Outstanding Rural Health Awards

We are currently accepting nominations! Deadline for submission of award nominations is February 27, 2026 at 5:00 pm Central.

Rural Health Awards

• Outstanding Rural Health Provider Award
• Outstanding Rural Health Professional Award
• Outstanding Rural Health Volunteer Award
• Outstanding Rural Educator/Mentor Award
• Emerging Rural Leader Award
• Legislator of the Year Award
• Outstanding Rural Health Program Award
• Outstanding Rural Health Career Award
• Excellence in Community Engagement & Access
• R-COOL-Health Scrubs Camp of the Year Award
• Flex Quality Reporting Award

Submit a Nomination

Please note that you must attach one to three letters of support during submission of the nomination form. Submit your nomination(s) today!

If you do not receive notification that we have received your nomination, please call Nicole Threadgold at (701) 330-3264.

Nomination Considerations

We encourage you to "toot your own horn" and nominate those you work with, you believe are deserving of this statewide recognition.

If you have nominated an individual or a program in a prior year, and that individual or program did not receive an award, please consider doing so again. Each year many worthy nominations are made but only one award per category can be distributed. The nomination committee strongly encourages re-submissions.

Photo Requirement

Individuals, who nominate a SELECTED awardee will be responsible for submitting approximately 10 photos of the awardee that will be displayed during the awards presentation.

Presentation of Awards

The awards will be presented at the Dakota Conference on Rural Health on June 3, 2026 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota from 12:00 – 1:30 pm Central.