Publications and Presentations

Presentations

I have made presentations at the annual international or national conferences of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, the American Society for Public Administration; Government (Municipal) Finance Officers Association; National Association of Counties; Academy of Human Resource Development; International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration; International Personnel Management Association; ASPA's Section for Budgeting and Financial Management; Public Library Association; National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration; American Public Welfare Association; National Recreation and Park Association (Southern Region); and Conference of Minority Public Administrators. I have lectured at such institutions as the Finance & Accounts College of Training, Jamaica; Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research and the Eastern & Southern African Management Institute, Tanzania. During 1976 and 1977, I participated on numerous panels concerned with public service education and training at regional and national American Society of Public Administration Conferences, at the annual conferences of the International Personnel Management Association and National Association of Counties. In addition, I have made the following presentations:

Presenter and Convener with Dr. Gary Sarkozi, Pedagogical Research In Public Affairs Education: "Possibilities suggested by the strategic contingency approach to instructional design." 30th Annual Teaching Public Administration Conference. Richmond, VA: 31 May, 2008.

Presenter and Convener with Dr. Jacqueline Smith-Mason and Mr. Robbie Mitchell Jr, "Some OB Theories Relevant To Researching The Impacts Of A Diverse Workforce." The Annual Conference of the PA Theory Network; Richmond , VA: 29 May, 2008.

”Framing the issue: Making the Economic case, as well as the Social Justice case, for Social Equity” Standing Panel on Social Equity, National Academy of Public Administration.14 March 2008.

Convener: The Role of the Public Administrator In promoting Social Equity; and Presenter: “Promoting Social Equity In an era of Re-invention and the “New Governance,” American Society of Public Administration's (ASPA) 69th Annual Conference: Transformational Public Administration: A Call for Public Service. Dallas, Texas 10 March, 2008.

Presenter with Theo van der Krogt, “Standards of Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training,” IASIA Annual Conference Global competitiveness and public administration: implications for education and training, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 9-14 July 2007.

Presenter, “Gaining the Competitive Advantage: Using participant-oriented Behavioral Learning objectives in instructional design and delivery,” IASIA Annual Conference Global competitiveness and public administration: implications for education and training, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates . 9-14 July 2007.

Presenter, “Standards of Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training,” Meeting of Heads of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Management Development, in conjunction with the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government, Vienna, Austria, 25 June 2007.

Presenter with Aimie Mitchell. Creating High Performing Organizations for times of Terror and Disaster: Establishing a Perception of - “Fairness” in Public and Non Profit Organizations. 2007 PAT-NET Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 2007.

Presenter, Evolution of Social Equity in the Public Affairs Community. 30th Annual Teaching Public Administration Conference, Harrisburg, PA, May 2007.

Presenter, Using Management Training and Development to Attract and Retain the Best in the Public Service. Presented in Working Group I, at the Annual Conference Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Warsaw, Poland, July 2006.

Presenter, Competency modeling: The basis of quality training and management development needs assessment and the selection of public sector employees. Presented in Working Group I, at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Como, Italy, July 2005.

Presented, A process for developing cultural/diversity competencies for public affairs professionals co-authored by Susan P. White and Kasey Martin. Presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 2005.

Presenter, Integrating Social Equity into the budgeting and financial management course. Convener for the panel on “Integrating Social Equity into the MPA Curriculum, at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 2004.

Co-convener a panel on Teaching Workforce Diversity and presented a paper "Teaching Workforce Diversity, The VCU Experience" at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Pittsburg, PA: Oct. 2003

"Integrating Social Equity into the MPA Capstone Course" with students' response authored by Ms. Anusha Senevirante at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Pittsburg, PA: Oct. 2003

"The Utilization of Advance Information Technologies for Local Governments" with H. Roland Weistroffer. Annual Conference of the Virginia Government Finance Officers Association. Richmond, VA: Oct. 2002.

Presenter: "Preparing Public Administrators for an Era of Globalisation and Decentralisation: A Strategic-Contingency Approach." Public Administration Between Globalisation and Decentralisation:Implications for education and training. Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration. Istanbul, Turkey. 17-20 June, 2002.

