Press Release Archives #068-99 - New York Sloan Public Service Awards Ceremony

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 1999

Release #068-99

Contact: Colleen Roche/Samantha Lugo (212) 788-2958

MAYOR GIULIANI RECOGNIZES MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AT THE FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK SLOAN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today congratulated the recipients of the 26th annual Sloan Public Service Awards Ceremony at the Great Hall of Cooper Union in Manhattan. Each year the Fund for the City of New York presents the Awards to honor outstanding civil servants whose work performance, integrity, and commitment to the public transcends the extraordinary.

"The dedication to public service and commitment to the quality of life of our City that the men and women we honor this evening have displayed through their careers is an extraordinary example of the sense of duty and a level of competency of our City employees," said Mayor Giuliani. "New York City thanks each one of you for serving the people of this City with excellence. You represent the best the City has to offer."

Joining the Mayor were Deputy Mayor Ninfa Segarra; William Diamond, Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services; Dr. Mary McCormick, President of the Fund for the City of New York; Matina Horner, Chair of the Board, Fund for the City of New York; Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, Chair of the Awards Selection Panel and Michael Teitelbaum, Program Officer of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This year's Sloan Public Service Awards recipients are:

Donald Campbell, Director of the Central Storehouse, Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Lt. Timothy J. Kelly, Special Operations Command, New York City Fire Department
Leonard Koerner, Chief Assistant/ Chief of Appeals Division, Corporation Counsel
Frank Caputo, Deputy Chief, Appeals Division, Corporation Counsel
Stephen J. McGrath, Deputy Chief, Appeals Division, Corporation Counsel
Edna Muriel, HIV/AIDS Nurse Clinician, Bellevue Hospital.
Marcia Stevenson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Homeless Services
Wayne White, Court Liaison Officer, Department of Probation.

Fund for the City of New York President Dr. Mary McCormick said, "The dedication and commitment these City employees bring to their work is an inspiration to us all. Their tireless effort, with little recognition outside of their immediate area, makes them truly the unsung heroes of America's largest and greatest City."

The Fund for the City of New York is an independent private operating foundation and public charity established by the Ford Foundation in 1968. Its mandate is to be responsive to the problems of New York City and to create opportunities to improve the performance of its government and the quality of life of its citizens. For the past 13 years, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has helped support the Fund's Public Service Awards.

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