New York Metropolitan Chapter ASPA NEWS

Upcoming Chapter Events:

February 24, 2005 (5:30PM): Tour of NYC Transit Museum (Corner= of Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street , Brooklyn) The NYC Transit Museum has one of = the finest collection of subway cars in the world The upper level h= as historical exhibits on the Transit System with the current exhibit being the City beneath Us - Building the New York City Subway. The train level has su= bway cars parked on view from every decade of the transit system. Join us on a t= our of this wonderful museum. Free to members. RSVP required to Irene Bodolato at 646= -252-3817.

April 20, 2005 (5:30PM - 7:30PM):= Program Event on Emergency Preparedness (co-sponsor= ed with the NY Ambulatory Care Association) Location: Beth Israel Medical Center at Union Square (Room Number to be Announced). = The Moderator will be Dean Judith Kirchoff (Long Island University). Join us for a discussion of the latest trends and issues in health and secu= rity issues for New York. This promises to be a lively and informational evening.

May 2, 2005 (5:30PM - 7:30 PM): <= /b>Public Service Award Week talk with the Commissioner= of NYC Department of Transportation Iris Weinshall at the downtown Brooklyn Ca= mpus of Long Island University (LIU). This promises to be a lively and informational event.

May 25, 2005 (6:00 PM) Chapter Annual Awards Dinner at Sal Anthony’s= S.P.Q.R. Restaurant (Mulberry Stree= t, Manhattan).

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Chapter Elections – Call for Nominations

= ;           Steve Rolandi is the Chair of the 2005 Chapter Elections Committee. Nominations are being accepted for Chapter President, Chapter Vice President, and four seats on the Chapter Council. Steve may be contact= ed at 212-788-8610 or srolandi@records.nyc.gov.

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66^th Annual ASPA National Conference

            ASPA will be holding its 66^th Annual National Conference in Milwaukee, WI on April 2 through April 5, 2005. The theme for the Conference is “Advancing Public Service Performance: Innovations in Research and Practice. For further information on this Conference, please go to the w= ww.aspanet.org website.

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Louis Brownlow Award

        &= nbsp;   Congratulations to former Chapter President Gregg G. Van Ryzin who is a co-winner of the 20= 05 Louis Brownlow Award for the best P= ublic Administration Review article written by a practitioner. Gregg and the co-authors, Douglas Muzzio, Stephen Immerwahr, Lisa Gulick, and= Eve Martinez, were cited for their article “Drivers and Consequences of Citizen Satisfaction: An Application of the American Customer Satisfaction Index Model to New York City,” which appeared in the May/June 2004 is= sue.

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American Society for Public Administration

New York Metropolitan Chapter

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:

2005 Luther Gulick Public Service Awards

You are invited to nominate candidates for the prestigious 2005 Luther Gulick Awards.&nbs= p; These awards are part of our effort to recognize public servants for their contributions to the community. This year, the New York Metropolitan Chapter of the American Society= for Public Administration (ASPA) honors:

      = ;      an Outstanding Leader in Public Affairs

      = ;      an Outstanding Public Administrator

        &= nbsp;   an Outstanding Organization

        &= nbsp;   an Outstanding Academic

        &= nbsp;   an Outstanding Contribution to Volunteerism

        &= nbsp;   two Outstanding Students

        &= nbsp;   an exemplary illustration of a “Best Practice” in Public Administration

The nominee should have mad= e significant contributions to the practice and/or study of public administration. The annual awards are named for Lu= ther Gulick, one of the founders of ASPA and a major force in the field.

To be nominated, one simply= has to satisfy the criteria established by the New York Metro Chapter of ASPA (see below). Nominees may be organizational leaders or executives, administrators or managers from the public or not-for-profit sectors; academics and students of public administ= ration; individual volunteers or volunteer organizations or units; public or non-pr= ofit departments, agencies, bureaus, or units.&= nbsp; Nominations can be made by persons within the same organization. Membership in the Society is not required; excellence is.

