JONES Eric R <br /> from: STEPHENS Cathryn E <br /> - gent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:33 AM <br /> To: `Eugene PIT <br /> Subject: Eugene Airport #1 for Facility Management Excellence Second Year Running <br /> Attachments: Picture (Metafile) <br /> m <br /> II ~ ~ t <br /> i <br /> October 21, 2007 <br /> <br /> ~j <br /> Contact: Cathryn Stephens, Director of Marketing and Public Relations <br /> Cathryn.e.stephens(c~ci.eugene.or.us, 682-5430 <br /> i <br /> Eugene Airport Ranked #1 for Facility Management Excellence <br /> Second Year Running <br /> ~~he Eugene Airport has been awarded the first place Airport Facility Council 2008, <br /> Award for Facility Management Excellence by the International Facility Management <br /> Association (IFMA). <br /> The award is designed to recognize and advance excellence in the field of airport <br /> facilities. This is the second consecutive year the council's highest honor has been <br /> presented to Eugene Airport staff in recognition for outstanding achievements in <br /> facilities management. <br /> "The Eugene Airport is considered a leader in airport facility management," said <br /> Eugene Airport Director Tim Doll. "Receiving this honor two years in a row is a credit to <br /> our great staff that makes it their priority every day to provide quality facilities and <br /> services to our passengers." <br /> A panel of IFMA Airport Facilities Council judges determined the award winners in five <br /> categories based on the airport's number of annual passengers. For airports with <br /> enplanements of less than one million, the Eugene Airport was again ranked number <br /> one. Award submissions were evaluated using five criteria: leadership; innovation, <br /> ~ustainability, customer service and operational efficiency. <br /> IFMA is the world's largest and most widely recognized international association for <br /> professional facility managers, supporting more than 19,000 members in 60 countries. <br /> _ <br /> <br />