• Kenneth K. Henning Award

  The concept of a professional excellence award was first proposed by the Academy in the late 1980’s and was subsequently named in honor of Kenneth K. Henning, whose vision of a quality management development program tailored to the needs of state government resulted in the design and implementation of the Certified Public Manager^® concept and the establishment of the Georgia Certified Public Manager^® Program, the American Academy of Certified Public Managers^®  and the movement of the Certified Public Manager^® concept in many other locales.  The vision and leadership displayed by Mr. Henning remain to this day embodied in both the American Academy and the Certified Public Manager^® Programs across the country.  His dedication and belief in improving and strengthening public service remains a legacy that the Academy is proud to honor annually with the presentation of the Henning Award.

• George C. Askew Award

  The Askew Award is named after the first CPM, George C. Askew, who was the first name called in the first CPM graduation ceremony, held in Georgia in 1983.  Recipients of this award are CPM graduates whose projects were documented by their CPM programs as exceptional, often benchmarks, that utilized management practices which exemplify the philosophy of AACPM. The Askew award is presented to one project from each program, selected by that program as the outstanding project for the award year.  Each recipient is presented a medallion of honor from AACPM, engraved with the wording “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.”  The Askew Awards Committee has representatives from AACPM and the National Certified Public Manager® Consortium.

• Fran L. Wilkinson Scholarship

  This memorial scholarship is affectionately named after Fran L. Wilkinson, a leader in the CPM program at the state and national levels. Fran served as President of the Georgia Society in 1983 and chair of the National CPM Consortium in 1987.  Fran passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in 1990, and the Academy voted in 1994 to name this annual scholarship in her memory as a token of remembrance, affection and esteem. Up to two $750 scholarships per year can be awarded to Academy Fellows for educational pursuits.

Wilkinson Scholarship Application Form  (PDF)
Information regarding the 2012 scholarship process
will be posted early in calendar year 2012.
 

• President's Award

  The Academy created the President’s Award on May 22, 1999, to allow the President of the Academy to acknowledge the special service of an individual to the Academy.  This award is given to recognize and publicly celebrate the service and accomplishment of an informal leader within the Academy.