FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2006 Contact: Ken Lampar (586) 247-4940 MICHIGAN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (MPLP) AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ELECTS LAMPAR AS CHAIR OF ALUMNI COMMITTEE Sterling Heights, MI – The Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) at Michigan State University today elected Ken Lampar of Lampar Consulting as the new Chair of the MPLP Alumni Steering Committee. The MPLP (http://www.ippsr.msu.edu/MPLP/) is a scholarship-funded certificate program designed for those seeking greater involvement in the public policy process, particularly while serving in public office. Successful applicants participate in a curriculum that provides a solid foundation in practical politics, public policy analysis and process, personal leadership development, and effective governance. Lampar is a 1995 graduate of the MPLP and has served as the Vice Chair of the MPLP Steering Committee over the past two years. Lampar has over 25 years of public administration experience and created Lampar Consulting (www.lampar.com) in 2005.