Presenter: "Management development in a turbulent environment: new roles and responsibilities for schools and Public Administration and Training in a Framework of Modernization and Decentralization," Comparative Perspectives and Challenges for Slovakia. Sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration, Bratislava, in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic; the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe, and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Bratislava, Slovakia, December 6-7, 2001.

Presenter: "Gender Differences in Preferred Learning Environments" with Tricia Johnson, and, "Enhancing Capital Budgeting Decision-Making Using Decision Support Software" (sole authorship). Annual Conference SECoPA. Baton Rouge, LA: October 2001.

Presenter, "Teaching the Master's Level Course in Public Policy Formulation, Analysis, Implementation, and Evaluation: A Multi-disciplinary approach Using Advanced Information Technology." Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Athens, Greece, 7-13 July, 2001.

Presenter, "Navigating the PA Doctoral and Tenure Pipelines," 2001 Conference of Minority Public Administrators'30th Annual National Conference. Little Rock, Arkansas. February 20-25, 2001.

(with Dr. H. Roland Weistroffer, first author and presenter), "A Two-tier Decision Support on Decision Support Systems, State of Kuwait, November 6-8, 2000. (This paper was selected through the International Approach for Public Policy Planning." The 1st Gulf Conference competition).

"Competencies Needed to Manage a Diverse Workforce." Preparing PA Professionals for the Early 21st Century: 2000 Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration". Richmond, VA. October, 2000.

"An Analysis of the Interim Reports by the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation." Preparing PA Professionals for the early 21st Century: 2000 Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Richmond, VA. October, 2000.

"Obstacles to the Successful Implementation of Contracting Out," with Oksana Beaumont. Annual Conference of the South Eastern Conference of Public Administration. Greensboro, NC. October, 2000.

"`Foreigner Talk': An Important Element in Cross Cultural Management Education and Training." Annual Conference Of the International Association of Schools and Institutes Of Administration, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, July 10-13, 2000.

"Meeting the Challenge: Successfully Managing the Generation X Employee in High Performing Public Sector Organization," with Jacqueline Smith-Mason and Stacey Bellamy. Vision 2000: Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, San Deigo, CA: April, 2000.

Convener and Presenter, "Diversifying the Professorate: Strategies For Increasing the Percentage of `Under-represented' Faculty." 29th Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Miami, Florida. Oct. 1999.

"Competencies Needed by Public Managers in an Era of Privatization." Annual Conference of The International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration. Birmingham, England, July, 1999.

"Meeting the Challenge: Leading a Diverse Workforce." Administrative Leadership Conference. Virginia Community College System, Richmond, VA. June, 1999.

"Using Theory to Inform Practice: Predicting the Success of Privatization Efforts Through an Understanding of Public Choice Theory", with Francis Amagoh and Mary Menefee The 12 th Annual Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network, March, 1999.

"Changing Images: Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Administration Education for Members of the "X" Generation: Integrating the Results of Selected Learning Style Research into Course Design and Delivery," with Stacey Bellamy, The 22nd Annual Conference on Teaching Public Administration, March, 1999.

"Increasing the Recruitment, Retention and Development of African American Faculty at Virginia's Institutions of Higher Education," a Statement before the Citizens Advisory Task Force: The Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education, the Hon. Emily Couric, Chairman, September, 23, 1998.

"Improving the Effectiveness of Public Sector Training and Education for International Administrators: Integrating the Results of Selected Learning Style Research into Course Design and Delivery. Presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration. Paris, France, September, 1998.

"Public Administration on the Edge of a New Millennium: Achieving High Performing Public Organizations with an Increasingly Diverse Work Force." Presented at the 59th National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Seattle, WA, May,1998.

"A Faculty Development Program for Under Represented Groups of Faculty: The FAME Program at Virginia Commonwealth University," with the late Maxine L. Clark. Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs. Raleigh, NC, October, 1997.

