Department of Public Administration
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-9096
nalband@ku.edu
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EMPLOYMENT:
University of Kansas
2000-2007
Chair, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas
1991-Present
Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas
1981-1991
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas; 1984-1988, Chairman, Department of Public Administration; 1983-1984, Director, Edwin O. Stene Graduate Program in Public Administration, Department of Political Science; 1981-1983 Associate Chair, Department of Political Science
1976-1981
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas; 1976-1980, Coordinator, MPA Health Management Concentration. Major Responsibilities: Program development, internship development and supervision, advisement, alumni relations
University of Southern California
September 1975-July 1976
Instructor, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California
March 1975-September 1975
Assistant Dean, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California; Assistant To Associate Dean, October 1974-February 1975
Major Responsibilities: Program development for Intergovernmental Masters Degree and Urban DPA; Resource Coordinator, School of Public Administration, Management and Training Services
Other
1970-1971 Intelligence Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. 1967-1970 Lieutenant, Infantry, U.S. Army
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EDUCATION
- Ph.D. University of Southern California, 1977 Major: Public Administration
- M.A. University of Southern California, 1967 Major: International Relations
- B.A. University of Southern California, 1965 Major: International Relations Minor: Economics
- Cambridge University, Summer 1964, Certificate of Attendance
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses Taught:
- Introductory Graduate and Undergraduate Courses in Public Administration
- Organization Theory and Behavior
- Human Resources Management
- Infra-structure Management
- Trends and Problems in Public Administration
- MPA Professional Development Seminars
- Communication Skills in Supervision
- Democracy and Professionalism in Local Government
- Public Organizations and the Rights and Obligations of Citizens
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HONORS
- Lifetime Member of Chancellors Club, 2008
- Public Administrator of the Year, presented by the Kansas Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, 2007
- Co-Educator of the Year" with Carol Nalbandian presented by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, 2007
- Invited Lecturer, Northern Illinois University Public Administration, April 2007
- Greg and Emma Melikian Visiting Scholar of Urban Affairs, Arizona State University, 2007-present
- Book of the year in Public Human Resources Management awarded by American Society for Public Administration, Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations for 5th edition of Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies, Donald E. Klingner and John Nalbandian, 2002.
- Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, Inducted in 1997
- Excellence in Teaching Award, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, 1997
- Distinguished Elected Official, Kansas Recreation and Parks Association, 1995
- Board Member, National Urban Fellows Foundation, New York, 1995-1999
- Honorary Member, International City and County Management Association, 1994
- Honorary Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1994
- Honorary Member, Kansas University Public Administration Alumni Association, 1991
- American Review of Public Administration, Article of the Year, Volume 19, 1989, "The Contemporary Role of City Managers"
- Academic Public Administrator of the Year. Awarded by Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, Spring, 1989
- Stephen B. Sweeney Award for Excellence in Local Government Education, International City Management Association, Spring, 1988
- Teaching Excellence Award, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California, 1975-1976
- Phi Beta Kappa
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ASSOCIATIONS
- American Society for Public Administration: Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations
- International Personnel Management Association
- International City/County Management Association
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EDITORIAL BOARDS
- Administration and Society, 1983-Present
- Public Administration Review, 1985-1988
- Public Productivity Review, 1987-present
- Review of Public Personnel Administration, 1982-1985; 1986-1989; 1992-1995
- American Review of Public Administration, 1988-1990; 1992-present
- State and Local Government Review, 1993-1995; 2005-present
- Journal of Public Administration Education, 1995-1997
- Public Integrity, 1997-2000
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RESEARCH
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Nalbandian Home Page
Local Government
"How Professionals Can Add Value to Their Communities and Organizations." Public Management. March 2007 with James keene, Robert O'Neill, Jr., and Shannon Portillo. This article presents the results of a two year ICMA sponsored project designed to identify the practices that distinguishes professional local government managers from others.
"Council-Manager Relations. The Best in Public Management". Public
Management. June 2006 with Shannon Portillo.
"Politics and Administration in local Government" International Journal of Public Administration. (Vol. 29, 2006), pp. 1049-1063. Invited article.
"Knowledge Work and Local Government Management: Insights from and Expert: Interview with Bob Kipp" State and Local Government Review (Vol. 37, No. 3, 2005), pp. 250-255. with Justin Marlowe.
"Pioneering the Future--A New Generation of Local Government Professionals" Public Management. May, 2005. Invited article.
"Contemporary Professionals and the Conflicting Forces of Administrative Modernization and Civic Engagement" American Review of Public Administration (December 2005). Lead article.
- Hambleton R. and Gross J. S. (eds) (2007) Governing Cities in a Global Era. Urban Innovation, Competition and Democratic Reform. NewYork, USA : Palgrave Macmillan.
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"Politics and Administration in Council-Manager Government: Differences between Newly Elected and Senior Council Members" Public Administration Review (May/June 2004).
"Meeting Today's Challenges: Competencies for the Contemporary Local Government Professional," Public Management (May 2003), with Carol Nalbandian.
