{"id":41895,"date":"2024-09-12T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=41895"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:52:13","slug":"2024-service-to-america-medals-sammies-awards-ceremony-gala-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/2024-service-to-america-medals-sammies-awards-ceremony-gala-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"An inside look at the \u2018Oscars\u2019 of government: Meet our 2024 Sammies winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Partnership or Public Service hosted the 23rd<\/sup> annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals\u00ae<\/a> at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s ceremony\u2014livestreamed through Cox Media\u2019s YurView platform<\/a>\u2014recognized 25 outstanding individuals and teams working in 20 different agencies and subcomponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fittingly, the gala took place on Sept. 11, a day when public servants in New York and across the nation answered the call to serve to keep our country safe. Chosen from more than 530 nominations, our honorees<\/a> continued this legacy, responding to major crises, protecting vulnerable communities and delivering vital services to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrating this year\u2019s honorees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Renowned writer and comedian W. Kamau Bell emceed the awards program, which welcomed agency leaders, members of Congress and the media, and others from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, including bestselling author Michael Lewis, White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, White House Cabinet Secretary Evan Ryan and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
W. Kamau Bell at the 2024 Service to America Medals awards ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cThe honorees here, like all civil servants, \u2026 protect our health and safety, come up with innovative ways to benefit our country and provide critical continuity across presidential administrations.\u201d<\/p>\n