Davie-Davis Public Service Award

The National Tax Association welcomes nominations from NTA members for the 2026 Davie-Davis Public Service Award.

Members of the NTA are encouraged to nominate individuals using the form below. In order that this year’s nominee may be selected in a timely manner, proposals should be received by the nominating committee by Friday, September 26, 2025.

  

The Judging Process

• The National Tax Association welcomes nominations from NTA members for the Davie-Davis Award.
• Applications will be reviewed and scored by a committee of NTA members constituted by the Board of Directors.
• The committee will make a formal nomination to the Board of Directors for approval.

Upcoming Dates to Keep in Mind

• All applications must be received by Friday, September 26, 2025
• The award recipient will be notified after the judges have made their final decision.
• The recipient will be awarded and celebrated at the 2026 Spring Symposium

Additional Notes & Tips

• Please ensure that your nomination form is complete. 
• Please complete this application to the best of your ability providing a statement supporting your nomination. This helps us ensure that we are able to learn as much about the nominee as possible.
• The NTA expects that all nominees will act ethically, morally, and safely in accordance with the NTA Code of Conduct. 

About the Award

The Davie-Davis Public Service Award was created in 2005 in memory of two long-time National Tax Association members, Bruce F. Davie and Albert J. Davis.

Although he began as an academic, Bruce Davie spent the majority of his almost forty-year career in public service. He served as chief economist for the Ways and Means Committee during the development and enactment of the landmark Tax Reform Act of 1986, and subsequently in the executive branch in the Department of the Treasury. He played an instrumental role in the development of many tax policies and analyses, especially in the areas of tax-exempt bonds, tax expenditures, and tax shelters, and was known for his witty and insightful presentations at NTA conferences. The NTA honored Davie’s many contributions to the analysis of tax issues at the May 2004 symposium, and articles relating to his interests can be found in the September 2004 issue of the National Tax Journal.

After a brief stint at the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Al Davis spent the remainder of his career on Capitol Hill. He served for many years as a tax economist at the House Budget Committee, and in the mid-1990s became chief economist for the Democrats at the Ways and Means Committee. Davis was an expert on virtually all aspects of individual and corporate income taxation, and was among the first analysts to point out the problems that would eventually arise from an ever-expanding alternative minimum tax. He was especially known for bringing his sharp intelligence to bear in exposing budget scams and introducing thorough economic analysis into political debates. The National Tax Association honored Davis with a session at the Fall 2003 meetings.

The Davie-Davis Award honors NTA members who have followed Bruce F. Davie and Albert J. Davis in serving the public through the provision of insightful analyses and objective advice on issues of taxation and government finance to elected officials, other policymakers, and the general public. The award is presented annually at the National Tax Association’s annual spring symposium. Other than current NTA officers and members of the Board of Directors, all NTA Members are eligible for this award.