The Future of Local Government Administration: The Hansell Symposium. Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association 2002, edited with H. George Frederickson.
"Contemporary Challenges in Local Government," Public Management (December 2002), with Carol Nalbandian. Lead article.
- Reprinted in National Civic Review, Spring 2003.
"The Future of City Mangement Education," The Future of Local Government Administration: The Hansell Symposium. Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association 2002,
"Babcock Place," a case study published by the Electronic Hallway Network , University of Washington, October 2000.
"The City Manager as Political Leader ," Public Management, (March 2000). Lead article.
- Reprinted in the National Civic Review. Spring 2001.
" The Council-Staff Partnership: A Team in Service to the Community ," Western City, (September 1999). Lead article.
"Facilitating Community, Enabling Democracy: New Roles for Local Government Managers," Public Administration Review, vol. 59 (May/June 1999). Lead article.
- Reprinted in Howard R. Balanoff, ed. Public Administration: Annual Editions 01/02. Guilford, CT: McGraw Hill, 2001, pp. 45-54.
"City and County Management as Community Building," Public Management (May 1999), pp. 20-22, with James Oliver.
"Reflections of a 'Pracademic' on the Logic of Politics and Administration," Public Administration Review, vol. 54 (November/December 1994).
- Reprinted as "Politics, Administration and the City Manager," in Second Edition of Frederickson's Ideal and Practice in Council-Manager Government, Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 1995, pp. 84-96.
- Excerpted and reprinted in Virginia Town and City, published by the Virginia Municipal League, Vol 29, No. 7 (July 1994).
"Enhancing the Political Health of Our Communities." Kansas Government Journal, published by the Kansas League of Municipalities, December 1993, p. 599.
"The Future of Professional Management," invited essay in Selected Solely Upon the Basis of Administrative Ability. ed. Edward Flentje. Wichita State University, 1993, pp. 131-139.
"How to be an Effective Council Member," Kansas Government Journal , published by the Kansas Municipal League, July 1992, pp. 208-209.
"A New Professionalism in City Management." In Robert B. Denhardt and William H. Stewart (eds.). Executive Leadership in the Public Service . Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1992, pp. 137-152.
Professionalism in Local Government: Transformations in Roles, Responsibilities and Values. San Francisco, Jossey Bass, 1991.
"Tenets of Contemporary Professionalism in Local Government," Public Administration Review, vol. 50 (November/December 1990), 654-663.
- Reprinted in Second Edition of Frederickson's Ideal and Practice in Council-Manager Government, Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 1995, pp. 157-174.
"The Contemporary Role of City Managers." American Review of Public Administration, vol. 19 (December, 1989), pp. 261-278. Selected as ARPA best article in volume 19.
"Professionalism in City Management: A New Beginning," in H. George Frederickson (ed.). Ideal and Practice in Council-Manager Government . Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 1989.
"Local Government Professionals Under Stress: In Pursuit of Economic Development, Efficiency, and Equity," an invited book review essay in Public Administration Review, Vol. 48 (January/February, 1988), pp. 588-591.
Reflections of Local Government Professionals. Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas, 1987. Edited with Raymond G. Davis with assistance of Sandra Lizarraga.
"The Evolution of Local Governance: A New Democracy," an invited article in Public Management, Vol. 69 (June, 1987), pp. 2-5.
"The Professional Public Administrator: Politician or Not?" The Bureaucrat, Vol. 9 (October, 1980), pp. 38-41.
Human Resources Management
David Whyte, "Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity," a book review, Review of Public Personnel Administration Vol 24, No. 1 (2004), pp. 79-82.
Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies, New York: Prentice Hall, 5ed. 2003. Co-author with Donald Klingner. Prentice Hall.
- Reprinted into Spanish as La Administratracion del Personal Publico: Contextos y Estrategias. Mexico City: McGraw Hill Interamericana/UNAM/IAPEM/INAP/UAEMEX (2001).
- Reprinted in Chinese (2001)
- Selected as Public Human Resources Management book of the year by the Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations, American Society for Public Administration, 2002.
"The Supreme Court's 'Consensus' on Affirmative Action," Public Administration Review, vol. 49 (January/February, 1989), pp. 38-45.
- Reprinted in Banaloff (ed.). Annual Editions: Public Administration 1990-1991. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Company.
- Reprinted in Denhardt and Barry (eds.). Public Administration in Action. Brooks/Cole, 1991.
"Risk Taking by Public Managers." A monograph of proceedings of the National Academy of Public Administration meeting in Kansas City, Spring, 1988 with Steven Maynard-Moody. Published in Fall, 1989.
"Values and Conflict in Public Personnel Administration," Public Administration Quarterly, Vol. 11 (Spring, 1987), pp. 17-33 with Donald E. Klingner.
"Michael Cohen and Robert Golembiewski (eds.): 'Public Personnel Update.' A book review essay in Administrative Science Quarterly , Vol. 31 (March, 1986), pp. 138-140 with Steven Maynard-Moody.
