Garcés named 2005 Distinguished Public Service Award winner
Jorge C. Garcés (M.P.Aff 1977), the deputy managing director of the North American Development Bank (NADBank), was named the 2005 recipient of the LBJ School Alumni Association’s Distinguished Public Service Award.
Serving as NADBank deputy managing director during the past four years, Garcés has been involved in many projects that have had a deep impact on the people living along the border area. Before that, he worked in state government, working closely with various governors to help shape Texas policy toward Mexico and helping foster better relations between the two countries.
“Since April 2001, Jorge has been the deputy managing director of the North American Development Bank—an institution created by the North American Free Trade Agreement to fund environmental infrastructure in the U.S.-Mexico border region,” said Stephen M. Niemeyer Acosta (M.P.Aff. 1992) and Jennifer Allis (M.P.Aff. 1998) in a letter nominating Garcés for the award. “The NADBank has taken bold new steps since Jorge assumed his duties, including the creation of an $80 million Water Conservation Infrastructure Fund, Jorge’s brainchild.”
In a November 2003 interview, Garcés described public service as an “honorable and rewarding career” and said he receives much satisfaction from his work.
The Distinguished Public Service Award was established in 1989 by the LBJ School Alumni Association. The award is presented each year to an LBJ School graduate whose career and public service record best represent the values on which the School was founded.
Garcés will be presented with the award in August, during the annual LBJ School alumni reception in Austin.
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