Burt is the second longest serving Board Member in AACPM history,   having been elected and served a total of six years as AACPM Treasurer from 1992 – 1994 and from 2002 – 2004. 

Receiving his Certified Public Manager® credential in 1988 after completing the required CPM training offered by the North Carolina Human Resource Development Group, Personnel Development Center, he has served as Treasurer of both the North Carolina Society of Certified Public Managers® (NCSCPM) and the American Academy.  He was a charter member of the AACPM when founded in 1989.  In addition to serving as AACPM Treasurer, he had served as a member or chair of three different AACPM Committees since 1993.  He has attended a majority of AACPM Annual Conferences from 1992-1994 and from 2000 to the present, in addition to serving as a North Carolina delegate to the AACPM’s governing body, the House of Delegates in 2000. 

At the state and national level, Burt has been instrumental in a number of capacities and committees.  In North Carolina, he was a Charter member of the State Society, served as NCSCPM Treasurer, served on the State Society Logo Copyright Protection Committee, Archive Committee, Audit Committee and Membership Committee.  During his tenure with the AACPM, he has chaired the AACPM Ways and Means Committee and has served on the Mentoring and Finance Committees.   While serving on the Mentoring Committee,  he assisted Mississippi and Wisconsin in forming their State Societies, worked with the IRS to secure a 501 (c) (6) non profit organization status for the Academy, oversaw the upgrading of the Academy’s financial reports to be in compliance with accepted practices of the national Financial Accounting Standards Board and transferring the Academy’s financial records to Fund EZ accounting software.  Burt collaborated in the development of the standard chart of accounts for annual AACPM Conference financial reporting and in posting of the Academy national membership on the Academy’s Web Site with password protection. 

In addition to his CPM certification, Ed earned his Bachelor’s and Masters degrees from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas – Austin.  He also served as an Assistant Professor in Geology before taking a position with the North Carolina State Government, serving with distinction for twenty-eight years.  Ed was instrumental in developing legislation and working with the State Legislature to establish and fund a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, including the presentation of a multi-million dollar budget proposal to a special Legislative committee.  This was the first instance in the state’s history of legislative action to establish a program budget across Divisional and Departmental lines.  He directed and led a diverse group of more than  40 scientists, engineers, administrative staff and contractors in the review for licensure of the low-level radiation waste site.  Ed has also served on his Department’s Pay Resolution Board to hear and resolve pay and performance disputes between employees and management. 

During a 28-year career with the State of North Carolina, his professional service has witnessed a progression into positions of ever-increasing responsibilities and recognition.  He was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2002, the highest civilian honors the Governor can bestow to outstanding employees who have a proven record of service to the State. 

Ed has served his community as a Sunday school teacher to adults for more than  20 years, a youth baseball coach for many years, an adult volunteer leader in the Boy Scouts of America and on the church board of directors for a large Methodist Church.  He served on the Centennial Committee for his hometown and as the unofficial historian for the early history of the town.  Burt has been a member of the Lions Club since 1985 serving multiple terms as President, Treasurer, First Vice President and Secretary. 

Ron Buchholz of Wisconsin, a past AACPM President and Chairman of the Henning Award Committee, reports, “There was a very strong field of candidates this year for the Henning Award and Ed was selected for among that group.  His career accomplishments, community activities and especially his dedication to and efforts on behalf of both the North Carolina CPM Society and the AACPM speak highly of Ed, his Society and the Academy, and set a standard to which all of us can aspire.  He has served and continues to serve as an excellent role model for every CPM and truly represents the very best in Certified Public Managers®.” 

AACPM President Bill Herman of New Hampshire recognized Ed’s achievement and emphasized his willingness to “go the extra mile to help his peers, his professional organizations, his state society and the American Academy.  Ed’s efforts have been a tremendous contribution to the North Carolina Society and the American Academy, and have helped to strengthen the standing and prestige of the CPM public image.” 

“The Henning Award is the most prestigious award presented by the AACPM to an outstanding member who has made the greatest contribution to the certified public management program at the state and/or national level,” Buchholz said.  “Ken Henning’s vision and leadership remain to this day embodied in the Certified Public Manager® programs in nearly 30 states and in the American Academy of Certified Public Managers®.“ 

The Henning Award is named after Kenneth K. Henning of Athens, Georgia, whose vision of a quality management development program tailored to the needs of state and local government resulted in the design and implementation of the Certified Public Manager® concept. Ken’s vision, hard work and dedication in the mid-1970's in Georgia were responsible for the establishment of the Georgia Certified Public Manager® Program, the American Academy of Certified Public Managers®, and the movement of the Certified Public Manager® concept to other states. 

