JAMESTOWN, N.D. (JRMC) – Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) held its annual employee celebration event on January 16, a masquerade-themed evening called the Golden Gala. The event honors employees for their dedication during the year, including recipients of several peer-nominated awards and team members achieving service milestones.

“The annual gala serves as a powerful reminder of the dedication of this team,” said Haiden Robbins, chair of JRMC’s Reward and Recognition Committee. “Celebrating our years of service honorees and recognizing those who make our facility thrive is one small way we can express our sincere gratitude.”

JRMC’s monthly peer recognition award, known as the Leaf Award, allows any employee to nominate colleagues who demonstrate the medical center’s values: Attitude, Communication, Compassion, Ownership, Respect and Teamwork. In 2025, JRMC team members exchanged more than 1,500 handwritten and virtual leaves.

Team members who have gone above and beyond in their roles may be nominated by coworkers to receive a Legend Award, JRMC’s highest employee distinction. These employees are recognized for embodying the medical center’s mission to exceed expectations and be the difference in the lives of those they serve. Recipients are selected by employee vote. In 2025, JRMC employees selected Nikki Mack, Quality; Cindy Kutz, Surgical Services; Mason Ankenbauer, Athletic Training; Kirk Holdburg, Plant Operations; Krista Ames, Fiscal Services; and Paige Wilen, Emergency.

Several JRMC employees achieved notable service milestones:

50 years       Roberta Huebner, Family BirthPlace

45 years      Tracy Dale, Emergency

                        Deb Falk, Education

                        Linda Guthmiller, Nutrition Services

40 years      Cindy Tag-Nygord, Administration

35 years      Sybil Anderson, Home Health

25 years      Korri Aesoph, Emergency

                        Jenna Bredahl, Quality

                        Michele Geigle, Fiscal Services

                        Nikki Mack, Quality

                        Emily Woodley, Family BirthPlace

20 years      Brian Ament, Pharmacy

                        Sarah Haas, Emergency

                        Cheryl Schiele, Home Health

15 years       Cody Champagne, Physical Therapy

                        Nicole Kappes, Health Information

                        Catherine Kautz, Patient Care Unit

                        Michelle Locke, Surgical Services

                        Elizabeth Mehus, Social Work

10 years       Makenzie Breitbach, Obstetrics & Gynecology

                        Megan Hillius, Obstetrics & Gynecology

                        MeLisa Roaldson, Urology

                        Kristy Sand, Sterile Processing

                        Rebecca Schlosser, Speech Therapy

5 years         Sherry Benson, Physical Therapy

                        Grace Buehler, Family BirthPlace

                        Ronda Erbele, Hospice

                        Kayla Hanson, Emergency

                        Tory Hoffmann, Lab

                        Crystal Hovda, Emergency

                        Carly Marler, Emergency

                        Holli Marquart, Wound

                        Karen Ringuette, Material Services

                        Kristin Satrom, Patient Care Unit

                        Gwen Schultz, Materials

                        Tracy Wolk, Surgical Services