The Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award
The Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award honors the late Ed Muskie (1914-1996) who served our nation in the Navy, as governor of Maine, as U.S. senator and as U.S. secretary of state. Following his retirement from government service, Ed Muskie chaired the CNP board. Since 1996, the Muskie Award has been presented at an annual event honoring the recipients’ demonstrated commitment to public service and significant contributions to the country.
2012 Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished
Public Service Award recipient

Leon Panetta
United States Secretary of Defense
2012 Photos and Video Highlights
Past Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award Recipients
Leon Panetta
United States Secretary of Defense
2012 Photos and Video Highlights
Past Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award Recipients
| Hon. Joe Biden U.S. Senate | Hon. John
Warner U.S. Senate |
| Hon. Hillary Clinton U.S. Senate | Police Commissioner Raymond W.
Kelly City of New York |
| Hon. John McCain U.S. Senate | Governor Edward G. Rendell Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Hon. Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives | General James Mattis Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command |
| General Brent Scowcroft Former National Security Advisor | Hon. John Murtha U.S. House of Representatives |
| Hon. Madeline
Albright Secretary of State | Hon. Mark Warner Governor of Virginia |
| Hon. Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senate | Hon. Chuck
Hagel U.S. Senate |
| Hon. Edward Kennedy U.S. Senate | Hon. Robert Byrd Former U.S. Senate |
| Hon. Susan Collins U.S. Senate | Hon. Charles Rangel U.S. House of Representatives |
| Hon. Richard Lugar U.S. Senate | Hon. Amory Houghton U.S. House of Representatives |
| Hon. William Cohen Secretary of Defense | Hon. Lee Hamilton U.S. House of Representatives |
| Hon. Chris Dodd U.S. Senate |


