Casper, Wyoming— Oct. 14, 2019 — A Black Hills Energy employee in Casper, Wyoming, has received the company’s highest employee recognition from company Chairman David R. Emery.

Among those receiving this year’s Chairman’s Award is employee Lori Neibauer, a gas operations supervisor, from Casper.

The distinction acknowledges superior professional achievement and community service while supporting the development of a culture that recognizes performance, reinforces company values and standards, and promotes teamwork.  

“The Chairman’s Award recognizes employees who exemplify our mission, vision and values,” Emery said. “This year’s recipients exhibit the attributes we hope to cultivate throughout our organization: They’re values-driven, generous with their time, strong in character and focused on making life better for our customers and our communities.”  

Emery has presented the award annually for nine years and selected this year’s honorees from 86 peer-nominated employees throughout the company’s nearly 3,000 employees. The other honorees this year are Ryan Pierce, a lead gas operations tech from Montrose, Colorado, and Adam Prudich, an engineering techician from Rapid City, South Dakota. Emery recognized this year’s recipients at a ceremony and reception in Deadwood, South Dakota.