"Human Relations and Organizational Change: Responding to Loss," Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol 6 (Fall, 1985), pp. 29-43.
"Human Resource Administration and Cutback Management A Symposium Introduction," Review of Public Personnel Administration , Vol. 4 (Fall, 1983), pp. 114-127, with Donald E. Klingner.
"From Compliance to Consultation: The Changing Role of the Public Personnel Administrator," Review of Public Personnel Administration , Vol. 1 (Spring, 1981), pp. 37-51.
"The Politics of Public Personnel Administration: Towards A Theoretical Understanding," Public Administration Review, Vol. 41 (Sept/Oct, 1981), pp. 541-549, with Donald E. Klingner.
"Performance Appraisal: If Only People Were Not Involved," Public Administration Review, Vol. 41 (May/June, 1981), pp. 392-396.
- Reprinted in Frank Thompson (ed.). Classics in Public Personnel Policy. Oak Park, IL: Moore Publishing Company, 1990
"Integrating Context and Decision Strategy in Public Personnel Administration: A Contingency Theory Approach," Administration and Society, Vol. 12 (August, 1980), pp. 178-202, with Donald Klingner.
"Personnel Management by Whose Objectives," Public Administration Review, Vol. 38 (July/August, 1978) pp. 366-372, with Donald Klingner.
- Reprinted as theoretical chapter in Klingner's Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies. Prentice Hall, 1980.
- Reprinted in Klingner (ed.), Public Personnel Management: Readings in Contexts and Strategies. Mayfield, 1981.
"Organizations and Individuals in Crisis: Coping with Change," Praxis, (Spring, 1977), published by the Graduate Program in Public Administration, Kansas University.
General
Robert Agranoff and Michael McGuire. Collaborative Public Management: New Strategies for Local Government, a book review, Journal of Politics, Vol 67, No. 1 (February 2005), p. 283-5.
Jim Collins. "Good to Great," a book review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 23, No. 4 (December 2003), pp. 346-349.
"Politics, Administration, and Markets ," Lead article in American Review of Public Administration, Vol. 32 (June, 2002), pp. 117-144, with Donald E. Klingner and Barbara S. Romzek.
- Also appears in Reforma y Democracia
"A Framework for Change." Book Review Essay of Montgomery Van Wart's Changing Public Sector Values, in Vol. 8, No. 4 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory , (October 1998), pp. 617-623.
"The Professional Values of Public Administrators: A Comparison with Lawyers, Social Workers, and Business Administrators," Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 4 (Fall, 1983), pp. 1-11, with J. Terry Edwards.
"Teaching Public Administration as a Vocation: A Calling for Theorists," Southern Review of Public Administration, Vol. 6 (Summer, 1982) pp. 151-162, with Robert B. Denhardt.
"Individual Values and Professional Education: Implications for Practice and Education," Administration and Society, Vol. 13 (August, 1981), pp. 123-143, with J. Terry Edwards and Kenneth Wedel.
"Teaching Graduate Students in Public Administration: Confronting Student and Instructor Self-Doubts," Teaching Political Science, Vol. 7 (January, 1980), pp. 231-240.
"The Impact of Competence and Power on Educational Program Design," in Eugene Byrne and Douglas Wolfe (Eds.). Experiential Learning in Professional Education: A New Direction for Experiential Learning . Jossey Bass, 1980, pp. 57-65.
"The Hopes, Values, and Fears of Public Administration Students," an invited article in Public Management, Vol. 70 (March, 1988), pp. 21-22.
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SERVICE
Department:
Chair, Public Administration Department, 2000-2007, 1984-1988; Director Edwin O. Stene Graduate Program in Public Administration, 1983-84; Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, 1981-1983; Coordinator, MPA Health Concentration, 1976-1980; convenor KU City Management Conference, 1983-1988 and 2000-present; convenor Executive Leadership Institute, National Forum for Black Public Adminstrators, 2006-present (Lawrence).
