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.
2008 Service to America Medals Selection Committee
Neal Baer, MD
Executive Producer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Former White House Chief of Staff
Jim Clifton
Chief Executive Officer
The Gallup Organization
U.S. Senator Susan Collins
Maine
Ami Dar
Executive Director
Action Without Borders / Idealist.org
Jonathan F. Fanton
President
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John Gage
National President
American Federation of Government Employees
Alfred Grasso
President and CEO
The MITRE Corporation
Colleen M. Kelley
National President
National Treasury Employees
Union
David Kelley
Founder and Chairman
IDEO
and Founder, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design
and Donald W. Whittier Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
Paula A. Kerger
President and CEO
PBS
Marilyn Mackes
Executive Director
National Association of Colleges & Employers
Bill Novelli
Chief Executive Officer
AARP
U.S. Representative Todd Platts
Pennsylvania
U.S. Representative David Price
North Carolina
U.S. Representative John Sarbanes
Maryland
Donna E. Shalala
President University of Miami
Linda M. Springer
Director
Office of Personnel Management
Max Stier
President and CEO
Partnership for Public Service
Sidney Taurel
Chairman of the Board
Eli Lilly and Company
Mari Maseng Will
Former Assistant to President Ronald Reagan
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
