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from the editor | by steve glazner facilities manager Guckert and King Win 2013 Rex Dillow Award President Mary S. Vosevich, University of New Mexico An annual duty of mine that I always enjoy is announcing the winner of APPA's annual Rex Dillow Award for Outstanding Article in Facilities Manager. This year I am pleased to share that Donald J. Guckert and Jeri Ripley King, both of the University of Iowa, are the 2013 award recipients for their article, "Creating a Shared Context for Value-Based Collaboration & Decision Making." Published in the July/August 2012 issue, Don and Jeri's article describes a process and a model to help answer the question: "How do you succinctly communicate the breadth, complexity, and forward-thinking approaches that are necessary for facilities management organizations to operate in today's complex and ever-changing environment?" The article was selected by the Information and Research Committee from nine eligible articles published in the six issues of Facilities Manager within the past year. Don and Jeri won their first Rex Dillow Award in 2003 for "The High Cost of Building a Better University." Don is an APPA Fellow and the dean of the Planning, Design, and Construction track for the Institute of Facilities Management. In addition, he has just signed on as the new content coordinator for the PDC section of APPA's BOK (Body of Knowledge). Jeri is a past CFaR researcher and is the current APPA Vice President for Information and Research. Congratulations to both on their accomplishment. Since the first Rex Dillow Award for Outstanding Article was presented to Doug Christensen in 1987, a total of 26 authors have written or co-written a winning article in Facilities Manager; some have won more than once: 4 | july/august 2013 | Facilities Manager Executive Vice President E. Lander Medlin, lander@appa.org Editor Steve Glazner, steve@appa.org Managing Editor Anita Dosik, anita@appa.org Design & Production www.touch3.com King Guckert • Bill Daigneau (four-time winner) • Walter Simpson (three-time winner) • Don Guckert & Jeri King (two-time winners) • Harvey Kaiser (two-time winner) To read all the tremendous articles that have been awarded the Rex Dillow Award since 1987, please visit www. appa.org/recognition/dillowawardees.cfm. Congratulations again to Don and Jeri for their great work this year. Printing Corporate Press, Inc. Editorial Office 703-542-3837 Fax: 703-542-3782 Advertising Gerry Van Treeck, 847-562-8633 gvtgvt@earthlink.net www.appa.org/facilitiesmanager Facilities Manager (ISSN 0882-7249) is published six times a year (January, March, May, July, September, and November). Send editorial submissions to steve@appa.org. A portion of APPA's annual membership dues ($53) pays for the subscription to Facilities Manager. Additional annual subscriptions cost $66 for APPA members, $120 for nonmembers. Contact the editorial office for article reprints. Copyright © 2013 by APPA. Contents may not be reprinted or reproduced in any form without written permission. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of APPA. Editorial mention of companies or products is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement, actual or implied, by APPA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Facilities Manager, 1643 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2818. Coming in Sep/Oct 2013 • Profile of President Glenn Smith • APPA's 1914 Beginnings • The "State-of-the-State" of APPA • APPA 2013 Conference Highlights • 2013 Thought Leaders Report, Part 1 About APPA APPA promotes leadership in educational facilities for professionals seeking to build their careers, transform their institutions, and elevate the value and recognition of facilities in education. Founded in 1914, APPA provides members the opportunity to explore trends, issues, and best practices in educational facilities through research, publications, professional development, and credentialing. Formerly the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, APPA is the association of choice for 5,200 educational facilities professionals at more than 1,500 learning institutions throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. For more information, visit us at www.appa.org.