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National Public Service Award And Keeper Of The Flame Award Winners Announced
Washington, DC - March 22, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- The winners of the prestigious
National Public Service Awards and Keeper of the Flame Awards, the premier awards for
excellence in public service at all levels of government, have been announced by the
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the National Academy of Public
Administration (NAPA).
"This year's winners represent some of the finest public servants in our nation," said
Rosslyn S. Kleeman, Chair of the Awards Selection Committee. "Their tireless dedication
to protecting and strengthening government deserves the highest recognition."
ASPA and NAPA established the National Public Service Awards to honor individuals who
exhibit the highest standards of dedication and accomplishment in public service over a
sustained period of time.
These are the 2004 National Public Service Award winners:
Daniel Fitzpatrick City Manager of Peekskill, New York. As City Manager of Oak
Park, Michigan, Fitzpatrick led efforts to bring the city back from the brink of
collapse in 1993 to become the first city in Michigan to participate in the
Michigan Quality Leadership Award Program. The International City/County
Management Association recognized Oak Park with the 2001 Program Excellence
Award for Innovations in Local Government. During his first year in Peekskill,
Fitzpatrick led the city through a budget crisis and reorganized city hall to
restart or complete stalled public works and development projects.
Kay Goodwin Cabinet Secretary of Education and the Arts for the state of West
Virginia. Guiding the merit-based PROMISE Scholarship Program and championing
increases in need-based financial aid funding, Goodwin has ensured that more
West Virginia high school students enroll in the state's colleges and
universities. Goodwin also presided over a record expansion of academic and
library facilities in the state and founded the Governor's Mansion Arts and
Letters Series.
Donna Gambrell Deputy Director of Compliance and Consumer Protection for the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Gambrell leads FDIC's most
ambitious financial education program Money Smart which helps low- and moderate-
income adults enhance their money management skills. Gambrell managed an effort
to partner with more than 350 financial institutions to build a grassroots
distribution system for Money Smart. Gambrell also directed FDIC's public
outreach initiative to prepare for Y2K.
Howard H. Hendrick Director of the Department of Human Services and Cabinet
Secretary for Human Services for the state of Oklahoma. Hendrick has
spearheaded efforts to expedite the adoption of children in the child welfare
system by reorganizing the adoption process and increasing resources allocated
for adoptions. Under his direction, the Swift Adoption Program placed more
children in adoptive homes in one year than in the previous fifteen years
combined. Hendrick also authored the Literacy Improvement Act while serving as
a state senator for twelve years.
To learn more about this year's National Public Service Award winners, visit
www.aspanet.org/awards/npsa2004.html. To nominate someone for 2005, visit
http://www.napawash.org/about_academy/about_npsa.html.
The Keeper of the Flame Awards recognize individuals who have continued to provide
notable public service after their official retirement. The 2004 winners are active
retirees who keep the fires of public service burning through involvement in local
communities, civic or nonprofit organizations:
Philip J. Rutledge Rutledge has worked tirelessly to promote social equity in
governance. Rutledge chairs NAPA's Standing Panel on Social Equity in
Governance, and he chaired the Academy Panel that issued three reports on
environmental justice. Rutledge remains active in many aspects of ASPA. As
Professor Emeritus for Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental
Affairs, Rutledge has nurtured young faculty and established vital linkages in
the community.
John G. Stone, III Stone co-founded and leads the Steering Committee for the
Public Service Academy at DC's Anacostia High School. Through 14 years of
involvement with the program, Stone has played a critical role in accomplishing
PSA's mission: to support students to stay in high school and graduate. Stone's
generosity and fundraising ability have led to $70,000 in scholarship awards to
PSA graduates through the John G. Stone, III Scholarship Fund, which his peers
established in his honor.
To learn more about this year's Keeper of the Flame Award winners, visit
www.aspanet.org/awards/npsa2004.html. To nominate someone for 2005, visit
www.napawash.org/about_academy/about_npsa.html.
Organization Website:
www.napawash.org
Source of News:
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
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