Public Integrity Award

This award pays tribute to an individual or organization, that has made outstanding contributions to responsible conduct in public service. The award is presented to an individual or organization that represents any domain of public service, local, state, national, international government or nonprofit; and presents evidence of accomplishing, or causing to accomplish, significant programs or projects benefiting the general public. Please note that this award is not related to ASPA's journal of the same name.

Apply or nominate someone here.

A recipient of an ASPA or ASPA Endowment Award may not receive the same award more than once. An ASPA or ASPA Endowment award recipient must wait at least one year after receiving it before being eligible for different one. 

No more than one individual may be selected for the award annually.

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Previous Winners:
This award may not be given out every year.

2023
Alan Kennedy

2022
William Haseltine

2021
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
National Association of State Election Directors (NASED)

2019
Terry Cooper

2017
Foundation for Refugee Students UAF

2016
Virginia Tech Flint Water Study Team

2015
The Volcker Alliance

2014
Office of the Treasurer of the State of Ohio

2013
City of Philadelphia Office of the Inspector General

2012
Will County Land Use Department

2011
No award given 

2010  
No award given

2009      
Institute for Local Government - Ethics Program, Sacramento ,CA 

2008      
Mary Randolph

2007      
City of Los Angeles Ethics Commission

2006    
No award given.

2005      
Expenditure Unit of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

2004    
Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas 

2002      
State of Wisconsin Ethics Board