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ICMA's International Award, established in memory of Orin F. Nolting, recognizes a local government and its chief administrator for furthering the cause of international understanding and cooperation by successfully adopting a program from another country; becoming actively involved in exchanges, sister-city activities, or educational/cultural activities with another country; or establishing a relationship with a local government from another country that resulted in innovative, concrete management improvements. The recipient of this year's International Award is Craig G. Kocian, city manager of Arvada, Colorado.
Craig G. Kocian, city manager of Arvada, Colorado (pop. 103,000), is committed to municipal government's role in building a complete community. Immediately following September 11, 2001, he led the community in conversations about Arvada's place in building a worldwide community, stressing how every city employee and resident, by conscientiously creating opportunities, can see the results of their efforts flourish and spread in extraordinary ways.
In keeping with this vision, Arvada Sister Cities International, a city-created nonprofit corporation, looked at how it might become more involved in building a better understanding of the Islamic world. On August...