"Achieving High Performing Public Organizations: Attributes, Strategies, and Obstacles. Lessons Learned from the Private Sector." Presented at the 1997 SECOPA Annual Conference, Knoxville, TN. September, 1997.

"Increasing The Effectiveness of Public Management Education: An Instructional Design Approach," with Carol Bracey. Presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration. Quebec, Canada. July, 1997.

Chair/Discussant: Historical Perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe, Student International Studies Research Conference, Sponsored by the International Area Studies Programs, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, March 17, 1997.

Presenter: "Improving the Design and the Performance of self-sufficiency Programs: Using the Integrated Financial Management System." Twenty Six National Annual Symposium of the Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Louisville, Ky. March 16, 1997.

Presenter: "Letting Organizational Behavior out of the Public Administration Theory Closet," Opening Plenary Session of the 10th Annual Public Administration Theory Network, Richmond, VA: March 8, 1997.

Convener: Panel on "Student Diversity: Implications for Public Administration Instruction," and Presenter: "Valuing Diversity in the Public Administration Classroom: Integrating the Implications of Selected Learning Style Research into Course Design and Delivery," 20th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Richmond, VA: March 7, 1997.

Co-author: The Application of a Combined Analytic Hierarchy and Delphi Process in Local Government Revenue Planning," with H.R. Weistroffer and R. Singh (presenter) 1996 Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington, DC: October, 1996.

Co-author: "A MCDM Approach to Local Tax Planning," with H. R. Weistroffer (presenter) and R. Singh, INFORMS-1996 Batuibak Meeting, Washington, DC, May 5-8, 1996.

Presenter: "Increased Diversity of the Workforce: Implicationsfor the Selection of the Most Appropriate Public Administration Management Theory." Ninth Annual Conference on Public Administration Theory. Savannah, GA: February 19, 1996.

Presenter: "Using the Course Syllabus to Improve the Effectiveness of Public Administration Education." Nineteenth Annual Conference On Teaching Public Administration. Savannah, GA: February 16, 1996.

Presenter: "Implementing Performance Measurement in State and Local Governments." Southwest Virginia Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. Roanoke, VA: November, 1995.

Convener, Panel on Implementing Performance Measures in State and Local Governments: Lessons from the Past, Strategies for the Future, and presenter, "A Systematic Approach to Implementing Performance Measures." Eighth National Conference on Productivity Improvement. Washington, DC: November, 1995.

Presenter: "Increased Diversity of the Workforce: Implications for Public Administration Research." Annual Ph.D Roundtable Series, Center for Public Administration and Policy,Virginia Tech/Northern Virginia, Falls Church, VA: October 19, 1995.

"Changing Demographics of the Workforce: Implications for the Successful Implementation of Total Quality Management," with Annie B. Wooldridge (authors listed in alphabetical order). The Global Conference on Managing Diversity At The Frontier of Managing Diversity: Integrating Practice and Research (on disk). Athens, GA: The American Institute for Managing Diversity, Sept. 7-9, 1995.

Convener, Panel on Public Administration in the 21st Century, and co-author (with Barbara Maddox) presentation "Increased Workforce Diversity: Implications for Public Managers.," Changing Tides Annual Conference Region IV, American Society for Public Administration. Virginia Beach Virginia, Sept. 21,1995.

Co-author, "Local Tax Planning with AHP and Delphi," with H. Roland Weistroffer (first author) and Rahul Singh, Twenty Years of East-West Cooperation in MCDM: The Twelfth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Hagen, Germany June 19-23, 1995.

Presenter, "A Strategy for Improving Education for Managers: Integrating the Results of Learning Style Research into Management Course Design and Delivery," at the Enhancing the Teaching of Management Conference. Sponsored by the MED, Entrepreneurship and Operations Management Divisions of the Academy of Management. DePaul University, Chicago, Ill. April 29, 1995.

Presenter, "Selecting Appropriate Instructional Strategies for Teaching the Public Administration Curriculum." Eighteenth National Conference on Teaching Public Administration. Seattle, WA: March 23-25, 1995.

