The IFMA Fellows program was established by the International Facility Management Association in 1992 to recognize distinguished members with achievements and dedication to IFMA and the facility management profession.

IFMA Fellows form an elite core of respected leaders, advisors and ambassadors who are frequently called upon for their unmatched knowledge of the facility management profession. Collectively the Fellows represent the most esteemed facility management professionals, distinguished authors, prolific academicians and leading facility management visionaries.

The first class of Fellows includes founders of the association and the IFMA Foundation, early IFMA leaders, facility management researchers who defined the profession, luminaries, authors, industry giants and a prominent journalist/publisher. Subsequent classes of Fellows have been equally diverse and significant. Being named an IFMA Fellow is the highest honor bestowed by the association. Because IFMA is the world's largest network of facility management professionals and the recognized industry leader, the title IFMA Fellow is unparalleled and unmatched among workplace-related recognitions.

The cumulative impact the body of IFMA Fellows has on the profession and the association is immeasurable. The talent and contribution of IFMA Fellows is diverse and extraordinary. No single activity advances an individual to being named an IFMA Fellow; some individual accomplishments include:

• Outstanding leadership and service to a chapter, council, committee, community, task force or IFMA’s Board of Directors or the IFMA Foundation Board of Trustees.
• Contribution to important IFMA and industry initiatives such as the Certified Facility Manager, Facility Management Professional and/or Sustainability Facility Manager credential(s) and Accredited Degree Programs.
• Authorship of facility management related articles or books for trade, national, or international publications.
• Recognition by trade or business press thus leveraging the opportunity to advance the profession or further increase awareness of the association.
• Establishment of a medium or publication for sharing facility management knowledge.
• Development of facility management related continuing education materials, promotion of facility management education, and/or service as an instructor for facility management related programs on a college or university level.
• Qualification as an IFMA instructor in education programs and courses.
• Creation of ground-breaking facility management research.
• Development or establishment of alliances or ongoing relationships between IFMA and other facility management related professional organizations worldwide.
• Formation and support of IFMA components using complementary personal/company resources.
• Service in leadership roles within other facility management related associations.
• Mentoring students or young facility management professionals.
• Expansion of recognition, and influence of the facility management profession through personal facility management related achievements or recognition, such as recognition by his/her employer or customers for outstanding work.

As of the naming of the class of 2020, IFMA has recognized 121 IFMA Fellows.  Of these, 15 are deceased and 10 are either very ill or fully retired.  Of the 96 active Fellows:

• 65% attended IFMA’s World Workplace and/or Facility Fusion conference in the past three years;
• 62% have been a trustee/instructor/global committee and/or task force member in the past three years; and
• 21% have been involved in or a chapter/council/community of practice leader in the past three years.

Fellows are added each year if the IFMA Jury of Fellows identifies qualified, distinguished candidates. You may view photos of each Class of IFMA Fellows through the hyperlink for each class listed to the right.

An IFMA Fellows Nominating Committee consisting of Fellows is charged each year to identify qualified individuals and aids those who wish to nominate a member. Self-nominations are not permitted.  Members of the IFMA Fellows Nominating Committee are available to assist those wishing to nominate a member to this elite core of respected professionals.

Nominations are submitted to the Jury of Fellows which is selected each year by the entire body of Fellows and consists of three IFMA Fellows, joined by the IFMA Chair and the President/CEO of IFMA. The Jury of Fellows utilizes a standardized evaluation methodology to determine results and ensure fairness and uniformity.

A Nomination Data Form is required and allows nominators to provide information about the nominee in three primary areas: Professional Experience & Accomplishments; Association Involvement; and Enriching the Profession. Secondary but no less important is the overall contribution the nominee has made in the past combined with the potential of the nominee to be an ambassador of the association and profession into the future. A Sample Nomination Data Form is available at the link below.

The nominator is expected to provide a quality, well-written submission targeted at an executive level audience.  The submission must include appropriately detailed information regarding the nominee’s degrees and certifications, work history, identification of significant facilities-related work accomplishments, leadership and major contributions to the profession. Information about the nominee’s publication history, teaching and public speaking experience and IFMA involvement must be included.  Participation and leadership at any level within IFMA as well as service/leadership to other facility management related societies and associations may be listed. Special recognition and significant awards or honors bestowed by IFMA and/or other organizations are a plus.

