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The Utah Society of Certified Public Managers

The Utah Society of Certified Public Managers is a professional association of Utah public sector managers. To be eligible for membership an individual must complete the first of three training series of the CPM program. To be a Certified Public Manager, all three series, a total of 300 hours, must be satisfactorily completed.

BENEFITS

Membership within the society provides:

  • Recognition of commitment to professional standards

  • Association with other professional managers

  • Awareness of new developments in theory and practice

  • Opportunity to contribute to professional public management projects

  • Career development through additional study and application

    What's in it for me?

    OBJECTIVES

    The Society's purpose is to:

  • Unite Certified Public Managers

  • Encourage the acceptance of management in government as a profession established upon an underlying body of knowledge

  • Promote a high professional, educational, and ethical standard in public management

  • Improve communication, cooperation, and coordination among public entities

  • Foster leadership through example and innovation

  • Facilitate positive changes to enhance the delivery of public services

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    The Society co-sponsors the Annual Manager's Conference on Excellence. Recognized professionals participate as keynote speakers and presenters. Quarterly workshops/luncheons are also held throughout the year.

    Members participate in a multitude of projects by heading or serving on working committees. Members serve as mentors for CPM training classes.

    Members of the Utah Society automatically become members of the American Academy. Publications and benefits come from the Utah Society and American Academy as duel members.

    Everyone is encouraged to attend the American Academy Conference hosted each year by one of the member states..

    RECOGNITIONS

    The Society co-sponsors the Manager of the Year. The awards are presented at the Annual Manager's Conference.

    The outstanding Academy member each year is recognized with the Henning Trophy, named for one of the founders of the CPM program, Dr. Kenneth K. Henning.

    The Academy also awards a $500 Fran L. Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship to a deserving student planning a career in public management.

    The George C. Askew Award is an acknowledgment by the American Academy of Certified Public Managers(R) presented to a CPM team of students for demonstrating exemplary work in the completion of the comprehensive curriculum project required for certification.

    CODE OF ETHICS

    Members of the Society and the Academy must maintain a high standard of conduct in order to appropriately serve the public. This     standard for conduct provides basic principles for the exercise of public managerial responsibilities. By acceptance, members assume an obligation to comply with our Constitution and Bylaws.

    For further information about the Utah Society, please contact a current officer or board member.

    Updated - February 5, 2008

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