IFMA's awards dinner - nominee cocktail party was a success

By Liz Arauz Chang, IFMAEvery year the awards committee is responsible for the recognition of outstanding facilities activities on the local level, from individual and company perspective. The committee actively solicits nominations in several categories and awards recognition for outstanding achievement. This year the awards committee held the Awards Nominee Cocktail Party on November 18 at the Steelcase Showroom with a great turn out by the nominees and their respective guests. All the attendees were delighted with the amazing cocktail party organized by the awards committee. The members of this committee are: Mindy Williams - IA Interior Architects, Stephanie Bigelow - NBA, Christine Chavez - Knoll, Inc., Stephanie Chippas - Vanguard Construction and Development Co., Inc., Tom Daniels - Eagle Transfer, Jaclyn DiRenzo - Milrose Consultants, Inc., Debra Gerstenfeld - Wolf-Gordon, Lauren Helmuth - Structure Tone, John Leitner - Environmental Building Solutions, LLC, Matt Poveromo - Waldner's Business Environments, Ed Nakashian - Rockefeller Group Development, and Marc E. Wasserman - The Millennium Group Inc. Moreover the Awards Committee is pleased to announce the nominees by category: Rookie of the Year: George Brennan - Telesis, Roger Wortman - Community Access, Renee Hicks - Alvarez & Marsal, and Brian Radoian - NBC Universal. Design & Construction of a New Facility: A&E Television, Newsweek, Principal Global, Lifetime, Edelman, Ogilvy & Mather, Thomson Reuters, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, Kaplan, Marsh & McLennan, and Tiffany & Co. Facility Management Achievement: Denise Strong - A&E Television, Laura Gimpel - Google, Annette Vega - NBC Universal, Diana Gonzalez - Scripps Networks, Tom Arezzi - AHRC, Darin Altilio - Community Access, Scott Keith - Kaplan, and Bill San Martin - Tiffany & Co. Distinguished Professional Member: CeCe Haas - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Carole Green - Hofheimer, Gartlir & Gross, LLP, Stephanie Bigelow - National Basketball Association, Darin Altilio - Community Access, Michael Passaro - NBC Universal, Laura Gimpel - Google, and Scott Keith - Kaplan. Distinguished Associate Corporation: Waldner's, Jeffrey Simon Architects, Knoll, Ted Moudis Associates, Arenson, Herman Miller, Cort Furniture Rental, Tyga-Box Systems, Inc., and Steelcase. Distinguished Associate Member: Ellen Hains - Architectural Flooring Resource, Jeff Simon - Jeffrey Simon Architects, Gary Anzalone - Precision Signs, Julie May - AllSteel, Ivan Mann - Corporate Essentials, Nadine Cino - Tyga-Box Systems, Inc., Paola Nanetti - M. Moser, Cindy Butler - Lamarca Butler, Carl Milianta - Arenson, Wendy Pflaum - Benhar Office Interiors, Liz Arauz-Chang - OLI Offices, Harry Cannon - SDM Metro, Gail Frank - Superior Office Systems, Michael Sinkew - Ted Moudis Associates, and Christine Chavez - Knoll. Distinguished Educator: Russell Olsen, Murray Levi, Matthias Ebinger, Carol Farren, Kathleen Murphy, and Peter Curtis. Environmental Awareness: Tyga-Box Systems, Inc., Precision Signs, Haworth, Rent-A-Crate, Steelcase, Knoll, Kaplan, M. Moser, and ING Investment Management. Both the awards committee and IFMA board of directors are looking forward to a terrific awards dinner banquet Thursday, January 21 at The Pierre Hotel (2 East 61st St.). Photographs by JP Pullos. Liz Arauz Chang, marketing/A&D sales for OLI, New York, N.Y.