Diploma Program Awards
In addition to recognizing academic excellence in each of the Association’s four core educational programs, AMCTO is
pleased to recognize two individuals each year for outstanding academic achievement in completing the Association’s
two diploma programs – the Diploma in Municipal Administration and the Executive Diploma in Municipal Management.
AMCTO Diploma
in Municipal
Administration
The AMCTO Diploma in Municipal
Administration Program (DMA)
combines AMCTO’s four core
education courses into one
consolidated academic program,
which provides essential and
integrated knowledge of the
processes and administration of
local government in the areas
of systemic organization and
management, legal framework and
interpretation, finance and human
resources management.
This year’s outstanding graduate of the AMCTO
Diploma in Municipal Administration program is
Karen Armstrong, Manager of Human Resources,
Grand River Conservation Authority.