Presenter, "The Company Battle Flag in the U.S. Civil War: Functions and Dysfunctions of an Iconic Vision." Co-authored with H. W. Oglesby. Transforming Public Administration for the 21st Century. Eighth National Symposium on Public Administrative Theory. Seattle, WA: March 22-23, 1995.

Featured Speaker, Symposium on Affirming Diversity in Academia: Opening the Dialogue, Closing the Gap. Sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women Faculty and Librarians and the Committee on Minority Faculty, The George Washington University. Washington, DC: March 15, 1995

Presenter, "Protecting Equity While Reinventing Government." Twenty Fourth Annual National Conference of Minority Public Administrators. Savannah, GA: February 24, 1995.

Speaker, "Diversity in the Workplace." J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. February 21, 1995.

Convener of Panel on Multiculturism, and Presenter of paper entitled "Changing Demographics of the Workforce: Implications for the Design of Productive Work Environments-An Exploratory Analysis," with Barbara Maddox and Yan Zheng, at the 1994 SECOPA and Region VI, American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference. Lexington, KY: Oct.7, 1994.

Presenter, paper on "Breaking the Silence, Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals Speak Out: Implications for Public Administrators," Annual National Training Conference, American Society for Public Administration. Kansas City, MO: July 25, 1994.

Moderator and Convener, "Responding to the Changing Demographics of the Public Workforce: Developing `Family-Friendly' Human Resource Policies." Brown bag seminar, Virginia Chapter, American Society for Public Administration. March 24, 1994. Richmond, VA:

Presenter, "Improving Public Administration Education Through an Instructional Design Approach." Seventeenth National Conference on Teaching Public Administration. March 19, 1994. Akron, Ohio.

Presenter, "Towards the Development of a Model for Effective Self-Regulating Organizations: Prerequisites and Attributes." Seventh National Symposium on Public Theory. March 17, 1994. Akron, Ohio.

"Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Public Sector Tax Planning," with H. Roland Weistroffer first author, 24th Annual Meeting Southeast Region of the Decision Sciences Institute. Williamsburg, VA. March 3, 1994.

Presenter, "New Trends in Public Administration, with emphasis on `Reinventing Government' and Federal-State Financial Relations." Senior Representatives of Fundacion Universitaria del Rio del la Plata. Sponsored by the United States Information Agency, arranged by the Meridian International Center. November,1, 1993. Washington, DC:

Co-convener of Panel and Presenter: "Enhancing Equity While Reinventing Government" National Conference of the International City Management Association, Nashville, TN September 21, 1993.

Convener of Panel "Work force 2000, Implication for Public Managers" Presenter of papers: Changing Demographics in the Work Force: Implications for the Use of Technology in Public Organizations, and, with Jackie Smith-Mason, " Changing Demographics of the Workforce: Implications for Research in Human Resource Management" at the National Training Conference, American Society for Public Administrators. San Francisco, CA: July, 1993.

Speaker: "Introduction to the Concept of Performance Measurement" Annual Training Conference. Virginia Chapter, American Society for Public Administration. Richmond, VA. June 15,93.

Presenter: Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Workshop "Techniques and Concepts of Performance Auditing: Questions Managers Might not have Asked," Charlottesville, VA June 93.

Speaker: "All about a Masters Degree in Public Administration: The Virginia Commonwealth University Experience". American Public Works Association: Virginia/D.C./Maryland Chapter May 14, 1993. Richmond, VA:

Keynote Luncheon Speaker, "Selected Innovations Related to Public Financial Management and the Implementation There Of: Looking Before You Leap Can Increase Changes of Program Success." Annual Finance Officers Conference. Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Charlottesville, VA. 4/15/93.

Presenter "Applying Strategic Planning Techniques to Local Economic Development: Implication for the Information Needs of Local Officials" and Convener of Panel "Information Needs for Economic Development" at the Libraries and Economic Development: A New Partnership for Virginia's Economic Vitality Conference. Virginia State Library and Archives, April 22-23,1993.