Ed was one of eight AACPM fellows who were nominated for the 2006 AACPM Henning Award.   The Henning Award was first presented by the AACPM in 1990.  He is the 17th recipient of the annual recognition, and the fifth to be recognized from North Carolina.  With the presentation of the Henning Award to Ed this year, all five charter officers of the original North Carolina CPM Society (Margaret Bailey – President; Haywood Poole – President-Elect; Patricia “Tish” Hagler – Secretary; Ed Burt – Treasurer; and Ed Phillips – Chairman of the Board) have now been recognized with the Henning Award.

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Ronald L. Buchholz, Deputy Administrator of the Division of Safety and Buildings in the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, was presented the Henning Award at the AACPM’s 17th Annual Professional Development Conference in Manchester, New Hampshire on September 20th.

Receiving his Certified Public Manager® credential in 1995 after completing all CPM training offered by the University of Wisconsin- Madison, Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies, Buchholz has served as President of both the Wisconsin Society of Certified Public Managers® (WSCPM) and the American Academy. Prior to serving as AACPM President, he had served as a member or chair of five different AACPM Committees since 2000, in addition to serving as a Wisconsin delegate to the AACPM’s governing body, the House of Delegates, from 1998 and 2000 – 2003. Ron was elected as AACPM President-Elect in 2003.

At the state and national level, Buchholz has been instrumental in a number of capacities and committees. In Wisconsin, he has been a member of the State CPM Program Policy Board since 1998 and has served as its chair since 2002. He has served as WSCPM President, Historian and Executive Committee Board member, in addition to being recognized as the Wisconsin “Manager of the Year” in 1999. Ron also has served as the WSCPM Program Committee Chair. During his tenure with the AACPM, he has chaired the AACPM Conference Committee, Finance Committee, Elections Committee, Mentoring Committee and Bylaws and Ethics Committee. He also oversaw a comprehensive updating of the AACPM’s web page and the development of the Academy’s first electronic newsletter during his term as President in 2004.

Beyond his CPM certification, Ron is a registered architect in the State of Wisconsin and is the highest-ranking career Civil Service Manager in his agency, responsible for a division of 180 employees with a total annual operating budget of $15,000,000. Among the innovations he has brought to his position is the development and implementation of a total reorganization of a major state agency based upon function, not program. The effort reduced the number of bureaus from seven to three, flattened the organizational structure, eliminated one level of supervision and was completed with no layoffs or staff reduction.

During a 32-year career with the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Ron’s professional service has witnessed a progression into positions of ever-increasing responsibilities and recognition. He earned the State of Wisconsin’s Career Executive and Senior Manager designation, and has received “Exceptional Performance Awards” and “Performance Recognition Awards” throughout his career.

Ron earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1965, and has had a lifetime of activity and association with the Boy Scouts of America, including service as a Scout Leader at various levels from 1983 to the present. In 2000, he was presented with the Silver Beaver Award, which is the highest award presented by a Boy Scout Council to a volunteer leader. He has also served as a leader of the Saint Maria Goretti Parish Home/School Association in Madison, which supports a kindergarten through eighth grade parochial school with an enrollment of 200 students. He has also been a soccer coach and boy’s basketball coach.

Larry Totten of Kentucky, a past AACPM President and Chairman of the Henning Award Committee, reports “Ron was selected for this recognition from a strong field of nominees. His career accomplishments, community activities and efforts for both the Wisconsin CPM Society and the AACPM set a standard that his peers should strive to achieve. He truly represents the very best in Certified Public Managers®.”

Joining in Ron’s recognition, AACPM President Debbie Smith of Oklahoma emphasized his willingness to “go the extra mile to help his peers, his professional organization, his state society and the American Academy. Ron’s efforts have been a tremendous contribution to the Wisconsin Society and the American Academy, and have helped to strengthen the standing and prestige of the CPM public image.”

“This prestigious award is presented by the AACPM to an outstanding member who has made the greatest contribution to the certified public management program at the state and/or national level,” Totten said. “The vision and leadership displayed by Mr. Henning remain to this day embodied in the Certified Public Manager® programs in nearly 30 states and in the American Academy of Certified Public Managers®."

The Henning Award is named after Dr. Kenneth K. Henning of Athens, Georgia, whose vision of a quality management development program tailored to the needs of state and local government resulted in the design and implementation of the Certified Public Manager® concept. His hard work and dedication in the mid-1970's in Georgia were responsible for the establishment of the Georgia Certified Public Manager® Program, the American Academy of Certified Public Managers®, and the movement of the Certified Public Manager® concept to other states.

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