Public Service Award Research Articles

Interview with Frank Ivy Carroll

Frank Ivy Carroll received his BS degree in chemistry from Auburn University (AL, USA) in 1957 and was awarded the PhD in chemistry by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC, USA) in 1961. He joined the research staff of the Research Triangle Institute (NC, USA) as a Research Chemist and rose steadily to the position of Vice President of the Chemistry and Life Sciences Group, a position he held from 1996-2001. Dr Carroll also served as Director of the Center for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry from 1975-2007. He is presently Distinguished Fellow for Medicinal Chemistry. Dr Carroll has varied research interests, but since 1990, a major thrust of his research efforts has involved development of pharmacotherapies for substance abuse (cocaine, nicotine, methamphetamine, opioids and ethanol) and other CNS disorders. Dr Carroll has published 468 peer-reviewed articles, 33 book chapters and 46 patents and has received numerous awards for his research accomplishments; the most recent are: the 2010 North Carolina Award for Science; the 2010 National Institute on Drug Abuse Public Service Award for Significant Achievement; and the 2012 Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry from the American Chemical Society. In 2007, he was inducted into the American Chemical Society Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame. Interview conducted by Hannah Coaker, Assistant Commissioning Editor.

2012 Distinguished Public Service Award—Paul L. Ziemer

2012 Distinguished Public Service Award—Paul L. Ziemer

Ask the Experts: Pain Management and End-Of-Life Care

Perry G Fine, MD, completed medical school in 1981 at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond (VA, USA). He served an internship in 1982 at the Community Hospital of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, California, and completed his residency in 1984 at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City (UT, USA). In addition, Dr Fine completed a fellowship in 1985 at the Smythe Pain Clinic of the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Dr Fine is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology of the School of Medicine at the University of Utah, where he serves on the faculty in the Pain Research Center, and is an attending physician in the Pain Management Center. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors and is Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and represents the Academy on the Steering Committee of the Pain Care Coalition, Washington, DC, USA. He also serves on the Clinical Models Committee of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). Dr Fine is the External Strategic Advisor for Capital Caring, Washington, DC, developing sustainable models of advanced illness coordinated care in community settings, as an integrative component of comprehensive advanced illness care. Since 2003, he has chaired the National Initiative on Pain Control, a broad-reaching pain improvement project of the American Pain Foundation. Dr Fine is widely published in the fields of pain management and end-of-life care. He serves on several scientific advisory boards and the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed medical journals, including Pain Medicine and the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. As a medical avocation, he worked as a team physician for the University of Utah football team for 18 years and was a medical officer for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He is the recipient of the 2007 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Distinguished Hospice Physician Award, and the 2008 American Pain Society John and Emma Bonica Public Service Award. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Pain Management's 2010 Head and Heart award and the 2011 Nyswander Award, presented at the annual Pain and Chemical Dependency meeting in New York City (NY, USA). In 2012, the Perry G Fine, MD Endowed Fund in Pain and Palliative Medicine was created at West Virginia University by Hospice Care Inc. to honor his contributions to the fields of pain and palliative care and ensure continuing education of health professionals in these essential domains.

