Ardelle Westman Award

The Ardelle Westman Award celebrates non-sales employees who go above and beyond at CG. Named in honor of Ardelle Westman, it recognizes her 30+ years of dedicated service and steadfast partnership in serving Gene Christensen's clients.

Nominees for "The Ardelle" should bring our 4 C’s (Clients, Co-workers, Carriers, and Community) to life. This is an opportunity to recognize co-workers in addition to our Recognition Program on CG Connect.

Award Details

The Leadership Council will determine the winners based on the exceptional contributions of our employees – this means the number of winners may vary year to year. The selected winners will share the allotted prize money evenly, as well as receive 5 days of extra PTO.

We encourage employee-owners to nominate those who exemplifies the 4 C’s.

For a nomination to get passed to the Leadership Council it must have the following:
1. At least 3 of the 5 fields are filled out (Clients, Carriers, Co-workers, Community, Culture). Any nominations with less than 3 selected will not be considered for the Ardelle Westman Award.
2. Each nomination must include tangible examples of how the person showed up in each C. The more information provided, the better.

Check out these sample submissions!

2024 Ardelle Award Winners

Congratulations to our four winners: Barb Michaels, Julie Kack, Linda Jackson, and Robyn Selby! Each of our four winners truly exemplify our 4 C’s. Read more about them in their nominations here.

Barb Michaels

Business Insurance

Julie Kack

Business Insurance

Linda Jackson

Business Insurance

Robyn Selby

Employee Benefits

2024 Ardelle Award Nominees

Dawn Blaisdell
Dawn Blaisdell
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
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Brandon Boelter
Brandon Boelter
Personal Insurance
Personal Insurance
Personal Insurance Advisor
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false
Charity Committee
Stacy Bury
Stacy Bury
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
false
false
No items found.
Deb Byrne
Deb Byrne
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Advocate
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false
No items found.
Amy Courtright
Amy Courtright
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
false
false
No items found.
Sara Ehlen
Sara Ehlen
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
false
true
No items found.
Laura Falconer
Laura Falconer
Personal Insurance
Personal Insurance
Personal Insurance Advisor
true
false
Culture & Wellness Committee
Tyler Gerads
Tyler Gerads
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
No items found.
Randi Gillen
Randi Gillen
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
false
false
Women's Network
Heather Jonason
Heather Jonason
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
No items found.
Sarah Kaster
Sarah Kaster
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
false
false
No items found.
Stephanie Kilmer
Stephanie Kilmer
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
false
false
No items found.
Kim Nygaard
Kim Nygaard
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
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false
No items found.
Gail Oldakowski
Gail Oldakowski
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
false
false
No items found.
Greta Pelzer
Greta Pelzer
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
No items found.
Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
No items found.
Katie Randolph
Katie Randolph
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
No items found.
Lillian Rivera
Lillian Rivera
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
No items found.
Vince Rolstad
Vince Rolstad
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
false
false
No items found.
Ashton Sabatino
Ashton Sabatino
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
Charity Committee
Kristina Schmitz
Kristina Schmitz
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Manager
false
false
No items found.
Robyn Selby
Robyn Selby
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
false
true
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
John Talbot
John Talbot
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
false
false
No items found.
Moriah Trebelhorn
Moriah Trebelhorn
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
Client Advocate
false
false
No items found.
Amanda Vagle
Amanda Vagle
Agency Services
Agency Services
false
false
Charity Committee
Welcoming Committee
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Matt Warren
Matt Warren
Business Insurance
Business Insurance
false
false
Charity Committee
Jenn Wendorff
Jenn Wendorff
Personal Insurance
Personal Insurance
false
false
No items found.
Laura Wilde
Laura Wilde
Agency Services
Agency Services
true
false
Welcoming Committee

Submit a Nomination

How do you get Nominated?

Employees will be nominated by their peers and the winners will be selected by the Leadership Council. This is open to all departments* (Agency Services, Commercial Lines, Employee Benefits, Personal Lines, 401k).

*Leadership Council and Sales employees are excluded.

*An employee can be nominated multiple years in a row, but only can win the Ardelle Westman Award once every 5 years.