Sept. 2, 1998				
Contact:  Betty Wooding
U.Va. Facilities Management
(804) 982-5846		
				

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT STAFF RECOGNIZED

	Leonard Weeks, service contract manager for the University of
Virginia's Facilities Management Business Management Services
Department, received certification as Virginia contracting officer by
the Virginia Department of General Services in Richmond.  In a letter of
commendation, Vice President for Management and Budget Colette Capone
wrote, "We are fortunate to have dedicated individuals like you seeking
ways to make contributions that improve the services we provide to the
University community."
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	Jay Klingel, director of the University's Facilities Management
Business Management Services Department, received the President's Award
at the recent annual meeting of APPA: The Association of Higher
Education Facilities Officers. The award was based on Klingel's work on
an APPA team, which redesigned the APPA Institute for Facilities
Management. The Institute educates mid-level facilities managers in four
core competencies: General Administration and Finance; Operations and
Maintenance; Planning, Design and Construction; and Energy and
Utilities. The program allows attendees to select classes to meet their
specific interests and needs, while ensuring that they also receive a
thorough education in the fundamentals of facilities management. Klingel
is the dean for the Institute's Operations and Maintenance track.

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