WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society
 for Public Administration (ASPA) and the National Academy of Public
 Administration announce the winners of the 2007 National Public Service
 Awards, the premier awards for excellence in public service at all levels
 of government. The awards ceremony takes place March 26, 2007 at noon,
 during ASPA's national conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington,
 DC.
     ASPA and the Academy established the National Public Service Awards in
 1983 to honor individuals whose accomplishments are models of public
 service both inside and outside the work environment. The awards recognize
 individuals who exhibit the highest standards of excellence, dedication and
 accomplishment over a sustained period of time and who are creative and
 skilled career managers. The 2007 National Public Service Award winners
 are:
     -- Peter M. Blumberg, Department Head, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and
        Genetics, National Cancer Institute
 
     -- Barbara S. Dorf, Director, Office of Departmental Grants Management and
        Oversight, Office of Administration, U.S. Department of Housing and
        Urban Development
 
     -- James E. Hartwell, Jr., Program Manager, Test and Evaluation Squadron,
        U.S. Air Force Hurlburt Field
 
     -- Thomas H. Muehlenbeck, City Manager, Plano, TX
 
     -- Mark A. Pisano, Executive Director, Southern California Association of
        Governments
     The awards ceremony also will feature presentation of the Keeper of the
 Flame Award, given to individuals who continue to provide public service
 after their official retirement from the public service profession. This
 year's recipients are Marcy Crowley, former director of professional
 development for the College of Public and Community Service, University of
 Massachusetts at Boston, and Harriett G. Jenkins, former director of the
 U.S. Senate Office of Fair Employment Practices.
     For more information on this year's award recipients and their
 accomplishments, visit
 http://www.napawash.org/about_academy/awardsindex.html.
 
 

SOURCE National Academy of Public Administration