"Presenter: The Changing Demographics of the Public Workforce: Issues in Human Resource Management," on the panel "Investing in Human Capital" Twenty-Second Annual National Conference of the Conference of Minority Public Administrators. Norfolk, Virginia. February 18,1993.

"Co-Convener and Presenter, `A Grassroots in Transition: Workforce 2000 and its Implications for Public Management'. Region IV Conference, American Society for Public Administration. Annapolis, MD. September 24, 1992.

Co-convener and Presenter: "Challenge of Managing Civil Service 2000: Beyond Building Awareness". Serving the Public in the 90's and Beyond: New Players and New Rules. Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration. Richmond, VA: May 27, 1992.

"Increasing Productivity in Parks and Recreation Departments," 1992 National Recreation and Park Association Southern Regional Conference and National Marketing Forum. March 26-28, 1992. Nashville, Tennessee.

"Using Microcomputer to Teach a Core Personnel Administration Course" 15th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration. February 7, 1992, Charleston, SC

"Improving Public Administration Education Through An Instructional Design Approach: Implications for Further Research." SouthEast Conference for Public Administrators. Charlotte, NC, October, 1991.

"An Instructional Design Approach to Effective Financial Management Education and Training." 3rd Annual National Conference of the Section on Budgeting and Financial Management/American Society for Public Administration. Crystal City, VA: October, 1991.

Convener of panel and presenter of paper "Managing the Work Force of the Future." 77th Annual Conference of the International City/County Management Association. Boston, MA: September, 1991.

Convener of panel and presenter, "The State of the Budget Crisis: Impact on Black Faculty." 2nd Annual Conference Virginia Association of Black Faculty and Administrators in Higher Education. Richmond, Va. April, 1991.

Convener of panel and presenter, "Managing Diversity: The Challenge of the Public Workforce in the Year 2000," at the 20th Anniversary National Conference of Minority Public Administrators. Baton Rouge, LA: February, 1991.

"Improving the Implementation of Public Policy," a presentation to participants in Class 3 of the Virginia Rural Leadership Development Program. Sponsored by Virginia Tech and Virginia State. Richmond, VA. January,1991.

"When is a Sale Really a Sale? Criteria for Establishing Bona fide Reference Prices" Presentation at the Virginia Citizens Consumer Council Consumer Conference 1990. November 1990, Henrico County Virginia.

Convener of panel, "Assessing the Training Needs of Budgeting and Financial Professionals" and Presenter of paper, "Towards the Development of a Training Curriculum for Analysts in a State Central Budget Office" at the Section for Budgeting and Financial Management, 2nd Annual Conference. Washington, DC: November, 1990.

Convener of panel, "Innovations in Public Administration Education", and Presenter of paper, "A Strategy for Improving Management Education for Public Administrators: Integrating the Results of Selected Learning Style Research into Public Administration Course Design and Delivery." Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Salt Lake City, Utah: October, 1990.

"Increasing the Effectiveness of College/University Teaching: Integrating the Results of Learning Style Research into Course Design and Delivery." National Teaching and Learning Conference. Jacksonville, Fla. May 11,1990.

"Training/Educating Entrepreneurs for the Public Sector." 51st National Conference American Society for Public Administration. Los Angeles, CA: April 10, 1990.

Presenter, Plenary session: "Increasing Productivity in Parks and Recreation Services". Parks and Recreation Conference,`90. Williamsburg, VA: March, 1990.

Convener of panel and presenter "Survival Strategies for Minority Faculty Members at Traditionally White Universities." 19th Annual National Symposium, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Fort Worth, TX. February 23,1990.

"Enhancing the Instructional Capabilities of Public Administration Faculty." with Denise Janha. The 13th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration. Tempe, AZ. February 17,1990.

"Assessing the Utility of Public Budgets." Current Efforts at Measuring and Reporting Local Government Performance. Virginia Innovation Group. Richmond, VA. November 20, 1989.

"The Turbulent Environment of Public Personnel Administration: Responding to the Challenge of the Changing Workplace of the Twenty First Century" with Jeniffer Wester. The 14th Annual Region IV ASPA Conference. September 21, 1989. Alexandria,VA.

