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The National Academy of Public Administration was founded by James E. Webb, then-administrator of NASA, and other leading public administration practitioners in 1967 and chartered under Title 36 of the United States Code in 1984 under Public Law 98-257. The Academy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on analyzing emerging trends in governance and public administration. Though the Academy's funding comes primarily from studies that are Congressionally requested or mandated, it is not considered a government agency.
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Background
The Academy's studies are directed by a group of 600 peer-elected Fellows. [1]. They are responsible for establishing the organization's policies and priorities and serving as advisers on Panels, convened for each study, which issue the studies findings and recommendations.
Webb's impetus in forming the Academy was to create an organization that would provide independent, nonpartisan and neutral advice to government leaders and agencies. The Academy provides advice to a variety of organizations including:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Small Business Administration
- Federal Aviation Administration
- United States Agency for International Development
- University of California
- City of Camden, New Jersey
Research
Through its studies, the Academy has focused attention on a range of government issues including:
- Strategy Development and Change Management
- Organizational Structure and Design
- Program Evaluation
- Human Capital and Multisector Workforce
- Acquisitions, Budget and Finance
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Workshops and Outreach
Most studies are carried out under the direction of Project Panels which consist primarily of elected Academy Fellows.
Recent studies include:
- Budgeting for the U.S. Judiciary: Preparing for the Future June 2007
- Taking Environmental Protection to the Next Level: An Assessment of the U.S. Environmental Services Delivery System (April 2007)
- Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: Assessing Performance (April 2007)
Fellows
The Academy's 600 Fellows are current and former public managers and scholars, business executives and labor leaders, Cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors, mayors, state legislators, and diplomats who provide insight and experience as they oversee Academy projects and provide general guidance. Fellows are also the Academy's primary vehicle for addressing emerging issues and contributing to the intellectual and popular discourse on government. Fellows elect new members of the Academy each year. The principal criterion for selection is a sustained and outstanding contribution to the field of public administration through public service or scholarship.
Some notable Fellows include:
Board Chairs
- John D. Millett (1970-1973)
- James A. Norton (1973-1974)
- Frederic N. Cleaveland (1974-1978)
- Alan L. Dean (1978-1981)
- Phillip S. Hughes (1981-1985)
- Elmer B. Staats (1985)
- Mark E. Keane (1985-1987)
- Joseph L. Fisher (1987-1991)
- Astrid E. Merget (1991-1993)
- Alfred M. Zuck (1993-1995)
- Peter L. Szanton (1995- 1997)
- Jonathan Howes (1997-1999)
- David S. C. Chu (1999-2001)
- Jane Pisano (2001-2001)
- Mortimer L. Downey (2001-2002)
- Carl Stenberg (2002-2004)
- Valerie Lemmie (2004-2007)
- J. Christopher Mihm (2007-2010)
- Kenneth S. Apfel (2010-present)
Executive Directors and Presidents
- George A. Graham (1967-1972)
- Roy W. Crawley (1972-1976)
- George H. Esser (1976-1982)
- J. Jackson Walter (1982-1985)
- Ray Kline (1985-1992)
- R. Scott Fosler (1992-2000)
- Robert J. O'Neill, Jr. (2000-2002)
- Phillip M. Burgess (2002-2003)
- Howard M. Messner (2003-2003)
- C. Morgan Kinghorn (2003-2006)
- Howard M. Messner (2006-2007)
- Jennifer L. Dorn (2007-2010)
- Kristine M. Marcy (2011-present)
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Categories:- National academies
- Learned societies of the United States
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