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Alan Ginsburg
Dr. Alan Ginsburg was with the U.S. Department of Education for 40 years and recently retired as Director of Policy and Program Studies. His awards include: the Distinguished Presidential Rank Service Award, the federal government’s highest award given to its civil service employees; the American Evaluation Association’s Gunnar Myrdal award for his contributions to the field of evaluation; and Chair of the Human Resources Development Group of the 21-country Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation.