NAGC Communicator of the Year

Each year NAGC seeks your help in finding a government communicator who has helped instill public trust by effectively presenting accurate, timely and meaningful information. Thinking back over 2009, who do you believe has been the most effective in delivering a government organization's message? We encourage you to nominate that person as NAGC's Communicator of the Year.

The nomination form for the 2011 Communicator of the Year Award will be posted here when available.

The winner of the Communicator of the Year award is presented the award at NAGC's Communications School. Past winners include:

  • David Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States, for sounding the warning about government finances

  • Max Mayfield, National Hurricane Center director

  • Sidney Coffee, Director of America's WETLAND Campaign, for work warning about potential hurricane damage around the Gulf Coast

  • Charles Moose, Montgomery County Police Chief, for his calm presence during the sniper investigation in Maryland

  • Steve Davis, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, during the Columbine High School tragedy

The following is the eligibility criteria for nominating an individual for the Communicator of the Year award:

  • The individual must have communicated the message for a government entity during the 2009 calendar year. The nomination may be centered around one project or for a body of work during the year.

  • The individual must have generated substantive media coverage for his or her government entity.

  • The individual must have been in compliance with the NAGC Code of Ethics in performing government duties with truth, accuracy, fairness, responsibility and accountability to the public.

  • The individual may be an NAGC member or non-member. (NAGC national board members are ineligible.)