Promoting Public Administration and the Value of a MPA to North Carolina

Awards

The NCPAA values the hard that public administration practitioners, students, and faculty put into making North Carolina a better place for everyone. To recognize the outstanding contributions that members of our community make, the NCPAA presents several awards at year at our Annual Conference.

Public Servant of the Year

The Public Servant of the Year Award recognizes the significant contributions to the State of North Carolina that the recipient has made throughout a career of ten years or more. Award recipients will have distinguished themselves through their current active engagement in and contributions to developing the public service of the future. Recipients can be recognized with the award only once during a ten year period. Nominations for the award from from NCPAA member programs and members of the NCPAA Board of Directors.

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Early Career Public Servant of the Year

The Early Career Public Servant of the Year Award recognizes the significant contributions to the State of North Carolina that the recipient has made during the first five years of the career. Award recipients will have distinguished themselves early on in the career and show promise of continued active engagement in and contributions to developing the public service of the future. Recipients can be recognized with the award only once. Nominations for the award from from NCPAA member programs and members of the NCPAA Board of Directors.

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President’s Award

The President’s Award is presented by the President of the NCPAA to in recognition of the significant contributions to the NCPAA and the field of public administration.

Recipients:

  • 2023: Bruce D. McDonald III, North Carolina State University
  • 2021: Hunter Bacot, University of North Carolina Greensboro
  • 2021: Thomas Barth, University of North Carolina Charlotte