For Immediate Release
March 17, 2017
Contact:
Karen Garrett
Chief of Communications & Marketing
(202) 585-4313
ASPA Recognizes Scholarship and Outstanding Contributions to Public Service Scholars and Practitioners Honored at 2017 Annual Conference
Washington, DC – More than 30 top scholars, practitioners and organizations will be recognized for their contributions and extraordinary commitment to public service at the American Society for Public Administration’s Annual Conference in Atlanta, March 17-21. Individuals will be recognized for their contributions promoting integrity in public service, lifetime scholarship and service to ASPA.
Their work, research and leadership have been instrumental in building a stronger public sector. This year’s recipients represent a diverse mix of individuals working in the public, nonprofit and academic field, as well as recognition for the next generation of public servants through student awards and scholarships.
“Public service is about commitment to others. Those who work in the public and nonprofit sector dedicate endless hours to making their communities and the world around them better. ASPA is honored to be able to say thank you for their dedication and to recognize their contributions,” said ASPA Executive Director William Shields.
In recognition of lifetime scholarship, contributions and dedication to the public service field, in particular public administration, ASPA will present the following awards:
The
National Public Service Awards, recognizing outstanding public servants, will be awarded to
Marc Ott of ICMA and
Max Stier of the Partnership for Public Service.
The
Gloria Hobson Nordin Social Equity Award, honoring lifetime achievements in the course of social equity, will be presented to
Martha Chavez of
University of California—Berkeley.
Public Administration Review (PAR), the premier journal for those in public management and administration, will present awards for the best submission, commentary and book review during the 2016 publication year.
For
PAR’s
Louis Brownlow Award: Fiona Buick (University of Canberra), Deborah Blackman (University of New South Wales—Canberra), Janine O’Flynn (University of Melbourne), Michael O’Donnell (University of New South Wales—Canberra) and Damian West (University of New South Wales—Canberra).
William E. and Frederick C. Mosher Award: Joannie Tremblay-Boire (Georgia State University), Aseem Prakash (University of Washington) and Mary Kay Gugerty (University of Washington).
Burchfield Award for Best Book Review: Alex Ingrams of Rutgers University—Newark.
Chester Newland Award: Joyce Wilson of Workforce Solutions Borderplex.
The
Public Integrity Award, which recognizes an organization that has made outstanding contributions to responsible conduct in public service, will be presented to the
Foundation for Refugee Students UAF.
The
Elmer Staats Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Public Service, honoring an individual’s contributions to public service over a lifetime, will be presented to
Jerome Lewis of
University of Delaware.
The
Donald C. Stone Service to ASPA Award will be presented to
Patria De Lancer Julnes of
Penn State Harrisburg and
David Broom.
The
Paul Van Riper Award, given to an ASPA member who has made significant contributions both as an academic and practitioner, will be presented to
Angela Evans of the
University of Texas—Austin.
The
Dwight Waldo Award, which honors outstanding contributions to the professional literature, will be awarded to
Guy B. Adams of
University of Missouri.
The
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Exemplary Practice Award, presented to individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to a more equal society, will be awarded to
Patricia Robertson of
Southern University at New Orleans.
ASPA will also present the
H. George Frederickson PA TIMES Best Article Award for the writer of the article judged most informative, critical and contributing to new knowledge published in
PA TIMES during 2016. This year’s winning author is
Tia Gaynor of
Marist College.
The
International Public Administration Award will be presented to
Prajapati Trivedi from the
India School of Business, for his work on a global scale to strengthen the public sector and understanding of public service.
A student scholarship, the
Wallace O. Keene Conference Scholarship Award, will be presented to
Samantha June Larson of
University of Colorado—Denver and
Yousueng Han of
Indiana University—Bloomington.
The
South Florida Chapter will be presented with the
Oveta Culp Hobby Award for exceptional professional development and the
Patricia J. Yearwood Award for the best Chapter newsletter. The
Section on International and Comparative Administration will be presented with the
Patricia J. Yearwood Award for the best Section newsletter.
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