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The '''Arthur S. Flemming Award''' is an award given annually to |
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⚫ | The '''Arthur S. Flemming Award''' is an award given annually to employees of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal government]]. More than 500 individuals have received the award since it was created in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2022 |title=2021 Arthur S. Flemming Awards Recognize Exceptional Federal Employees |url=https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/2021-arthur-s-flemming-awards-recognize-exceptional-federal-employees |website=gwu.edu}}</ref> The [[Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration]] at [[George Washington University]] administers the award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tspppa.gwu.edu/arthur-s-flemming-awards |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration |language=en |title=Arthur S. Flemming Awards | the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration | the George Washington University }}</ref> A nomination requires the person to be a federal employee for at least three years and for less than fifteen years. Every year, twelve awards are given in five different categories: Leadership and/or Management, Legal Achievement, [[Social science|Social Science]], [[Clinical trial|Clinical Trials]] and [[Translational research|Translational Research]], [[Applied science|Applied Science]] and [[Engineering]], and [[Basic research|Basic Science]]. |
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[[List of federal agencies in the United States|Federal agencies]] nominate public servants who meet the nomination requirements. Previously nominated individuals include [[Gretchen Campbell]] for accomplishments in the emerging field of [[atomtronics]];<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2013-05-14 |title=Five at NIST Honored with Flemming Awards |url=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2013/05/five-nist-honored-flemming-awards |journal=NIST |language=en}}</ref> and [[Fern Hunt]] for a sustained record of contributions to [[probability]], [[Stochastic modelling (insurance)|stochastic modelling]], and other fields.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fern Hunt Receives Arthur S. Flemming Award |url=https://math.nist.gov/mcsd/highlights/hunt-award.html |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=math.nist.gov}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The awards are given to the annual winners at George Washington University through its [[Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration]], which, since 1997, has worked in partnership with the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission. |
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== History == |
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The awards are given to the annual winners at |
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In 1948, [[Arthur Flemming|Arthur Sherwood Flemming]] was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Downtown Jaycees in [[Washington, D.C.]], in the federal service. Flemming challenged the Jaycees to come up with a way to give 'recognition' to the younger employee. |
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Several weeks later, the Jaycees gave Flemming a proposal for an awards program with an upper age limit of 40, with the award named after Flemming. Flemming approved the awards program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Arthur S. Flemming Awards {{!}} The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration {{!}} The George Washington University |url=https://tspppa.gwu.edu/history-arthur-s-flemming-awards |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Noted recipients== |
==Noted recipients== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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https://tspppa.gwu.edu/arthur-s-flemming-awards <br> |
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https://tspppa.gwu.edu/history-arthur-s-flemming-awards |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.gwu.edu/~flemming/ Arthur S. Flemming Awards] |
*[http://www.gwu.edu/~flemming/ Arthur S. Flemming Awards] |
The Arthur S. Flemming Award is an award given annually to employees of the United States federal government. More than 500 individuals have received the award since it was created in 1948.[1] The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public AdministrationatGeorge Washington University administers the award.[2] A nomination requires the person to be a federal employee for at least three years and for less than fifteen years. Every year, twelve awards are given in five different categories: Leadership and/or Management, Legal Achievement, Social Science, Clinical Trials and Translational Research, Applied Science and Engineering, and Basic Science.
Federal agencies nominate public servants who meet the nomination requirements. Previously nominated individuals include Gretchen Campbell for accomplishments in the emerging field of atomtronics;[3] and Fern Hunt for a sustained record of contributions to probability, stochastic modelling, and other fields.[4]
The awards are given to the annual winners at George Washington University through its Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, which, since 1997, has worked in partnership with the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission.
In 1948, Arthur Sherwood Flemming was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Downtown Jaycees in Washington, D.C., in the federal service. Flemming challenged the Jaycees to come up with a way to give 'recognition' to the younger employee.
Several weeks later, the Jaycees gave Flemming a proposal for an awards program with an upper age limit of 40, with the award named after Flemming. Flemming approved the awards program.[5]