Selection Process
For all award categories, the nominee must have shown a strong commitment to public service as a federal civil servant and demonstrated significant accomplishments within his or her particular government field. The finalists are determined by the Partnership for Public Service following careful review of the nominations and vetting of the potential finalists, including interviews with the potential finalists, their nominator and references, and additional sources. Finalists in each category are announced in middle to late June.
The award recipients are determined by the Partnership for Public Service based on the votes submitted by a Selection Committee consisting of national leaders representing government, business, entertainment, media, and the non-profit/foundation community. The members of the selection committee rank the finalists in each category according to detailed selection criteria after reviewing their nomination packages as well as profile articles published by the Partnership for Public Service. The Partnership conducts a second round of vetting and interviews before the final list of award recipients is approved. The award recipients are announced in middle to late September.
2009 Service to America Medals Selection Committee
Lawrence S. Bacow
President
Tufts University
Carol A. Bonosaro
President
Senior Executive Association
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran
Mississippi
E.J. Dionne, Jr.
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Columnist, The Washington Post
and Professor, Georgetown University
Howard Fineman
Senior Washington Correspondent
and Columnist, Newsweek
BG David L. Grange, USA (Ret.)
President and CEO
McCormick Foundation
Karen P. Hughes
Global Vice Chairman
Burson-Marsteller
U.S. Representative Darrell Issa
California
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Senior Managing Director
Lazard Fréres & Co.
Colleen M. Kelley
National President
National Treasury Employees
Union
Marguerite W. Kondracke
President and CEO
America's Promise Alliance
Steven Knapp
President
The George Washington University
Janet Murguía
President and CEO
National Council of La Raza
Norman Y. Mineta
Vice Chairman
Hill & Knowlton, Inc.
Tony Nicely
Chairman, President and CEO
GEICO
Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
Chairman
Tiger Management Corporation
Judith Rodin
President
Rockefeller Foundation
Max Stier
President and CEO
Partnership for Public Service
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
