Denhardt receives leadership award

Dr. Robert B. Denhardt, director of the ASU School of Public Affairs, recently received the new Associate Award for Excellence in Leadership from the Arizona City/County Management Association, or ACMA.

He was honored for his leadership in addressing issues which contribute to improving the quality of public administration in local government.

Denhardt was presented with the award on Feb. 6 at an ACMA conference in Sedona. Also during this event, two School of Public Affairs graduate students earned scholarships.

Daniel Ortiz-Hernandez was awarded the Charles A. Esser Scholarship, and Joseph Brehm received the Marvin A. Andrews Scholarship.