University:
Member, Baumgartel Peace and Justice Award Committee, 2004-present; Member, committee to design survey for review of deans, Fall 2004; Chair, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Committee to Review Strategic Planning Process, Spring 2004; Chair, Investigative committee on Scholarly/Scientific Misconduct, Summer 2002; Member, Provost Search Committee, 1996; Convener, Kansas University Annual Conference for City Managers, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000-present; Affirmative Action Counselor, 1977-1978; Member, Faculty Senate Committee on Collective Bargaining, Fall, 1986; Member, University Task Force on AIDS, Fall, 1987; Member, Subcommittee on Community Planning, University Task Force on Economic Development, Fall, 1986
City:
Library board President; 2006-present; Library Board Member, 2000-present; Library Board Foundation member, 2003-present; Elected City Council Member, 1991-1995; re-elected, 1995-1999; Mayor, 1993-1994; 1996-1997. Elected to governing board, League of Kansas Municipalities, 1991-1994
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration:
Chair, Local Government Management Fellowship Advisory Committee (sponsored jointly by ICMA-NASPAA-NFBPA-International Hispanic Network, 2003-present; Chair, Committee on Urban Management Education, 2000-2002; Executive Council, 1984-1987; National Conference Program Committee, 1986; Committee on MPA standards; Chair, Committee on internships; Chair, Committee on Curriculum Innovation
International City/County Management Assocation
Convenor of project determining added value of professional management, 2004-2006 with Shannon Portillo; member ICMA strategic planning committee 2006-present
Mid-America Schools of Public Affairs and Administration:
Co-founder and initial conference convener, Kansas City, 1984; Conference convener, February, 1987, Lawrence, Kansas
American Society for Public Administration:
PAR Dwight Waldo Award Committee, 1986; PAR LaVerne Burchfield Award Committee, Chair, 1987; PAR Frederick Mosher Award Committee, 1988; Member Professional Standards and Ethics Committee, 1978/1979/1981; Program Chairman, 1979 Region VII Conference; Vice President, Kansas Chapter, 1980-1981; President, Kansas Chapter, August 1981; Board member Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations 1980-1981, 1983-1986; National Conference Program Committee--Public Administration Education Track Coordinator, 1983; Executive Board, Section on Public Administration Education, 1982-1985
Other
Member, Public Service Awards Committee, National Academy of Public Administration, 2006, 2007
Convener, "Competency Summit," 2005, University of Kansas, four state
region MPA directors convene to discuss "Outcomes-based MPA Education."
Co-Chair, Electronic Hallway Advisory Committee, University of Washington, 2004-present
National Civic League, Member Model Cities Charter Committee, 2001-2003
Curriculum Director, Leadership Academy for Local Government Executives, co-sponsored by Mid America Regional Council and the University of Kansas, 2001-present.
Faculty Policy Board, 1980-1982; Conference Convener, "Public Policy and the Regulation of Human Resource Management," 1981
Resource Leader, Heart of America Cluster, Presidential Management Intern Program, 1980-1981
Member, International City Management Association Task Force on the Future of Council-Manager Government, 1993-1994; member, Task Force on Recognition, 2000.
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TRAINING, CONSULTING, AND PRESENTATIONS (1990-present)
Team Building Consultant
- Dayton, OH, city council, Fall 2007 with Beth Melberth
- San Antonio, TX, city council, Summer 2007 with Carol Nalbandian
- Austin, TX, city council, Fall 2006 with Carol Nalbandian
- Chandler, AZ, Senior Staff, Spring 2006 with Carol Nalbandian
- Northglenn, CO, Governing Body, Spring 2006 with Carol Nalbandian
- Shorewood, IL, Governing Body and Staff, Spring 2006 with Carol Nalbandian
- Tamarac, FL, Governing Body and Staff, Spring 2006 with Carol Nalbandian
- Peculiar, MO, Governing Body and Staff, 2004 to present
- Chanute, KS, Governing Body and Staff, Summer and Fall 2005 with Carol Nalbandian
- Fort Scott, KS, Governing Body and Staff, Fall 2005, Spring 2006 with Carol
Nalbandian
- Liberty, MO, Governing Body, Summer 2005 with Carol Nalbandian
- Sedona, AZ, Governing body and staff, Summer 2005 with Carol Nalbandian
- Blue Springs, MO, Governing Body and Staff, 2005-present with Carol Nalbandian
- Fremont, CA, Governing Body, Winter 2005 with Carol Nalbandian
- Martin County, Florida, Winter 2005 with Tyler St. Clair
- University Park, Texas, Fall 2004 with Carol Nalbandian
- Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, Spring
2004 with Carol Nalbandian
- North Kansas City, MO, Governing body and staff, Spring 2004 with Carol
Nalbandian
- Davenport, IA, Governing Body, Winter 2004 with Carol Nalbandian
- Kansas City, Missouri, Governing Body, Fall 2003 with Carol Nalbandian
- City of Sedona, AZ, senior staff, Summer 2003 with Carol Nalbandian
- City of Thornton, CO, Governing Body and senior staff, Winter, 2003, Winter
2005 with Carol Nalbandian
- City of Roswell, GA, Governing Body on form of government, Winter 2003
- City of Troy, MI, Governing Body, Summer 2002
- City of Tucson, Council and senior staff, Spring 2002
- City of Olathe, KS (with Carol Nalbandian), Governing Body and Senior Staff,
Summer 2001-present.
- San Luis Obispo, CA, council and staff, Fall 2001-present
- Merriam, KS, Governing Body, Spring 2001
- City of Sunnyvale, California, Governing Body, Winter 2000; senior staff,
Fall 2001
- City of Rockville, Maryland, Governing Body (goals setting), Fall 1999;
January 2001 SDI
- Village of Downers Grove, Illinois, senior staff and governing body, Summer
1999.
