IPAC Ontario's Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration
Announcing the Recipient of the 2012 Award
The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and the Hamilton, National Capital Region and Toronto Regional Groups of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) are pleased to announce the award of the 2012 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration. Ontario’s highest honour for public service will be presented to L. Robin Cardozo, Chief Operating Officer of SickKids Foundation.
The selection criteria for the Medal of Distinction include leadership, innovation and creativity, accomplishment and impact, dedication and sustained effort, and contribution to the profession and the community. L. Robin Cardozo has demonstrated excellence in all of these areas in his career in the province’s not-for-profit sector, taking leadership positions with United Way Toronto, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, and, most recently, SickKids Foundation. While excelling in his leadership roles with these organizations, Robin has also made outstanding contributions to the community as a volunteer through such organizations as the Partnership Project, the Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services’ Expert Panel on Fertility and Adoption, DiverseCity, Bridgepoint Hospital and Centennial College.
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An annual award to recognize and celebrate excellence in public administration in Ontario. Since 1990, IPAC-Ontario (the Institute of Public Administration of Canada regional groups in Toronto, Hamilton, and the National Capital Region) has partnered with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to honour exceptional public servants with the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration. This award is considered Ontario’s highest honour for public service. It is presented annually by the Lieutenant Governor to an individual who has displayed and provided exemplary service with clear dedication, commitment, and leadership in the field of public administration in Ontario. Nominees, and past recipients of the Medal include Chief Administrative Officers and City Managers, Deputy Ministers, College Presidents, and Secretaries to Cabinet Office. The Medal is awarded to the person who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, has shown distinctive leadership in public administration in Ontario, or who, by writings and other endeavours, has made a significant contribution in the field of public administration in Ontario. The selection criteria for the Medal of Distinction include leadership, innovation and creativity, accomplishment and impact, dedication and sustained effort, and contribution to the profession and the community.
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