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ASPA Announces 2024 Awardees
ASPA is pleased to announce it will honor more than 40 individuals and organizations at its 2024 Annual Conference next month. These awards, plus Section awards, will be presented throughout the event. (Section award honorees will be announced in the awards brochure distributed at the conference.)
National Public Service Award (NPSA)
- Maggie Anderson (City of Richmond, Virginia)
- Wally Bobkiewicz (City of Issaquah, Washington)
- Natalie Veeney (U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights)
- Meagan Wolfe (Wisconsin Elections Commission)
Nesta M. Gallas Award for Exemplary Professionalism in Public Service
- Marc Holzer (Suffolk University)
Gloria Hobson Nordin Social Equity Award
- Seymour Mansfield (Former Executive Director and Chief Counsel, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis)
Public Integrity Award
- David Cicilline (Rhode Island Foundation and former Member of Congress)
Elmer B. Staats Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Service
- Teodoro Benavides (The University of Texas at Dallas)
Donald C. Stone Service to ASPA Award
- Galia Cohen (Tarleton State University)
- Rex Facer (Facer Management Consulting)
Dwight Waldo Award
- Sonia Ospina (New York University)
John W. Gaston, Jr., Award for Excellence in Public Service Management
- Stan Meiburg (The Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University)
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Exemplary Practice Award
- Drive to Work (Richmond, VA)
- Emergency Legal Responders (New Orleans, LA)
Public Administration Review (PAR) Awards
- Louis Brownlow Award: Rik Peeters and Arjan Widlak—"Administrative Exclusion in the Infrastructure-Level Bureaucracy: The Case of the Dutch Daycare Benefit Scandal"
- Laverne Burchfield Award: Jason D. Rivera—Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management: Concepts, Theories and Case Studies by Claire Connolly Knox and Brittany “Brie" Haupt
- William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award: Lei Tao, Shui-Yan Tang and Bo Wen—"Advancing the Frontiers of Genomic Public Administration: From Genetics to Administrative Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices"
- Chester A. Newland Award: Wendy D. Chen and Ilia Murtazashvili—"Blockchains for Emergency and Crisis Management"
International Public Administration Award
- Laila El Baradei (The American University in Cairo)
Patricia J. Yearwood Section Newsletter Award
- Section on Professional and Organizational Development
Center for Accountability and Performance Awards
- Emerging Leaders Award of Excellence: Elena Guevera (City of Los Angeles, CA), Jaqui Guzman (City of Sunnyvale, CA), Laura Kramer (State of Minnesota), Dale Markey-Crimp (City of Issaquah, WA) and Trina Nkhazi (City of Atlanta, GA)
- The Harry Hatry Distinguished Performance Management Practice Award: Robert Shea (Chief Executive Officer, GovNavigators; former Associate Director for Administration and Government Performance, White House Office of Management and Budget)
- The Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Lifetime Achievement Award: Marc Holzer
- The Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Award: Jesper A. Hansen (Aarhus University) and Poul A. Nielsen (Aarhus University)
- Organizational Leadership Award: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Walter W. Mode Scholarship
- Robin Dunbar (Old Dominion University)
Wallace O. Keene Conference Scholarship
- Jyoti Aggarwal (The University of Texas at Dallas)
- Nina Alvandipour (University of Central Florida)
- Yiying Chen (Rutgers University—Newark)
- Albena Dzhurova (Florida Atlantic University)
- Valerie Gudino (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY)
- Kyungmin Lee (University of Central Florida)
- Michael Lee (University of Nebraska Omaha)
- Hao Liu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China)
- Seongdeok Oh (The University of Texas at Dallas)
- Ying Zhang (Zhejiang University)
More details about when these awards will be given will be announced within Annual Conference materials and on the conference website shortly. Keep checking our updates for more information!
ASPA's 2024 Annual Conference Features All-Star Line-Up
ASPA's 2024 Annual Conference will feature some of the most influential names in the profession providing keynotes and lectures across the six plenaries being planned for the event. Taking place April 12-16, these headline speakers will ensure your conference experience is both professionally fulfilling and insightful.
Opening Plenary and Elliot Richardson Lecture: Courtney Phillips
As president and CEO of PhillipsClark Consulting, Courtney Phillips assists clients with brainstorming innovative solutions, solving complex challenges and building government and community relationships. Her intimate understanding of the government sector provides an advantage in assisting clients to navigate the challenges and constraints faced in the evolving health care sector. Phillips was secretary of Louisiana’s largest state agency, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), with a budget of $19.1 billion and a 6,000-member team, responsible for delivering services to millions of Louisianans. LDH is the state’s entity responsible for protecting and promoting health for Louisiana residents through services provided by Medicaid and the Offices of Public Health, Behavioral Health, Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Aging and Adult Services and Emergency Preparedness. She served as head of LDH amid a global pandemic; the department received national recognition for an innovative response to the pandemic. Phillips also has led state health and human services agencies in Nebraska and Texas. Phillips holds a bachelor’s degree and MPA from Louisiana State University and a PhD in public policy from Southern University. She has earned an Executive Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma.
Donald C. Stone Lecture: Chester Newland
Chet Newland is an ASPA past president (1981-82) and former editor in chief of Public Administration Review (1984-1990). He has been active in ASPA since the mid-1950s—almost 70 years!—and has served as an ASPA Chapter president in North Texas, Central Virginia and Sacramento. He has been an active fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) since 1975 and was a recipient of NAPA’s George Graham Award for Exceptional Service in 2012. Newland was the initial director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and served twice as director of the Federal Executive Institute. He served on faculties of the University of North Texas, George Mason University, the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and, chiefly, the University of Southern California (USC), where he is emeritus Duggan Distinguished Professor of public administration. He became active in the International City/County Management Association in 1955 and has been an honorary member since 1980. Among his many honors, Newland has received ASPA's Dwight Waldo Award for lifetime practice, teaching and scholarship (2007); ASPA's Southern California Chapter's Earl Warren Award for Public Service (2011); USC’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2014); and ASPA’s Nesta M. Gallas Award (2019), also a lifetime achievement award.
Public Service Plenary Lecturer: Todd Barnette
Minneapolis Commissioner of Community Safety Toddrick S. Barnette was born and raised in Anacostia in southeast Washington, DC. After attending college and law school, he began his career in the Hennepin County, Minnesota’s Public Defender’s Office as a law clerk and then an attorney. From 2001-2004, he was the senior attorney supervisor in the Drug Court Unit and later joined the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office as a senior assistant county attorney in the juvenile division. Barnette was appointed to the Hennepin County Judicial District Court in 2006, where he served as the presiding judge of drug court for two years and the presiding judge of the criminal division for two terms. He was elected assistant chief judge by his colleagues in 2016 and 2018 and then chief judge in 2020, after which he was reelected for a second term in 2022. He is the first Minnesota State Court chief judge of color. In September 2023, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey nominated Barnette to be the city’s commissioner of community safety; he was confirmed by the city council shortly thereafter. He is an adjunct faculty member and mentor at the University of St. Thomas Law School. Barnette received his bachelor’s degree from The George Washington University in 1988 and his JD from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1992.
Nesta M. Gallas Lecturer: Marc Holzer
The founding dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University and now distinguished research professor at Suffolk University, Marc Holzer is a prominent international leader in public administration and has been recognized by many international public management leadership organizations. He is an ASPA past president and founder of the Northeast Conference on Public Administration, as well as ASPA's Sections on Korea, China and Humanities/Arts. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and the World Academy of Productivity Science, and has been recognized with more than 20 national and international awards for his contributions in the field of research, teaching and service. He has spent his career advancing ASPA's core values, as well as transforming public administration into an inclusive field through his research and scholarship and mentorship to those entering the field. Additionally, his more than 50 years of leadership have examined the challenges of enlightened public administration in search of human dignity and reason, including diversity, to sustain constitutional democracy.
More announcements are on their way soon; keep checking our website for updates and remember to register! Current rates for the full event are $669 for members, $749 for nonmembers. Student and new professional members may register for only $259. View all registration rates and details online here.
We look forward to having you with us, in person, in Minneapolis this April!
E-Learning at Your Fingertips
ASPA staff work tirelessly to keep your skills up to date and the information flowing all year long through our e-learning program. Visit our website to see more details about upcoming KeepingCurrent, BookTalk and Student and New Professional series programming.
BookTalk: Ethical Public Leadership: Foundation, Exploration and Discovery
March 14 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Presenter:
Stephen M. King, Professor of Government, Regent University
Dozens of books are published each year on leadership, but as pundits, scholars, philosophers and public intellectuals note, what is written is too often shallow and facile, oriented toward quick fixes for performance enhancement or internal organizational and personnel development. Drawing from a diverse range of literature, including history, philosophy, public administration, leadership, religion and spirituality, author Stephen King will discuss how this book fills an important gap, exploring what it means to be an ethical and moral leader. The book looks closely at the many challenges of leadership, examining the continuing contrast between bureaucracy and democracy, the unique ethical and moral characteristics of nonprofit and faith-based organizations and the globalization of organizations and institutions.
From the Archives
BookTalk: Human Resource Essentials for Public Service: People, Process, Performance
Tough issues face human resource managers. With the specter of Schedule F hanging over federal jobs, the time to understand why good government requires job protections is now. And there are no easy answers for the right blend of remote versus in-person work; or how employees can find meaningfulness in their jobs; or how to forestall workplace violence; or how to ensure equitable processes. Listen to this webinar via our online archives now. (Members only)
New ASPA Members in 2024
Hundreds of public administrators, scholars, students and researchers have joined ASPA in preparation for this year's Annual Conference. We are excited to welcome you to Minneapolis in just one month!
