Jim Thompson Downtown Leadership Award Nomination 2016

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Nominee Information

Criteria: The June & Jim Thompson Downtown Leadership Award Nominee must have been a member of the Downtowners Association through their employer or as an individual for a minimum of 5 years. Must also be a current Downtowners Association member or retired from a Downtowners Association member business.

Nominee First Name *

Nominee Last Name *

Downtowners Organization or Business Name *

How has the nominee contributed personally or through their business to the betterment of Downtown Bismarck? *

What leadership qualities has the nominee shown in moving Downtown Bismarck forward? *

Please name the other leadership works/initiatives the nominee has been involved with and how they may improve the Downtown and/or Bismarck Community. Please also add any additional information here as well. *

Name of person who submitted this nomination. *

Email of person who submitted this nomination. *

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Downtowners Volunteer of the Year Nomination 2016

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Volunteer of the Year Nominee Information

Criteria: Downtown Volunteer of the Year Nominee must be a current Downtowners Association member personally or through their business or retired from a Downtowners Association member business.

First Name *

Last Name *

Downtowners Organization or Business *

What Downtowners Association or Downtown Bismarck volunteer opportunities has the nominee participated in over the last year? Over the lifetime of their association with the Downtowners? * Help Text

What volunteer services does the nominee participate in the greater Bismarck/North Dakota area? *

What else would you like to add about the nominee, why they should be chosen and other factors for consideration? *

Name of person who submitted this nomination form. *

Email of person who submitted this nomination form. *

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