Member Spotlight – Rusty Misenheimer

written by Teresa Cox Rusty Misenheimer did not set out to establish a successful career in Facility Management.  Like so many FM professionals, Facility Management found him. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was in the steel industry in Richmond, VA. With a degree in Construction Management and minor in Business Management,…

June SPSU Corner

SPSU CM MCAA-Student Chapter Named NATIONAL CHAMPION for 2014 and STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE YEAR It is with pride that we announce that CM Student Team Faculty Adviser, Professor Maureen Weidner, and her team placed first at the national Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Competition held on 3/12/2014. To add icing to the cake,…

International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Accreditation Update

In recognition of Harriet Whelihan, CFM, LEED AP BD+C, UPS   In Fall, 2010 IFMA Atlanta was notified that our international organization would no longer support continuing education units (CEUs).   In early 2011, the Chapter Board of Directors voted to pursue CEU accreditation from the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET).   Because the IACET…

Getting to Know… Joyce Roper

This month, we begin a new series of interviews between Arletrice Green — one of our younger members who is just starting out in our career — and some of our more seasoned professional members.  Arletrice is a Facilities Management graduate student at Rochester Institute of Technology.  She graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor’s of Science…