ABFM is pleased to announce the recipient of ABFM’s 2026 Scholarly Engagement Award: Whitney Afonso, Albert and Gladys Coates Term Professor and Professor of Public Administration and Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Afonso is being honored for her commitment and balance of considerable, rigorous research along with noted and extensive collaboration and engagement with public budgeting and financial management practitioners. Along with being a frequent instructor for professional development workshops and courses offered through the UNC School of Government, she is the editor of “Budgeting for North Carolina Local Governments,” which is now in its 2nd edition and serves as a fundamental and comprehensive resource for counties and municipalities across the Tar Heel State.
Dr. Afonso will be recognized as the latest recipient of ABFM’s Scholarly Achievement Award during the Awards Luncheon at ABFM’s 2026 Annual Conference on Friday, September 25th, in Washington, DC. Click here for more information on the conference.