2025 Ruth Ziolkowski Outstanding Hospitality & Customer Service Award nomination form

2025
Ruth Ziolkowski
Outstanding Hospitality
& Customer Service
Award Nomination Form

The RUTH ZIOLKOWSKI OUTSTANDING HOSPITALITY & CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD is presented to four individuals - one from each of the state's four tourism regions - for outstanding hospitality and customer service. The award recognizes a member of the South Dakota tourism industry who is on the frontline of providing services to our visitors. They may not always be in the spotlight (for example: a hotel front desk worker, maintenance technician, chef/cook, tour guide, concierge, parking attendant, etc.), but they provide remarkable service to every visitor he or she encounters. Their work, like Ruth Ziolkowski's, demonstrates an outstanding spirit of hospitality, warmth, and genuine kindness. (These nominations will be distributed to the four regional associations.) The first awards were presented in 2017.

The 2025 awards will be presented on Thursday, January 22, at the 2026 South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism in Pierre.

Nominations are due no later than Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

1. Nominee contact information: *This question is required.

First Name
Last Name
Full Address
Business Name

2. Nominee qualifications: *This question is required. Please include specific details about what qualifies your nominee for the Ziolkowski Award.

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3. Nominator contact information: *This question is required.

First Name
Last Name
Business Name
Business Address
Phone
Email

4. Nominator conference attendance: *This question is required.Do you, the nominator, plan to attend the Governor's Conference on Tourism in Pierre in January?