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Industry News & Events facilities 6 | march/april 2014 | Facilities Manager By Anita Dosik nts digest CANDIDATES FOR APPA OFFICE 2014-2015 The APPA Board of Directors is pleased to present the selected slate of officers for the 2014-2015 elections: President-Elect • Peter Strazdas, Western Michigan University (running unopposed) Secretary-Treasurer: • David Cain, Coconino Community College • Gerald Carlson, Butler University • J.B. Messer, Oklahoma City Community College Vice President for Professional Affairs* • Paul Wuebold, University of Alabama (running unopposed) * Please note that John Ott, previously announced as a candidate for Vice President for Professional Affairs, withdrew his name from the ballot on March 18. Voting began on March 20, 2014 and is open to primary/institutional representatives. Those eligible to vote will be able to do so online or via paper ballot. The online ballot will include a link to a video statement from each candidate. The ballots close at 5:00 pm ET on April 16, 2014. Please note that the primary/ institutional representative will have the option of having an associate member vote on their behalf via proxy (only one vote will be accepted from each institution). The associate member with proxy rights has been listed on the dues invoice. To learn more about the candidates and to vote, go to www.appa.org/vote. If you have any questions, contact Anita Dosik at anita@ appa.org or 703-542-3837. 100 HELP APPA CELEBRATE ITS 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY: ADD YOUR PHOTOS TO THE CENTENNIAL PROJECT The year 2014 marks APPA's 100th anniversary. The APPA Centennial Project Site at http://100years. appa.org/ offers all APPA members the opportunity to share their memories of APPA as it has evolved. These may include written insights, photos, videos, and other resources. APPA will use this material to celebrate our anniversary on the APPA website, in Facilities Manager magazine, in commemorative videos, and more. All are encouraged to participate! Share your "APPA Journey!" APPA DUES INVOICES MAILED ALL EMPLOYEES CAN BE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS APPA recently sent out membership dues invoice for the 2014-15 membership year, which runs from April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. We encourage all Institutional members to promptly pay your APPA dues in order to continue receiving the many great benefits of membership. And with the new membership year, your annual membership dues now provides the benefit of APPA Associate membership to every employee in your organization. According to Lander Medlin, APPA's executive vice president, "This is an exciting new development, as APPA has just completed a two-year 'membership integration' and dues alignment strategy across all six regions." What this means is that every employee at your organization can now take advantage of APPA membership benefits. Primary representatives will be able to sign up additional employees not listed on your invoice for Associate membership, enabling every facilities professional at your institution to access membership benefits such as the BOK; the online Membership Directory; discounted rates on CEFP and EFP credentialing fees; access to Facilities Manager magazine; eligibility for scholarships; and much more. Note that the new integrated membership dues structure applies to Institutional members only: colleges, universities, K-12 schools and districts, museums, libraries, and other qualifying educational entities. The Affiliate and Business Partner categories will remain as fixed dues amounts depending upon the number of designated representatives. Student members have their own membership category. For more information about APPA's dues invoices, please contact John Bernhards, associate vice president, or Santianna Stewart, membership & outreach manager.