On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the New York State Academy for Public Administration (SAPA) will be hosting its twelfth annual Public Service Excellence Awards Program. This year’s program will be held at the UAlbany Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex (ETEC) located at the W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus, Albany, NY.
We invite you to nominate an individual or team in your agency for this prestigious Public Service Award. The nomination form linked below in both Microsoft Word and PDF formats. Each nomination form must be signed by your agency’s director or their designee.
The Public Service Excellence Award is a great way to recognize an outstanding individual or team of individuals in your agency who exemplify the best of public service in New York State. Agencies and local governments may nominate both a team and an individual if they choose.
Nominations should provide detailed information about the specific, exemplary accomplishments of the individual or team. Descriptions of the nominees’ overall enhancement of public services should address, as applicable, how they served as a model for public service; made significant improvements to their organization and/or its services; changed the ways the organization or one of its programs operates to either achieve its goals or deliver better service; and/or achieved substantial financial savings for a state, local government, or not-for-profit agency. It should be noted that elected officials are not eligible for nomination, but can submit individual or team nominations for state, local government, or not-for-profit agencies.
Nominations and supporting statements are due by Friday March 8, 2024. All nominations should be submitted directly to sapaawards@gmail.com. SAPA will acknowledge nominations upon receipt. If the evaluation committee requires clarification, it will schedule follow-up interviews with the nominator or their representative. SAPA will announce Award recipients on Monday, April 15, 2024, and honor awardees on Tuesday, May 21st at the in-person ceremony. (The Awards celebration will begin at 5:15 p.m.)
Questions should be addressed to sapaawards@gmail.com.
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