The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University will host its 12th Annual Excellence in Virginia Government Awards during a luncheon ceremony noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Richmond Marriott in Downtown.

This year’s event will honor four individuals and two organizations that have made noteworthy contributions to the state.

“These awards recognize outstanding work at all levels of government in Virginia and honor dedicated public service, innovative approaches and commitment to excellence,” said Dr. John Accordino, interim dean of the Wilder School. They have made “substantial, positive impacts on our state and communities,” he said.

The 2016 honorees:

• Sgt. Carol Adams, a 19-year veteran of the Richmond Police Department where she has spearheaded efforts to help victims of domestic violence. She also leads the department’s Community Care Unit, where she is in charge of Neighborhood Watch and National Night Out. She will receive the Community Enhancement Award.

• Jack W. Gravely, the late head of the Virginia State Conference NAACP and Richmond talk show host, will be honored posthumously with the Hill-Robinson Expansion of Freedom Award.

• Jon Hatfield, the first executive director of the Virginia War Memorial, will receive the Unsung Heroes Award. He retired in June after 19 years of transforming the memorial into an education center that pays tribute to the state’s military heritage of service and sacrifice.

• Vital Records at the state Department of Motor Vehicles, a partnership between DMV and the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Vital Records, will be honored with the Innovation in Government Award. Since the partnership started in March 2014, state residents can now access Virginia birth certificates at full-service DMV locations. It has since been expanded to include Virginia marriage, divorce and death certificates. It’s the first DMV in the nation to have such a program.

• Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, a nonprofit that created a partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation to develop the 52-mile Virginia Capital Trail along state Route 5 between Richmond and Williamsburg, will receive the Public-Private Partnership Award.

• Walter Craigie, who served as a budget and finance adviser to 10 governors and became the state’s first secretary of finance in 1972 under former Gov. Linwood Holton, will be honored during the In Memoriam recognition. Mr. Craigie died in March at 84.

Tickets are $40, with proceeds helping fund scholarships for Wilder School students.

Details and tickets: Shirley McDaniel at srmcdani@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0867.