2022 Nebraska Water Leaders Academy Final Report

Authors

Mark E. Burbach, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
Robert Matthew Joeckel, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Brooke Mott, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Gina S. Matkin, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2022

Citation

Burbach, Mark E., R.M. Joeckel, Brooke Mott, Gina Matkin. (2022) Nebraska Water Leaders Academy Final Report University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 54 pp.

Comments

OFR-230

Abstract

Fifteen participants completed the 2022 Water Leaders Academy bringing the total number of graduates to 168 since the inception of the program in 2011. Assessments of participants’ transformational leadership skills, champion of innovation skills, water knowledge, engagement with water issues, civic capacity, entrepreneurial leadership behaviors, and boundary spanning skills increased significantly over the course of the year, according to both the participants and their raters. Feedback from the participants was highly positive and constructive. Academy planners are addressing participant concerns. Results of the program assessment indicate that the curriculum is meeting Academy objectives. Therefore, only minor changes are planned for the 2023 Academy curriculum. The emergence of Academy alumni as leaders worldwide attests to its ongoing success.