Senator Peter B.
Boorsma Award presented by Southeastern Conference for Public Administration to
the NISPAcee Executive Director Ludmila Gajdosova
SECoPA
(Southeastern Conference for Public Administration) of ASPA (American Society
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presented
the Senator Peter B. Boorsma Award to Ludmila Gajdosova "In recognition of her
efforts over many years to enhance excellence in public administration theory
and practices through exchanges and dialogues among academicians and
practitioners from different countries” on September 22, 2011 in New Orleans.
Louisiana, USA during the SECoPA Annual Conference.
This award recognizes significant international activity by
a public administration academic or practitioner. The recipient can be someone
who resides either in the United States or resides abroad and who has achieved
substantial international recognition. The principal factor in making this
award is the contribution that the recipient has made in bridging and
facilitating the transplant of excellent public management practices among
various countries.
Professor Peter B. Boorsma
teaches Public Finance in the Netherlands. He is a former Chair of the Dutch
Senate Finance Committee and First Vice President of the Dutch Senate.
Professor Boorsma has participated in various projects which have involved
transplanting best public administration practices from the Netherlands to
countries in Eastern Europe, South America, Africa, and the Far East. Professor
Boorsma is the recipient of ASPA's 2005 International Award. His accomplishments
and dedication to improving public administration all over the world brought
SECOPA in 2000 to name its own international award after him.
Ludmila Gajdosova is the first
women receiving this award.