Recognition
PACESETTER AWARD
2009 Award Nominations Open
Nominations are now being taken for APPA’s 2009 institutional and individual awards: Award for Excellence, Effective and Innovative Practices Award, APPA Fellow, Meritorious Service Award, and Pacesetter Award. The deadline for consideration for the 2009 awards is January 30, 2009. However, award submissions will now be accepted year-round. Awards submitted after January 30, 2009 will be held and considered in the 2010 award cycle.
Visit http://appa.org/recognition/ for award details and to submit for the awards. Questions about the award process? Contact your regional representative to the Professional Affairs or Awards and Recognition Committee or John Bernhards at the APPA office.
The Pacesetter Award is designed to encourage further participation in APPA among those who have already made significant contributions at their regions or chapters. Up to seven Pacesetter Awards will be given each year.
To be eligible for the Pacesetter Award, nominees must meet the following criteria:
- Active member of APPA for a minimum of three years.
- Active participation in meetings and other functions of the Association.
- Demonstrated significant and/or continued service to the association through one or more of the following:
- Service/contributions/accomplishments at an international, regional or chapter level
- Service/contributions/accomplishments as a member of an official APPA Commitee, Program, Task Force, etc.
- Service/contributions/accomplishments as a member of an official APPA Training program or special project
- Authorship of a publication, article, or chapter for APPA or presentation at an APPA annual meeting or educational program.
- Other voluntary contributions of time, effort, resources, and leadership abilities to promote and enhance APPA and the educational facilities management profession.
- Past recipients cannot be nominated again.
NEW! APPA Web Standards Portal
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New E-book for Sale
Facility Management Shared Services:
The Balance Between In-House Services and Outsourcing
By Jeffery L. Campbell, Ph.D., Brigham Young University
APPA 2009
Register Now for APPA 2009!
Focusing on the Critical Few
July 8-10, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada
Learn more about the program.
Facilities Strategy Teams Now Forming
Team Members Wanted: Electrical Equipment, Supplies and Services; MRO Equipment, Supplies and Services; Building Automation and Fire Alarms Equipment, Supplies and Services; Security Equipment, Supplies and Services
Read more about how you may join the team and contribute to effective facilities contracts management.
The Stimulus Bill & the Education Industry
APPA's Campus Facilities Economic Stimulus Resource Center
Links to information, instruction and guidance on the economic stimulus opportunities available to colleges, universities, K-12 and other educational institutions.
APPA Announces Results of Its 2009-10 Officer Elections
View the press release
APPA's New Report
The Educational Facilities Professional’s Practical Guide to Reducing the Campus Carbon FootprintSponsored by Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Track Your Facilities’ Vital Signs
The 2007-08 FPI Report is now available!
http://www.appa.org/research/ fpi.cfm
APPA's Virtual 2008-2009 Membership Directory
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Thought Leaders Series 2008
NEW and Available FREE PDF: The Challenges of Demographic Changes and Accountability to Campus Facilities
Results of the 2008 symposium in a white paper that focuses on changing demographics and accountability. Order soft cover version today (free for members; non-member price is $15).
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Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning
Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the national study of college students was based around the five levels of clean identified in APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. More information.The final report is available free to APPA members and for $30 for nonmembers through the APPA bookstore