The National Science Board Announces Recipient of the 2012 Public Service Award

The National Science Board Announces Recipient of the 2012 Public Service Award

Obituary: Kimball Harper 1931–2011

Kimball Taylor Harper, 80, passed away on Sunday, 2 October 2011 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He was an exceptional scientist, teacher, and mentor, and a friend to many. Kim contributed much to our understanding of plants and their place in the landscapes of the intermountain west. His influence on hundreds of students is evidenced by so many who have chosen careers in plant science, range management, plant ecology, plant conservation, and plant taxonomy and who are now making contributions across the United States. Students have honored him with various awards, such as “Outstanding Teacher” in 1986, 1987, 1989, and 1994 at Brigham Young University. In addition, Kimball was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and he received the President's Public Service Award from The Nature Conservancy in 1987. Kim served ESA as a member of the Cooper Award Committee (1987–1988) and two terms as a member of the Editorial Board for Ecology and Ecological Monographs (1965–1967 and 1975–1979). He was chair of the Merit Awards Committee for the Botanical Society of America from 1980 to 1982, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Mono Lake Ecosystem Study Committee, from 1985 to 1987. Brigham Young University recognized Kim's accomplishments in various ways, such as the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty awards in 1980 and 1993, and the College Professorship Award of the College of Biology and Agriculture in 1993. Kimball Harper was born in Oakley, Idaho in 1931. After attending public schools there he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints, after which he was drafted by the U.S. Army and served for two years in Korea. He then studied agronomy at BYU, completing his baccalaureate degree in 1958. That same year he married Caroline Frances Stepp. Kim continued his studies at BYU and completed an M.S. degree in Range Management and Plant Ecology in 1960. Kimball completed his Ph.D. in Botany with Grant Cottam at the University of Wisconsin in 1963. Dr. Harper's academic career began at the University of Utah, where he taught botany classes from 1963 to 1973. He was befriended and greatly influenced by Walter Cottam while he was there. In 1973 he accepted a position at Brigham Young University as Chair of the Department of Botany and Range Science. He continued as a faculty member at BYU until 1996. After serving an 18-month LDS mission with Caroline, he became “Botany Scholar in Residence” at Utah Valley University, where he made significant contributions to the University herbarium, tutored many students, and mentored many faculty members. Kim's legacy continues at UVU through a generous endowment for students of botany. The University has named a lecture hall for him in the Pope Science building. Anyone who had the great pleasure of Kim Harper's company enjoyed his wit, curiosity, integrity, and delightful personality. He touched our lives and we are better because we rubbed shoulders with this gentle man. Obituary written by Renee Van Buren

In Memoriam

This memorial column pays tribute to Curt Stanton, past‐president of AWWA from 1978‐79. He passed away on August 15, 2011 at the age of 93. He was a long‐standing member of the association and served in many capacities over the years. He became general manager of the Orlando Utilities Commission in 1948. He served as chair of the Florida Section in 1960, as the Florida Section director on the AWWA Board of Directors between 1969 and 1972, and was a member of the AWWA Government Affairs Committee, forerunner of today's Water Utility Council. He represented AWWA on a visit to President Carter and the White House, was recognized by the Florida Section as “Man of the Year” in 1970, and AWWA honored him with its Distinguished Public Service Award in 1982.

BERG, NEUREITER RECEIVE ACS HONOR

THE AMERICAN Chemical Society presented its 2011 Public Service Award to Jeremy M. Berg, a chemist who runs a $2 billion-per-year research institute at the National Institutes of Health, and Norman P. Neureiter, the first science and technology adviser at the State Department, at an April 13 ceremony on Capitol Hill. The award honors the scientists for their vision and leadership in science and engineering policy. “I am very pleased that ACS is recognizing two scientists who have dedicated their talents to public service,” ACS President Nancy B. Jackson said in a statement. Berg, director of NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, “is an effective advocate for basic research who has worked to increase the visibility of chemistry at NIH,” Jackson said. He has also focused his efforts on training and motivating the next generation of scientists and increasing the diversity of the biomedical workforce. Berg plans to leave NIH at the end ...

Citizen-Centric E-Strategies Toward More Successful E-Governance

E-Government and E-Governance are intrinsically related, however, practice shows that successful e-government and e-governance are not synonymous, but complementary. Based on the first-hand data and findings from the United Nations e-Government Survey of 2010, this paper demonstrates that three e-strategy clusters can connect e-government and e-governance: Static+Supply-based (SS); Dynamic+Demand-driven (DD); and Interactive+Integration (II). In addition, the data shows that although high-income countries fare better in building robust e-government systems, less well-off countries can make considerable strides in advancing successful e-governance by adopting a combination of these e-strategies. Indeed, the survey findings inform us that strong and healthy e-government can scarcely be sustained without strengthening e-governance. Finally, some of the winning initiatives from the United Nations Public Service Awards, which support these findings and illustrate commendable progress being made by middle-income countries, are included here.