- Loudoun County, Virginia, senior staff, Summer 1998; County Commission Orientation,
November 1995;
- City of Olathe, Kansas, Governing Body (goals setting), Winter 1998, Summer
1997, Summer 1993; Public Safety, Public Works, Human Resources, Department
Heads various times in 1980s and 1990s
- City Council, Leawood, KS, Fall 1997; Department Heads, Winter 1996; City
Council, Spring 1991
- Planning Commission and City Council, Lee's Summit, Missouri, Fall 1996-Winter
1997
- Township Board of Lower Merion, PA (goals setting) Winter 1995
- Kansas Attorney General's Office, Topeka, Spring 1995
- Kansas Department on Aging, Topeka, Fall 1994
- NBC Finance Division, New York, (leadership seminar) Summer 1994
- City Council, City of Hutchinson, KS, June 1992
- Fire Department, City of Lenexa, KS, Winter-Summer 1992; Department Heads,
Spring 1990
- Department Heads, Douglas County, KS, Summer 1990
- Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, KU, Spring-Summer 1990
- Department Heads, Arkansas City, KS, March 1984
- Johnson County, Kansas, Department Heads, Spring 1984
- State of Kansas, Department of Human Resources, January 1984
- State of Kansas, Department on Aging, 1981-1982
- City of Liberty, Missouri, Police Department, Winter 1982
- Family Services and Guidance Center, Topeka, KS, 1979-1980
- Southwest Regional Training Support Center, Kansas City, MO, March 1979
- Environmental Management Institute, USC, September 1975
- City of El Centro, CA, Summer 1974
- Kern County, CA, November 1973-May 1974
- California State Compensation Insurance Fund, San Francisco, December 1973
Other Consultations
- Florida City/County Management Association, Consultant on creation of Center
for Excellent, Summer 2006
- Mid-America Regional Council, Curriculum Development for MARC-KU Leadership
Academy, Spring 2001
- Program Review Consultant, MPA Programs, Oklahoma Board of Regents, January
1994
- Barrett and Trott, Des Moines, IA, expert witness, 1987-1988
- Acting Director, Human Resources Department, Board of Public Utilities,
Kansas City, KS, Summer 1986
- Program Review Consultant, MPA Program, Toledo University, May 1986
- Personnel Consultant to State of Kansas, Department of Social and Rehabilitation
Services, Winter 1981
- Compensation and Classification Consultant, United Tribes of Kansas and
Southeast Nebraska, Fall 1980
- Program Consultant, Kansas Department of Revenue, Spring 1980
- Program Review Consultant, Masters Degree Program in Higher Education Administration,
Maharishi International University, October 1979
- Grant Consultant, Dissemination of Innovation, Martin Luther King Hospital/Drew
School, Los Angeles, November 1975
Workshops
"Governing Body/Staff Relations", "High Performing Governing Body," or "Contemporary Trends in Local Government"
- Virginia Local Government Management Association, Virginia Beach, Summer 2007
- Pleasanton, CA, Spring 2007
- Shawnee, KS, 2004-present
- Elgin, Batavia, and St. Charles, IL, Summer 2006
- Portsmouth, VA, Summer 2006
- Greensboro, NC, Summert 2006
- Colorado City/County Management Association, Glenwood Springs, CO, Spring
2006
- Flagstaff, AZ, Staff, Summer 2006
- Municipal Association of Victoria, Australia, Summer 2005
- Public Executive Leadership Academy, Institute of Government, University
of North Carolina, Spring 2005-present
- Advanced Public Executives Program, Arizona State University, Fall 2004-present
- Senior Executive Institute, University of Virginia, July 1995-present
- Rocky Mountain Public Service Program, University of Colorado-Denver, Winter
2004-Present
- Colorado City Management Association, Winter 2006
- Society for Local Government Management, Alberta, Canada, Summer, 2005 (also
included with Carol Nalbandian a workshop on strategic planning methodology)
- San Luis Obispo, Summer, 2005
- Minnesota Association of Counties, Summer 2004
- National League of Cities, Spring 2004
- Minnesota League of Municipalities, Spring 2004
- Georgia League of Municipalities, Spring 2004
- San Antonio, senior staff, Fall 2003
- Texas Municipal League, Fall 2003
- Fairfax County, Virginia, Fall 2003
- Scottsdale, AZ, senior staff, Fall 2003
- Southwest Leadership Academy, University of Arizona, Fall 2003, Fall 2004
- North Carolina League of Municipalities/National League of Cities Leadership
Training Institute, elected officials, Fall 2003
- Davenport, IA, council and staff, Fall 2003
- International City/County Management Association, Fall 2003
- Highland Park, IL, Governing body and senior staff, Fall 2003
- Lake Forest, IL, Governing Body and senior staff, Fall 2003
- Hamilton County, Ohio, elected officials and senior staff, Summer 2003
- Texas Municipal League, Fall 2003 (Scheduled 2003)
- National League of Cities, Wichita, Summer 2003
- City of San Jose, Senior Staff, Spring 2003
- Northern California Assistants and Bay Area City Managers, Spring 2003
- Georgia City/County Management Association, Spring 2003
- Iowa City Management Association, Spring 2003
- Minnesota City Management Association, Spring 2003
