Congratulations to the 2011 recipients of ICMA Professional and Program Excellence Awards, who will be honored during ICMA's 97th annual conference, September 18-21, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They also will be highlighted in a commemorative booklet in the September issue of PM magazine.

Professional Awards

• Anthony H. Griffin, county executive, Fairfax County, Virginia: Award for Career Excellence in Honor of Mark E. Keane
• Craig A. Waldron, city administrator, Oakdale, Minnesota: Award for Career Development in Memory of L. P. Cookingham
• James L. Becklenberg, deputy city manager, Pacific Grove, California: Assistant Excellence in Leadership Award in Memory of Buford M. Watson, Jr.
• Veronica Adams-Cooper, associate professor of public administration, Albany State University, Georgia: Academic Award in Memory of Stephen B. Sweeney
• Carl W. Stenberg, professor, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Academic Award in Memory of Stephen B. Sweeney.

Program Awards

• Community Health and Safety Program Excellence Award (population 10,000 to 49,999): Healthy Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois; city manager David M. Limardi; and management analyst Emily Palm
• Community Health and Safety Program Excellence Award (population 50,000 and greater): Bob Janes Triage Center/Low Demand Shelter, Lee County, Florida, and county manager Karen B. Hawes
• Community Partnership (population under 10,000): Water-Wise Garden Program, Sonoma, California, and city manager Linda Kelly
• Community Partnership (population 10,000 to 49,999): STAY UA, Upper Arlington, Ohio, and city manager Virginia L. Barney
• Community Partnership (population 50,000 and greater): Addressing Mesquite Day, Mesquite, Texas, and city manager Ted Barron
• Community Sustainability (population 10,000 to 49,999): Mobile 311, Asheboro, North Carolina, and city manager John N. Ogburn III
• Community Sustainability (population 50,000 and greater): Communication & Service in Sugar Land, Multicultural Outreach & Education Program, Sugar Land, Texas, and city manager Allen Bogard
• Strategic Leadership and Governance (population under 10,000): Comprehensive Citizen Engagement Program, Windsor Heights, Iowa; city administrator Marketa George Oliver; and director, administrative services Joshua Lee Heggen
• Strategic Leadership and Governance (population 10,000 to 49,999): Changing the Public (and Internal) Perspective of Local Government Through a Quality Work Culture, High Levels of Employee Ownership and Great Service Delivery, Montgomery, Ohio; city manager Cheryl Hilvert; and assistant city manager Wayne Davis.
• Strategic Leadership and Governance (population 50,000 and greater): Local Stimulus Program, St. Lucie County, Florida, and county administrator Faye W. Outlaw.