Excellence in Public Service Award

The John Glenn Excellence in Public Service Award honors individuals who have a distinguished history of public service with national or international impact. Honorees reflect the ideals of Sen. John Glenn and the mission of the Glenn College and inspire others to serve. Past recipients include then-Vice President Joe Biden; James Mattis, former U.S. Secretary of Defense; Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools; and, last year, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

Recipients

Shaping Federal Government Accountability

U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro received the John Glenn Excellence in Public Service award for his commitment to effective public administration.

Servant Leaders: Glenn College Recognizes Excellence in Public Service

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson received the Glenn College’s 2022 Excellence in Public Service Award.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, 2021 Excellence in Public Service Award

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge has been selected to receive the John Glenn College of Public Affairs 2021 Excellence in Public Service Award

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, 2020 Excellence in Public Service Award

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, PhD, was honored with the 2020 Excellence in Public Service Award from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.

Senator Susan Collins, 2019 Excellence in Public Service Award

U.S. Senator Susan Collins was honored with the 2019 Excellence in Public Service Award from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Tuesday (6/25/2019).

Former Vice President Joe Biden, 2018 Excellence in Public Service Award

Former Vice President Joe Biden received the John Glenn College of Public Affairs' 2018 Excellence in Public Service Award for his commitment to citizenship and public leadership at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., this summer.

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis receives the 2017 Excellence in Public Service Award

United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis received the John Glenn College of Public Affairs' 2017 Excellence in Public Service Award for his commitment to citizenship and public leadership at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., June 20, 2017.
 

  • 2017 James Mattis, U.S. Secretary of Defense
  • 2016 Tom Wheeler, Chairman; Federal Communications Commission
  • 2015 Pat Tiberi, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
  • 2014 Richard Cordray , Director; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • 2013 Erskin Bowles and Alan Simpson, Co-Chairs; National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
  • 2012 Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • 2011 John Boehner, Speaker; U.S House of Representatives
  • 2010 Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools
  • 2009 Tom Carper, Member; U.S. Senate
  • 2008 Rob Portman, Member; U.S. Senate
  • 2007 Sherrod Brown, Member; U.S. Senate
  • 2006 Leonard L. Haynes, III, Director; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
  • 2005 Thomas E. Mann, W. Averell Harriman Chair; The Brookings Institution
  • 2002 George V. Voinovich, Member, U.S. Senate
  • 2001 Dan L. Crippen, Director, U.S. Congressional Budget Office
  • 1998 Mike Dewine , Member, U.S. Senate
  • 1997 Thomas D. Lambros, Former Chief Justice; U.S District Court, Northern of Ohio
  • 1996 Donna Shalala, Secretary; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • 1995 John R. Kasich , Member; U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1994 John Glenn, Member; U.S. Senate
  • 1992 Howard Metzenbaum, Member; U.S. Senate
  • 1991 Constance Berry Newman, Director; U.S. Office of Personnel Management
  • 1990 Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States
  • 1989 Robert D. Reischauer, Director; U.S. Congressional Budget Office
  • 1988 L. Bruce Laingen, Executive Director; National Commission on the Public Service