"Trends in Financing Local Governments: The Policy Implications," with Allison Bowen, 19th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Baltimore, Md. March 17, 1989.

"Implementation Feasibility Analysis: An Important Tool for Public Managers". Presented at the Region IV American Society for Public Administration Conference, Harrisburg, PA. Oct. 6,1988.

"Improving Public Sector Productivity Through a Congruent Organizational Structure" paper presented at the Third ational Public Sector Productivity Conference, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York June 9,1988.

"Improving the Productivity of Public Sector Training," paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration Region IV Conference, Virginia Beach, VA. October 9, 1987.

"Enhancing The Role of the Budget as an Instrument of Democracy: The Virginia Local Government Experience", paper presented at The 48th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration. Boston, MA. March 31,1987.

"Enhancing The Effectiveness of Public Administration Courses having Students With Diverse Cultural Backgrounds", paper presented at The 10th Annual Conference on Teaching Public Administration. Washington, D.C. April 30, 1987.

"Strategies For Achieving Equity in a Time of Re-entrenchment" Paper presented at Conference on Beyond Divestment and Affirmative Action sponsored by The Center for The Development of Social Responsibility. Boone, N.C. 3/28/87.

Presenter of paper "Maximizing Participation" as part of Workshop for Presenters 47th National Conference American Society for Public Administration, Anaheim, California, April 13, 1986.

Convener of panel & Presenter "Developing a Common Agenda for Minority Public Administrators" Annual Symposium of the Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Washington, D.C., February 21, 1986.

"Strategies for Achieving Equity," National Conference of Black Mayors, Hartford, CT, April 20, 1985.

"Trends in Local Government Budgeting in Virginia," National Urban Affairs Association, April 18, 1985, Norfolk, VA.

"Strategies for Achieving Equity in a Time of Re-entrenchment," National Symposium, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, February 1, 1985.

"Convener of panel and presenter of a paper entitled, "Achieving Equity in a Time of Retrenchment," 45th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Denver, Colorado, April 19, 1984.

"Strategies for Achieving Equity in the Public Sector," National Symposium, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Cincinnati, Ohio, February 11, 1984.

"Alternative Service Delivery Strategies for Local Governments," Regions I & II American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, Fall 1983.

"Assessing Public Administration Courses for Management Adequacy," presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, New York City, April 17, 1983.

"Contingency Approach to Training for Productivity Improvement," presented at the Second National Public Sector Productivity Conference, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City, March 25, 1983.

"Integrating Social Equity Issues into the Public Administration Curriculum," presented at the 1983 Conference of Minority Public Administrators National Symposium. C.W. Post Center, Long Island University, February 19, 1983.

"A Contingency Approach to the Design of Public Administration Courses," presented at the 5th Annual Conference on Teaching Public Administration. May 1982, Boston, Massachusetts

"Panel Convener, President Reagan's Economic Recovery Program: Pros and Cons, and presenter of a paper entitled, "The Economic Recovery Program of 1981." 1982 Conference, Northern Virginia Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, April 30, 1982.

"Trends in Financing Local Government: The Policy Implications," 1982 Annual Meeting, Urban Affairs Association, Philadelphia, April 14-17, 1982.

"Panel Convener, Revenue Planning for Local Government, and Presenter of paper entitled, "A Systematic Approach to Local Revenue Planning," 1982 Annual Conference, American Society for Public Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii. March, 1982.

"Educating the Minority Public Administrator for the Future," presented at the Annual Symposium of the Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Howard University. February 26, 1982.

"Managing for Improved Productivity. A training workshop presented at the 1981 American Society for Public Administration, Region I & II Annual Conference, Hartford, Connecticut. December 1, 1981.

Panel Convener, Budget Analysis: Improved Allocation in a Time of Scarcity, and Presenter of paper entitled "The Role of Budget Analysis in a Time of Scarcity," 1981 American Society for Public Administration, Region IV Annual Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, October 5, 1981.

