Nevada Commission on Tourism Honors Seven Volunteers

• 
  SAVE
• 
  SHARE
• 
  TEXT SIZE
• 
  PRINT
• 
  COMMENT
• 
  PDF

. October 14, 2008

PRIMM, NV, March 30, 20007. A grateful Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) presented Excellence in Tourism awards to seven Nevadans from around the state to recognize their exceptional volunteer efforts in promoting the state's No. 1 industry, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced today.

The winners received the awards Thursday evening at NCOT's 17th annual Rural Roundup conference, which this year is at the Primm Valley Casino Resort in the community of Primm near Las Vegas. The three-day conference, which ends Friday, is devoted to issues and trends that affect Nevada's tourism-building program in rural Nevada.

"It is a privilege to honor these seven outstanding individuals for their noteworthy achievements in helping to draw more visitors to rural Nevada," Krolicki said. "They roll up their sleeves and give freely of their time to help bolster the health of our tourism economy, and these awards express our gratitude."

One winner was selected from each of Nevada's six tourism "territories," or regions with similar geographic or cultural characteristics. The seventh award was presented for achievements that benefited the entire state.

"Our tourism-dependent rural communities must rely on volunteers to develop and promote new attractions, events and activities," NCOT Director Tim Maland said. "These award winners know how to harness intriguing ideas and community spirit to produce successful attractions that will beckon visitors to venture into wide-open Nevada."

Excellence in Tourism award winners are:

---|Pioneer Territory - Barbara Rohde, Nevada Division of State Parks, park interpreter for Cathedral Gorge State Park, for accomplishments that created a model for how a state agency can work with a community, a region and the state's tourism industry.

---|Pony Express Territory - Candy Dolan, Fallon Convention and Tourism Authority, for her behind-the-scenes dedication to tourism in Fallon and across the region.

---|Cowboy Country Territory - Linda Brown, administrative assistant, city of West Wendover Tourism and Convention Bureau, for her tireless dedication to representing the region at tour and travel shows and for her work welcoming visitors into Nevada at the West Wendover Welcome Center.

---|Las Vegas Territory - Brian Davis, Las Vegas destination manager for Incredible Adventures tour company, for doing the research, planning the details and staffing the travel trade shows on behalf of the region.

---|Reno-Tahoe Territory - Susan Sutton, executive director, Virginia City Convention & Tourism Authority, for her dedication and passion for the Tourism Cares for Tomorrow project.

---|Indian Territory - Sherry Rupert, executive director, State of Nevada Indian Commission, for always being eager to assist with all territory projects and for bringing the next annual conference of the Governors' Interstate Indian Council to Nevada.

---|Statewide - Bruce Rettig, owner and creative director, Charter Advertising/Design, Inc., for his work on all aspects of marketing for more than 10 communities in rural Nevada.