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LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the graduates of the Kansas Certified Public Manager (CPM) program. The graduation ceremony was held virtually in December 2020 for COVID-19 safety reasons. Dale Dennis, retired deputy education commissioner and the 2020 Native Sons and Daughters Kansan of the Year, delivered remarks to the graduates.
Local graduates are: Austin LaViolette, City of Great Bend; Jordan Harrison, Russell Police Department; and David Adam, St. John Police Department.
photo by: Mike Yoder
Capt. Anthony Brixius, interim Lawrence police chief, left, speaks during an opening ceremony for the department s new headquarters at 5100 Overland Drive, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.
Wearing dress uniforms complete with white gloves, Lawrence police department command staff unfolded the U.S. flag and sent it slowly up the flagpole in front of the department’s new headquarters Monday, officially marking the building’s opening.
In the crowd gathered along the road in front of the nearly $20 million headquarters were former police chiefs, city staff members, city commissioners and other local leaders. Interim Police Chief Capt. Anthony Brixius thanked all those who worked on and supported the project, and he said the building and the long-discussed goal of uniting police staff under one roof would benefit the department and the community.