Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2011

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), founded in 1947, is a Canadian non-profit organization committed to advancing excellence in the public service through learning, networking and celebrating achievement among government, colleges, universities and others interested in public administration. The Prince Edward Island Regional group of IPAC is pleased to invite you to participate in the nominations for the 2011 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration in Prince Edward Island.

Award for Excellence

The Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island is the patron for this award which recognizes the exceptional achievement of a person who has shown distinctive leadership in public administration in Prince Edward Island or who, by writings or other endeavors, has made a significant contribution in the field of public administration.

The award pays tribute to public sector practitioners whose career exhibits the highest standard of excellence, dedication, and accomplishment. It seeks to provide recognition of an outstanding individual and to underscore the need for creative, highly skilled individuals in the public sector. The award recognizes outstanding contributions made on a sustained basis rather than as a result of any single exceptional public service deed or long service in the public sector. Candidates will be judged upon the criteria listed below which include their leadership skills, innovation/creativity, accomplishment/impact and community work.

Criteria

Eligibility:

The award is open to current or former practitioners or teachers of public administration.

Service in any field of public administration, including work of an administrative or professional nature, should be considered relevant.

Professional contributions should relate to public administration rather than a scientific or technical perspective.

Executive members of the Institute, whether national or regional, are not eligible to receive the award while holding office.

Persons actively engaged in politics are not eligible during their term.

Evaluation:

In the field of Public Administration:
Leadership
Embodiment of the values and ideals of public service
Innovation and/or Creativity
Accomplishment and/or Impact

In addition to the above, the award also recognizes the importance of community work.

Nominations

Nominations must be submitted with the following elements:
     
(1)     name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and organization of both the nominee and nominator.
     
(2)     reason for the nomination (a concise and definitive statement of why the nominee deserves this award) on a separate page or in a covering letter (not to exceed two pages).
     
(3)     name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of two or three persons who are familiar with the nominee’s achievements and accomplishments and would agree to be consulted in confidence.
     
The Selection Committee will consider the information received and may seek additional information about any of the nominees as required, from either the nominator or references.

The nomination submission should illustrate how the candidate reflects the evaluation criteria.
     
The Selection committee may recommend to the PEI Regional Group that a suitable candidate has not been nominated for the particular year.
     
The names of the nominees and the ranking of the nominees by the Selection Committee shall be treated confidentially.

Previous Award Winners

Wade MacLauchlan
Brian Ferguson
Verna Bruce
Shauna Sullivan Curley
Donald G. MacCormac
Kay Lewis
Keith Hillier
Douglas B. Boylan

Selection Committee

Each year IPAC will strike a Selection Committee which may consist of:

Previous Award winners
President of PEI Regional Group of IPAC
Chair of PEI Regional Group Awards Committee
Provincial Civil Service Employee
Federal Civil Service Employee
University Representative
College Representative
Municipal Sector Representative
IPAC member who shall serve as Secretary

The deadline for receipt of nominations is January 27, 2012.
Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible.
The deadline date will be strictly adhered to.

Submissions and Inquiries

Nominations and/or inquiries can be directed to:
     
Sarath Chandrasekere, PhD
Provincial Coordinator - PEI, Health Canada
Public Affairs, Consultation and Regions Branch - Atlantic Region
Jean Canfield Government of Canada Building
191 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4L2
Tel: (902) 566-7014 Fax: (902) 566-7806
E-mail: sarath_chandrasekere@hc-sc.gc.ca