The Sacramento American Society for Public Administration has announced the recipients of their annual public service awards. The awards are presented to outstanding public servants, educators and non-profit leaders whose remarkable work is making life better for all Americans.
Elizabeth Hill Public Administrator of the Year
Kathleen Webb, Chief Operating Officer, Office of State Controller
Community Service
Rachel Iskow, Interim Executive Director, Sacramento Housing Alliance
Grantland Johnson Intergovernmental Cooperation
Brandon Littlejohn, Statewide Career Strategist, CalHR
Government Innovation
Delta Protection Commission, Delta Leadership Program
Rising Star
Trey Hunter, Assistant Deputy Director of Capital Finance and Sustainability, CAL FIRE
Chester A. Newland Academic Excellence
Paul Danczyk, Director of Executive Education, USC Price School in Sacramento
Ross Clayton Lifetime Distinguished Public Service
Melissa C. Jacobs, Deputy Director of Senior and Adult Services, Sacramento County Dept. of Health Services
President's Award
Kelly Mackey, State Director of Strategic Partnerships, CA Dept. of Industrial Relations
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Elizabeth Hill Public Administrator of the Year
Presented to a non-elected professional administrator who has consistently demonstrated excellence in public management over a sustained period of time.
Community Service
Presented to an individual or organization for sustained leadership in addressing public policy
issues or improving life in Northern California.
Grantland Johnson Intergovernmental Cooperation
Presented to an individual or organization that developed and delivered a program or policy
between different levels of government, resulting in greater efficiency.
Government Innovation
Presented to an individual or organization that implemented a new program, policy, or solution
that made a significant improvement in public service delivery or performance.
Chester A. Newland Academic Excellence
Presented to a college student, teacher, administrator, or organization that has demonstrated
scholarship and leadership in public administration or a closely related field of study, or that
has made a noteworthy contribution to the education of public administrators.
Rising Star
Presented to a public professional, teacher, or researcher, 35 years of age or younger,
who has made noteworthy contributions to effective government or academia in the
early stages of a promising career.
Ross Clayton Lifetime Distinguished Public Service
Presented to an individual for especially meritorious service in the field of public administration
over the course of a lifetime.
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