Winning Sentiments from Past Award Winners

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Envisioning Excellence presents the Framework for Effective School IAQ Programs: Six Key Drivers -- guidelines that detail the organizational approaches and practices that are fundamental to school IAQ program success -- and presents five profiles to demonstrate how different school districts applied the Framework to create enduring IAQ programs. Learn more about this exciting tool.

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"The EPA Excellence Award program provides a tangible implementation goal toward which to strive. Now that other school districts have seen that this is achievable goal, it may act as an incentive for them to implement IAQ TfS in their school community. The publicity Harford County Public Schools (Bel Air, MD) has received from winning this national award has sparked much interest for the IAQ TfS Program in other districts."
Terri Kranefeld, Director of Education, American Lung Association of Maryland (2003 Excellence Award recipient)
"Winning the Excellence award was very exciting for Mesa Public Schools and myself personally. It is important to have a system that recognizes one for their efforts and the IAQ TfS Program is a great example of that. There is a lot of work that goes into an IAQ Program and it takes continuous involvement by all participants to allow it to succeed. The Excellence Award adds the additional credibility that validates the program you have implemented and helps you gain acceptance by individuals that do normally not want to participate."
David Peterson, Director of Operations, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona (2002 Excellence Award recipient)
"The IAQ TfS Excellence Award was a great honor, and it has become the biggest feather in my weathered cap."
Adina Neale, District IAQ Coordinator, Saugus Union School District, Santa Clarita, California (2000 Excellence Award recipient)
"We aren't a school with an award winning football team to help us stand out in our state, but winning the IAQ TfS Award gave us credibility and reassurance that we were doing the right thing. We now are a role model for other schools to use as a resource and that's a great feeling."
Tom Vasek, IAQ Coordinator, Bensalem Township School District, Bensalem, Pennsylvania (2000 Excellence Award recipient)
"I definitely remember attending the Symposium in 2001 as being one of the highlights of my career in Facilities Management. Winning the IAQ TfS Excellence was great!"
Jeanette Kotopoulis, Facilities Manager, Nashua School District, Nashua, New Hampshire (2001 Excellence Award recipient)
"We were very excited to hear that we had won this award from the EPA. It demonstrated that the Office of School Facilities at the West Virginia Department of Education is definitely on the cutting edge of Indoor Air Quality in Schools."
Bill Elswick, West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston, West Virginia (2001 Excellence Award recipient)
"The IAQ Tools for Schools Kit gave us confidence that our hard work in addressing IAQ was going in the right direction and EPA's recognition for our successes motivated us to organize a district-wide IAQ steering committee."
Jim Vaughn, Jefferson County Public Schools, Environmental Coordinator, Louisville, Kentucky (2002 Excellence Award recipient)
"Winning the IAQ TfS Award added credibility to our program and our IAQ initiatives within the district. The award also made our school district and community more aware of our success with the program."
David Manning, Facilities Manager, Huber Heights School District, Huber Heights, Ohio (2002 Excellence Award recipient)
"Not only was getting the EPA IAQ TfS Excellence Award a great honor, it added great credibility to our IAQ team. Since receiving this award, the district and community have openly expressed confidence in our team's continued attention in dealing with indoor air quality issues at all our schools."
Laura Santos-Farry, Safety Officer, Eanes Independent School District, Eanes, Texas (2002 Excellence Award recipient)
"Winning the Excellence award was quite an honor for our district. The award has helped with our continued motivation to try to anticipate potential IAQ problems and act on them prior to them manifesting into crisis situations. The award reinforces our commitment to provide a safe environment for our faculty and students."
Michael Frechette, Superintendent, Norwich Public Schools, Norwich, Connecticut (2002 Excellence Award recipient)

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