Call for Nominations - 2026 DeCelles Award for Excellence in Public Administration Teaching
The Pierre DeCelles Award for Excellence in Teaching Public Administration is aimed at excellent mid- or late-career post-secondary teachers in the field of public administration and recognizes the outstanding skill, accomplishment, innovation, and commitment of an exceptionally creative and effective teacher who is worthy of emulation. The award honours the memory of Professor Pierre DeCelles, who taught for many years at the École nationale d’administration publique, was recognized for his teaching there, and was ENAP’s Director General.
Nomination
Directors of programs that are members of CAPPA are invited to nominate a faculty member in their program by providing a letter about how the nominee meets the criteria for the award, the nominee’s most recent curriculum vitae, and any other materials that are supportive of the nomination, such as a maximum of three letters of support, and/or student evaluations.
Criteria for the Award
Criteria for the award include quality of the nominee’s own teaching; the diversity of the nominee’s teaching, for example with different types and levels of students; innovation in teaching; and contribution to the overall educational experience in the nominee’s department, faculty, or university. The nominator should apply these criteria taking into account the program(s) with which the nominee is affiliated.
Awards Committee
Nominations will be reviewed by an awards committee.
Deadline and Submission of Nominations
The deadline for submission of nominations is Sunday, February 1, 2026, at noon. Nomination materials should be emailed in one PDF file to info@cappa.ca.
Announcement of Recipient
The date of the winner announcement will be confirmed by the awards committee shortly.
Recognition
The winner will receive a certificate or trophy at the 2026 CAPPA Annual Conference, to be held in person at the University of Ottawa on May 20 and 21, 2026. The winner will be invited to respond to the award by discussing their teaching approach.
The Award
The Pierre DeCelles Award for Excellence in Teaching Public Administration is aimed at excellent mid- or late-career post-secondary teachers in the field of public administration and recognizes the outstanding skill, accomplishment, innovation, and commitment of an exceptionally creative and effective teacher who is worthy of emulation.
The award honours the memory of Professor Pierre DeCelles, who taught for many years at the École nationale d’administration publique, was recognized for his teaching there, and was ENAP’s Director General.
Award Winners
- 2025 Kathleen McNutt
- 2024 Tim Mau
- 2023 Naomi Couto
- 2021 Sandford Borins
- 2020 Éric Champagne
- 2018 Jennifer Baechler
- 2016 Carolyn Tuohy
- 2015 Ian Greene
- 2014 Frances Abele
- 2013 Graham White
- 2012 Ken Rasmussen
- 2011 Allan Tupper
- 2010 Louis Sabourin
- 2009 John Langford
- 2008 Kathy Brock
- 2007 Paul Thomas
- 2006 Paul Brown
- 2005 Norman Ruff
- 2004 Rodney Schneck
- 2003 Ken Kernaghan
- 2002 Marie-Michèle Guay