KUCIMAT Award for Fellows Excellence


This award recognizes City/County Management Fellows who have performed in an exceptional manner during the fellowship year.

 

2025 Winner

Zoe Johnson headshot

Zoe Johnson
(MPA 2025)

"Zoe is a gracious and warm coworker. She leads with empathy, always looking for ways that she can learn and grow. She is self-aware and able to swim through the stress that seems to be omnipresent in local government today. At the same time, Zoe has been supportive of her peers in other Twin Cities communities through professional associations and networking. She did a great job this summer supervising a seasonal intern who is considering a future in city management."

- Scott Neal, City Manager | City of Edina, MN


Past Winners

YearNameInternship/Fellowship Location
2025Zoe JohnsonEdina, MN
2024Brady FisherWest Chicago, IL
2023Gillian StraubEdina, MN
2022Josh McAnarney & Adam VaughnTopeka, KS
2021Risi KarimEdina, MN
2020Davianna HumbleDouglas County, Kansas
2019Allie SalzCity of Wichita, KS
2018Brian BickersArlington County, VA
2017Kelly DumaisEdina, MN
2016Anna MitchellTrinidad, CO
2015Barack MatiteEudora, KS
2014Christina WattsTacoma, WA
2013Caitlin SteneRiver Falls, WI
2012Michelle StevensLexington, MA
2011Katie KillenShawnee, KS
2010Phil WagnerSugarland, TX
2009Trisha PalmerLee’s Summit, MO
2008John HarrensteinJohnson County, KS
2007Kathy WoernerLittle Rock, AR
2006Jonathan DouglasLawrence, KS
2006Emily WatsonChanute, KS
2005Audrey MerrellCity of Springfield, OH
2004Jeremy SmithVillage of Sussex, WI
2003Katie DanielSedona, AZ
2002Bernard SeegerDodge City, KS
2001Shannon Kroeger MeadowsSpringfield, OH
2000Jacob SpeersUniversity Park, TX
1999Michael BakerLexington, MA
1998Sherilyn LombosFremont, CA
1997Shanna SimsLexington, MA
1996Melisa LealWaco, TX
1994Cynthia BoeckerLexington, MA
1993Elisabeth RothCivic Council of Greater Kansas City