Garton, Moe Win Prestigious Leadership Award.

An award given every two years to state legislative leaders who have worked to preserve and build public trust in the legislative institution and who can be cited for leadership, courage and ethics was presented to two Senate leaders in December.

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Robert D. Garton and Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Roger D. Moe are the 1999 recipients of the William M. Bulger Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award. The award is sponsored by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the Council of State Governments (CSG).

Garton, the Indiana Senate president pro tem since 1980 and a member of the Senate since 1970, is recognized by his colleagues in Indiana for his honesty and integrity. He is currently executive assistant for professional development at Ivy Tech State College and has served as visiting professor in political science and leadership at Franklin College. He earned degrees from Iowa State and Cornell University and is a former lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Moe was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1971 and has served as majority leader since 1981. He personally championed a code of conduct and ethics guidelines for the Senate. "None could be more respected or better liked by his peers," wrote the Minneapolis Star Tribune in an 1998...