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This summer the Arizona
Board of Regents conferred institute status on the Office of Government Programs!
This had been a dream of ours for many years, and we marked the
distinction with a celebratory bash October 10. Hosted by Joel
Valdez, Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and former Tucson
City Manager; Mark Zupan, Dean of the Eller College of Business and
Public Administration; and Brint Milward, Associate Dean and Director of the
School of Public Administration and Policy, about 80 elected and
appointed local government officials, UA administrators and
faculty, corporate sponsors, Southwest Leadership alumni, family and
friends gathered in McClelland Hall for toasts and tributes.
The Institute for Local Government has had a lot of help along the
road to this achievement. The U of
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A's Office of Economic Development, former
U of A Presidents
Henry Koffler and Manuel Pacheco, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and many corporate
sponsors (especially APS) have played significant roles in our evolution. More recently,
U of A President Peter Likins Joel Valdez, Dean Zupan, and Associate Dean Milward have
assured our future with permanent funding and a home in the Eller College of Business
and Public Administration, where the Institute can flourish. A plaque was awarded to Professor Emeritus
Don L. Bowen for his dedication to Arizona local government in the 1980s and his dream
for such an institute.
As the Institute for Local Government, we have a new look. Our
logo and title have replaced the AzCAP name and will accompany
all publications and materials. The Southwest Leadership Program
for Local and State Government will get more exposure as we
join associations of local government institutes in other regions.
Their leadership programs can benefit, as well, from our nine years
of experience. The Institute for Local Government will also
sponsor occasional forums around the state on various local
government issues.
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