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Building APPA's Future: A Profile
of President Don Guckert
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
APPA's new president, Donald J. Guckert, is a living
embodiment of the theme for his APPA presidency, "Embracing
Change." Guckert is leading APPA and its membership through
a major self-assessment and realignment that will define more
clearly who we are as an association, and how APPA can best
serve its members and the educational facilities profession.
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APPA's Strategic Plan: Preparing
for Every Future
By Donald J. Guckert, Jeri Ripley King, and E. Lander Medlin
While changes in educational facilities management make it
difficult to predict a sustained future state, futurists believe that
the key to succeeding in an ever-changing world is to never
stop learning. is makes it is evident that educational facilities
managers will need to be able to adapt and develop as their
futures rapidly unfold.
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Military Transition to
Educational Facilities
By Major Steven D. Gasser, CD, CEFP, P.Eng., CA Army (Retired)
APPA's Professional Affairs Committee recently formed a new
subcommittee with the purpose of aiding military personnel
in the transition to civilian facilities management roles in
educational facilities.
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2018 Conference Highlights:
Washington, D.C.
Photos by Rhonda Hole
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Cover photo of Don Guckert by Justin Torner/University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communication
