Auburn Mayor Nominated for Leadership Award

UPDATE: "It is such a great honor to be recognized by the National League of Cities and be selected as a finalist for the 2011 Women In Municipal Government
Leadership Award Program," Mayor Linda Blechinger wrote in an e-mail to Barrow Patch. " It is a great tribute for our city, our elected officials and staff. It really is because of this team that I am blessed to work with that we have been able to achieve so much and be recognized nationally."

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is one of five finalists for a national award.

The National League of Cities’ Women in Municipal Government constituency group will recognize one of the finalists with the 2011 Women in Municipal Government Leadership Award.

The award recognizes individual achievement in initiating creative and successful programs in municipal government that helps residents, particularly if the leadership serves as a specific mentoring model for future female leaders.

The remaining four finalists for the award are:

• Carol K. Chen, mayor, Cerritos, Calif.
• Eva Galambos, mayor, Sandy Springs
• Joanne M. Sanders, minority leader and councilor at-large, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Rebecca Wurzburger, mayor pro tem, Santa Fe, N.M.

The award winner will be announced Nov. 11 during the WIMG Leadership Award Luncheon during the National League of Cities' Congress of Cities and Exposition in Phoenix, Ariz.