IFMA Boston Awards of Excellence to be presented May 17 at 6 p.m.

IFMA Boston’s Annual Awards of Excellence program recognizes the finest advancements and contributions in facility management within the Boston A/E/C community.

This year’s awards will be presented on Wednesday, May 17 at six o’clock in the evening at the beautiful Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.

Best Practice Awards These awards are presented to the individual or team whose facility management program, project, system, innovation, or idea has had a substantial, positive effect on the success of their organization. They will demonstrate how their project impacted business objectives and contributed to improved success by going “above and beyond” the normal project scope.

This year’s categories include: • Sustainable Building Operations • Small Project or area impacted (<25,000 s/f ) • Medium Project or area impacted (25,000 - 75,000 s/f) • Large Project or area impacted (>75,000 s/f)

Projects submitted should have been completed in 2016.

Individual Awards

• Exemplary End User Award: The Distinguished End User Award may be presented to a professional member of the Boston Chapter who has provided sustained, and outstanding leadership within the profession. This person is highly valued by his or her company and the facility management profession. Recipients demonstrate the best in leadership and ethics.

• Exemplary Service Provider Award: This award may be presented to an associate member company or its representative in recognition of voluntary contributions to IFMA Boston and the facility management profession. These contributions may include sponsoring programs or educational offerings, presenting innovative sessions on FM related topics, providing technical assistance to members, or serving as a chapter chair or committee members.

• Education & Professional Development Award: The Education and Professional Development Award may be presented to a Boston Chapter IFMA member demonstrating exceptional support of professional development in their organization and/ or facility management community. The member receiving this award consistently presents or plans outstanding programs designed to meet the needs of facility management professionals, provides career support, designs professional development seminars or classes, and/or champions CFM certification.

• Emerging Leaders Award: This award may be presented to a Boston Chapter IFMA member who has been an active emerging leader (35 and under) within the chapter and shows initiative in both their work and professional settings. They go above and beyond in their efforts with skilled execution and follow through and motivate others to participate.