ASPA state conference features former HUD Secretary Cisneros
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Henry Cisneros (standing), who gave the keynote address during an ASPA conference held at the LBJ School, visits with a conference participant during a break. Photo by Doug Marshall |
Leadership and public administration in a diverse society was the theme of a statewide conference held at the LBJ School in October. The event, hosted by the LBJ School as part of its 30th anniversary celebration, was sponsored by the Texas Chapters of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the Texas Society for Certified Public Managers (TSCPM).
Henry Cisneros, former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary and former San Antonio mayor, was one of the main speakers at the event. In his William P. Hobby Distinguished Lecture, Cisneros noted that leaders must adapt to changes in society, whether the changes are in the technological sphere, in the cultural arena, or in other areas.
Among the other speakers at the conference were LBJ School Professors Kenneth S. Apfel and Kenneth H. Ashworth as well as Amy Miller, president of ASPA's Centex chapter.
Ken Matwiczak, a senior lecturer at the LBJ School, was the facilities chair and program co-chair for the ASPA committees that organized the event. Matwiczak, who was named Centex ASPA's Public Affairs Professor of the Year last spring, said the conference provided educators and public administrators from around the state an opportunity to listen to distinguished public administration professionals relate their successes and their concept of what successful leadership constitutes.
Established in 1939, ASPA is the largest and most prominent professional association in the field of public administration. TSCPM is affiliated with the American Academy of Certified Public Managers, which is a professional association of public sector managers.
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December 7, 2001
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