Award Info NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS AFI  36-2805
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2006* NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS (CITATION ONLY - AFI  36-2805, SPECIAL TROPHIES AND AWARDS) 

MAJCOM/FOA/DRU SUSPENSE: 15 JUN 2005*

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006* NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS (NPSA). THIS AWARD IS OPEN TO BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

2. THE SUSPENSE ABOVE IS APPLICABLE TO WING/NAF/DRU NOMINATIONS WHICH WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY FROM HQ/USAFE/A1PFP TO HQ AFPC/DPPPRS. EACH MAJCOM/FOA/DRU MAY SUBMIT ONE NOMINATION ONLY.

3. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (ASPA) AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (NAPA) PROUDLY ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS (NPSA) TO HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND WHOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE VIEWED AS MODELS OF PUBLIC SERVICE WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO EXHIBIT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE, DEDICATION, AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OVER A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME AND WHO ARE CREATIVE AND HIGHLY SKILLED CAREER MANAGERS AT ALL LEVELS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

4. ELIGIBILITY: A DISTINGUISHED COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND SELECT UP TO FIVE AWARD RECIPIENTS WHO HAVE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR CAREERS AS PUBLIC SERVICE PRACTITIONERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR INTERNATIONAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT OR IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDED DIRECT PUBLIC SERVICE. NPSA WINNERS WILL BE THOSE WHO HAVE, ON A SUSTAINED BASIS, DONE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 



A. MADE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE TO IMPROVE SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC 

B. BEEN WILLING TO TAKE RISKS TO ACHIEVE CHANGE 

C. FOSTERED A MORE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY 

D. SERVED AS A CHAMPION OF SOCIAL EQUITY 

E. CHANGED THE WAY A GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OPERATES SO THAT IT BETTER ACHIEVES ITS GOALS 

F. ACHIEVED SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 

G. DEVELOPED A CADRE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT LEADERS 

H. CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE 

I. PREVIOUS NOMINEES MAY BE RENOMINATED PROVIDED THEY MEET THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEIR NOMINATION IS UPDATED TO INCLUDE THEIR LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS.

5. THE SPONSOR REQUESTS ALL NOMINATIONS BE IN THE FORMAT OUTLINED BELOW: 

A. THE NOMINATION ITSELF MAY BE NO MORE THAN SIX PAGES (INCLUDE THE ONE-PAGE SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ANY MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED BY UP TO FIVE LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT (AT LEAST TWO ARE REQUIRED).

B. CONTENT OF THE NOMINATION ITSELF IS OUTLINED BELOW: 

I. COVER LETTER: A) NAME, ADDRESS, DAYTIME PHONE, TITLE, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE NOMINEE, B) NAME, ADDRESS, DAYTIME PHONE, TITLE, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE NOMINATOR, AND C) NAMES, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THREE REFERENCES WHO CAN EVALUATE THE NOMINEE'S ACHIEVEMENTS. PLEASE NOTE WHICH ASPECTS OF THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE INDIVIDUAL CAN ADDRESS.



II. SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE NOMINATION SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THE NOMINATOR BELIEVES MAKES THE NOMINEE WORTHY OF A NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD. THIS IS THE ONLY PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT NPSA WILL SEND TO THE SCREENING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING ALL NOMINATIONS AND THUS DEVELOPING THE LIST OF FINALISTS FROM WHICH THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL CHOOSE WINNERS. 



III. BASIS FOR NOMINATION: DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS SHOULD COMPRISE THE BULK OF THE NOMINATION. THIS COULD INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO WHICH THE NOMINEE HAS MADE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR IMPACTS OF THE NOMINEE'S WORK AS A PUBLIC MANAGER OR PROGRAM LEADER? IN ESSENCE, SHOW HOW HE/SHE "MADE A DIFFERENCE." 

IV. BRIEF SUMMARY OF POSITIONS HELD AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND. 

V. CIVIC, COMMUNITY, AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENTS CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT (IF NONE, STATE NONE). 

VI. EXAMPLES OF A FEW OTHER AWARDS RECEIVED (NEED NOT BE COMPREHENSIVE). 

VII. LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT MAY BE SIGNED BY MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL (THESE LETTERS DO NOT INCLUDE AFPC REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAJCOM/CC/CV/DP.

6. FOR AFPC BOARDING PURPOSES PLEASE INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS BELOW: 

A. A STATEMENT FROM THE NOMINEES STATING THAT THEY DO/DO NOT AGREE TO GIVE PERMISSION TO USE THEIR NAME, RANK, AND BASE OF ASSIGNMENT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGE OR ANY PUBLICITY REGARDING THE AWARD WINNER. 

B. A CITATION, LIMITED TO 50 - 70 KEY WORDS (NOT INCLUDING OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS), WHICH SUCCINCTLY DESCRIBES THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS (REFER TO AFI 36-2805, ATCH 3, FOR FORMAT). THIS STATEMENT MUST BE SIGNED.

C. AN ENDORSEMENT LETTER (ORIGINAL OR SCAN OF SIGNED ORIGINAL) FROM THE WING/FOA/DRU COMMANDER, VICE COMMANDER, OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 

7. EACH WING/NAF/DRU MAY SUBMIT ONE NOMINATION. THE NOMINATION WRITE-UP AND THE CITATION MUST BE SENT IN WORD FORMAT. HARD COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.ASPANET.ORG/SCRIPTCONTENT/INDEX_AWARDSNPSA.CFM (TYPE ADDRESS IN LOWER CASE TO ACCESS THE LINK). 

9. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO MPF... 





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