December 14, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Nick Massella
(202) 994-3087; massella@gwu.edu
Elizabeth Argeris
(202) 994-6295; flemming@gwu.edu

GW AND THE ARTHUR S. FLEMMING AWARDS COMMISSION ANNOUNCE APPLICATION DEADLINE OF JAN. 18, 2008

59th Annual Awards Program Recognizes Outstanding Service in the Federal Government

WASHINGTON - The George Washington University and the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission has announced the call for nominations for 2007 Arthur S. Flemming Awards Program, which recognizes the achievements of federal government employees and civilian members of the uniformed services who have completed three to 15 years of service.  Employees of the Library of Congress, Government Accountability Office, Office of the Capitol Architect, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Government Printing Office, Botanical Gardens, and Smithsonian Institution also are eligible.  Nominees may be officers or employees in the agency headquarters or field service throughout the world. Nominations may be submitted through Jan. 18, 2008. 

Federal government employees with outstanding civil service can be nominated for a Flemming Award in one of three categories: applied science, engineering, and mathematics; basic science; and managerial or legal achievement.  Awards will be made to individual government employees who have made substantial contributions to public service over an extended period of time or through a single exceptional accomplishment achieved or completed during 2007.

Awards will be given based on the professional achievement of the nominee.  Federal employment history, including current and past positions, professional accomplishments, and awards and publications, will be considered.  Also required for nomination are two professional, portrait-style photos and the signed Arthur S. Flemming Awards Nomination Form, which is available online at www.gwu.edu/flemming.  Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.  They should be submitted to: The Arthur S. Flemming Awards Program, Attn: Elizabeth Argeris, The George Washington University, 805 21st St., NW, Suite 601, Washington, D.C., 20052.

In a speech before the Washington, D.C., Downtown Jaycees in the late 1940s, Arthur Sherwood Flemming suggested that the group create an award to recognize exceptional young employees within the federal government.  In 1948, the Downtown Jaycees established and presented the first Flemming Awards. Past Flemming honorees include Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1965), former astronaut Neil Armstrong (1969), and Sen. Elizabeth Dole (1971).  More than 400 individuals have received the award to date. GW first presented the awards for the 1997 winners.
 
Flemmings exemplary career spanned seven decades of service to the federal government and higher education.  His time in the federal government focused on a range of issues, including civil service, health care, defense, aging, education, and civil rights.  He was president of three universities.  In 1994, President Clinton awarded Flemming the Medal of Freedom in recognition of his peerless dedication to his country. 

Located four blocks from the White House, The George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821. Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the nation's capital.  The university offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business, and international affairs.  Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 130 countries.

For more information about The Arthur S. Flemming Awards Program or to request a nomination packet, please contact Elizabeth Argeris
at (202) 994-6295, flemming@gwu.edu, or www.gwu.edu/flemming.
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