- Ohio City Management Association, Summer 2002
- Arizona City Management Association, Summer 2002
- Texas Municipal League, Summer 2002
- San Luis Obispo, CA, management staff; advisory boards, Summer 2002
- Fremont, CA, Spring 2002
- Montgomery County, MD, Fall 2001
- International City Management Association, Fall 2001, Fall 2002
- National League of Cities, Fall 2001
- Santa Monica, CA, senior staff, Winter 2001, Spring 2001
- Battle Creek, MI, senior staff and governing body, Spring 2001
- Tallahassee, FL, senior staff and governing body;
- Hutchinson, KS, Fall 2000;
- Leesburg, Virginia, Summer 2000;
- Phoenix, Spring 2000;
- Rockville, Maryland, Fall, 1999;
- Virginia Innovations Group, Summer 1999;
- City of Lynchburg senior staff and governing body, 1997, 1999;
- Lawrence, KS governing body orientation, 1999;
- Texas Innovations Group, 1999;
- Santa Clarita, CA, senior staff and governing body, 1999;
- Springfield, Ohio, Winter 1998;
- Leawood, KS, Fall 1997;
- Liberty, MO, Summer 1997;
- Coppell, TX, Summer 1997;
- Bowling Green, KY, Summer 1997;
- Roanoke, VA, Summer 1997;
- Senior Executive Institute Alumni Association, University of Virginia, October
1996-present
- City of Norfolk senior police staff, September 1996;
- Illinois City Management Association, 1996;
- City Council and School Board and Senior Staffs, City of Norfolk, Virginia,
June 1995;
- Lenexa, KS City Council, May, 1995;
- Department of Municipal Services, Olathe, KS, May 1995;
- University of Kansas City Management Conference, Lawrence, April 1995;
- Iowa City Managers Association, Iowa City, March 1995;
- Western Pennsylvania City Management Association, annual conference, Pittsburgh,
February, 1995;
- Virginia Municipal League, Annual Conference, Norfolk, October 1994;
- Kansas League of Municipalities, Annual Conference, Topeka, October 1994;
May 1995; Hays, KS, May 1995; Wichita, May 1995
" Leadership and Organizational Teamwork (Strength Deployment Inventory)," a workshop for elected officials and/or staff
- Sunnyvale, CA (with Carol Nalbandian), Senior Staff, Fall 2001.
- Olathe, KS, Leadership Academy, Spring 2001;
- City of Rockville Senior Staff and Governing Body, Winter 2001;
- City of Sunnyvale, California (with Carol Nalbandian), Winter, 2000;
- Village of Downers Grove, Illinois, senior staff and governing body, 1999;
- Training Academy, Lawrence, KS, Police Department, January 1998;
- Department Heads, University Park, Texas, January 1997;
- Kansas Attorney General's Office, 1995;
- International Personnel Management Association, July 1986;
- City of Olathe, KS, Police Department, April 1987;
- Kansas Commission on Civil Rights, Topeka, KS, November 1987;
- City of Shawnee, KS, Police Department, November 1988;
- International Personnel Management National Conference, Kansas City, Fall 1985;
- Kansas Parks and Recreation Association, Wichita, KS, February 1985;
- also used in various team building consultations as well as in graduate public administration courses
Others
- MARC-ASPA conference panelist on citizen engagement, Spring 2007
- MARC-ASPA conference panelist on workforce trends, Spring 2006
- MARC-ASPA Finance Conference panelist. Spring 2005
- "Contemporary Trends in Local Government," Northeast Kansas City Management Association, Fall, 2003
- "Comparing Attitudes of Newly Elected Local Government Officials and Incumbents," Northeast Kansas City Management Association, Summer, 2000
- "Values, Politics, and Professionalism in Human Resources Management," International City Management Association annual meeting, Orlando, 1998; International Personnel Management Association Seminar, Summer 1997
- "Local Government Leaders Public Policy Forum," sponsored by Florida City/County Management Association, January 1994, convener and trainer
- "Sexual Harassment," for Menninger Management Institute, Fall 1992, with Carol Nalbandian
- "Creative Problem Solving and Organizational Change," International Personnel Management Association, Vail, CO, July 1987, convener and trainer
- "Individual and Organizational Change," City Clerks Institute of Kansas, April 1983
- "Performance Appraisal and Motivation"
- CETA Managers, Sponsored by Kansas University Human Resources Program, Kansas City, June 1982; Senior Civil Servants in State of Kansas, August 1981; Mid-America Regional Council, Kansas City, November 1980; Kansas State Department of Revenue, August 1977; State of Kansas Personnel Division, November 1976; Western Association of Neighborhood Health Centers, Los Angeles, January 1976Management Development Workshop, Kansas Corporation Commission, November 1981, convener and trainer, Executive Development Seminar for CETA Executive Directors, August 1980Subcontracting Workshop for CETA Prime Sponsors, Kansas City and St. Louis, June 1979; July 1980
- Management Development Seminars, Institute for Disaster Preparedness, USC, Sacramento, June, December 1975
- Training for Trainers Workshops, Intergovernmental Training Center, State of California, March, June 1973
