HOUSTON — (Oct. 23, 2008) — The International Facility Management Association has announced the winners of its prestigious Awards of Excellence, recognizing groups and individuals who have made significant contributions to the facility management profession and the association. Awards were presented at IFMA's annual Awards of Excellence banquet on Friday, Oct. 17, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, Texas, in a celebration that capped off IFMA's World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo.

"This year's award winners represent the best-in-class in volunteer achievement and FM leadership," said John J. McGee, MBA, chairman of IFMA's board of directors, who presented at the awards banquet. "The Awards of Excellence provide continuous career support for the association's members and highlight the importance of advancing the facility management profession, raising the bar and setting examples for those who follow."

Winners were announced in 19 categories, with judging panels comprised of industry experts evaluating nominees individually and scoring them in a number of specific areas. IFMA recognizes companies and individuals for their achievements that advance the facility management profession as well as chapters and councils for their outstanding performance in key areas.

The Distinguished Author Award of Excellence for an Article was presented to Bill Conley, CFM, CFMJ, LEED®-AP, IFMA Fellow, for his article "Make Yourself at Home With an Alternate Workplace Strategy," which reinforces the necessity of taking a holistic view of actions and processes by evaluating the range of causes and effects, especially when dealing with culture shifts. Conley, the Managing Director of LEED & Sustainability for Pacific Building Care in Costa Mesa CA , has been a contributing author to IFMA's "Facility Management Journal" for 13 years.

For more information about IFMA Awards of Excellence categories, nomination procedures or judging, e-mail awards@ifma.org.

IFMA is the world's largest and most widely recognized international association for professional facility managers, supporting more than 19,000 members in 60 countries. The association's members, represented in 125 chapters and 15 councils worldwide, manage more than 37 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$100 billion in products and services. Formed in 1980, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the world's largest facility management conference and exposition. For more information, visit www.ifma.org.

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