People’s Choice Award

The Sammies People’s Choice award gives special recognition to one of the current year’s finalists.

The People’s Choice selection is based solely on the total number of votes each finalist receives and is separate from the selection of the category award winners. An individual or team may win both the People’s Choice award and the category award for which they are a finalist.

Congratulations to the 2023 People’s Choice Award winners: Sarah O’Donnell, Allison Hutchings, Megan Meacham and the Rural Communities Opioid Response Team.  

You can read their profile here and watch a conversation with them about winning the People’s Choice award here.

Who Votes

Anyone may vote for the People’s Choice.

How it Works

  1. Read the finalists’ profiles to learn about their accomplishments,
  2. Vote for your top picks using the poll on this page. You may select as many finalists as you like.
  3. Vote again! You may submit your vote once every 24 hours, and you can vote for the same or different finalists each time.
  4. Throughout the voting period, we will narrow the field and reset the poll for the remaining top contenders.

Important Dates

  • Monday, May 8: Voting Begins
  • Monday, May 29: Top 12 Announced
  • Tuesday, June 20: Top 6 Announced
  • Friday, July 14: Voting Closed