As City Administrator of Oakdale, Minnesota since April of 1993, Dr. Craig Waldron has quickly risen into the top ranks of the local government management profession because of his dedication and passion for public service. Furthermore, Dr. Waldron has quickly become one of the most outspoken promoters of the profession to the next generation of local government managers. He is renowned for the constant encouragement, mentoring, and support he renders to colleagues, staff, interns, and students to strive for excellence in the service of others. To that end he has played an instrumental role in the creation of Oakdale’s Administrative Intern position and other internships which have furnished graduate, undergraduate, and high school students with the opportunity to work at the city. Likewise Dr. Waldron has urged his peers to cultivate new talent and establish their own internship programs and actively impart their knowledge, skills, and experience onto future generations in the field of public administration.