WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar has been named one of the 25 greatest public servants over the past 25 years by the Council for Excellence in Government last night. The presentation was made at a Washington, D.C. dinner last night.

 

In a congratulatory letter, Council Chairman John Macomber and President Patricia McGinnis wrote that Lugar was chosen for his “remarkable service to the state of Indiana, the U.S. Senate and the nation as a leader and statesman,” and he is “an inspirational role model for a new generation of public servants.”

 

The 25 Great Public Servants were selected by a committee of Council Trustees for their outstanding leadership in government at all levels and they example they set for up and coming public servants across the country.

 

Other awardees include the Honorable Everett Alvarez, Jr., the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, the Honorable James A. Baker, III, the Honorable George J. Mitchell, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Mayor Richard M. Daley, the Honorable Peter G. Peterson, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Honorable Colin L. Powell, the Honorable Al Gore, the Honorable Thomas J. Ridge, the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, the Honorable Alice M. Rivlin, Dr. Shirley A. Jackson, the Honorable Robert E. Rubin, the Honorable Thomas H. Kean, the Honorable George P. Schulz, the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy, the Honorable Donna E. Shalala, the Honorable John Lewis, the Honorable Paul A. Volcker, and the Honorable John C. Whitehead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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