Public Service Awards

 

 

Four Distinguished Public Servants Honored at Public Service Awards Banquet

 

The 2008 banquet is scheduled for Tuesday night, Sept. 30, in the beautiful new Ferrari Room (Brandt Student Center on main campus). If you have not had the opportunity to tour this facility, you will be most impressed. And certainly, we would love to have you attend this year’s banquet. Our local public servant awardee this year is John Wells. The regional honoree is Cate Magennis Wyatt, and the national awardee is the Honorable Donna Shalala, former secretary of health and human services in the Clinton administration and currently the presi-dent of the University of Miami. Our 2008 distinguished public servant of the year is Kenneth Fisher, CEO of the Fisher House Foundation.

The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a reception followed by the banquet and program. We expect a pretty nice turnout; thus, reservations are required ($30 per attendee; $210 for table of 8). Please contact the institute office at 540-665-4696.

 

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2007 Award Recipients

 

Public Service Award for National Service: Former Governor and U.S. Senator Charles S. “Chuck” Robb

 

The Honorable Charles S. Robb, a decorated Vietnam veteran and husband of former President Lyndon Johnson’s daughter, Lynda, first came on Virginia’s political scene in 1977 when he successfully ran for the office of Lieutenant Governor. Robb served as Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor from 1978 – 1982. In 1982, he was elected Governor of the Commonwealth, a post he held until 1986. In 1988 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1994 and served until 2000. In 2000, Robb was defeated for a third term in the Senate. In 2001 he became a distinguished professor of law and public policy at George Mason University. In 2004, former Senator Robb was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as co-chair of the Iraq Intelligence Commission. More recently, he served on the Baker Hamilton Iraq Study Group which was created to make recommendations regarding the Iraq war. Senator Robb and his wife reside in Vienna.

 

 

Public Service Award for Public Administration: Former Governor and Secretary of the Department of Education Richard W. Riley

 

The Honorable Richard W. Riley is, according to “The Christian Science Monitor,” a man regarded by many as “one of the great statesmen of education in the country.” Riley first came to the national scene in 1992 with his appointment by newly-elected President Clinton as Secretary of Education. His appointment was followed by two terms as a very popular Governor of South Carolina. As Secretary of Education, Governor Riley is credited with historic initiatives to raise academic standards, to improve instruction for the poor and disadvantaged, to expand grant and loan programs for students pursuing a college education and to improve teaching. Since stepping down as Secretary of Education, Governor Riley has taken the position of senior partner in the law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough with offices in Washington D.C. and Greenville, S.C. Governor Riley and his wife, Ann, reside in Greenville, S.C.

 

 

 

Public Service Award for State Government: Former Virginia State Senator John H. Chichester

 

State Senator John H. Chichester has served the Commonwealth of Virginia for 29 years. He was first elected in 1978. He is known as a friend of education throughout his legislative service. As chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, he co-sponsored the $1.2 billion higher education bond package which Virginia voters passed overwhelmingly. Until 1996, Chichester chaired the Commission for the Future of Higher Education in Virginia. In addition to his service as chairman and member of very important Virginia Senate committees, Chichester was selected by his colleagues to be the Virginia Senate Pro Tempore. Regionally, Chichester has been elected to serve as chairman of Southern Legislative Conference and the Council of State Governments. State Senator Chichester resides in Stafford County with his wife, Karen.

 

 

 

Public Service Award for Local Government: Current Frederick County Manager, John R. Riley

 

John R. Riley has served as the administrator of Frederick County, Va., for 24 years. He began working in local government right out of college. His first position was environmental inspector of Henrico County, Va. He came to Frederick County in 1979 as director of planning and development. During his tenure as Frederick County administrator, Riley has helped successfully guide the transition of Frederick County from a mostly rural county to a county bustling with growth and prosperity. His professionalism is widely respected. Riley is also involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations including the 4-H Center, Special Love, Westminster Canterbury and the Chamber of Commerce. John and his wife, Pat, reside in Frederick County.

 

Those desiring to attend the Tuesday, Sept. 25, Public Service Awards Banquet at the Lee Jackson/Best Western can make reservations by calling 540-665-4696. The program begins at 5:45 p.m. with a reception for the honorees. Dinner is served at 6:15 p.m. and presentations will immediately follow. The reception and dinner are $35 per person. A reserved table for eight is available for $250.

 

 

INSTITUTE for GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY Public Service Awards Past Recipients   2006 Former U.S. Senator/Missouri John Danforth Former Chairman Frederick County Board of Supervisors Richard G. “Dickie” Dick Member West Virginia House of Delegates John Overington Loudoun County, Virginia Administrator Kirby M. Bowers. 2005 Former Vice Presidential Candidate Jack Kemp Former Virginia Attorney General Mary Sue Terry Mayor of Luray, Virginia Ralph Dean Former Executive Secretary Supreme Court of Virginia Robert N. Baldwin 2004 Former U.S. Senator/Wyoming Alan K. Simpson Maryland State Senator Donald F. Munson Former Winchester Mayor Elizabeth G. Helm Former Member of the Federal Reserve Board Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer Former Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Winchester Michael M. Foreman 2003 Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank Paul A. Volcker  Former Virginia Governor Gerald L. Baliles  Former Mayor of the Town of Front Royal John K. Marlow Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority James A. Wilding. 2002 Former Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Energy James R. Schlesinger. Former member of Virginia House of Delegates Carrington Williams Former Mayor of Winchester Charles M. Zuckerman Senior Supervisor Office of Strategic Weapons Systems Edward Wilkins Winn. Activist for Campaign Finance Reform Doris “Granny D” Haddock.   2001 Former Assistant Secretary of State, Julia Vadala Taft Former Governor of Virginia  L. Douglas Wilder Former Mayor of Harrisonburg, Virginia  Dr. Walter Green III Director of the Presidential Debates Commission Janet H. Brown 2000 Former U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Former Virginia Delegate Raymond R. Guest Former Berkeley County Commission President James C. Smith Director of Management for the Secretary of Defense David O. Cooke 1999 Honorable Paul H. Nitze Former Virginia Delegate Alson H. Smith Former Clarke County Board Chairman Jack Hardesty Carolyn Glaize of Federal Emergency Management Agency 1998 Former Virginia Governor Mills Godwin Ambassador Richard Holbrooke Former Mayor of Winchester Stewart Bell 1997 Former President Gerald R. Ford Former Maryland Delegate Peter Callas Former Winchester City Manager Wendell Seldon