Academic Facilities Council, a part of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), offers facility managers and space planners a resource to help them deal with the many unique challenges they encounter each day managing facilities. These individuals must effectively plan, design, construct, utilize and maintain a variety of buildings, grounds and equipment including classrooms, computer labs, residence halls and apartments, athletic facilities, dining halls, theaters, laboratories, libraries and health care facilities. The students, instructors and researchers who utilize these facilities have needs that may radically differ from conventional building tenants.
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Dear AFC members,
Stephen S. Showers, Associate Vice President Facilities Management (Retired),
Towson University Maryland, a graduate of Penn State University and a longstanding
member of IFMA and a founding member of the Academic Facilities Council passed
away on February 21, 2010. Steve dedicated his career to University Administration
and was very committed to the AFC. He was the AFC President in 2008-09 and he
remained active as a Past President. Because of his many contributions to the AFC,
the Council has honored Steve by naming their IFMA Foundation Scholarship as the
Stephen Strickland Showers Memorial Scholarship.
Steve is survived by his lovely wife Mariann Showers (nee VanZile), Towson, MD;
daughters Patricia (Michael) Ryan and Stephanie (Wesley) DeBastiani of Morgantown,
West Virginia and three grandchildren Morgan Ryan and Jonathan and Jacob DeBastiani.
The family has requested donations in lieu of flowers be made to:
Academics Facility Council
in the memo field please make note of the Stephen Strickland Showers Memorial Scholarship
c/o International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
Attn: Vanessa Koller
1 E Greenway Plaza
Ste 1100
Houston, TX 77046
(Ph) 281-974-5643
vanessa.koller@ifma.org
Chuck Walden
AFC Treasurer