2024 Public Officials of the Year Awards Luncheon
Join
the
Master
of
Public
Administration
program
in
recognizing
four
exceptional
Houston
area
public
officials
who
exemplify
the
highest
standards
in
public
service
at
the
2024
Public
Officials
of
the
Year
Awards
Luncheon
at
noon
on
Friday,
April
19,
in
the
Houston
Room
at
the
Student
Center
South.
A
networking
mixer
will
be
held
nearby
in
the
Skyline
Room
from
11
a.m.
to
noon.
The
honorees
reflect
the
values
held
by
the
graduate
program
by
serving
their
communities
through
dynamic
problem-solving,
innovative
and
ethical
leadership
and
tackling
complex
challenges.
The
recipients
are
Austin
Bleess,
city
manager
for
the
City
of
Jersey
Village;
Greg
Babst,
emergency
management
coordinator,
Fort
Bend
County
Office
of
Homeland
Security
and
Emergency
Management;
James
Huguenard,
member
of
the
Board
of
Commissioners
of
the
Memorial
Villages
Police
Department;
and
Olivera
Jankovska,
director
of
the
Houston
Mayor’s
Office
of
Education
and
Youth
Engagement.
The
annual
awards
ceremony
benefits
the
scholarship
fund
for
Master
of
Public
Administration
candidates.
