(COLUMBIA, SC) The S.C. Budget and Control Board's Office of Human Resources recently awarded the professional Certified Public Manager (CPM) credential to 46 state government employees.
To earn the nationally recognized CPM management credential, participants must complete 300 hours of coursework, pass written examinations, and apply their knowledge by completing a project related to their agency. The CPM program targets the competencies public-sector managers and leaders need to perform successfully in the government environment and helps them develop skills in management, leadership, and process improvement.
Herbert J. Cooper, one of this year's CPM credential recipients, was awarded the George C. Askew Award given by the American Academy of Certified Public Managers to recognize exceptional CPM projects. Cooper is employed with the SC Department of Transportation.
CPM credential recipients include: Dene D. DuPre, Richard C. Katz, Elease Portee, Karen H. Roberts, John R. Stevens, and Stephen G. Tucker - Budget and Control Board; Kristina F. Kaylor-Clemson; Mark Heaton - Commerce; Tom W. Patton – Forestry; Steven Brooks, Stacey R. Gardner, Micheal Mattocks, and Mark E. Morris – Department of Health and Environmental Control; Jennifer R. Jennings - Governor’s Office; Patricia A. McWhite, Cynthia Moore, and Kevin L. Rogers - Health & Human Services; Laura Nicholson- Housing, Finance & Development Authority; Harvey Jessup and Nancy G. Murphy - Labor, Licensing & Regulation; Esther Hennessee, Sharon C. Mancuso, and Audra Paige Walther - Mental Health; Lisa Jones, Maureen B. Lane, Bridget C. Leslie, Robert M. Martore, and Scott B. Spears, III - Dept. of Natural Resources; Elizabeth B. Lemmond, Paul J. McCormack, Jr., Sylvia Ady Potts, and Brad Wise - Parks, Recreation & Tourism; Terry Coston – Patient’s Compensation Fund; Glenn Barnes, Dale Brown, Vicki B. McFarland, Bonnie L. Register, Susan Rushing and Lisa T. Stokes – Department of Revenue; Joseph Debney – State Election Commission; Ami Franklin – State Ethics Commission; Herbert J. Cooper, Mechelle V. Mabry, Johnny K. Mmanuike, and Anna C. Salvagin - Department of Transportation; Jerold D. Rolin - Vocational Rehabilitation.
The S.C. Budget and Control Board's Office of Human Resources (OHR) administers South Carolina's CPM program, a nationally accredited leadership development program for public-sector managers.
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