2026 Governor's Service Awards Nomination Form

Governor Patrick Morrisey and Volunteer West Virginia, in celebration of volunteers across West Virginia, invite nominations for the 2026 Governor's Service Awards. Awards may be presented to nominees in each of the following categories for significant volunteer service contributions in 2025.

We strongly recommend you prepare your answers in a word document and copy them into this form when you are ready to submit your nomination. Also please note, no more than three nominations may be submitted by the same nominator.

Nominations are due by Wednesday, April 1st, 2026.

A list of the 2026 Governor's Service Awards recipients will be posted on Volunteer West Virginia's website by May 14th, 2026.

If you have any questions please contact Dana Bryant, Dana.A.Bryant@wv.gov.

Volunteer West Virginia is an agency of The West Virginia Department of Tourism.

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Award Category

Youth (6-18)

Young Adult (19-25)

Adult (26-59)

Senior (60 and Older)

Lifetime Achievement

Group (Organization, Project Based Team, Family, or Business)

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Nominee's Name

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Contact (If nominee is an organization or group)

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Nominee's Age

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Nominee's Contact Information

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

State/Province *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Email Address

Phone Number *

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Why should this person or group receive a Governor's Service Award?

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Community Need

What community need did the nominee address?

How did the nominee recognize the need?

What motivated the nominee to become involved in the volunteer activities?

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Achievement

What did the nominee do to meet the community need through volunteer service?

What significant event occurred for which the nominee was responsible?

How many people were served?

Did the nominee recruit other volunteers to help with the project?

What long-term impact has the volunteer activity had on the community?

Please note: With the exception of Lifetime Achievement, the nomination should be made primarily for the actual accomplishments achieved in the 2025 calendar year.

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Ongoing Involvement

What is the nominee's ongoing involvement?

Is the service hands-on and ongoing or outstanding service for a short-term crisis or problem?

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Impact

What difference was made in the community or the state because of what the nominee did? Be specific.

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Creativity

How was the nominee creative in performing volunteer service, in such areas as building community support, generating resources, recruiting volunteers, developing partnerships?

How did the nominee overcome any challenges to perform the service?

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Reference 1
Please list (3) references who can verify the scope and extent of the nominee's community service. References may NOT be the nominator, relative of the nominee, or someone who has contributed to the nomination.

Name

Phone Number

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Reference 2

Name

Phone Number

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Reference 3

Name

Phone Number

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Nominator's Contact Information

Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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Supporting Materials
Up to five pages of supporting materials may be submitted along with the nomination form. This can include: letters of reference, volunteer testimonials, photographs, etc.

2026 Governor's Service Awards Nomination Form

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Award Category

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Nominee's Name

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Contact (If nominee is an organization or group)

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Nominee's Age

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Nominee's Contact Information

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Why should this person or group receive a Governor's Service Award?

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Community Need What community need did the nominee address? How did the nominee recognize the need? What motivated the nominee to become involved in the volunteer activities?

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Ongoing Involvement What is the nominee's ongoing involvement? Is the service hands-on and ongoing or outstanding service for a short-term crisis or problem?

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Impact What difference was made in the community or the state because of what the nominee did? Be specific.

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Creativity How was the nominee creative in performing volunteer service, in such areas as building community support, generating resources, recruiting volunteers, developing partnerships? How did the nominee overcome any challenges to perform the service?

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Reference 1Please list (3) references who can verify the scope and extent of the nominee's community service. References may NOT be the nominator, relative of the nominee, or someone who has contributed to the nomination.

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Reference 2

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Reference 3

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Nominator's Contact Information

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Supporting MaterialsUp to five pages of supporting materials may be submitted along with the nomination form. This can include: letters of reference, volunteer testimonials, photographs, etc.

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Supporting Materials

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Supporting Materials

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Supporting Materials

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Supporting Materials

Community Need

What community need did the nominee address?

How did the nominee recognize the need?

What motivated the nominee to become involved in the volunteer activities?

Ongoing Involvement

What is the nominee's ongoing involvement?

Is the service hands-on and ongoing or outstanding service for a short-term crisis or problem?

Impact

What difference was made in the community or the state because of what the nominee did? Be specific.

Creativity

How was the nominee creative in performing volunteer service, in such areas as building community support, generating resources, recruiting volunteers, developing partnerships?

How did the nominee overcome any challenges to perform the service?

Reference 1
Please list (3) references who can verify the scope and extent of the nominee's community service. References may NOT be the nominator, relative of the nominee, or someone who has contributed to the nomination.

Supporting Materials
Up to five pages of supporting materials may be submitted along with the nomination form. This can include: letters of reference, volunteer testimonials, photographs, etc.