Please submit nominations t= o the Awards Committee in letter format by April 16, 2005. The letter should illustrate clear= ly how the nominee meets or exceeds the award criterion. Materials, citations, and/or refer= ences that substantiate the nominee’s accomplishments are welcome. Provision of contact information, = name, address, and telephone number for both the nominee and the nominator is mandatory. Send nomination le= tters to Christian Meyer, 1468 M= idland Avenue, Apt. 1B, Bronxville= , New York 10708.

The Awards Committee will m= eet at the end of April 2005 to review and evaluate all nominations. It will then submit a list of fina= lists to the New York Metropolitan Chapter ASPA Council for the selection of winn= ers.

Award winners will be honor= ed at the Annual Awards Dinner scheduled for May 25, 2005 at Sal Anthony's S.P.Q.R. Restaurant in Manhatt= an.

For further information abo= ut the awards or the dinner, please contact Bill Ciaccio at 646-252-3820 or WCiaccio@NYCT.= com or Christian Meyer at 212-360-3187 or cmeyer868@aol.co<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlt32147011'>m.

Your participation in this = event to commemorate the contributions of public servants to society displays your concern about recognizing the dedication of those committed to public management.

Luther Gulick Awards

Nomination Criteria

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Must have risen to a position of leadership and prominence in public affairs. Those eligible will have a disting= uished record of leadership as elected executives, legislators, or members of the judiciary; and/or as chief executive of a public agency, non-profit organization, and/or private firm. In addition to distinguished leadership, the recipient will have pla= yed a prominent role in policy making and/or implementation of programs address= ing key issues in public affairs.

Outstanding = Public Administrator

Must serve as a model of outstanding management and demonstrate some combination= of the following attributes essential to excellent public service: extraordina= ry work delivered with energy, ingenuity, and compassion – an expression= of commitment beyond the call of duty; willingness to put reputation and chanc= es of promotion on the line, if necessary, to improve services or correct abus= es and inequities; responsiveness to public needs by cutting through red tape = and developing more effective methods of service delivery; outstanding and reliable performan= ce both in situations of crisis and under the pressures of daily routine.=

Outstanding Organization

Must have made a permanent change in the quality and relevance of organizational delivery and a permanent change in the organization’s institutional capability, which has been recognized as significant.

Outstanding Academic

Must have made a significant contribution to the progress of the university/coll= ege in the area of public service or college-based training of public servants = or to their academic or professional discipline through an accomplished record= of teaching and research.

Outstanding Contribution to Volunteerism

An individual providing consistent service in a difficult area, marked by commitment, innovation and organizational improvement. Volunteer organizations are also eligible.

Outstanding Student (2)

Must have an excellent academic record and possess at least one distinguished ac= ademic achievement as well as one non-academic achievement in connection with obtaining a degree.

“Best Practice” in Public Administration

The “Best Practice” in Public Administration will be awarded to an innovative program in City, State, or Federal Government, or a non-profit organization or university. T= he nominated program must be a pioneering undertaking that has widely benefited the public and/or the organization and has a demonstrated record in its fie= ld for excellence.

National ASPA Elections

        &= nbsp;   ASPA recently announced the results of the National ASPA Elections. Harvey White, an Associate Professor at the University of Pi= ttsburgh, was elected Vice President-Select. Ann Hess, Staff Director for the Boston C= ity Council, was elected as a National Council Representative for District 1.

New Chapter M= embers

   &nbs= p;        The Chapter welcomes our newest members (including those joining the NYU – Wagner Chapter): Farid Aghamaliyev, Angelina Almonte, Anna Amirkhanyan, Jude Andre, Michael Arce, Karil Aristid= e, Patricio Barrientos, Joshua Carr, Alaina Colon, Roddrick Colvin, Tamara P. Cooke, Ada Ejiogu, Francesca Fiore, Morris Frasier, Melissa Garba, Francisco Gomez, Le= ah Goodman, Robert Groppe, Grace Guo, Aquila E. Haynes, Vonda Johnson, Kavita Kapur, Jerry Kirschner, Joel M. Levy, Kirsten O’Malley, Vincent Pici,= Maricel Piriz, Ivy Pool, Sandra Spencer, Pattison Sommer, Jenelle Thorman, Jewrel Tomlinson, Adrian Troels Pind, Yaroslava Tytarenko, Shelley-Ann O. Wilkinso= n, Elexandra Willis, Ryan Yeung, Mahlet Yifru, Zhengying Wu.=

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Event Calendars<= /i>

NY Metro Chapter ASPA Events:

February 24, 2005 (5:30PM): Tour of NYC Transit Museum (Corner= of Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street, Brookly= n) RSVP required to Irene Bodolato at 646-252-3817.