Understanding the relationship between a national award scheme and performance

This article, drawing on a large data set collected as part of the national evaluation of a UK public service award scheme, aims to understand its relationship with performance measurement, reporting and management. The data set collected over three years includes case study analyses, two national surveys and a staff survey. Through a framework of performance measurement and management, the article illustrates how there is little direct connection made between the award scheme and performance measurement and management, although recognition is made that they do support each other in driving and supporting improvement and performance. The article highlights the complexities of the current improvement landscape for many public services but supports the finding that many of the organizations in the sample are taking a corporate approach to the engagement with improvement activities and initiatives in order to support performance. Points for practitioners This article illustrates that award schemes can support performance, maybe not always directly with performance measures but in recognizing good ideas and practice for service improvement. Applying for an award, disseminating good practice or taking time to understand awarded practice from another organization all appear to have a positive impact on performance. It is also important to take a corporate approach to improvement. For many public service organizations, the number of initiatives focused on performance, improvement and service delivery is vast, from award schemes to audit and inspection regimes. Organizations need to decide which, what and when to engage with in order to support focused improvement and performance.

Examining prejudice‐reduction theories in anti‐racism initiatives

Abstract We examined the role of prejudice‐reduction theories in anti‐racism initiatives, by identifying, gathering, and analyzing anti‐racism campaigns from a variety of English‐language websites. Our review revealed many anti‐racism initiatives running in the United Kingdom and a smaller number of initiatives running in Canada, the United States, Australia, and other countries. We provide a description of the key themes and messages being used in anti‐racism initiatives, including a variety of components such as TV and radio public service announcements, print materials, social events, competitions, awards, and help‐services. We also discuss how the components of the initiatives correspond with Duckitt's (2001) multi‐level framework for prejudice reduction, operating on four causal levels: (1) perceptual‐cognitive, (2) individual, (3) interpersonal, and (4) societal‐intergroup. Recommendations for enhancing future anti‐racism initiatives are provided. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The X‐It gang desistance programme: an interview with Julia Wolton

The X‐It gang desistance programme began in 2004 in the wake of a spate of fatal, gang‐related shootings in Brixton, South London. The programme is owned and run by the X‐It peer youth workers, gang‐involved young people who wish to find alternatives to gang violence for other young people living in gang‐affected neighbourhoods. The programme won the Guardian Public Service Award in 2007, when peer youth workers from the programme gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on young black people and the criminal justice system.

Sport, culture and the modern state: emerging themes in stimulating urban regeneration in the UK

Since 1997 the relationship between sport policy and urban regeneration in the UK has expanded significantly as the transformative power of sport has been recognised and increasingly evidenced. The emergence of sport as a significant policy area, although often as part of a wider cultural block, has also been paralleled by attempts to reform its delivery in line with attempts by Government to modernise the state and ensure policy making is more effective and efficient. Within this context this paper unpacks the emergence of sports’ enhanced institutional presence in the policy process through examples drawn from a public service award programme – the Beacon Council scheme. This scheme illuminates how sport and cultural policy has changed in focus over time in relation to its use as a regeneration catalyst, and how more recently it is coming under pressure from fiscal retrenchment as a result of 2012 Olympic preparations. The paper concludes by assessing the sustainability of sport and cultural polity within UK policy making.

The Scientist's Civic Responsibilities: Sharing Research and Scholarship on Capitol Hill

The annual Posters on the Hill event sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research gives undergraduate students an opportunity to participate in the civic responsibilities that are a crucial component of research and scholarship. With advice from Representative Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI) and Dr. John Marburger, Science Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology, this year's participants were well-informed and enthusiastic advocates for the importance of federal investment in undergraduate research. Co-scheduled with the American Chemical Society's annual Public Service Awards ceremony, the poster session on Capitol Hill showcased both the scholarly achievements of young scientists and the outstanding career contributions of those dedicated to the development of public policy that benefits science and our Nation.

SPREADING THE JOY OF SCIENCE

TEACHING SCIENCE to a classroom of high school students or even younger pupils has got to be an intimidating prospect for some instructors, particularly those who haven’t had much science education themselves. But teachers don’t have to go it alone. They can tap into resources provided by numerous partners, including Bayer Corp., which was recently honored for its extensive science education efforts. On May 6, the National Science Board presented Bayer with the 2008 Public Service Award at a ceremony at the Department of State. NSB, which advises the President and Congress on science and engineering matters, presents the annual award to individuals or organizations that have increased public understanding of science and engineering. In particular, NSB cited Bayer’s Making Science Make Sense (MSMS) program, which backs education reform efforts and offers training for teachers and hands-on experiments for students to improve science literacy throughout the U.S. The award “honors the work and commitment of ...

