Congratulations to Doctor of Public Administration student, Georgia Noone-Sherrod, on being selected as a 2024 ASPA Founders鈥� Fellow by the (ASPA). Georgia is one of 22 students selected for the fellowship from institutions around the world.
In his nomination letter to the Founders鈥� Fellow selection committee, Associate Professor Ed Gibson wrote:
鈥淎 review of Georgia鈥檚 history of involvement with and advancement of the aims of underserved communities reveals a rich portfolio of immense and impactful leadership. She led disaster relief efforts, administered national outreach and advocacy efforts, orchestrated and implemented 1st Amendment defense, and led development on behalf of constitutional awareness. She held leadership posts for organizations including National Field, NAACP, ACLU, and American Constitution Society. In addition, Georgia has served as a board member and advisor for numerous organizations that advance the aims to which she has devoted her career.鈥�
ASPA's Founders' Fellows program supports the next generation of public service leaders through a series of professional development opportunities. The Fellows attend and present at the ASPA Annual Conference鈥攚hich will take place this April in Minneapolis, Minnesota鈥攐n a subject matter paper on an issue related to their scholarship or work, which is also published in PA TIMES Online, if they wish.
Designed to accelerate the careers of promising, rising stars in public service, the Founders鈥� Fellows program is open to graduate students as well as new professionals who are in the first three years of their career. This is ASPA's most competitive Fellowship program of the year.