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At its mid-winter meeting January 24-25, the APPA Board of Directors approved the following slate of can- didates for the 2014 officer elections, which will take place in March and April. President-Elect: Peter Strazdas, Western Michigan University (running unopposed) Secretary-Treasurer: David Cain, Coconino Community College (AZ) Jerry Carlson, Butler University (IN) J.B. Messer, Oklahoma City Community College Vice President for Professional Affairs: John Ott, Ohio State University/ Agricultural Research Development Center Paul Wuebold, University of Alabama The Board revised the APPA Bylaws to now allow At-Large Board mem- bers to have voting rights. The cur- rent At-Large Board members are Bill Johnson of Terracon Consultants and Lindsay Wagner, formerly of Northern Arizona University and an Emerging Professional highlighted in this issue. Starting with the 2014-15 member- ship year—which begins April 1 and runs through March 31, 2015—employees of APPA member institutions will be considered as Associate members at no cost (i.e., no paid Associate member dues) to institutions. You will notice these changes in the annual dues billing set to begin by the end of February. More on this benefit still to come. The Professional Affairs Committee, which oversees and conducts APPA's an- nual awards program for institutions and individuals, has recommended changing the annual due date for award appli- cations and nominations. January 31 was the previous deadline, but starting this year the new awards deadline will be November 30. Moving back the due date will allow the Professional Affairs Committee and the Awards and Recogni- tion Committee more time to properly evaluate the many applications received each year. APPA introduces a new book series entitled Critical Issues in Facilities Management, a series of anthologies on topics important to educational facilities professionals. Topics in the new series will include energy efficiencies, leadership, space management and utilization, main- tenance and operations, and more. The first book published in the series is Environmental Sustainability, available now from the APPA bookstore (www.appa.org/bookstore). The 14 chapters are written by campus practitioners and expert consultants on a variety of topics such as integrating sustainability programs; FM's role in or- ganizational sustainability; sustainability communications strategies; campus water management; net zero and geothermal; and a number of campus case studies. Finally, registration is now open for the APPA 2014 Centennial Celebra- tion, July 21-23, 2014 in San Diego, California. This is a conference not to be missed, as APPA celebrates its 100-year anniversary as an association for educa- tional facilities professionals. For more information and to register, visit www. appa.org/training/appa2014. See you in Southern California! At its mid-winter meeting r January 24 25 the APPA Board A of Directors f Committee and the Awards and Recogni- tion Committee more time to properly from the editor | by steve glazner President Glenn Smith, Bryn Mawr College 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 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. 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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. FACILITIES manager 4 | january/february 2014 | Facilities Manager NEWS NOTES FROM THE APPA FRONT Coming in Mar/Apr 2014 • O&M Best Practices • Focus on APPA Regions • Answering the Wrong Questions About Deferred Maintenance n