Public Service Recognition Awards Banquet

 

May 8, 2009

 

 

American Society for Public Administration – CenTex Chapter

Public Service Recognition Week 2009
Awards Celebration

May 8, 2009 • Austin, Texas

Welcome & Opening Remarks.................................Lucinda Cantu, MPA
Overview of Public Service Recognition Week.........Dustin McLemore, MPA
Reading of the Resolution........................................Gabriel Cardenas, MPA
Presentation of Awards...........................................Executive Board & Council

Bart Bevers, Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Public Administrator of the Year

Katherine Rich, Public Utility Commission of Texas
Emerging Public Administrator of the Year

Christopher Jones, City of San Marcos
Elected Public Official of the Year

Charles Garofalo, PhD, Texas State University
Public Administration Educator of the Year

Kenneth Matwiczak, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Public Administration Educator of the Year

Patricia Shields, PhD, Texas State University
Service to CenTex

Howard Balanoff, PhD, Texas State University
Lifetime Achievement Award

Travis County Constable, Precinct 5
Public Innovation Award

Brian O’Neill, MPA, San Antonio Fire Department
James McGrew Research Award for Practitioners

Abigail Gillfillan, MPA, City of Wimberley
James McGrew Research Award for Capstone Papers

James Alexander, City of Austin
James McGrew Research Award for Student Assignments

Ismael AmayaSandra Serna
Anna CampbellWalter Smith Jr.
Shaina Trail
Pi Alpha Alpha Inductees

Keynote Address..........................................Adolfo Valadez, MD, MPH
Final Remarks......................................................................Dustin McLemore, MPA

Table Sponsorship
CenTex ASPA would like to achnowledge the following individuals and organizations for their generous sponsorship of tables at this year's Public Service Recognition Week Banquet.

William P. Hobby Center for Public Service
Howard R. Balanoff, PhD, Director

Armed Forces & Society Journal
Patricia M. Shields, PhD, Editor

Kenneth W. Anderson, Commissioner
Public Utility Commission of Texas

Charles E. Zech, JD, MPA, Attorney
Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, P.C.

CenTex ASPA Executive Board

Lucinda Cantu, MPA, President
Dustin D. McLemore, MPA, Vice President
Patricia M. Shields, PhD, Secretary
Rosalinda Moore, CPA, CPM, Treasurer
Moses T. Ruiz, Membership Co–Chair
Ismael Amaya, Membership Co–Chair
Gabriel Cardenas, MPA, Webmaster
Hon. Chet Brooks, Parliamentarian
Magdalena Blanco, Immediate Past President
Aida Douglas, MPA, Past President

CenTex ASPA Council Members

Jason Alexander Howard R. Balanoff, PhD
Marilyn Balanoff Francis Bartley
Tommy Boukhris, MPA Christopher Brown, JD, MPA
Robert Cantu Joe Cerami, PhD
Larry Douglas Stephen Este, MPA
James Gradney, MPA
Darlene Lanham, MPAff
Rueben Leslie, MPAff, PMP
Jessica Marek, MPA
Kenneth Matwiczak
James Quintero, MPA
Nandhini Rangarajan
Paul Sanchez, MPA
Doug Wentworth
Tiffany White

Previous Public Service Recognition Week Award Banquets:

2008

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