American Academy of Certified Public Managers' History
A Brief Chronological Outline
1976: Certified Public Manager (CPM) program established in Georgia.
1978: CPM program established in Arizona.
1979: CPM program established in Florida and Louisiana.
1980: CPM program established in North Carolina and Vermont.
1983: CPM program established in New Jersey. CPM program accredited in Georgia.
1984: CPM program accredited in Florida, Louisiana, and New Jersey.
1985: CPM program established in Alabama and Arkansas. American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM) established with Constitution and Bylaws in Georgia.
1986: CPM program established in Kentucky and Oklahoma. CPM program accredited in Arizona.
AACPM representatives from Louisiana and New Jersey met to refine Constitution and Bylaws.
1987: AACPM representatives from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and New Jersey met in Florida to finalize the Academy Constitution and Bylaws (August 1987).
1988: CPM program established in Utah. CPM program accredited in North Carolina and Oklahoma.
AACPM representatives from Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, and New Jersey met in Arizona to establish framework for the Academy (January 1988).
First AACPM newsletter issued in Spring 1988.
First House of Delegates meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (October 1988). AACPM accepted as Charter Members the states of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.
1989: CPM program accredited in Kentucky and Utah. First AACPM educational conference held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1990: CPM program established in Mississippi. CPM program accredited in Alabama. Second AACPM educational conference held in Princeton, New Jersey.
1991: CPM program established in South Carolina. CPM program accredited in Arkansas.
Third CPM educational conference held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
1992: CPM program established in Kansas and Wisconsin. CPM program accredited in Mississippi. AACPM accepted Alabama, Kentucky, and Utah as members.
Fourth CPM educational conference held in Savannah, Georgia.
1993: CPM program accredited in Wisconsin and Kansas. AACPM accepted Mississippi as a member.
Fifth CPM educational conference held in Orlando, Florida.
1994: AACPM accepted Wisconsin and Kansas as members.
Sixth AACPM educational conference held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1995: Seventh AACPM educational conference held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
1996: Eighth AACPM educational conference held in Louisville, Kentucky.
1997: Ninth AACPM educational conference held in Salt Lake City (Snowbird), Utah. CPM program accredited in Alaska. AACPM accepted South Carolina and Texas as members. AACPM home page written and temporarily hosted on Utah DHRM web server.
1998: AACPM domain registered: cpmacademy.org. Home page moved to permanent site. Tenth AACPM educational conference held in Biloxi, Mississippi.
1999: Eleventh AACPM educational conference held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
2000: Twelfth AACPM educational conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida. AACPM accepted the District of Columbia and New Hampshire as members during the conference. Ohio was presented its membership charter in October in conjunction with its CPM graduation.
2001: Thirteenth AACPM educational conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona.
2002: Fourteenth AACPM educational conference held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2003: Fifteenth AACPM educational conference held in Charleston, South Carolina.
2004: Sixteenth AACPM educational conference held in Topeka, Kansas.
2005: Seventeenth AACPM educational conference held in Manchester, New Hampshire.
2006: Eighteenth AACPM educational conference will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, 10-13 September 2006.