Derrick Boadu
NCAC congratulates Derrick Boakye Boadu for winning First Place of the National Capital Area Chapter’s (NCAC) 2025 Public Administration Student Essay Contest for his essay “Public Administration in the Age of AI: A Dual Approach for Scholars and Practitioners.”
Derrick Boakye Boadu is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Florida International University, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and along with the distinction of the essay winning the Chapter’s Essay Contest, will receive a cash award of $2,000 that we hope will go toward furthering your education and a three-year membership to the American Society for Public Administration.
Derrick joined us at our Chapter’s Annual Meeting on May 13 to discuss his essay and express his gratitude for being selected.
You can view the recording of our Annual Meeting by clicking here.
Congratulations, Derrick, on winning First Place for your essay in our Chapter’s 2025 Student Essay Contest!
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]George Mason University • School of Policy, Government, and International Affirs • 3351 Fairfax Dr, Founders Hall 118 • Arlington, VA[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]5:30pm – 6:00pm: Informal Networking
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Geoff Haines-Stiles is the co-creator of PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE and the LIVE FROM…specials. He was Senior Producer of COSMOS with Carl Sagan and Executive Producer of the PBS series CHILDHOOD. He first traveled to Brazil in 1992, accompanying then-Senator Al Gore to the Earth Summit.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
Ellen McCallie, PhD is the Program Director at the National Science Foundation’s Division of Research on Learning Directorate of Education and Human Resources. Her work often involves citizen science funding, science learning, partnership grants, and informal science education policy.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
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