PUBLIC WORKS LEADER LAUDED.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Steve Williams Steve Williams may refer to:
In Australia: - New South Wales -
Williams was named the Top Public Sector Leader by the American Public Works Association's Southern California Chapter. He will be honored Thursday at the Southern California Chapter awards ceremony in Lakewood. ``This is a very distinguished award since Steve was selected by a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. representing 1,100 of his peers within a four-county area,'' said Leon Swain, Palmdale's deputy director of public works. ``The intent of the award is to recognize outstanding career service accomplishments of public works professionals and officials.'' Williams was hired to establish Palmdale's Public Works Department in 1987, when the population was 33,000 and local streets and roads were maintained by Los Angeles County. The city now has more than 120,000 residents. During Williams' tenure, the city has completed $300 million in improvements, including the Palmdale Playhouse, the Palmdale Youth Library, the Palmdale Courthouse and the city Development Services Building. A renovation of the Palmdale Cultural Center is almost complete. The Public Works Department is the city's largest, with 140 employees. Since Williams' arrival, he has developed master plans for traffic, flood control, sewers, street and waste management systems; established a public works maintenance facility; chaired the Antelope Valley Water Group; and administered votes on more than 180 landscape districts. Williams established the High Desert Branch of the American Public Works Association The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. , which has more than 60 members. He holds a master's degree in public administration from California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. . |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion