Jim Platt earns Chancellor's Certificate

Bates County Collector/Treasurer
Jim Platt

The University of Missouri-St. Louis has awarded the Chancellor’s Certificate in Public Administration: Finance Master offered by the Graduate school and the Division of Continuing education to Jim Platt Collector/Treasurer of Bates County, MO.

The continuing education classes included 100 hours of training in such topics as Strategic Communications, Fraud Detection and Prevention, Financial Management, and National Treasury Policy and Management along with many others. The program can take as many as 8 to 9 years to complete, Platt completed it in 4 years averaging 26 hours per year.

Platt was one of two people in the USA to receive the Finance Master Certification last year. “Collector/Treasurer Platt’s completion of this program is a testament to his commitment to public service,” said Dr. Brady Baybeck, Director and Associate Professor of the Public Policy Administration program at UMSL.