2014 Public Service Excellence Award Recipients

For 2014 Public Service Excellence Awards were awarded to 4 individuals and 4 teams as follows:

Individual Excellence Awards were made to:

  • Franklin Hecht, NYS Office of General Services
  • Patricia Hite, NYS Department of Civil Service
  • Lawrence Lepak, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Diane Taylor, Office of the State Comptroller

Team Excellence Awards were made to:

  • NYS Inspector General’s Commercial Driver License Investigative and Legal Team
  • Department of Public Service’s East Harlem Incident Investigation Team
  • NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services’ Homeland Security Strategy Project Team
  • Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Juvenile Justice & Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) NY Crisis Prevention Model Development Team

2014 Outstanding Achievement in Government Accountability Award:

The Association of Government Accountants recognized David Kidera, Director of the Public Authorities Budget Office.