Before Module I even started, 2000 became a milestone year for the Southwest Leadership Program,. For the first time both modules were oversubscribed months in advance and a priority list was started for Southwest Leadership 2001! Not only is enrollment breaking all records, but also participants are coming from farther away. Clark County, Nevada sent a representative for the second time, and we welcomed a colleague from the University of Georgia, who held the record for traveling the farthest distance ... until, that is, the Southwest Leadership Program went international. A city official from Hokkaido, Japan will be attending Module II in Phoenix! Two favorite faculty members returned to Module I this year: Janice Brinson of New York and Michael Galvin of Colorado. Module I received 3.9 for content and 3.7 for presentation (out of 4). New to Module I was an evening session at the U of A's Challenge & Ropes Course. Thanks to brave participants who tested the waters and lobbied heartily for its return in 2001, we will expand it to a full four-hour session. Module II, November 29-December 1, has been booked for months. We will bring a slice of the University of Virginia's Senior Executive Institute to southwest officials, as well as hold a special evening in Bank One Ballpark. Carl Neu from Colorado, Lou Marinoff from New York, David Landis from Nebraska, and Don Coyhis from Colorado complete the team.

Thanks to our 2000 sponsors, whose generosity make excellence and cutting edge leadership develoment possible: Arizona Building Officials, Arizona County Clerks Association, Arizona Public Service Company, Cox Communications, Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given, Southwest Gas, Touchstone Energy, and the University of Arizona.