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About the George Askew Award:
The Academy created its Management Practices Committee to provide a mechanism for the recognition of management practices that represent the philosophy of the Academy. It was decided to focus on projects being completed as part of the various CPM programs. The Award winning projects should demonstrate the following criteria:
Be innovative in its approach
Demonstrate an improvement in quality within the work unit as a result of the project
Show cost savings if the result of the implementation of the project
Be an outstanding demonstration of CPM principles
For recognition of other significant contributions
On May 18, 1996, members of the House of Delegates voted to name the awards of the Management Practices Committee for George Askew. George was a leader in the CPM Program at the state and national level, serving as President-Elect of the Academy in 1991-92, and President in 1992-93. He is also considered as the “first CPM”, being the first name called in first-ever CPM graduation ceremony in Georgia in 1983.
Purpose:
These awards are given to acknowledge the efforts of those who have demonstrated exemplary work in the completion of their CPM projects, which are a vital component of each participant’s training. As stated on the medallion, these are given “For the utilization of management practices exemplifying the philosophy of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers in the completion of an exceptional curriculum project”.
One Award will be given to the winner from each CPM program. For those submitted projects with multiple winners, each author will minimally receive an unframed certificate acknowledging their participation and achievement. The Academy will work with the Consortium to provide medallions to all authors when financially feasible.
The Award itself is a bronze medallion approximately 770cm (3”) in diameter and 5cm (3/16”) in thickness. The front of the award has the Academy logo with the works “American Academy of Certified Public Managers within the upper circumference and the words “George C. Askew Award” in script horizontally across the medallion under the logo. The reverse of the logo has the words “Presented to (space for engraving winner’s name) this (space for engraving the date) for the utilization of management practices … (continued as stated in Purpose above)
Committee members and Chair:
The committee shall be composed of three members from different Societies with members appointed by the Academy President and approved by the Board. Committee Chair is responsible for submitting an article for the newsletter announcing the winners.
Application process and timetable of events:
Three – months prior Programs submit Askew names to Chair of Management Practices to Annual Meeting Committee. 1-3 months prior Committee has medallions struck and certificates prepared as needed to Annual Meeting
Criteria for nomination:
Each CPM program provider will adopt its own specific criteria in selecting the outstanding project while taking into account the general principles listed previously. They are encouraged to involve members of their local Society whenever possible, even to the degree of turning over the selection process to that Society.
Records Retention:
Nominations and associated records shall be turned over to the Secretary for filing in the Academy archives within 30 days of the Annual Meeting at which the winner(s) are announced.