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<h3><strong>Quiet Heroes and Innovators (D-4)</strong></h3>
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<p><em><strong>"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."</strong></em></p>
<p>- Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) well known actor (Superman)<br /> <br />Although many public servants work in environments that challenge even the most optimistic, creative, and industrious personalities, they are most often highly motivated by a calling to contribute to improving the lives of their fellow citizens and by a compelling desire to address social problems. While some individuals, drawn to public service become promoted to positions of great responsibility such as the United States President and Supreme Court Justices, many, many more serve in relative anonymity. Some of these are quiet heroes and innovators who deserve to be recognized for their service to the public.</p>
In this collection we celebrate quiet heroes and innovators, some of whom have been memorialized with national monuments as in the case of Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and activist who made significant contributions to the rights of African Americans, and was recognized with national awards for public service. The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) along with the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) established the National Public Service Award to honor individual public servants who are deemed as formidable examples of public service based on their careers and accomplishment. Winners of this award are celebrated for their willingness to take risks to achieve change, for making a profound difference to improve public service, for achieving savings in government operations, developing a cadre of government leaders, and for contributing to the communities in which they live. Indeed, many of these can be regarded as quiet heroes and innovators in the public sector.
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Ruth E. Stark, Ph.D. - 2012 Sloan Public Service Award Winner
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<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/quiet-heroes-innovators/quiet-heroes-innovators">Return to Quiet Heroes and Innovators</a></h4>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">Dr. Ruth Stark, distinguished professor of chemistry and acting dean of science at The City College of New York, is one of six extraordinary city employees to receive the 2012 Sloan Public Service Award. She was recognized Wednesday, March 14, at two ceremonies- on the CCNY campus and at Cooper Union- and was presented with the $10,000 prize that accompanies the award.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">Dean Stark was honored for her contributions in bringing together talented scientists from complementary fields, for her excellence in mentoring and for being a role model to a generation of young women and men from diverse backgrounds.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">In a video interview, Dean Stark credited CCNY’s and CUNY’s unique climate as a motivating factor: “The extra satisfaction of being at a public institution is that you can feel that you have unlocked something in students that was always there, but might not have come out to flower.”</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">Having defied convention to become a chemist at a time when few women entered the field, Dean Stark is an eminent scientist and an inspiring role model for hundreds of young men and women from diverse backgrounds. She earned her PhD in physical chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and completed her postdoctoral training at MIT.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">After teaching at Amherst College, in 1985 Dr. Stark became an associate professor of chemistry at the City University of New York’s (CUNY) College of Staten Island and the institution’s first woman to build her own scientific research program. She became the founding director of the CUNY Macromolecular Assemblies Institute in 2003 and was promoted to Distinguished Professor in 2005.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">She and her team moved to CCNY in 2007. In June 2010, Professor Stark was appointed acting dean of science, a position from which she will soon step down to focus on teaching and research.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">The author of 95 highly cited scientific papers, the selection committee recognized Dean Stark for her unique ability to assemble talent across disciplines. She initiated a research coordination network for emerging biomolecular technologies that has evolved into a worldwide support group funded by the National Science Foundation.</span></p>
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Source: <a href="http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/Chemist-Ruth-Stark-Receives-Sloan-Public-Service-Award.cfm">Chemist Ruth Stark Receives Sloan Public Service Award</a> (March 15, 2012). City College of New York. Retrieved May 15, 2015
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https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/Stark.jpg
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Ruth E. Stark, Sloan Public Service, Chemistry, Science, Women, Awards
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City College of New York
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Link: <a href="http://www.fcny.org/fcny/core/sloan/2012/#Stark_Ruth">Fund for the City of New York</a>
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City College of New York
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City College of New York
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English
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New York
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Chemistry
Ruth E. Stark
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Sloan Public Service
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