When the conference is over, make sure you continue to make the most of your ASPA services! Just a few of them include:
- Local Chapter Membership
ASPA Chapters provide an unparalleled opportunity for public administrators—practitioners, students and academics alike—to meet and network within their geographic area. Most Chapters host networking luncheons, workshops and seminars. Many present awards. Chapters meet regularly and keep you up‐to‐date about your local public service community. Chapters come with your membership; you should have been connected with a Chapter when you joined. If you need help meeting your Chapter's president or other leadership, email us and we'll introduce you!
- E-Newsletter Access
Stay connected with the rest of the public administration community! This newsletter, The Bridge, is distributed twice-monthly and includes the latest information from across the discipline. This Week At ASPA is delivered weekly and gives you an at-a-glance run-down of everything happening at ASPA in the week ahead. You also can manage your communications preferences via your profile on our website (Click on My Preferences to see all of our mailing lists). If you need help, email us and we'll guide you through it!
- Free Webinars
Every month, ASPA members get exclusive access to professional development opportunities through a robust program of live professional development webinars and BookTalks. Hear from experts in the field about best practices and trends that are changing the field. Can't make it to the live version? Access our webinar archives after the events take place.
- Code of Ethics
ASPA's Code of Ethics provides members—as well as others in the discipline—basic tenets for ethical behavior in public administration. Members also can make the most of supporting documents that help them translate theory into practice.
This is just the beginning. Check out more services on our website, and get started using everything now. Need help learning how to access everything we do? Our most recent new member orientation video is on our website. Listen to that for more information!
We're excited to meet you in Minneapolis and help you stay active in ASPA all year long!
New Report: The State of Black America
This annual publication from the National Urban League is a highly anticipated source for thought leaders focusing on racial equality in America. As their website reads, "The 2024 State of Black America report examines the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, marking the first significant effort by the U.S. to address the racial caste system. Sixty years later, the publication highlights that the struggle for equality persists, emphasizing the ongoing challenges and progress made in the pursuit of a more just and equitable future."
According to recent reporting from MarketPlace, the publication includes earning comparisons: "...in the year 2000, a Black man earned 75 cents for every dollar earned by a white man. And then by 2024, this goes down to 71 cents—75 cents to 71 cents. That seems like the wrong direction."
This is just one piece of an important report relevant to all of us. Click the link below to view this resource and add it to your reading list.
Public Administration Today Highlight
Public Administration Today features white papers, research and blogs from across the profession. If you're interested in more—especially your own curated news feed in your inbox every week—visit the website, create an account and check off your interest areas so you can stay up to date about the latest research being released!
How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil
Via The City Fix: Urban development in many cities around the world prioritizes making space for cars over pedestrians, cyclists or public transportation. In Brazil, this design led to an average of more than 30,000 annual road crash fatalities nationwide by the turn of the century, as well as high levels of congestion and pollution. But things are changing. In the last 20 years, fatalities have started to decrease, and city centers have become more vibrant, cleaner and resilient.
Tips, Resources and the Fun Stuff
Feds Unveil Resource for Election Officials and Workers
The webpage provides free resources for state and local officials as they grapple with fears of possible foreign interference in elections and physical threats linked to conspiracy theories.
Do Feds Get Religious Days Like Easter, Passover or Ramadan Off?
For federal government employees, the advent of spring means a long slog of time during which there are no federally observed holidays until Memorial Day in May. During this time, there are, however, several religious holidays observed by Christians, Muslims, Jews and Hindus that some government workers may wish to observe. The Office of Personnel Management does not recognize any of these as opportunities for holiday leave because the law has not designated them as federal observances.
In the News
Today's headlines contain plenty of news coverage of some of our nation's most pressing public administration challenges. ASPA has curated some of the most important stories from recent weeks. If you have not seen these yet, make sure you read them now!
Infrastructure
Public Finance
Public Service
Social Equity
Members in the News
One Agency’s Trump-Era Plan Included Stripping Protections from 68 Percent of Its Workforce
Quotes ASPA member Don Kettl.
Husbands Fealing Appointed Assistant Director of NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
The Georgia Tech dean's appointment begins in April.
Tell Me Something Good...
Need some good news in your world? Check this out:
How Hoboken Has Gone Years without a Traffic Death
Pedestrian deaths reached a 40-year-high last year, as the U.S. continued to see reversals after decades of progress on traffic safety, bucking the trend of other wealthy countries. But in Hoboken, N.J., which sits across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan, officials celebrated a happier milestone. Seven years have passed since anyone died in traffic on the city’s streets... [A] steady commitment to designing safer streets from some of the city’s political leaders, including Mayor Ravi Bhalla, have helped slow down vehicles and reduce the overall risk to residents and visitors.
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