THE PARVIN FELLOWS PROGRAM

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

WOODROW WILSON HALL

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

May 14, 1962

Mr. Ira H. Abbott3704 Bradley LaneChevy ChaseMaryland

Dea r Mr. Ab bo t t :

The name of Mr. John V. Becker of the Langley ResearchCenter has been placed in nomination for a RockefelLer PublicService Award in the field of Science, Technology, and Engineering.Your name has been suggested as a possible IIseconderll of thatnomination. If Mr. Becker's nomination has your support, wouldyou please give me a fairly full indication of it and the reaSOBSfor it.

I am enclosing for your information a copy of the formalannouncement of the new Rockefeller Publ ic Service Awards programso that you will know what it is that I ask you to undertake.You will see from the 1ist of the previous award recipients thecaliber of person the Committee is seeking to honor.

Your cooperation in helping this program, which webelieve is highly worthwhile, will be greatly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

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Rockefeller Public Service Awards

· 1962 ·

AnnouncementThe Rockefeller Public Service Awards will be given annually to menand women whose careers in the Federal Government have been markedby sustained outstanding service to the nation.

Normally five awards will be given each year; one each in the fol­lowing broad fields of government activity:

Administration:Activities involved in the policy leadership, planning or managing of a large andcomplex organization or program requiring a high degree of intelligence andexperience of either a general or special nature.

Foreign Affairs and International Operations:Activities involved in planning, developing, or executing foreign policy or pro­grams relating to some aspect of the diplomatic, economic, psychological, ormilitary instruments of international relations.

Law, Legislation, and Regulation:Activities involved in the development, interpretation, application, or enforcementof legislation, rules or regulations.

National Resources and Welfare:Activities involved in policy leadership, planning, or carrying out programsconcerned with preserving, or strengthening the Nation's human and naturalresources, or bettering conditions of life for the American people.

Science, Technology, and Engineering:Activities involved in policy leadership, planning, developing or working in pro­grams concerned with the Nation's use of, aid to, or basic research in, the biological,medical, physical, or social sciences, or with the Nation's use of, or aid to, tech­nology or engineering.

PurposeThe purpose of the program is to strengthen the public service by

bringing special recognition to a small number of the most distinguishedcivilians in the Federal Government and to improve the public image ofgovernment service as a career worthy of the best efforts of our mostcapable citizens. It is hoped that this recogiiition will inspire those sohonored to pass on to others some of the fruits of their career experienceand to carry on in their own careers with renewed dedication andenthusiasm.

Nature of the ProgramThe program places primary emphasis on past accomplishment, and on

assisting each person thus honored to make a further significant contribu­tion to strengthen the cause of public service.

In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, an award of $5,000will be given to each Rockefeller Public Service Awards winner.

Each person so honored will be privileged, but not required, to makeavailable to others some of the knowledge his years of service have givenhim. This may take the form of writing a book length manuscript, or thepreparation and presentation of a series of articles or lectures, or it mightinvolve brief periods of residence at one or more universities, duringwhich pursuit of some research project could be combined with availabil­ity for seminars or consultation with students or members of the faculty.

An awardee who undertakes such a contribution will be eligible toreceive a grant of sufficient additional funds so that he can make his con­tribution at no financial sacrifice to himself. The individual will develop

with the Committee on Selection a program by which he may make hisparticular contribution. Within the framework outlined above, considera­ble flexibility will be permitted as to the nature of the project to be under­taken and as to its method of accomplishment. For example, funds willbe available for the employment of a research assistant of his own choos­ing for the awardee who desires to write or lecture but who lacks the timeto do detailed background research; for the employment of an editorialassistant; for stenographic costs, etc. Similarly, funds will be available forthe awardee whose undertaking could more effectively be accomplishedby a brief period of residence at a university in the United States orabroad. These funds may also be used to defray costs resulting fromlecturing at colleges and universities when those institutions cannot defraythem.