TRIBUTE TO PUBLIC SERVICE

THE AMERICAN Chemical Society honored Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) with its Public Service Award during an April 30 ceremony on Capitol Hill. The awards, established in 1997 under ACS Past-President Ronald Breslow, recognize outstanding contributions to the development of public policy that benefits chemistry and the sciences. ACS President Bruce E. Bursten applauded the awardees for their “vision and courage” and cited their leadership in “building the bipartisan consensus to advance the innovation agenda.” Gordon, chairman of the House Science & Technology Committee, has worked to advance innovation legislation in the House. He was deeply involved in passage of the America Competes Act, which aims to strengthen math and science education and to increase opportunities for teachers. Alexander has been a central figure in creating a national agenda to enhance U.S. innovation and competitiveness. His efforts led to the Nation...

Drilling for Water and Life - The Human Side of Petroleum Engineering

In the 40 years or so that I have worked in the oil and gas industry, I have witnessed an impressive transformation in our industry's performance in protecting people and the environment. There are obvious business and legal drivers, but the success would not have happened without appealing to employees in our industry to be good stewards of the environment and to help others. It is understood that our industry operates by permission of the public: no permission, no permits. Many companies have excellent programs for partnerships with the communities where they operate. Every year, SPE recognizes exceptional service to the public with its Public Service Award. SPE also has an active energy education program with the objective of improving the industry's public image. The Society encourages section members to get involved with local civic groups and to serve as speakers on energy issues. SPE also sponsors speakers to attend teachers' conventions and is starting a fund to help teachers buy teaching materials on energy education for classroom use and to help pay for education events and trips. The vision statement in the Industry Image section of the recently approved SPE Long Range Plan states: "Petroleum professionals are widely regarded as ethical, competent, environmentally sensitive, and providing a vital service to society." It is in keeping with SPE's tradition of community service that I share an opportunity for humanitarian service that requires the special skills of petroleum engineers. In 2002, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Johannesburg Declaration committed the 189 nations who signed it to develop concrete action to reverse the poverty, hunger, and disease affecting billions of people. The declaration endorsed a previous set of goals formulated by world leaders at the U.N. Millennium Summit in September 2000. One of the goals is to "reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation by the year 2015." A few years ago, a group of nongovernmental organizations combined to form the Millennium Water Alliance to coordinate efforts to save lives by providing clean water and sanitation to the world's poorest countries, where approximately 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.

APA Awards Diverse Group Who Advanced MH Field

APA Awards Diverse Group Who Advanced MH Field

ASCO Public Service Award Presented to Dr. Simone

ASCO Public Service Award Presented to Dr. Simone

2005 AAPHD Public Service Award: Senator Susan Collins

Journal of Public Health DentistryVolume 65, Issue s1 p. s18-s18 2005 AAPHD Public Service Award: Senator Susan Collins Candace M. Jones RDH, MPH, Candace M. Jones RDH, MPHSearch for more papers by this author Candace M. Jones RDH, MPH, Candace M. Jones RDH, MPHSearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 August 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2005.tb03576.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume65, Issues1December 2005Pages s18-s18 RelatedInformation

Frank Press Wins SSA's First Public Service Award

To honor his lifetime of exemplary public service, the SSA Board of Directors has decided to award the Society's first Public Service Award to Frank Press, a Director of the Washington Advisory Group in Washington, D.C. Prof. Press began as a seismologist at Columbia (Ph.D. 1949) and joined the faulty of Caltech in 1955. Three years later he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences for his scientific contributions in a number of areas including earthquake seismology, seismic-wave propagation, crust and mantle structure, and lunar constitution. He became Director of the Caltech Seismological Lab in 1957, and in 1965 he moved to MIT as Chairman of the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Recognition of Prof. Press' scientific leadership soon led to calls for public service, which he answered, joining President Kennedy's Science Advisory Committee. “Between 1959 and 1963, he represented the United States at four nuclear-test ban conferences in Geneva and Moscow, where seismological monitoring of atomic tests was a key issue. In this assignment he showed consummate skill in handling critical negotiations with formidable adversaries” …