Dale Scheideman Merit Scholarship Gift Thank You

Volume 3 - 2006

CEFPI – Rocky Mountain Chapter

Larry Williams, President • Jack Mousseau, President-Elect • Sam Miller, Past President

Gary Prager, Outreach Dir.•Chad Novak, Program Dir.• Amy Spatz, Research Director

Dale Scheideman Merit Scholarship Gift – Thank You

The Chapter received a thank you from the CEFPI Foundation and Charitable Trust for its contribution to the Dale Scheideman Merit Scholarship. An excerpt from the letter follows:

“Given Dale’s commitment to planning and designing school buildings that would help children learn, what better way to honor his memory than to provide support for the future educational facility planners and inspire them with his vision. One of the greatest gifts you can give is the gift of knowledge. Providing today’s children and future generations with healthy, safe, high performance learning environments that serve as centers of community contributes to student success and strengthens communities.”

The Rocky Mountain Chapter is happy to have been able to make a small contribution to this purpose. We would also encourage our membership to consider adding to this fund by contacting Barb Worth at CEFPI ().

Solar Energy Conference Slated for Denver

Denver will host a solar energy conference this July. If you are interested in checking out this event, log onto the conference website at

Conference Announcement –

High-Performing Schools

Don’t forget to take advantage of the Poudre School District’s fall conference on sustainable design. Sign up now at or call 970-490-3537. Space is limited so register now!Conference is slated for July and early registration discounts are available for registrations prior to June 15. Poudre School District is the leader in sustainable design among regional school districts.

Vesper Award Nominations Due Aug. 1

Nominations for the 2007 Bob Vesper Award are due on August 1, 2006. The Vesper Award is the Southwest Region’s highest and most prestigious award. The award will be presented at the International Conference and the winner will submit to CEFPI International as nominee for the National Planner of the Year Award. If you have people that you believe or someone you know should be considered, please check out the submittal requirements at the SW Region website,

Chapter Awards CEFPI Membership to Allen Balczarek

In an effort to expand membership of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of CEFPI, the chapter has awarded a free CEFPI membership to Allen Balczarek.

Mr. Balczarek has 32 years of educational experience in teaching, school administration, research and planning, program development and school design. Mr. Balczarek has written several grants leading to school reform, has been nationally recognized in the development and implementation of standards for classroom acoustics and has written educational specifications for new schools. Mr. Balczarek has been Associate Director of Research, Planning and Special Programs in Denver Public Schools. He holds an Administrative Principal’s License from the Denver University Leadership Program and a Colorado State License as an Area Director in Technical Education. Allen has also agreed to serve on the awards committee. Congratulations Allen. We will look forward to seeing you at our programs and events.

Awards Committee Expands

The Awards Committee has been joined by Allen Gass and Allen Balczarek. Mr. Gass has a long history in quality educational facility design and construction. Allen Balczarek is a past school administrator and a facilities academic liaison at Denver Public Schools. Watch for more information on submittal requirements and timelines.

CEFPI Memberships

If you are not a member and would like to join CEFPI, just logon to . Rocky Mountain Chapter membership is automatic when you join.

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CEFPI RESEARCH GRANTS

CEFPI provides research grants through the CEFPI Foundation and Charitable Trust. Submissions are received in early May and awards announced in June. If you are interested checkout the CEFPI website.

CEFPI – Rocky Mountain Chapter

Larry Williams, President • Jack Mousseau, President-Elect • Sam Miller, Past President

Gary Prager, Outreach Dir.•Chad Novak, Program Dir.• Amy Spatz, Research Director