Presentations on Politics and Professionalism in Local Government and Related Topics
Presentations to Local Government Officials
- Oregon League of Municipalities, Keynote, Fall 2006
- SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers)
annual conference, Edinburgh Fall 2005
- Missouri Municipal League, Keynote, Fall 2005
- Kansas Public Works Association, Fall 2004;
- California League of Cities, Fall 2002, Fall 2004;
- California Contract Cities Association, Spring 2001;
- Michigan Municipal League, Summer 2000
- Florida City and County Management Association, Spring 2000
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities, London, Ontario, Summer, 2000
- Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government, United Kingdom
(Lewisham and Liverpool), Winter, 2000;
- Public Works Association of California League of Cities, Winter, 2000;
- National meeting of International City Management Association, 1999, 2000;
- California League of Cities, 1998, 1999;
- California City Management Department Meeting, 1999;
- California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, Monterey, California, 1999;
- Kansas City, MO, committee of City Council, January, 1998;
- Johnson County, Kansas, Governing Body, Winter 1998;
- Department Heads and governing body, Johnson County, KS, Fall 1997;
- Charlotte, North Carolina senior staff, 1997;
- Illinois Assistants Municipal Management Association, Chicago, 1997;
- Maryland Municipal League, 1996;
- Raytown, Missouri Charter Revision Committee, 1996;
- Roeland Park, KS, City Council, 1995;
- Virginia City Management Association, annual Winter meeting, Charlottesville,
February 1995;
- Henry Cisneros Leadership Forum, San Antonio, February, 1994, 1995;
- Four state annual meeting of the American Planning Association, Little Rock,
September 1994;
- Texas City Management Association, Waco, 1994;
- Ottawa, KS, 1994;
- Gardner, KS, 1994;
- elected and appointed officials of Prairie Village, Kansas, February 1994;
- elected and appointed officials of Overland Park, Kansas, September 1993;
- Menninger Management Institute Seminar, Spring and Fall 1993;
- annual meeting of League of Kansas Municipalities, Overland Park, KS, 1993;
- Kansas City Area Management Assistants, 1993;
- National Conference of the International City Management Association, Nashville,
1993;
- Lansing, KS , 1992;
- Olathe, KS, 1992;
- City of Desoto, KS, 1991;
- Orlando area city managers, Fall 1992;
- Kansas City Management Association, Fall 1992;
- Missouri City Management Association, April 1987, April 1992;
- Southwest Pennsylvania City Managers Association, March 1992;
- Iowa City Managers' Association, Iowa City, March 1990;
- Department Heads, City of Kansas City, MO, September 1988;
- Johnson County, Kansas, City Managers, November 1988;
- Kansas University Conference on City Management 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993;
- Annual Meeting of International City Management Association, Montreal, October
1987; San Antonio, September 1984, Chicago, 1994;
- Annual Meeting of Kansas City Clerks, KU, November 1987;
- Texas City Managers' Association, Fort Worth, October 1987;
- Oklahoma City Managers' Association, July 1987
- IBM Seminar, Kansas University, 1991-1995
- Leadership Lawrence, Winter 1995, 1994, Spring 1992
- "Thinking about Rethinking Local Government," Kansas City ASPA
conference, October 1993, KC ASPA Chapter, Fall 1992
- "Enhancing the Political Health of Our Communities," Dialogue
on Kansas, September 1993
- "How To Be an Effective Council-Member," Governing Body Institute,
League of Kansas Municipalities, 1992, 1993
- Leadership Leavenworth, Fall 1992
- IBM Corporation, Washington, DC, Winter 1991
Supervisory Training and Other Presentations
- "Equity and Expectancy Theory and Employee Motivation," KC Regional SRS, Summer 2006
- "Customer and Citizen," presentation and discussion with senior staff, Sedgwick County, KS, 1999; Plenary Speaker at Greater Kansas City ASPA workshop, Fall 1997.
- "Contemporary Trends in Human Resources Management," Kansas University City Management Conference, 1997; Leadership Institute, International Personnel Management Association, 1997
- "Future Trends in Human Resources Management," keynote address to annual meeting of Kansas City Area Chapter of International Personnel Management Association, 1994
Numerous other presentations
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GRANTS, CONFERENCE PAPERS, REPORTS:
Grants
- Small grant from Human Resources Program, University of Kansas, for research on "Organizational Change When Perceived as Loss," 1982.
- Small grant from Human Resources Program, University of Kansas, for research on "Motivational Differences in Public and Private Sector Employees," 1981
- Faculty Development Grant to attend weekend "Group Relations Conference" sponsored by A.K. Rice Institute, Houston, October, 1977
- Small grant from University of Kansas General Research Fund to complete survey research project on professional values, Fall, 1977, with J. Terry Edwards and Kenneth Wedel.