EligibilityNominations for the award shall be limited to civilian men and women

in the employ of the Federal Government who have performed trulyoutstanding service to the nation. Normally candidates shall have been inthe employ of the Federal Government for a minimum of IS years, shallbe at least 45 years of age, and shall have a reasonable period of usefulfuture service in prospect.

Nominations ProcedureAny past or present employee of the Federal Government may

nominate a candidate, other than himself or a member of his family, fora Rockefeller Public Service Award simply by writing the Committee onSelection. (A present employee of the Federal Government may notnominate one of his superiors.) The Committee on Selection will alsoseek nominations from persons not previously or presently employed bythe Federal Government but who, because of their work, are unusuallywell informed about it. Nominating letters must contain a full and factualexplanation and justification for the nomination. They should include thenames of three other persons who know the candidate and his work inti­mately, and who are both competent and willing to support his candidacyupon inquiry by the Committee. All nominators should know that theCommittee on Selection reserves the right to consult with respect toparticular nominations with leaders in the Government (including thenominee's agency head) to obtain their opinions and other pertinentevidence.

Previous Award RecipientsThe 1960 awards were the first in the revised program honoring senior career em­

ployees of the Federal Government. The 1960 and 1961 awards were given to the fol­lowing persons for distinguished service in the fields indicated:

Administration: Robert M. Ball, Deputy Director, Bureau of Old-Age and SurvivorsInsurance, Social Security Administration, Department of Health, Education andWelfare. Elmer B. Staats, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget, Executive Of­fice of the President.

Foreign Affairs and International Operations: Charles E. Bohlen, Acting AssistantSecretary of State, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department ofState. Livingston T. Merchant, United States Ambassador to Canada.

Law, Legislation, and Regulation: Leonard Neiderlehner, Deputy General Counsel,Department of Defense. Colin F. Starn, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Inter­nal Revenue Taxation, U.S. Congress.

National Resources and Welfare: (a dual award in 1960): Richard E. McArdle, Chief,Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. Conrad L. Wirth, Director, NationalPark Service, Department of the Interior. Thomas B. Nolan, Director, GeologicalSurvey, Department of the Interior.

Science, Technology, and Engineering: Sterling Brown Hendricks, Chief Scientist,Mineral Nutrition Laboratory for Pioneering Research, Agricultural ResearchService, Department of Agriculture. Robert H. Felix, Director, Institute of MentalHealth, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education andWelfare.

AdministrationThe program is made possible through personal contributions to

Princeton by Mr. John D. Rockefeller 3rd, an alumnus and CharterTrustee of the University. It is administered as a national trust by theWoodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, PrincetonUniversity.

A Committee on Selection, made up of prominent citizens, will reviewnominations and will recommend to the trustees of the University thenominee it considers best qualified in each "area." The final awards willbe made by the trustees of the University.

The Committee on Selection: Chairman-Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner, President, GraduateResearch Center, Inc. Members-Mr. Emilio Collado, Director, Standard OilCompany (New Jersey) ; The Honorable William H. Hastie, Judge, United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Dr. Robert F. Loeb, Professor of Medi­cine, Emeritus, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; Dr.Joseph E. McLean, former official, New Jersey State Government, General Man­ager, Wakefern Food Corp.; Mr. James M. Mitchell, former Commissioner, U.S.Civil Service Commission, Director, Conference Program on Public Affairs, TheBrookings Institution; Mr. Robert D. Murphy, former Under Secretary of Statefor Political Affairs, and Career Ambassador, President, Corning Glass Interna­tional; Dr. Don K. Price, former United States Government official, Dean, Gradu­ate School of Public Administration, Harvard University; Professor Wallace S.Sayre, Department of Government and Public Law, Columbia University; Dr. Ord­way Starnes, Associate Director, New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station,Rutgers University; Miss Anna Lord Strauss, former President, League of WomenVoters of the United States.

Nominations for the 1962 awards should reach Princeton prior toMay 31, 1962. It is anticipated that an announcement of the awardswill be made late in the autumn of 1962.

Communications should be addressed to:

ROCKEFELLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDSWOODROW WILSON HALL

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY