AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Georgia Chapter

ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA CHAPTER


HIGHLIGHTS:
     ■ The DEADLINE for nominations for awards to be presented on March 6, 2009, is January 9, 2009.
     ■ The nomination form is available at this URL address:
               http://www.NGCSU.edu/bdf/GaASPA/Awards/nomform.doc .
     ■ The address to which nomination forms should be mailed is:
               Dr. Barry D. Friedman
               NGCSU Political Science
               82 College Circle
               Dahlonega, Georgia   30597-1001
     ■ Please read the rules that appear below before beginning the process of compiling a nomination submission.
     ■ Questions?  Please contact Barry Friedman at (706) 864-1916 or bfriedman@NGCSU.edu .


     There has been a time, or there have been times, in the history of the Georgia Chapter when the chapter conferred awards on public administrators in the chapter’s service area.  For some reason, this activity fell into disuse.  At the June 15, 2007, meeting of the chapter council, which other members of the chapter also attended, the attendees agreed on the principle that a set of annual awards should be established and that the first set of such awards should be awarded on the day of the Georgia Public Administration Academic Conference (as we looked ahead to March 7, 2008, although no nominations were received).  At the chapter’s meeting of October 5, 2007, members of the chapter decided to establish the following annual awards.
 

A. Policymaking Public Administrator of the Year

     This is an award for a public administrator in a policymaking position (e.g., the governor, the state attorney general, the state commissioner of labor, the commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, the sheriff of Fulton County, and so forth) who has distinguished herself through uncommon service to the public, integrity, creativity and innovation, etc.
 

B. Unsung Hero Award

     This is an award for a public administrator who has distinguished herself through uncommon service to the public with unquestionable integrity and a demonstrated willingness to act above and beyond the call of duty.  The recipient of this award can be (1) in a career position--neither elected nor appointed by an elected official--with government at the local, state, or federal level or (2) a locally appointed, nonpartisan executive (e.g., a county manager, a city manager, or a local-government department head).  The number of awards (one or two) may vary from year to year depending on the number of highly qualified nominations received.
 

C. Georgia Chapter Member of the Year

     This is an award for an active member of the Georgia Chapter who has distinguished himself through public service as a public administrator or through a commitment to teaching and a record of scholarship as a scholar/professor.  The member must have made contributions to the chapter by participating in its governance, helping to organize its events, sponsoring students to make presentations at ASPA events, and/or connecting the activities of his agency or department with ASPA.  (This award has one essential qualification:  The recipient will have to be a dues-paying member of ASPA (for at least one year).)

 

RULES

1. Nominations for these awards shall be made by members of the Georgia Chapter of ASPA.  The nominator must specify the award for which the nominee is being nominated. In submitting the nomination, the nominator may, nevertheless, attach statements written by nonmembers, such as the nominee’s supervisor, a coworker, or a subordinate. Attachments may also include photocopies of other documents (newspaper clippings, etc.).  The entire application should be limited to no more than 10 pages of narrative and supporting statements.

2. The first page of the application shall be written on a form that will be available for download from the chapter’s Web site.  (NOTE:  The URL address is http://www.NGCSU.edu/bdf/GaASPA/Awards/nomform.doc .)  The form shall be available as a Microsoft Word document so that the nominator, if he so desires, may word-process the document beginning on p. 1.

3. The selection committee shall be appointed by the chapter president.  The committee shall be composed of a minimum of five members of the chapter, at least two of whom shall be practitioners (active or retired) and at least two of whom shall be professors (active or retired).  At the discretion of the president, members in other categories (e.g., students, alumni, etc.) shall be eligible for appointment.  Decisions shall be made by a majority vote of the committee.  In case of a tie that the committee cannot resolve, the tie shall be broken by the chapter’s Executive Committee.

4. The recipient of each of the awards shall receive a plaque, preferably to be awarded at the annual meeting of the chapter that follows the Georgia Public Administration Academic Conference.  If the recipient is able to attend the meeting, the chapter will (a) subsidize the recipient’s dinner and (b) reimburse the travel expense of the recipient, at a mileage rate established by the Executive Committee, up to $100.

 

Links:

            Home page of the American Society for Public Administration.

            Home page of the Georgia Chapter of ASPA.

 

This Web page was created on October 26, 2007, and revised on July 2, 2008.  Webmaster:  Barry D. Friedman .