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EFFECTIVE & INNOVATIVE PRACTICES AWARD APPLICATION

APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award recognizes programs and processes that enhance service delivery, lower costs, increase productivity, improve customer service, generate revenue, or otherwise benefit the educational institution. Entries can describe either a new program or significant restructuring of an existing program or process.

Entry Instructions
All APPA Institutional and Affiliate members in good standing are eligible to enter. An institution may enter up to five practices, submitting a separate application for each entry. Submissions must be submitted online and must include one (1) attached file.

Deadlines
The APPA.org award submissions are always open.
The deadline for all APPA 2011 awards is January 31, 2011.
The deadline for all APPA 2012 awards is January 31, 2012.

All entries must include:

1. Completed, signed application
2. Brief statement of program/practice and its results (not to exceed 200 words)
3. Detailed narrative description of the practice or program, limited to one page or less for each of the criteria listed below:
   • Institutional benefits
   • Characteristics or qualities that make this program or practice different or innovative
   • How this practice can be used by others
   • Demonstration of management involvement and employee commitment
   • Documentation of results, analysis, customer feedback, and resulting benchmarks.

ELECTRONIC SUBMITTALS

Entries will be distributed to members of APPA's Professional Affairs Committee for review and evaluation. Winners will be selected based on their point score. The top five (5) entries may receive an award. The Committee reserves the right to select fewer than five (5) awards if entries are not of sufficient quality. All applicants will be notified of their status in May.

Award year:
2011

Name of person submitting entry:

Title:

Institution:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Public relations or media relations contact:

Type of Institution (check all that apply):
Public
Private
Two-Year
Four-Year

Other

Verification
By completing and submitting this electronic nomination, I hereby verify that all statements contained herein are true to the best of my knowledge. I further give consent to APPA to use any material contained in my entry as deemed appropriate for promotional purposes (e.g., press releases, publication in Facilities Manager, or on other media).

Name of verifier/person submitting entry:

Date:

Chief Facilities Officer:

Name of nominated institution's:

Date:

E-mail or phone number:

In order to complete the submission process, please check off your APPA region:
Eastern
Southeastern
Midwestern
Rocky Mountain
Central
Pacific

Please attach your electronic submission file below. You may submit up to 5 separate files.

Attachment 1:
Attachment 2:
Attachment 3:
Attachment 4:
Attachment 5: