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John Nalbandian

John Nalbandian

Department of Public Administration
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-9096
nalband@ku.edu
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EMPLOYMENT:

University of Kansas

1991-Present
Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas

2000-2007
Chair, 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

-         Collaborative Leadership and Citizen Engagement

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HONORS

  • Kemper Teaching Award, University of Kansas, 2008
  • Buford Watson, Jr. Public Service Award, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 2008 with Carol Nalbandian
  • 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 - Human Resources 

-         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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Local Government

"Predicting the Future—Why Citizen Engagement is No Longer Optional." Public Management. December 2008. This article makes the case that citizen engagement is an essential tool of contemporary governance and that legitimacy for local government professionals will in part depend upon them mastering the skills of engagement.

"Defining Facilitative Leadership: A View from Inside the Mayor’s Office in Lawrence, KS," with Sarah Negron in James S. Svara, Facilitative Leadership. 2nd Edition, 2008. Based on my own experiences as mayor, this chapter provides an introspective yet analytical look at political leadership in council-manager local government.

"Leading Local Governments in the 21st Century.” Arizona City and Town (Arizona League of Municipalities). Summer, 2008, pg 10-13.

"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. This issue of PM consists of a series of selected articles from PM dating back to its earliest issues. Each article includes a short commentary on its significance.

"Politics and Administration in local Government" International Journal of Public Administration. (Vol. 29, 2006), pp. 1049-1063. Invited article. This article provides a nice summary of my work to 2006. It provides the intellectual base for a workshop I do on council-staff partnership.

"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. This article was prepared to accompany the launching of the Local Government Management Fellowship Program at ICMA.

"Contemporary Professionals and the Conflicting Forces of Administrative Modernization and Civic Engagement" American Review of Public Administration (December 2005). Lead article. For me, this was an important article setting out contemporary themes. The content provides the intellectual base for the workshop I do on contemporary trends.

  • 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). In this article I surveyed and then interviewed council members in the Kansas City area to see how their attitudes towards governing changed over time.

"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. This article provides a case study of a city manager involved in a major development project and the issues he confronted that challenged his sense of professionalism.

-         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. The basic concepts of my workshop on council-staff relationships appear here in very readable form

"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. 6 th edition, forthcoming.

-         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, 1980), 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; 2006-2008; Library Board Member, 2000-2008; Library Board Foundation member, 2003-2008; 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, 2003-2006; 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 2006-2008

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 (2000-present)
 

Team Building and Strategic Planning Consultant

  • Wilsonville , OR , City Council, Spring 2009 scheduled with Carol Nalbandian
  • Casper , WY , City Council, Spring 2009 scheduled with Carol Nalbandian
  • Mesa, AZ, City Council, Summer 2008 with Carol Nalbandian
  • 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

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

Workshops

"Governing Body/Staff Relations", "High Performing Governing Body," or "Contemporary Trends in Local Government"

  • 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 Counties Association, Summer 2008
  • Charlotte, NC, Spring 2008
  • 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; 2008
  • 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;

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

Presentations on Politics and Professionalism in Local Government and Related Topics

Presentations to Local Government Officials

  • National League of Cities annual meeting, Orlando, Fall 2008
  • Municipal Association of Victoria, Australia, Fall 2008; 2006
  • Arizona League of Municipalities, Closing Plenary, Summer 2008
  • Virginia League of Social Service Executives, Spring 2008
  • 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;

Supervisory Training and Other Presentations

  • "Equity and Expectancy Theory and Employee Motivation," KC Regional SRS, Summer 2006

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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