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 early May.
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.
2010 Service to America Medals Selection Committee
John Berry
Director
Office of Personnel Management
U.S. Senator Tom Carper
Delaware
U.S. Representative Mike Castle
Delaware
U.S. Representative Gerald E. Connolly
Virginia
Scott S. Cowen
President
Tulane University
John Gage
National President
American Federation of Government Employees
Mark D. Gearan
President
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
U.S. Senator Edward "Ted" Kaufman
Delaware
Colleen M. Kelley
National President
National Treasury Employees
Union
William E. Kirwan
Chancellor
University System of Maryland
Carol S. Larson
President and CEO
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Craig Newmark
Founder
craigslist
Samuel J. Palmisano
Chairman, President and CEO
IBM
Ralph R. Smith
Executive Vice President
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Sterling K. Speirn
President and CEO
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Max Stier
President and CEO
Partnership for Public Service
U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich
Ohio
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
