Welcome to the 1st Annual Starfish Awards
Starfish Award Winners
On September 28, 2007, the Wyoming Department of Health held the 1st annual Starfish Thrower Awards at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Casper Wyoming. The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division would like to congratulate and recognize the winners of this award.
Person in Recovery from Substance Abuse:
Lydia Mary Jenkins (Wind River Indian Reservation)
Person in Recovery from Mental Illness:
Janeen Heavin (Evanston)
Substance Abuse or Mental Health Advocate:
Michelle Dirst (Green River)
Substance Abuse Professional:
Dorothy Sackett (Cheyenne)
Mental Health Professional:
Festi Moon (Casper)
Youth:
Breanna Sorensen (Cheyenne)
Family or Parent in Recovery:
Carla Young (Cheyenne)
Public Servant:
Former Rep. Doug Osborn (Buffalo)
Substance Abuse or Mental Health Program:
Curran-Seeley Hispanic Treatment Program (Teton County)
Community Coalition:
Left to right: Evansville Mayor, Phil Hinds, Mills Mayor, Joe E. Dill, and Casper Mayor, Kate Sarosy, Casper Meth Initiative (Casper) recieving their award from Govenor Freudenthal
Private Industry:
Marathon Oil Company
Special Achievement Awards:
Wyoming’s First Lady
Nancy Freudenthal
Select Committee on Mental health and Substance Abuse
To read biographies of the winners please click here
For more information on the Starfish Awards, please click here
To see more pictures from the event, click here