Distinguished Public Service Award

The Distinguished Public Service Award recognises a public servant who has demonstrated leadership in energy policy formulation and public enlightenment and who has made significant contributions to the betterment of humanity in the national or international sphere of public service. The award includes an engraved plaque and the recipient will be interviewed for an article in ANS Nuclear News. Nominees may be individuals in elective or appointive government positions, international agencies, or related public chartered organizations, and need not be ANS members.

Engraved plaque and an interview published in ANS Nuclear News.

The award recognises a public servant who has demonstrated leadership in energy policy formulation and public enlightenment and made significant contributions in the national or international sphere of public service. Ideal nominees may be individuals in elective or appointive government positions, international agencies, or related public chartered organizations; nominees need not be ANS members.

Nominations require a completed nomination form plus a nominator's letter of recommendation, a narrative summary (up to 1,000 words), and optional support letters (recommended but not required; no more than five). Nominations are submitted via the ANS nomination portal and evaluated by the ANS Honors and Awards Committee with final approval by the ANS Executive Committee.