The submittal package, in addition to the Nomination Data Form, must include an introductory letter written by the nominator and three one-page letters of testimony by IFMA members in good standing who know the nominee well, have first-hand knowledge of his/her achievements, and can add to the content of the Nomination Data Form without repeating information about the nominee. 

Download ​the ​sample ​nomination data form »

If you would like to nominate an individual for the title of IFMA Fellow, please send an email to Fellows@IFMA.org and request a nomination data form.  The IFMA Fellow Staff Liaison will verify the nominator (current active member) and nominee’s status and tenure (eight years of membership and service) of membership and will, if both meet the requirements, send the official Nomination Data Form to the nominator and inform the IFMA Fellows Nominating Committee of the possible nomination.

For additional information regarding IFMA Fellows contact:
Linda Pate
800 Gessner Road, Suite 900
Houston, Texas USA 77024 
+1-713-623-4362
linda.pate@ifma.org

 

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Class of 2020	Diane Coles Levine, MCR, IFMA Fellow Geoff Williams, CFM, FMP, SFP, IFMA Fellow Kenneth FOO Yew Hoong, Beng (Hons), GDipM, IFMA Fellow Valerian Moraes, CFM, MBA, Assoc. RICS, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2019	Johnny Vinken, M. Eng., CFM, FMP, SFP, CET, CRSP, CEM, IFMA Fellow Michael Ross Riseborough, RPA, FMA, AAE, FMP, CFM, IFMA Fellow Ted Ritter, CBD, PMP, LEED AP, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2018	Stephen Ballesty, CFM, MBA, FRICS, FAIQS, ICECA, CQS, IFMA Fellow Jeffrey Jie-Li Budimulia, CFM, MBA, IFMA Fellow Paul Doherty, R.A., CDT, IFMA Fellow Joachim W. Hohmann, CFM, M.Sc., Ph.D., IFMA Fellow
Class of 2017	Collins Osayamwen, CFM, FMP, IFMA Fellow Rick Corea, IFMA Fellow James P. Whittaker, P.E., CFM, CEFP, FRICS, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2016	David (Dave) Wilson, CFM, IFMA Fellow Jon Seller, IFMA Fellow Stephen Ola Jagun, CFM, FRICS, FNIVS, IFMA Fellow Peter Ankerstjerne, MBA, COP, FRICS, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2015	Howard K. "Buck" Fisher, CFM, IFMA Fellow Marc S. Liciardello, CFM, MBA, CM, IFMA Fellow Steve Lockwood, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2014	Alana F. Dunoff, FMP, IFMA Fellow John McGee, IFMA Fellow Melissa Van Hagan, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2013	Francis J. Kuhn, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow Thomas L. Mitchell, Jr., CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow Curtis L. Slife, CFM, NCARB, AIA, IFMA Fellow Ondrej Strup, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2012	Prof. (FH) Dr. Thomas Madritsch, IFMA Fellow Pat Turnbull, MA, LEED AP®, IFMA Fellow Dean T. Kashiwagi, PhD, PE, Professor, IFMA Fellow Helena Ohlsson, IFMA Fellow, CFM, MScArch, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2011	Alex K. Lam, MRAIC, IFMA Fellow Mark R. Sekula, CFM, LEED AP®, IFMA Fellow Peter M. Winters, CFM, CFMJ, FAIA, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2010	Gary P. Broersma, CFM, IFMA Fellow Charles N. Claar, P.E., CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Patrick Okamura, CFM, CCS, CIAQM, LEED AP®, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2009	Oscar K. C. Chan, Ph.D., MA, CFM, CFMJ, FPFM, MCILT, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Andy Fuhrman, ICBO, IFMA Fellow John E. (Jack) Grinnalds, CFM, AIA, IFMA Fellow Teena G. Shouse, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2008	Bruce Kenneth Forbes, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Jon Eldon