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- Master of Public Administration
- Ph.D. in Public Administration
- Urban Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Public Management
- BS Emergency Management
- BGS Emergency Management
- BGS Fire Service Management
- BGS Nonprofit Administration
- Online BGS Nonprofit Administration
- Certified Public Manager Program
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Mary Hamilton, Ph.D.
Senior Executive in Residence
Consultant, Nebraska Certified Public Manager® Program
Date of Appointment: 2004
Phone: (402) 315.9509
E-mail: mary.hamilton@cox.net
Fax: (402) 554.2682
Office: CB 111
Primary Expertise
Organizational Change and Development
Non-profit Management
Public-Private Sector Relations
Total Quality Management
Education
B.A., Bethel College, St. Paul, MN 1966
M. A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1976
Courses taught
Leadership and other courses in the Certified Public Manager Program
Introduction to Public Administration
Improving Organization Management
Total Quality Management
Professional Research
Public-Private Sector Relations
Role of Government in a Globalizing World
Professional Activities
Work Experience Prior to Joining UNO:
Executive Director, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 1997-2004
Senior Executive, U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), 1979-1997
Manager, Energy Policy, The BDM Corporation, 1975-1979
Other Professional Activities
Certified Association Executive
Member, Board of Examiners, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 1994-1998; Senior Examiner, 1996-1998
Judge, Secretary of the Air Force Quality Award, 1995-1997
Judge, President's Quality Award, 1996-1997
Certified to Teach Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Workshop
Certified Mediator
Federal Executive Institute Executive Leadership and Management Course, April 1985
Life Member, American Society for Public Administration
Professional Honors & Awards
Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society
GAO Senior Executive Service Bonus (4 of the 5 years eligible)
GAO Special Commendation Award, 1985, 1995
GAO Senior Executive Meritorious Service Award - 1988
GAO Distinguished Service Award - 1987
Who's Who in U.S. Executives - 1991, 1990
Who's Who in American Women - 1989, 1988, 1987
Intergovernmental Audit Forum Certificate of Appreciation – 1992
Joan Fiss Bishop Award for Innovative Leadership and Commitment to Women in Public Service from the Section on Women in Public Administration (SWPA) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2001
Certificate of Appreciation from the Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2002, 2003, 2004
Hobbies & Interests
Biking, reading, travel, playing with her Greyhound, Cleopatra and Havanese, Hector.