93-09-15 ICMA to Honor U.Va. Public-Policy Educator Robert Matson

INTERNATIONAL LOCAL-GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
TO HONOR U.VA. PUBLIC-POLICY EDUCATOR ROBERT MATSON

     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 15 -- Robert E. Matson, director
of leadership development at the University of Virginia's Center
for Public Service, will be honored this month by the International
City/County Management Association (ICMA) for significant
contributions to the education of persons pursuing careers in local
government.
     Matson, a former director of the Federal Executive Institute,
will be presented the ICMA's 1993 Sweeney Academic Award at a
luncheon Sept. 21 in conjunction with the organization's 79th
annual conference in Nashville.
     The award memorializes Stephen B. Sweeney, former dean
emeritus of the Fels Institute of State and Local Government at the
University of Pennsylvania.
     Under Matson's guidance, the Senior Executive Institute
(PSOAE) at U.Va.'s Center for Public Service has assisted hundreds
of local government practitioners in meeting the challenges of
managing local government in the 1990's.  
     Matson's philosophy of combining management theory and
practical applications has enabled local government officials to
develop effective strategies for revitalizing their workforce.  He
encourages local government officials to abandon bureaucratic
methods of management and advocates a more entrepreneurial style
and an understanding and respect for each others' differences.
     Founded in 1914, ICMA is the professional and educational
association for more than 8,000 appointed administrators serving
cities, counties, other local governments, and regional entities
around the world.

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                                               September 14, 1993

     For interviews Matson may be reached at the Center for Public
Service at (804) 924-5522.

 
Karen Castle, Office Services Specialist, University News Office
P.O. Box 9018, Booker House, Charlottesville, VA  22906
(804) 924-7116, kac@virginia.edu

[Submitted by: Karen A. Castle  (kac@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu)
               Wed, 15 Sep 93 09:23:03 EDT]