"Developing an Integrated Budget, Accounting, and Auditing System,"Municipal Managers Meeting, sponsored by the Center for Local and State Government, Shippensburg State College, May 1981.

Panel Convener, Implementing Financial Management Information/Control Systems in Local Government and Presenter of paper entitled, "Towards the Development of an Integrated Financial Management System," Annual Conference, American Society for Public Administration, Detroit, 1981.

"Being an Effective Supervisor," a presentation made at the Eleventh National Conference on Community Association, Sheraton Washington Hotel, March,1981.

"Public/Private Sector Cooperation: Implications for Minority Local Officials, presentation made at the Identifying the Financial Management Needs of Minority Local Officials in Energy Management: Public/Private Cooperation Capital Infrastructure - workshop sponsored by the Joint Center for Political Studies, January 1981.

"Financial Choices for Public Libraries: A Public Administrator's Perspective," presented at the Public Library Association Division program, Annual Conference of the American Library Association, New York, June 1980.

"Future of Budgeting in the 80's," presentation made at the Annual Conference of the Municipal Finance Officers Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 1980.

Panel Convener, Implementing Financial Management Innovators in State and Local Finance, and Presenter of paper entitled "Identifying Obstacles to Implementing New Budgeting Systems," Annual Conference, American Society for Public Administration, San Francisco, California, April 1980.

"Information Needs for Effective Development: What Are You Trying to Accomplish?" presented at the Conference on Regional Development for Planners, Blacksburg, Virginia, March 1980.

"Management Strategies for a Time of Re-entrenchment," paper presented at workshop, Annual Meeting, American Public Welfare Association, Washington, D.C., January 1980.

"Do Schools of Public Administration Prepare Managers for the Public Service?" National Capital Area Chapter ASPA Annual Conference, November 1978.

Convener of Panel Emerging Techniques in Local Management and paper entitled "Implementing Management Innovations in Local Government," American Society for Public Administration, Annual Conference, April 1978.

Participated in workshop Experimental Teaching Approaches in Public Administration, ASPA Annual National Conference, April 1978.

Convener, "Workshop on the NTDS Urban Management Curriculum Development Project," NASPAA Annual Conference on Public Service Education, April 1976,

Convener, "Panel on Curriculum Development for Public Service Education," NASPAA Annual Conference, Colorado Springs, October 1977.

"Contemporary Challenges for Employee Development," keynote address Fourth Public Personnel Management Institute, Joe C. Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, September 29, 1977.

"Educating/Training the Municipal Manager," keynote address, Education and Training for Municipal Manager Seminar, sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, Victoria, British Columbia, September 9, 1977.

Convener of Panel New Directions in the Delivery of Social Services and presenter of paper entitled, "Strategies Available to Administrators Interested in Increasing Social Equity," Conference of Minority Public Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, March 1976.

Chairperson, "Curriculum Development for Public Administrators," ASPA National Conferences, 1976 and 1977.

Convener of Panel, Roles and Responsibilities of Minority Public Officials, and paper entitled, "Exploration in Role Analysis of Minority Public Administrators." and: Presenter: "The Urban Fiscal Crisis, Its Significance for Minority Citizens," Conference of Minority Public Administrators Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 10 and 11, 1975.

"How to Prepare a Local Government Budget for Effective Presentation at a Public Hearing," V.P.I. & S.U. Extension Workshop for Members of Boards of Supervisors and County Administrators, May 8, 1975.

"New Trends in Municipal Finance" workshop, Colorado Municipal Managers Assistants Association, April 1974.

"Citizen Participation: A Strategy for Bureaucratic Reform, American Society for Public Administration, with Adam Herbert (first author) May 1974.

"Strengthening State-Local Planning Capacity for the Delivery of Human Services, Confer-In 73, American Institute of Planners Conference, with Robert Stuart (first author). Atlanta, Georgia, November 1973.

"PPBS in the Virgin Islands: A Status Report," Region III Interstate Project on State Planning and Program Consolidation, Annapolis, Maryland, October 1970.