Alumni Update
LBJ School Alumni Association honors Dana DeBeauvoir
Travis
County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir (LBJ Class
of 1981) is the 2002 recipient of the LBJ School Alumni Association’s
Distinguished Public
Service Award. Since her election to public office in 1987, DeBeauvoir
has overseen the election polls in the Austin area and served as the official
record keeper for the county courts at law and the commissioners court.
In 1994 and 1996, DeBeauvoir assisted in two historic elections in Bosnia and South Africa. Her trips, sponsored by the International Foundation of Election Systems and by the United Nations, were part of an initiative to help develop free and fair election practices in countries with emerging democracies.
Credited with modernizing the Travis County Clerk’s office, DeBeauvoir is also known for her work in promoting voter turnout, improving the elections process, protecting public records, and making public information more accessible.
The Distinguished Public Service Award is presented each year to an LBJ School graduate who is considered by fellow alumni as the person whose career and public service record best represent the values on which the School was founded.
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Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir (LBJ Class of 1981) demonstrates eSlateTM, the county’s new electronic voting system, at a special luncheon of the CenTex Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. Held at the LBJ School, the event was hosted by the Brown Bag Speakers Committee in October. Photo by Doug Marshall |
Hawkins heads Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed White House aide
Albert Hawkins (LBJ Class of 1978) as the state’s health and human
services commissioner on December 3.
As commissioner, Hawkins oversees an annual budget of more than $8 billion, 625 employees, and several key state programs, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Texas Medicaid Program. The Health and Human Services Commission has oversight responsibility for 11 health and human services agencies.
Hawkins was one of the first appointments made by President George W. Bush in January 2001. At the White House he served as the primary liaison between all federal cabinet members and the president and White House staff. He also chaired a nine-member working group responsible for recommendations on race-related policies for the president.
Hawkins began his career in public service at the Texas Legislative Budget Board. His climb from state government to the pinnacle of federal government is attributed to his expert knowledge of the intricacies of budgetary policy matters and commitment to improving administration at all levels of government.
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