Member Awards and Recognition

Each year, APPA recognizes individual and institutional excellence and achievement through its awards program. The APPA Awards Program was established to:

• Identify and encourage individual and institutional excellence in facilities management.
• Encourage and promote active participation in APPA’s programs and services.

Congratulations to our 2021 APPA awards recipients!

2021 Fellow –  J. Thomas Becker PE, CEFP, Thomas Jefferson University
2021 Meritorious – Elizabeth Clark CEFP, Pennsylvania State University
2021 Pacesetter – Kim Case Nichols CEFP, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2021 Sustainability – University of New Hampshire (Northwest Heat Plant)
2021 Effective & Innovative Practices – California State University, East Bay (Facilities Development and Operations [FD&O] Partners/ Ambassadors

The 2022 Nominations and Application will open late August 2021 for both Institutional and Individual Awards.

Qualifications: Institution must be a member in Good Standing through the process of applying and acceptance of award.

Individual Awards

• Douglas K. Christensen Distinguished Leadership & Ethics Award
• APPA Fellow
• Pacesetter Award
• Meritorious Service Award
• President’s Award
• Unsung Hero Award
• Rex Dillow Award for Outstanding Article
• Business Partner Award

Institutional Awards

• Award for Excellence in Facilities Management
• Effective and Innovative Practices
• Sustainability Innovation Award

Nominations and Application submittals for the 2021 year are now closed for both Institutional and Individual Awards. Awards recipients will be announced later this summer.

Complete a submission by logging into your myAPPA account. Click on the myAPPA link at the top of the page.  In the right column of options, you’ll see myAwards Submissions.