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The original documents are located in Box 63, folder "1976/12/01 - Rockefeller Public
Service Awards Recipients" of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 63 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 30, 1976
MEETING WITH RECIPIENTS OF THE ROCKEFELLER
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
Wednesday, December 1, 1976
10:15 a.m. (10 minutes)
The Oval Office
FROM: Jim Cannon
I.
PURPOSE
To meet with the recipients of this year's Rockefeller
Public Service Awards.
II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS & PRESS PLAN
A. Background: The Rockefeller Public Service Awards
program was initiated in 1952 by John D. Rockefeller
3rd to honor outstanding employees in the federal
government. Its purpose was to recognize extra-
ordinary public service, enhance the attractiveness
of careers in the federal government and encourage
talented individuals to remain in government. The
award is $10,000.
The decision was made this year to widen the scope
of the program to recognize outstanding contributions
in public service within or outside of government
service. The awards which will be presented at a
luncheon this afternoon will be the first under this
broader concept.
A brochure on the program is attached at Tab A.
You presented the last awards on December 4, 1974.
B. Participants: A brief biography of each recipient is
attached at Tab B.
C. Press Plan: White House Photographer
- 2 -
III. TALKING POINTS
None required.
PARTICIPANTS
William G. Bowen, President, Princeton University
Donald E. Stokes, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School
Rufus E. Miles, Advisor, Rockefeller Public Service Awards
Ingrid Reed, Administrative Director, Rockefeller Public Service
Awards
John D. Rockefeller, III
John Harr (Rockefeller's Associate)
Princeton University
WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL
OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540
ROCKEFELLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
609-452-4838
1976 ROCKEFELLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD WINNERS
SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Dale Bertsch--Restructuring Intergovernmental Relationships
Dale Bertsch, Executive Director of the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
in Dayton, Ohio, has been selected to receive a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service
Award for his outstanding work in the area of Restructuring Intergovernmental
Relationships. As Director of the Commission since its inception in 1964,
Dale Bertsch led the development and successful implementation of a housing
dispersal plan which has provided low-and-moderate-income housing throughout
the entire metropolitan Dayton area--suburban and rural, as well as the inner
city. As a professional public administrator, he has effectively combined
technical competence, personal courage, and political sensitivity in establishing
a model of metropolitan cooperation for the nation.
Ira DeMent--Management of Social Conflict
Ira DeMent of Montgomery, Alabama, United States Attorney for the Middle Dis-
trict of Alabama, has been selected to receive a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service
Award for his outstanding work in the area of Management of Social Conflict.
Working for reform of over-crowded and ineffective institutions for juvenile
offenders, prisoners and mental patients, Ira DeMent has played a critical role
in litigating landmark court cases which have affected the welfare of in-
carcerated persons in Alabama and throughout the country. Concerned with the
implementation of new programs, Mr. DeMent has developed broad public support
for change and, in cooperation with heads of institutions and agencies, has
devised plans for up-grading treatment. Mr. DeMent's exceptional accomplishments
indicate that one dedicated and courageous individual can play a decisive role
in assuring the protection of the constitutional rights of citizens.
Herbert Sturz--Administration of Justice and Reduction of Crime
Herbert Sturz, Director of the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City,
has been selected to receive a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service Award for his
outstanding work in the area of the Administration of Justice and the Reduction
of Crime. A pioneer in the development of imaginative programs in criminal
FORD
justice, Herbert Sturz has spearheaded innovative approaches to solving the
problems of unjust bail practices, employment of ex-offenders, alcoholism, and
drug abuse. These successful efforts have led to the development of similar
programs in other cities in this country, as well as in London and Paris. He
has been a leader in creating model programs--such as the Wildcat Service Corpora-
tion--which provide basic work skills and jobs for persons unable to cope with
1976 Rockefeller Public Service
2
Summary Statements of Achievements
Award Winners
competitive employment situations. His initiatives demonstrate that a small
private agency, such as the Vera Institute of Justice, can have a profound'
effect on government programs.
Ernest G. Green-Expansion of Employment Opportunities
Ernest G. Green, Executive Director of the Recruitment and Training Program in
New York City, has been selected as a co-winner with Bernice Sandler of a 1976
Rockefeller Public Service Award for outstanding work in the area of Expansion
of Employment Opportunities. Ernest Green has mobilized government and union
support to open apprenticeship opportunities in the building trades for minority
workers and has developed a carefully conceived Outreach program, complete with
counseling and other support services to recruit, train, and place minority youth
in construction industry apprenticeship programs. This program has become a
model for similar efforts throughout the nation to expand employment opportuni-
ties for women, as well as minority groups in a variety of fields. Ernest Green's
efforts to prepare workers and to enlist the cooperation of governments, industries
and trade unions represent an important first step toward removing remaining
barriers to equal employment opportunity.
Bernice Sandler--Expanson of Employment Opportunities
Bernice Sandler, Director of the Project on the Status and Education of Women
of the Association of American Colleges in Washington, D.C., has been selected
as a co-winner with Ernest G. Green of a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service Award
for her outstanding work in the area of Expansion of Employment Opportunities.
As the head of the Action Committee for Federal Contract Compliance of the Women's
Equity Action League (WEAL), and in other capacities, Bernice Sandler has worked
actively to increase job opportunities, at all levels, for women in education
and in other. fields. She forcefully has led efforts to combat- discrimination as
a congressional staff person, as Deputy Director of HEW's Women's Action program,
and now as head of the Project on the Status and Education of Women. Her success-
ful achievements demonstrate that one individual can mobilize the governmental
process on behalf of equality in education and employment, and ultimately can
have a significant impact on the society.
Donald S. Brown and David Shear--Redefining the Role of the United States in the
World Order
Donald S. Brown, Mission Director, United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, Egypt, and David Shear, Director of the Office of Sahel and Francophone
West Africa, AID, have been selected to share a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service
Award for their outstanding work in the area of Redefining the Role of the United
States in the World Order. Working as a team, Donald Brown and David Shear have
FORD
spearheaded the United States' response to the severe multi-year drought that hit
the Sahelian region of Sub-Sahara Africa beginning in 1969. Realizing that emer-
GERALD
gency relief would not begin to meet the basic needs of the Sahel, they were
instrumental in the creation of a comprehensive long-range development and in-
vestment plan. As a result of their vision and organizational skills, the United
States has assumed a leadership role in gaining multilateral cooperation designed
to make the Sahelian nations self-sufficient in food production and increasingly
self-reliant in social and economic development.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 30, 1976
MEETING WITH RECIPIENTS OF THE ROCKEFELLER
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
Wednesday, December 1, 1976
10:15 a.m. (10 minutes)
The Oval Office
FROM: Jim Cannon
I. PURPOSE
To meet with the recipients of this year's Rockefeller
Public Service Awards.
II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS & PRESS PLAN
A. Background: The Rockefeller Public Service Awards
program was initiated in 1952 by John D. Rockefeller
3rd to honor outstanding employees in the federal
government. Its purpose was to recognize extra-
ordinary public service, enhance the attractiveness
of careers in the federal government and encourage
talented individuals to remain in government. The
award is $10,000.
The decision was made this year to widen the scope
of the program to recognize outstanding contributions
in public service within or outside of government
service. The awards which will be presented at a
luncheon this afternoon will be the first under this
broader concept.
A brochure on the program is attached at Tab A.
You presented the last awards on December 4, 1974.
B. Participants: A brief biography of each recipient is
attached at Tab B.
C. Press Plan: White House Photographer
FORD is LIBRARY 07V835
- 2 -
III. TALKING POINTS
None required.
FORD : LIBRARY OFRALD
Princeton University
WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL
OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540
ROCKEFELLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
609-452-4838
1976 ROCKEFELLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD WINNERS
SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Dale Bertsch--Restructuring Intergovernmental Relationships
Dale Bertsch, Executive Director of the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
in Dayton, Ohio, has been selected to receive a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service
Award for his outstanding work in the area of Restructuring Intergovernmental
Relationships. As Director of the Commission since its inception in 1964,
Dale Bertsch led the development and successful implementation of a housing
dispersal plan which has provided low-and-moderate-income housing throughout
the entire metropolitan Dayton area--suburban and rural, as well as the inner
city. As a professional public administrator, he has effectively combined
technical competence, personal courage, and political sensitivity in establishing
a model of metropolitan cooperation for the nation.
Ira DeMent--Management of Social Conflict
Ira DeMent of Montgomery, Alabama, United States Attorney for the Middle Dis-
trict of Alabama, has been selected to receive a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service
Award for his outstanding work in the area of Management of Social Conflict.
Working for reform of over-crowded and ineffective institutions for juvenile
offenders, prisoners and mental patients, Ira DeMent has played a critical role
in litigating landmark court cases which have affected the welfare of in-
carcerated persons in Alabama and throughout the country. Concerned with the
implementation of new programs, Mr. DeMent has developed broad public support
for change and, in cooperation with heads of institutions and agencies, has
devised plans for up-grading treatment. Mr. DeMent's exceptional accomplishments
indicate that one dedicated and courageous individual can play a decisive role
in assuring the protection of the constitutional rights of citizens.
Herbert Sturz--Administration of Justice and Reduction of Crime
FORD
Herbert Sturz, Director of the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City,
LIBRARY
has been selected to receive a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service Award for his
outstanding work in the area of the Administration of Justice and the Reduction
of Crime. A pioneer in the development of imaginative programs in criminal
justice, Herbert Sturz has spearheaded innovative approaches to solving the
problems of unjust bail practices, employment of ex-offenders, alcoholism, and
drug abuse. These successful efforts have led to the development of similar
programs in other cities in this country, as well as in London and Paris. He
has been a leader in creating model programs--such as the Wildcat Service Corpora-
tion--which provide basic work skills and jobs for persons unable to cope with
1976 Rockefeller Public Service
2
Summary Statements of Achievements
Award Winners
competitive employment situations. His initiatives demonstrate that a small
private agency, such as the Vera Institute of Justice, can have a profound'
effect on government programs.
Ernest G. Green--Expansion of Employment Opportunities
Ernest G. Green, Executive Director of the Recruitment and Training Program in
New York City, has been selected as a co-winner with Bernice Sandler of a 1976
Rockefeller Public Service Award for outstanding work in the area of Expansion
of Employment Opportunities. Ernest Green has mobilized government and union
support to open apprenticeship opportunities in the building trades for minority
workers and has developed a carefully conceived Outreach program, complete with
counseling and other support services to recruit, train, and place minority youth
in construction industry apprenticeship programs. This program has become a
model for similar efforts throughout the nation to expand employment opportuni-
ties for women, as well as minority groups in a variety of fields. Ernest Green's
efforts to prepare workers and to enlist the cooperation of governments, industries,
and trade unions represent an important first step toward removing remaining
barriers to equal employment opportunity.
Bernice Sandler--Expansion of Employment Opportunities
Bernice Sandler, Director of the Project on the Status and Education of Women
of the Association of American Colleges in Washington, D.C., has been selected
as a co-winner with Ernest G. Green of a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service Award
for her outstanding work in the area of Expansion of Employment Opportunities.
As the head of the Action Committee for Federal Contract Compliance of the Women's
Equity Action League (WEAL), and in other capacities, Bernice Sandler has worked
actively to increase job opportunities, at all levels, for women in education
and in other. fields. She forcefully has led efforts to combat. discrimination as
a congressional staff person, as Deputy Director of HEW's Women's Action program,
and now as head of the Project on the Status and Education of Women. Her success-
ful achievements demonstrate that one individual can mobilize the governmental
process on behalf of equality in education and employment, and ultimately can
have a significant impact on the society.
Donald S. Brown and David Shear--Redefining the Role of the United States in the
World Order
Donald S. Brown, Mission Director, United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, Egypt, and David Shear, Director of the Office of Sahel and Francophone
West Africa, AID, have been selected to share a 1976 Rockefeller Public Service
Award for their outstanding work in the area of Redefining the Role of the United
States in the World Order. Working as a team, Donald Brown and David Shear have
FORD
spearheaded the United States' response to the severe multi-year drought that hit
the Sahelian region of Sub-Sahara Africa beginning in 1969. Realizing that emer-
GERALD
gency relief would not begin to meet the basic needs of the Sahel, they were
instrumental in the creation of a comprehensive long-range development and in-
vestment plan. As a result of their vision and organizational skills, the United
States has assumed a leadership role in gaining multilateral cooperation designed
to make the Sahelian nations self-sufficient in food production and increasingly
self-reliant in social and economic development.
PARTICIPANTS
William G. Bowen, President, Princeton University
Donald E. Stokes, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School
Rufus E. Miles, Advisor, Rockefeller Public Service Awards
Ingrid Reed, Administrative Director, Rockefeller Public Service
Awards
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