The Credentialing Advisory Board recognizes the following ICMA Credentialed Managers for excellent annual reports:

• Jon R. Austin, city manager, Madison Heights, MI
• Betty Baker, deputy county manager, Alachua County, FL
• David Biggs, city manager, Carson, CA
• David Edward Clyne, city manager, Independence, OR
• Joseph P. Gall, city manager, Sherwood, OR
• A. Lee Galloway, recently retired town manager, Waynesville, NC
• Raymond J. Hummert, administrative director, University of Kansas
• Steven Kroeger, assistant city manager, Yuba City, CA
• William Patrick Pate, assistant city manager, High Point, NC
• William R. Whitson, community redevelopment agency director, Panama City, FL
• Gregory Allyn Young, city administrator, Ferndale, WA.

Every ICMA member in service to local government, whether credentialed or not, commits to 40 hours annually of professional development (Tenet 8 of the Code of Ethics). What distinguishes Credentialed Managers and Candidates is their commitment to plan for continuous personal improvement, to reflect upon their professional development activities, and to document their learning for peer review.

Credentialed Managers and Candidates begin their reports by clearly identifying the professional development needs they sought to improve over the past year. Then they focus on what they learned. A comprehensive report of all that they learned is not necessary, but they do provide at least one concrete example of something learned from each professional development activity. The reflection and documentation helps to maximize learning.

Congratulations to these members and all 1,278 ICMA Credentialed Managers and Candidates for their commitment to professional development, reflection, and documentation for peer review.