Delaware Association for Public Administration 2009 Public Service Awardee
see > December 2009 event
Dr. Jo Anne Deshon, a teacher at John R. Downes Elementary School in Newark, was honored for her initiative and energy in engaging her first-grade students in a collaborative project with DAPA this past spring that helped them better understand the nature of public service by asking them to focus on who does jobs that are important in our society. Under her direction, Deshon’s class created an A–Z booklet—comprising letters to and illustrations of public service workers who are important to them—titled “Earth’s Best Jobs.” DAPA subsequently published this booklet in cooperation with the school and featured it during its Public Service Recognition Week program in May.