Lenexa, Kan. – Councilmember Andy Huckaba has been honored with the Jane E. Lawton Commemorative Award, which is presented annually by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) to an “extraordinary champion of local government in communications.”

The award was created in memory of the Honorable Jane E. Lawton, who served as mayor of Chevy Chase, Md., delegate to the Maryland State House, and president of NATOA. The award was presented to Huckaba on Sept. 23 at the NATOA 2011 Annual Conference held in San Francisco.

Huckaba, a three-term Lenexa councilmember, has devoted a great deal of time and energy to communications and technology. He serves as chair of the Information, Technology and Communications committee for the National League of Cities (NLC) where he played an instrumental role in calling for the creation of a national broadband plan and continues to advocate for a world-class broadband infrastructure to improve the global competitiveness of the United States.

In addition to his City Council and NLC duties, Huckaba serves on the Mid-American Regional Council’s Public Safety Communications Board, and a number of non-profit boards in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Huckaba is president of Huckaba & Associates, a management consulting firm focused on strategy, marketing and technology. He serves on the faculty of the Kansas Leadership Center and as an instructor with the Kansas University Public Management Center.