2023 Award Recipients
- Public Service Achievement Award: Mike Pries – Chairman of Dauphin County Board of Commissioners
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- Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award: Susan G. Hockenberry – Owner of SGHock LLC
- Chapter Leadership Award: Dakotah Kinnan – Management Analyst at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Distinguished Public Service Achievement Award: RJ Susko – Planning and Development Director at Town of McCandless
- Outstanding Student: Jingyu Guo, Penn State Harrisburg Doctoral Program; Eric Macadangdang, University of Pittsburgh master’s degree program and Community Networks Coordinator, UrbanKind; Kesley Richardson, West Chester University doctoral program and Chair of the Bill Anderson Research Fellowship; Matthew Tenney, Penn State Harrisburg master’s degree program and Small Business Ombudsman, Oregon Secretary of State
- Student Paper Award: Bri Bovbjerg, Zachariah Hoydich, Karly Keppel, Ruichen Ma, Eric Macadangdang, Shannah Mallett, Adam Nie, Danté Watson, University of Pittsburgh master’s degree capstone project; Joyce Acevedo-Cabrera, Samantha Daugherty, Matthew Tenney, Penn State Harrisburg master’s degree capstone project.
- Ph.D. Research Award: Jonathan Sternesky, West Chester University; Mingean Park, Penn State Harrisburg; Asqa Ali, Penn State Harrisburg; Eli Levine, Penn State Harrisburg
2022 Award Recipients
- Chapter Leadership: Dr. Glenn S. McGuigan – Library Director and Head Librarian at Penn State Harrisburg
- Scholar-Practitioner: Aravind Menon – Program Manager for Resource Optimization at Penn State University College of Medicine and Doctoral Student at Penn State Harrisburg
- Outstanding Student: Kristen Hoffa, MPA Program, Department of Public Policy and Administration, West Chester University; Jessica Lord, MPA Program, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg; Mingean Park, Doctoral candidate, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg.
- Student Paper: Aysha Muhammad, Therese Pitman, Georgia Verrastro, Aoxiang Wang, and Haozhe Zhang, MPA Program, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh; Julie Brooks, William Cole, Michelle Curtis, Leah Mothersbaugh, and Connor O’Leary, MPA Program, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg; Richard Oliver, MPA Program, Department of Public Policy and Administration, West Chester University; Mingean Park, Doctoral candidate, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg.
2021 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Beverly A. Cigler, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
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- Chapter Leadership: Dr. Victor S. DeSantis, Executive Director of Community Engagement, Government and Economic Development, Millersville University
- Outstanding Scholar-Practitioner: Kate Ellison, Manager, Government Advocacy and Communications, UPMC and MPPM program at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh; and Alex Swan, Economic Development Analyst, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and MPA student at the School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
- Outstanding Student: Dakotah Kinnan, MPA program, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg; Eric Raabe, MPA program, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh; Alaina Sforza, MPA program, Department of Public Policy and Administration, West Chester University; Saahir Shafi, Doctoral candidate, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
- Student Paper: Zoe Burch, Yingzi Liu and Brett Stewart, MPA program, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh; and Donald Dyer, Christina Emond, Michael Hackenburg and Andrew Zeller, MPA program, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
2020 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Marita Kelley, Regional Director, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and Past President, Keystone State Chapter
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- Chapter Leadership: Tyler Sova, U.S. General Services Administration and Keystone State Chapter Board of Directors
- Innovative Public Service Partnership: Congress of Neighboring Communities (Connect); and the City of Harrisburg & Penn State Harrisburg
- Outstanding Scholar-Practitioner: Jennifer Bert, University of Pittsburgh and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Office
- Outstanding Student: Huiting Qi, Penn State Harrisburg PhD program; Emma Yourd, University of Pittsburgh MPA program; and John Tintera, Millersville University BA program
- Outstanding Student Paper: Huiting Qi, Penn State Harrisburg
2019 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: David Margolis, Retired, Commonwealth of PA Agency Fiscal Officer
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- Public Servant Leadership: Dr. Michele Tantardini, Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs
- Excellence in Local Government: Luke Reven, East Brandywine Township, Chester County
- Outstanding Young Professional: Nathan Reese, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Outstanding Student: Eunsil Yoo, Penn State Harrisburg PhD program
- Student Paper: Dylan Lucas Yingling, Penn State Harrisburg MPA program and Sahir Shafi, Penn State Harrisburg PhD program
2018 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Dan Jurman, CEO Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County
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- Excellence in Public Service: Jeffery L Osgood, Jr., Senior Vice Provost, West Chester University
- Public Servant Leadership: David Margolis, PA Department of Transportation
- Excellence in Local Government: Lisa Schaefer, County Commissioners Association of PA
- Outstanding Young Professional: Matt Holliday, Prothonotary of Chester County
- Outstanding Student: Yoon Ah Shin, University of Pittsburgh
- Student Paper: Michele Curtis, Penn State Harrisburg, Catherine Dertouzos, West Chester University and Christina Dertouzos, West Chester University
- Innovative Partnership Award: Dr. Michele Tantardini and student research team, Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs
2017 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Dan Jurman, CEO Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County
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- Excellence in Public Service: The Honorable Eugene DePasquale, Auditor General
- Public Servant Leadership: Dr. Bing Ran, Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs
- Excellence in Local Government: Rick Loughery, Chester County Recorder of Deeds
- Outstanding Young Professional: Nolan Ritchie, Senate of Pennsylvania
- Outstanding Student: Laura Bleiler, West Chester University
- Student Paper: Juan Bermudez Blanco, Penn State Harrisburg and Tyler Sova, West Chester University
2016 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Terry Madonna, Franklin and Marshall College
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- Excellence in Public Service: Secretary Sharron Minnich, Governor’s Office of Administration
- Excellence in Local Government: Edward Knittel, PA State Association of Boroughs
- Young Professional In Public Administration: Terrell Martin, PA Department of Transportation
- Outstanding Student: Abigail Lombard, Allegheny College
- Student Paper: William Simonson, West Chester University, and Brandin McDonough, Penn State Harrisburg
2015 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Gene Barr, PA Chamber of Business and Industry
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- Excellence in Public Service: Rick Schuettler, PA Municipal League
- Excellence in Local Government: Jeffrey Stonehill, Borough of Chambersburg
- Young Professional in Public Administration: Jennifer Horn, McCormick Taylor
- Outstanding Student in Public Administration: Kathryn Barone, Penn State Harrisburg
- Outstanding Student in Public Administration: Mike Kirby, Shippensburg University
2014 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Elam Herr, PA State Association of Township Supervisors
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- Excellence in Public Service: Clint Eisenhower, PA Department of Human Services
- Young Professional in Public Administration: Jamie Legenos, PA Department of Transportation
- Outstanding Student in Public Administration: Gregory Wilson, Penn State Harrisburg
- Student Paper: Jonathan Ravin Hicks, Penn State Harrisburg and Brandon Danz, Shippensburg University
2013 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Nancy Dering Mock, Nancy Dering, Inc.
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- Excellence in Public Service: Honorable Barry Schoch, P.E., PA Department of Transportation
- Outstanding Student: Phil Wolgemuth, Shippensburg University
2012 Award Recipients
- Lifetime Achievement: Christ Zervanos, Retired, Director of the Bureau of Labor Relations, Pennsylvania Office of Administration
- Public Servant Leadership: David Margolis, Director of the Bureau of Fiscal Management, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation