Highlights of 2007 Texas ASPA/CPM Conference

By Dr. Howard R. Balanoff
hb02@txstate.edu

On Friday, November 2, 2007, the Annual Texas American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Conference was held at the LBJ Student Center on the campus of Texas State University. The Conference was sponsored by the Texas Chapters of ASPA and District 4; the journal, The Public Manager; and Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service.

Paul Hobby, former Chief of Staff to Lt. Governor Bob Bullock and son of former Texas Lt. Governor William P. Hobby, delivered the plenary presentation titled, “Don’t Confuse Government with Politics: Reviewing the Relationship of Elected Political Officials to Professional Public Managers.” The full text of Paul Hobby’s Distinguished Lecture can be found on Texas State University’s website: www.txstate.edu/cpm.

In addition to the plenary session, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to
Burundi and Botswana Robert Krueger spoke at lunch about his new book, From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi, which he co-authored with his wife
Kathleen Krueger.

Former United States Senator and Ambassador to Burundi Robert Krueger (seated at table) signs copies of his new book, “From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi” for participants at the ASPA and CPM Conference.

Former Texas Lt. Governor William P. Hobby (center) with Paul Hobby (2nd from left). In the picture (from left to right are Howard Balanoff, Jim Granato, Professor at the University of Houston, Marilyn Balanoff and Saralee Tiede.

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