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Greater Philadelphia Chapter of IFMA Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to all of our scholarship winners! The 2009 recipients will attend World Workplace '09 in Orlando, FL funded through the Annual Greater Philadelphia Chapter of IFMA Scholarship Golf Tournament. | 2009 Recipients | | | | Samuel Kelly, Brigham Young University, Undergraduate Sam has been an exceptional student and leader while attending BYU. He has participated in and earned multiple student FM-related competitions while maintainint a 3.5 GPA. Sam will be graduating in December, 2009 and plans to pursue a career with one of the companies he interned. He has narrowed his choice to Sodexho as top candidate while pursuing his MBA. I wanted to express my sincere appreciation as a recipient of this year's 2009 IFMA Foundation scholarship from the Greater Philadelphia Chapter. I am deeply honored and gratified. I am finishing my final semester at Brigham Young University and because of this generous offer will be able to complete my undergraduate education completely debt-free. It has been a long road to reach this point and this scholarship is helping me in a tremendous way to finish this part of my education. I plan on explaining the details of how the Chapter's generosity will be assisting me and some of my goals in future correspondence, but wanted to express my appreciation as quickly as I could. Please forward this email to those responsible for facilitating the scholarship.
My thanks, Samuel N. Kelly
Brigham Young University
Facility and Property Management Student
| | | Ruhtab Sahota, Wayne State University, Graduate Ruhtab has amassed a very impressive selection of awards, recognitions and certificates for academic, professional and civic accomplishments. Ranging from being selected as the Professional Technician in the FM department at Wayne State to winning recognition for writing a paper on Waste Management, Ruhtab has proven himself to be an exceptional student. He currently holds a 4.0 GPA in MS Construction Management and has plans to continue a career in FM. I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to you for making the IFMA 2009 Scholarship possible. I was thrilled to learn of my selection for this honor and I am deeply appreciative of your support. My name is Ruhtab and I am currently a Student and Project Technician at Wayne State University. I would like to thank you for your generosity; I have found a new desire to try my best. I am currently majoring in Construction Management with a positive hope of becoming a successful Project Manager. The financial assistance you provided will be of great help to me in paying my educational expenses, and it will allow me to concentrate more of my time in studying. This scholarship award, thanks to the kindness of the Board of IFMA - Philadelphia Chapter, will further assist in achieving my education and career goals, and increase my chances of success. Without a doubt, this award will prove to be extrememly valuable for me, helping to reduce the financial burdens of pursuing a degree in Construction Management. I hope to become an individual that makes my institution, my mentors and my family proud, epitomizing all of the values your organization and IFMA stands for and by which it has created its highly-regarded reputation. Once again, I offer my sincerest thanks for your generous support.
Sincerely, Ruhtab S. Sahota
| | 2008 Recipients | | | | $3000 | Michael McInelly, Brigham Young University, Undergraduate: As a senior at BYU, Michael has FM and life experience beyond his years. From being a star athlete in high school and college to setting achievement records in operational excellence in FM at the Lodges at Glenwood and again at Boulder Springs Properties; Michael has proven himself deserving of this scholarship. Very intent on setting and achieving his goals, Michael plans to work for several years after graduation and then return to school to earn a JD-MBA and then only the sky is the limit. | | | $3000 | Derek Ogle, Purdue University, Graduate: Very committed to his studies, Derek has earned an A.S. in Architectural Technology and a B.S. in Construction Management at Indiana Purdue University since 2003 and is actively pursuing his M.S. in Technology with an FM emphasis. Along the way he has earned several academic awards and scholarships. His short- and long-term goals include becoming LEED certified, continuing his career at the local veterans hospital as a facility manager and eventually leading a company in international disaster restoration. | | 2007 Recipients | | | | $3000 | Sang-Hoon Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology, Graduate; Sang-Hoon received a Master's Degree from the Building Construction and Integrated Facility Management program at Georgia Tech in 2005. He is currently a graduate assistant working on his doctoral degree in the Building Technology program in the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech. He is also working on the Facility Management Professional (FMP) designation from IFMA. Sang-Hoon's activities include energy simulation and building performance analysis of the 2007 Solar Decathlon House of Georgia Tech. His major research interests involve study of energy performance evaluation and benchmarking strategy development with normative analysis and DEA methodology. | | | $3000 | Jon Douglas, Conestoga College, Undergraduate; Jon is entering his fourth year in the Bachelor's in Applied Technology Architecture - Project and Facility Management at Conestoga College. He is a LEED-accredited professional and is beginning at Enermodal Engineering in Kitchener, Ontario, for his last co-op term, where he will be working on the certification of buildings in the LEED process. This is Jon's second IFMA scholarship, and he has recently become Conestoga College's IFMA Student Chapter President. Jon is also very involved in the Canadian Green Building Council, trying to start a new program for young emerging green professionals. Jon is planning to complete a Master's Program of student on sustainable development in the United Kingdom. | | 2006 Recipients | | | | $3000 | Samantha Jensen, Conestoga College, Undergraduate; Samantha has received awards for her high GPA and academic achievement. Even as a full time student, Samantha has been promoted to manager level at a local Tim Horton’s and her store has received numerous operational awards. | | | $3000 | Carlos Nome, Texas A&M University, Graduate; Carlos is currently the president of the local IFMA Student Chapter and is very involved in strengthening the architecture certificate program available at Texas A&M. As part of his studies, Carlos is working on the development of front-end assessment tools for workspace alternatives in office environments. | | 2005 Recipients | | | | $3000 | Erin Hankla, Colorado State University – Pueblo, Undergraduate | | | $3000 | Linda Cohen, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate | | 2004 Recipients | | | | $3000 | Cindy Quan, Cornell University, Undergraduate | | | $3000 | Eberhard Laepple, Texas A&M University, Graduate | | 2003 Recipients | | | | $3000 | Deborah Anne Behl, Cornell University, Undergraduate | | | $3000 | Eberhard Laepple, Texas A&M University, Graduate | | 2002 Recipients | | | | $6000 | Linda Cohen, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate | | 2001 Recipients | | | | $4000 | Linda Cohen, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate | | 2000 Recipients | | | | $1000 | Kelley Dallas, Cornell University, Undergraduate |
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