NDPC Awards
The North Dakota Petroleum Council recognizes and celebrates the achievements, innovations and advancements of its members and industry leaders each year at the Annual Meeting.
Member of the Year
Outstanding Energy Industry Leader
Energy Education Champion
NDPC Hall of Fame
Our greatest resource is our people, and the NDPC is grateful for the commitment to service and operational excellence of our industry leaders and companies.
RECOGNIZING COMMITMENT
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Member of the Year
The North Dakota Petroleum Council’s Member of the Year award honors an NDPC member company for its active involvement in the trade association, its support of the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation’s programs and events, and its strong engagement within its community.
Recipients are recognized at the NDPC Annual Meeting each year.
2025 NDPC Member of the Year, Chord Energy
SERVING THE INDUSTRY
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Outstanding Energy Leadership Award
The Outstanding Energy Leadership Award is presented to an industry veteran who has gone above and beyond their respective roles and duties to help the North Dakota petroleum industry educate the public and support the NDPC’s community outreach efforts through NDPC programs and other association and industry activities. The recipient of this award is selected based on excellence in public service.
2025 Outstanding Energy Leadership Award,
Geoff Simon
Energy Education Champion
The North Dakota Petroleum Council recognizes outstanding service of public servants who go above and beyond to encourage tomorrow’s workforce to pursue a job in the petroleum industry or to consider trades as a future career.
2025 Energy Education Champion, Kent Ellis
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS
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Hall of Fame
Tthe Hall of Fame recognizes leaders who have made significant contributions to the development of oil and natural gas in North Dakota. The criteria for the award includes at least 25 years of work in the oil and gas industry with the majority of that time being spent in the Williston Basin. In addition, the recipient must have contributed significantly to the functions and activities of the associations representing the oil and gas industry in North Dakota and supported the promotion and development of the industry through hard work on behalf of the membership, commitment to well-being of the industry, and participation in association activities.
NDPC Hall of Fame Inductees
A. G. GOLDEN, 2003
DICK BROSCHAT, 2004
KEN LUFF, 2005
JOHN W. MORRISON, 2006
JEFF HERMAN, 2007
JACK SWENSON, 2008
WAYNE BIBERDORF, 2009
ERNEST R. FLECK, 2010
PERRY PEARCE, 2011
BOB MAU, 2013
RICK ROSS, 2014
KATHY NESET, 2015
ALAN ANDERSON, 2016
CRAIG SMITH, 2017
TERRY KOVACEVICH, 2018
LYNN MOSER, 2019
LARRY DOKKEN, 2021
JOHN KEREKES, 2022
LAWRENCE BENDER, 2024
RECOGNIZING COMMITMENT
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Industry Achievement Awards
The North Dakota Petroleum Council’s Industry Achievement Awards recognizes companies that demonstrate excellence in safety, innovation, and environmental stewardship. A new award in 2024 will be NDPC’s Member of the Year.
Recipients are recognized at the NDPC Annual Meeting each year.
