5/10/00

Contacts:
Beverlyn Lundy Allen, Institute for Public Leadership, (515) 294-9107
Susan Thompson, Agriculture Information, (515) 294-0705

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2000 STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP HONOR

AMES, Iowa -- The Institute for Public Leadership is seeking nominations for the fourth annual Common Ground Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding leaders in Iowa's state government.

The award is presented to those working in Iowa's state government who have made significant contributions to enhancing quality of services delivered to Iowans; increasing governmental effectiveness, efficiency and communication; and exemplifying the spirit of intergovernmental cooperation and achievement.

The Institute for Public Leadership (IPL), a non-profit group, provides training for emerging leaders from every level and branch of state government. The institute will hold training sessions on four days this summer.

The first Common Ground Leadership Award was presented in 1997 to Ralph Rosenberg and Linda Hanson. Rosenberg, a former state legislator, founded the Institute for Public Leadership to promote communication, cooperation and quality service in Iowa government. Rosenberg is acting chair of the IPL advisory board. Hanson was instrumental in gaining the support and resources needed to make the institute a reality. She is an advisory board member.

The 1998 awardee was Gretchen Tegeler, selected for her outstanding record of leadership and collaboration in Iowa's state government. Tegeler was director of the Iowa Department of Management for eight years before becoming Governor Terry Branstad's executive assistant.

A group of state employees who streamlined the paperwork for processing child support obligations received the 1999 award. The work group focused on the number of pages filed with clerks of court in child support cases. In addition to reducing the number of pages of each form, the nine people in the group explored ways to make the forms more understandable to the public.

Nominations for the 2000 Common Ground award will be accepted through Aug. 18. It will be presented Aug. 24 on the final day of the 2000 Institute for Public Leadership training. For more information and a nomination form, contact Beverlyn Lundy Allen at (515) 294-9107.

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