About the Arthur S. Flemming Awards

For the past sixty-four years, the Arthur S. Flemming Awards have recognized outstanding men and women in the federal government. The awards were established in 1948 in honor of Arthur Flemming’s commitment to public service throughout his distinguished career, which spanned seven decades and 11 presidencies. Recognized by the President of the United States, agency heads, and the private sector, the winners are selected from all areas of the federal service.

The purpose of the Arthur S. Flemming Award is fourfold:

1. to recognize outstanding and meritorious achievement in working for the federal government;
2. to encourage the highest standards of performance in the federal service;
3. to enhance appreciation of our form of government and the opportunities and responsibilities that it presents; and
4. to attract outstanding individuals to a career in federal service.

The George Washington University and the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission present a total of twelve awards annually in five categories:

• Leadership and/or Management

• Legal Achievement

• Social Science, Clinical Trials and Translational Research

• Applied Science and Engineering

• Basic Science

About the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration

Ranked tenth nationwide, GWU has again been named by US News as having one of the nation’s leading schools of public policy, public administration, and public affairs.  No other DC area school had such a high overall ranking combined with top twenty rankings for both its public policy and public administration programs.  Also, GWU had more specialty subfields ranked in the top twenty than did any other DC area university.

The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA) in GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) offers a superior education for students wishing to pursue public affairs oriented academic programs.

Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996)

Dr. Flemming's exemplary career spanned seven decades of service to the federal government and higher education. His career began with his serving as a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission in 1939. He went on to serve as president of three universities; Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization; Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Chairman of both the U.S. Commission on Aging and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Dr. Flemming was Chairman of the Citizens Commission on Civil Rights and Co-chair of Save Our Security Coalition. In 1994, President Clinton awarded Dr. Flemming the Medal of Freedom in recognition of his peerless dedication to his country.