John Bartle is a distinguished professor and dean emeritus (2011-2024) in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of Nebraska Omaha. His B.A. in economics is from Swarthmore College (1979), his MPA from the University of Texas (1983), and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University (1990) after which he joined the faculty of SUNY Binghamton (1990-1994) before the University of Nebraska Omaha (1994-present). Before his academic career, he worked with the American Enterprise Institute (1979-1981), the City of Saint Paul, MN (1982), the Minnesota Tax Study Commission (1983-1985), and the Minnesota Taxpayer Association (1985-1987). In addition to numerous scholarly articles, his books include Evolving Theories of Public Budgeting (2001), Sustainable Development for Public Administration (2009), Management Policies in Local Government Finance (2012), and Innovative Infrastructure Finance (2022). Recognitions include NAPA fellow (2010), NAPA Treasurer (2024), ABFM chair (2006), ASPA President-Elect (2023-2025) and ASPA’s Truitt-Felbinger Award on transportation scholarship (2022).