Each year, ICMA presents the Award for Career Development to an outstanding local government administrator who has made a significant contribution to the career development of new talent in professional local government management. The award commemorates former ICMA President L. P. (Perry) Cookingham, who is credited with creating the local government internship. Candidates must be full members of ICMA. This year, ICMA presents the Career Development Award to Byron Jorgenson, chief administrative officer of Sandy City, Utah.