Martens, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow W. Kirtley (Kirt) Miller Jr., CFM, IFMA Fellow Michael K. Schley, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2007	William T. Conley, CFM, CFMJ, LEED® AP, IFMA Fellow Diane H. MacKnight, CFM, FRICS, IFMA Fellow Kathy O. Roper, CFM, CFMJ, MCR, LEED® AP, IFMA Fellow Sheila Sheridan, CFM, CPM, LEED® AP, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2006	John M. Carrillo, CFM, IFMA Fellow Sharon B. Harrington, CFM, IFMA Fellow Ira A. Marcus, CFM, IFMA Fellow Richard D. Pierce, CFM, IFMA Fellow Albert MM Pilger, CFM, IFMA Fellow Cheryl Waybright, CFM, CFMJ, MCR, FMA, RPA, RID, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2005	Jeffrey L. Campbell, Ph.D., IFMA Fellow Christopher P. Hodges, P.E., CFM, IFMA Fellow Guy Thatcher, CMC, IFMA Fellow Meredith Thatcher, CFM, LEED® AP, IFMA Fellow Frederick P. Weiss, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2004	Lanny I. Felder, CFM, IFMA Fellow Jaan Meri, CFM, IFMA Fellow Philip N. Roberts, RIBA, AAIA, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2003	Dr. Doug Aldrich, CFM, IFMA Fellow Joanne M. Anderson, CFM, IFMA Fellow Jennifer A. Corbett-Shramo, IFMA Fellow Richard Fanelli, CFM, AIA, IFMA Fellow Patricia J. Harris, CFM, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Glin W. Jay, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow Barry Lynch, CFM, NCARB, IFMA Fellow Andrew McCready, CFM, ACP, IFMA Fellow John L. Stanley, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow Eric Teicholz, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2002	Richard B. Cooper Jr., CFM, IFMA Fellow Ted Eedson, IFMA Fellow John D. Gilleard, Ph.D., IFMA Fellow Michael L. Hoots, PE, CFM, IFMA Fellow Philip Lo, IFMA Fellow James E. Loesch, PE, CFM, IFMA Fellow Peggy A. McCarthy, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow Phyllis J. Meng, CFM, IFMA Fellow Ken Owens, CFM, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Rodney M. Stevens, CFM, AIA, IFMA Fellow Kit Tuveson, CFM, IFMA Fellow (deceased)
Class of 2001	G. Philip Booker, CFM, IFMA Fellow James C. Elledge, IFMA Fellow Subodh A. Kumar, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 2000	Mary D. Gauer, CFM, IFMA Fellow Walther Moslener, CFM, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Arvid B. Stonkus, IFMA Fellow Carroll Thatcher, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 1999	Gerald Davis, CFM, AIA, ASTM, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Stormy Friday, IFMA Fellow Gerald V. Hinchman, PE, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 1998	William L. Gregory, PE, CFM, IFMA Fellow Art Horton, CFM, IFMA Fellow Nancy J. Sanquist, IFMA Fellow Bernard J. van der Hoeven, Ph.D., IFMA Fellow
Class of 1997	Keith Alexander, IFMA Fellow Peter S. Kimmel, IFMA Fellow William R. Sims, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Class of 1996	Samuel E. Johnson, CFM, IFMA Fellow Maury Keiser, CFM, IFMA Fellow Sydney B. Welch, IFMA Fellow
Class of 1995	William W. Back, CFM, LEED® AP, IFMA Fellow Arthur Hahn, CFM, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Christine H. (Neldon) Tobin, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow
Class of 1994	Carol E. Farren, CFM, CMC, IFMA Fellow Robert J. Gross, IFMA Fellow George T. Trayer, IFMA Fellow
Class of 1993	Gerald M. Hubbard, CFM, IFMA Fellow Earnie C. Leake, MBA, CFM, IFMA Fellow Erik C. Lund, IFMA Fellow (deceased)
Class of 1992	David L. Armstrong, IFMA Fellow James W. Chambers, IFMA Fellow (deceased) David G. Cotts, PE, CFM, IFMA Fellow Anne Fallucchi, IFMA Fellow (deceased) George W. Graves, IFMA Fellow (deceased) James M. Hickey, CFM, IFMA Fellow (deceased) Edmond P. Rondeau, CFM, AIA, IFMA Fellow