Summary: ASHE awarded Daniel J. Campbell the Crystal Eagle Leadership Award for his extensive contributions to healthcare facilities management, including initiating the CHFM certification. George A. “Skip” Smith received the ASHE President’s Award for his dedication to improving the healthcare physical environment and his leadership within ASHE.

Key Takeaways:

  1. Lifetime Achievement Award: Daniel J. Campbell received the ASHE Crystal Eagle Leadership Award for his decades-long contributions and leadership in healthcare facilities management.
  2. ASHE President’s Award: George A. “Skip” Smith was honored with the ASHE President’s Award for his commitment to optimizing healthcare environments and his influential roles within ASHE.

Annual Member Awards

The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) celebrated the outstanding achievements by members to improve the health care physical environment with its annual member awards.

Crystal Eagle Leadership Award

The Crystal Eagle Leadership Award, considered ASHE’s lifetime achievement award, was presented to Daniel J. Campbell, CHFM, FASHE, regulatory compliance officer at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Campbell has been an active ASHE member for more than four decades, particularly at the chapter level, serving two years as president of the Hospital Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley. He served for 28 years on the facilities staff at Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia and retired as director of facilities before returning to the workforce as senior facilities manager at Temple University Hospital. Campbell became one of The Joint Commission’s first Life Safety Code surveyors, a position he held concurrently with his tenure at Temple University Hospital. His numerous accomplishments within ASHE include providing the initial impetus for the Certified Health Care Facilities Manager (CHFM) certification, now the industry standard for the health care facilities management profession. He was also among the first professionals to become CHFM certified.

“The ASHE community owes a debt of gratitude to Dan. His longtime campaign for certification has helped generations of health care facilities managers benchmark their skills and advance their careers,” said Chad Beebe, AIA, CHFM, FASHE, ASHE’s deputy executive director of regulatory affairs. “He is a true servant leader whose deep desire to help people has been a great benefit to ASHE and its members.”

ASHE President’s Award

The ASHE President’s Award, which is given at the discretion of the sitting ASHE president to an individual who goes above and beyond to optimize the health care physical environment, was presented to George A. “Skip” Smith, SASHE, of Hilliard, Ohio.

Smith has more than 30 years of experience in health care, with expertise in facilities management, health care construction, support services, and clinical engineering. Prior to his current role as senior consultant with MSL Healthcare Partners, he served for 23 years with Catholic Health Initiatives. Most recently, in his capacity as system vice president of physical asset services for the organization, he co-chaired the merger with Dignity Health to become CommonSpirit Health. Smith is a longtime member of the ASHE community, holding leadership positions at the chapter level as well as on the ASHE Advisory Board as Region 5 representative and later as ASHE president. He has served on numerous ASHE member committees and is also the primary author of Introduction to Health Care Facilities Management, the award-winning first volume in ASHE’s Health Care Facilities Management Handbook Series.

“Skip’s involvement with ASHE has not been about his own personal growth, but about creating opportunities for others,” said Skanda Skandaverl, MBA, CHFM, CHC, FASHE, ASHE president. “His unwavering commitment to the advancement of ASHE’s mission resonates deeply with all who have had the privilege of working alongside him, and his leadership, vision and friendship have changed our profession for the better.”