ASPA 2000: A Snapshot
Photographs by David Htun
 
 

Pat Yearwood takes a breather during the hustle and bustle of the conference's first day of pre-conference workshops on Friday, March 31.

First-time attendees David Htun and Meg Burton-Cahill found volunteering a great way to meet people and aquatint themselves with the conference process. )

Lifetime ASPA member Kathy Boyd enjoys lunch at the SICA-sponsored pre-workshop, discussing her experiences living in France while at the same time teaching a distance learning course at the University of Colorado. 

Practitioner Derick Brinkerhoff accepts the 2000 Fred W. Riggs Award from SICA chair Jos Raadschelders in honor of his work and continued contributions to the field. (Photo: David Htun.)


Fred W. Riggs Award winner Derick Brinkerhoff and his wife Jennifer Brinkerhoff, a former SICA chair.

 

ASPA President Anne Swafford thanks Ted Gaebler for speaking on raising the bar on government reinvention at the Opening Plenary Session. 

Charles Washington hosts an informal "fireside chat" between practitioner Camille Cates Barnett and academic Don Kettl on the public management and governance in the new millennium entitled "Traditions, Uncertainties, and Possibilities." 

Arevik Saribekyan, an Armenian studying for her MPA at East Carolina University, receives the David Gould Sholarship from SICA's outgoing chair Jos Raadschelders.

Darcy Tromanhauser, a recent MPA graduate from Columbia University and South Dakota's newest resident, is awarded the David Gould Scholarship by SICA Chair Jos Raadschelders. 

DPA candidate David Htun accepts the 2000 David Gould Fellowship as incoming SICA chair Richard Stillman looks on. (Photo: Harlan Hobgood.)

Winners of the David Gould Scholarship proudly display their home-made yellow ribbons at the Gala Reception. (l. to r., Darcy Tromanhauser, David Htun, and Arevik Saribekyan. Not pictured, Jonathan Speier. 
(Photo: Greg Olson.)

Rosanne London (l.) moderated a panel dealing with comparative perspectives on public management, with (l. to r.) Ton-yi Huang (Taiwan), Pan Kim (South Korea), and Robert Cruz (Guam) on the panel. 

On Monday afternoon, Victor Hilliard (r.) convened a panel of fellow South Africans (l.-r.) Johan Burger, Hendri Kroukamp, and Christene Auriacombe on service delivery in local government.

Curtis Shook, city manager of Apache Junction, Arizona, delivers a paper on "Fiscal Federalism and Its Impact on State and Local Governments in the United States.

Dr. Zhiyong Lan presents a historical view of federalism and central-local relations in China during Tuesday's panel on federalism and its variations in different countries, also attended by Larry Schroeder, Jae Kim, and Curtis Shook.

Guido Bertucci (seated, center), director of the UN Division of Public Economics and Public Administration, chaired a panel on "The State of the Public Sector: A United Nations Global Report," with Jeanne-Marie Col, Demetrois Argyriades (seated, r.), and Albrect Horn (standing).

The Gala Reception provided food, fun, and the last chance to see many friends before heading home again, until next year, at Rutgers in Newark. 

Larry Terry, editor of Public Administration Review, receives recognition from COMPA president Michael Warren at the Stone Luncheon. 

Larry Terry, editor of Public Administration Review, proudly accepts the COMPA award at the Stone Luncheon. 

While thanking all the people who have been instrumental in his success, Larry Terry has a slip of the tongue when he says "I couldn't have done it without myself" during his acceptance speech for the COMPA award at the Stone Luncheon. 

 


Volunteer Meg Burton-Cahill (l.), DPA candidate from Arizona State University, chats with Libby Day, organizer of the conference and member of the hard-working San Diego ASPA Chapter.