2024 NJ ASPA ANNUAL AWARDS RECEPTION
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Campus, Madison, NJ
NJ ASPA's Public Service Awards honored and gave special recognition to individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the field of public service in New Jersey.
William "Pat" Schuber
Distinguished Public Service Lifetime Award
Jillian Barrick
Business Administrator, Town of Morristown, NJ
Distinguished Public Service Award
Dr. Pengju Zhang
Associate Professor, Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration
Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
Recognizing Outstanding Academic Contributions to the Field of Public Administration
NJ ASPA's 2024 President’s Awards
Governor Richard J. Codey
In Honor of an Extraordinary New Jersey Public Service Career
Dr. RaJade M. Berry-James
President of NASPAA
Recognizing Distinguished Service to the Field of Public Administration
NJ ASPA 2024 Student Awardees
Carmen Acuahuitl
Saint Peter's University
Nashia Basit
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Jessalyn Chang
Rutgers University-Newark
Laura Natalia Castro Fuentes
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Melissa Maselli
Rutgers University-Camden
Michael Oleaga
Kean University
Kaitlyn Spitzer
Seton Hall University
Eugene Wilkins, Jr.
Thomas Edison State University
Recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Public Service Lifetime Award William “Pat” Schuber (2nd from right), Dr. Peter Woolley of FDU (right), and guests.
Jillian Barrick, Business Administrator, Town of Morristown, NJ, recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Public Service Award (right), and Marc Pfeiffer, Secretary of NJ ASPA (left).
Awardee Governor Richard J. Codey (center), Timothy Hoffman, NJ ASPA President-Elect (left), and Dr. Peter Woolley of FDU (right).
Awardee Dr. Pengju Zhang,
Associate Professor, Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration (left), and Dr. Lisa Mahajan-Cusack, NJ ASPA President (right).
Awardee Dr. RaJade M. Berry-James (left) and Dr. Malcolm Oliver of TESU (right).
2024 student awardees
Prior events
2023 NJ ASPA ANNUAL AWARDS RECEPTION
May 17, 2023
Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, NJ
NJ ASPA's Public Service Awards honored and gave special recognition to individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the field of public service in New Jersey.
Anthony "Skip" Cimino was honored with the NJ Public Servant Lifetime Achievement Award.
Teri O'Connor, County Administrator of Monmouth County, NJ, was honored as the NJ Public Servant of the Year.
Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver was honored with the NJ ASPA President's Award for Distinguished Public Service.
Alan Zalkind of the Center for Government Services at Rutgers University was honored as the NJ Academic of the Year.
Outstanding public administration students from NJ ASPA’s member academic institutions were also recognized:
Nicolas Abreu, Rutgers University-Camden
Nathalie Bernier, Kean University
Glennae Brown, Rutgers University-Newark
Alia Hubey, Seton Hall University
D’Liz Polanco, Saint Peter’s University
Joan Richardson, Thomas Edison State University
Chelsie Riche, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Krzysztof J. Sadowski, Farleigh Dickinson University
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