April 20, 2005 (5:30PM - 7:30PM):= Program Event on Emergency Preparedness (co-sponsor= ed with the NY Ambulatory Care Association) Location: Beth Israel Medical Center at Union Square (Room Number to be Announced).<= o:p>

May 2, 2005 (5:30PM - 7:30 PM): <= /b>Public Service Award Week talk with the Commissioner= of NYC Department of Transportation Iris Weinshall at the downtown Brooklyn Ca= mpus of Long Island University (LIU).

May 25, 2005 (6:00 PM) Chapter Annual Awards Dinner at Sal Anthony’s= S.P.Q.R. Restaurant (Mulberry Stree= t, Manhattan).

Regional, National, and International Events:

March 3 – 7, 2005: UN60 Commemoration and UNA-USA Biennial Convention (Location: New York Marriott = East Side, New York City= , NY)

March 9 – 13, 2005: 59^th International Atlantic Economic Conference (Location: London, UK)<= /o:p>

April 2 – 5, 2005: ASPA 66^th Conference: Advan= cing Public Service Performance: Innovations in Research & Practice (Milwaukee, WI)

April 6 – 8, 2004: 9^th International Research Symposium on Public Management (IRSPM IX) (Location: Bocconi University, Milan, Italy) (Contact: Stephen P. Osborne at = s.p.osborne@aston.ac.uk)

April 7 – 11, 2005: Midwest Political Science Association = 63^rd Annual National Conference (Location: Chicago Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL)

June 2 – 5, 2005: Ethics and Integrity of Governance: A Transatlantic Dialogue (Co-sponsored by ASPA’s Section on Ethics) (Location: Leuven, = Belgium) (Contact: jeroen.maesschalck@so= c.kuleuven.ac.be)

October 7, 2005 (7:00PM): New York City Transit Auth= ority, Inc. Columbia Association Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance (Location: Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Avenue, Astoria, NY<= /st1:State> 11102 (Donation= : $65 per Person, checks payable to Colum= bia Association NYCTA) (Please RSVP by September 30, 2005) (Contact: Paul Gallo, Committee Chairperson, at 646-252-3823)<= o:p>

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA Governing Board

2004-2005 Chapter Officers:

President:        &= nbsp;          William Ciaccio      =             &nb= sp;       646-252-3820

Vice President:     &nb= sp;      Caroline N. Westbrook

Treasurer:        &= nbsp;          Chris Meyer      &n= bsp;            = ;            = 212-360-3187

Secretary:        &= nbsp;          Usha Narasimhan

2004-2005 Chapter Council:

Sybil Alexander (2002 - 2004)   &n= bsp;   Usha Narasimhan (2003 -2005)

Marco DeSena (2003 - 2005)    &nbs= p;    Steve Parker (2003 - 2005)

Judith Kirchhoff (2003 - 2005)   &n= bsp;   Lynne A. Weikart (2002 - 2004)

Christian Meyer (2003 - 2005)    =    Daniel Williams (2003 - 2005)

Ex-Officio Chapter Officer:=

Immediate-Past Chapter President: Gregg Van Ryzin

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA Mailing Address:

New York Metropolitan Chapter A= SPA

c/o Mr. William Ciaccio

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2 Broadway, Fourth Floor<= /b>

New York City<= /st1:City>, NY   10004

NY Metropoltan Chapter ASPA e-Mail Address:=

Webmaster@nymetroaspa.org

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA Web S= ite:

http://www.nyme= troaspa.org/index.html

National Council/Region II Representative:

Stephen R. Rolandi     2= 12-788-8610 srolandi@records.nyc.gov

ASPA National Office:

= 1120= G Street NW, Suite #700

Washington, D.C., 20005-3885=

Phone:       202-3= 93-7878        &= nbsp;    FAX:        202-638-4952

National ASPA Web Site:=

http://www.aspanet.org