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Tourism Awards

Each year at the annual South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism, awards are presented to outstanding members or organizations that have contributed to the state's visitor industry.

  • The Ben Black Elk Award is presented to an individual whose enduring devotion dramatically affects South Dakota's visitor industry. The 2008 award winners were Mildred and Leonard Cimpl (Tabor).
  • The A.H. Pankow Award honors a member of the print or broadcast media or public relations industry who has shown superior interest in and coverage of the South Dakota visitor industry. The 2008 award winner was Jeff Anderson (Watertown).
  • The George S. Mickelson Great Service Award honors a business or organization that promotes hospitality and strives to keep it a leading tourism marketing tool. The winners of the two awards for 2007 were the Redlin Art Center (Watertown) and Cadillac Jack's Gaming Resort (Deadwood).

2009 Nomination Forms are available here.

2009 Award Nominations are due September 2, 2008.