- Faculty Development Grant to attend weekend conference on "New Ways of Knowing," sponsored by Esalen Institute and Center for the Application of Behavioral Science at St. Louis University, St. Louis, October, 1976.
Conference Papers:
- "How Local Government Professionals Add Value to Their Communities and Organizations. Presented at ICMA national conference, San Antonio, September 2006 with James Keene, Robert O'Neill, Jr., Shannon Portillo, and James H. Svara.
- "Developing Learning Outcomes for the University of Kansas MPA Program," Presented at NASPAA annual conference. Minneapolis, Fall 2006 with Jaime Gaggero, Megan Ingmire, Angela McHardie, Maggie Thompson and Marilu Goodyear.
- "Trends in Doctoral Education." Presented at NASPAA annual conference. Indianapolis, Fall 2004.
- Contemporary Trends in Local Government" presented in Chicago at the City Futures Conference sponsored by the Center for Urban Planning and Public Administration at the University of Illinois-Chicago, July 8-11, 2004.
o Selected as one of 10 from 160 papers for inclusion in a report to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- "The Future of Professionalism in Local Government," presented for Albert A. Levin Lecture Series, Cleveland State University, Spring 1993
- "The Contemporary Role of the City Manager," a paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Miami, April, 1989
- "Professionalism in City Management: A New Beginning," prepared for a "Conference on the Study of City Management," University of Kansas, November, 1988.
- "Traditional Commitments and Renewed Directions in Public Administration Theory," a paper presented at the National Conference of the American Political Science Association, New Orleans, September, 1985.
- "Professional Values and City Management Education," a paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Indianapolis, March, 1985.
- "Public Personnel Management: A Values Perspective," a paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Denver, April, 1984 with Donald E. Klingner.
- "Experiential Learning in Public Administration Education," an invited chapter in a book sponsored by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration with James Wolf and F. Gerald Brown.
- "Human Relations and Organizational Change: Responding to Loss," a paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, New York, April, 1983.
- "The Punishing Process of Learning from Experience," a paper presented at the 6th Annual Teaching Public Administration Conference, Miami, March, 1983.
- "Experiential Learning in Public Administration Education," a paper presented at National Meeting of the American Society for public Administration, Honolulu, March, 1982.
- "Teaching Public Administration as a Vocation," with Robert B. Denhardt, a paper given at the National Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, San Francisco, April, 1980. Also presented at Third National Meeting of Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Olympia, Washington, May, 1980. Published in Proceedings.
- "Teaching Pre-Service MPA Students: Student and Instructor Anxiety Meet," a paper given at Conference on Teaching of Public Administration, sponsored by School of Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Southern California, Washington Public Affairs Center, Kansas City, Missouri, April, 1978. Published in Proceedings.
- "Professional Values: A Comparison of Graduate Students in Four Professional Programs," a paper given at National Meeting of American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, April, 1977 with R. Scott Brooks, J. Terry Edwards, and Kenneth Wedel. Revised version abstracted in Career Development Bulletin (Vol 1, No. 3, 1979), Center for Career Development, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University.
- "The Training Paradox: Those who Need It, Don't Want It," a paper presented at the Regional Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Wichita, October, 1981.
- "The Influence of Unconscious Psychological Factors on Organizational Structure," A paper given at the National Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Detroit, April, 1981
- "The Influence of Judicial Due Process on Bureaucratic Effectiveness," with Donald E. Klingner, a paper given at the National Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Detroit, April, 1981
- "From Compliance to Consultation: The Changing Role of the Public Personnel Administrator," A paper given at the National Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, San Francisco, April, 1980.
- "Decision Strategies and Contexts in Personnel Administration," a paper given at Annual Meeting of American Society for Public Administration, Phoenix, April, 1978.
- Invited paper "Impact of Competence and Power on Educational Program Design," given at Conference on Programmatic Uses of Experiential Learning in Professional Education, sponsored by Southern Methodist University, School of Business, Dallas, May, 1978. Published in Proceedings.
- "Public Administration Values" a co-authored paper presented by J. Terry Edwards at National Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Baltimore, April 1979. Progress on this research also reported at Regional ASPA meeting, Des Moines, October, 1978 and at Kansas-Missouri meeting of Political Scientists in October, 1978, Kansas City
- "Personnel Administration by Whose Objectives," a paper given at National Meeting of American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, April, 1977.
Reports:
- "Factors Influencing Productivity in the State of California Employment Development Department," a report prepared for EDD, Los Angeles and Southern Regions, July, 1976.
- "Analysis of a Disaster Recovery Program: A Systems View of Governmental Response to the San Fernando Earthquake," a report prepared for the City of San Fernando, California, September, 1975.
- "Impact of Employment on Families of California State Compensation Insurance Fund Employees," an action research project completed for the State Fund in December, 1973, with Cecilio Berendsen, Maurice Bisheff, and J. Bart Cunningham.
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