CHES Wayne McLellan Award

To recognize a healthcare organization employing CHES members that has demonstrated outstanding leadership success. Leadership success will be assessed in various areas including one or more of the following:

  • the completion of a major capital project,
  • an energy efficiency program,
  • an environmental stewardship program,
  • a response to an incident, and/or other facility management or
  • a leadership program.


Travel expenses will be covered for one person of the recipient organization as per the Awards Policy D.4.1 and CHES policy B5.1

This award is sponsored by Trane.

Submissions must adhere to the word count maximums identified on the application form. Only the CHES application form will be accepted as a nomination.

National Office will review submission for compliance and if it is not compliant, National Office will notify submitters and allow for 5 business days to revise and resubmit.


Award Guidelines and Criteria

Deadline: April 30th

Note: The size of the healthcare organization or project/program is not a factor for qualifying for the award.


  • Previously awarded project winners will be accepted.
  • Projects which have previously won this award will not be accepted for re-submission.
  • All submissions must clearly demonstrate how the project, incident response or program has enhanced the patient healing environment, staff productivity and enhanced visitor experience.
  • All submissions must demonstrate applicability and ease of duplication to other healthcare facilities.
  • Major capital projects must clearly demonstrate improvement of patient care or leadership in project management and delivery of a healthcare facility (new builds or renovations).
  • Energy efficiency programs must clearly demonstrate annual savings achieved (i.e. energy consumption reduction, water savings, waste disposal or diversion initiative).
  • Environmental stewardship program submissions must fully detail the cost of up front investments, savings (if any) to the facility and environmental benefits (i.e. GHG emission reductions, waste reduction/redirection/recycling, etc.).
  • Response to natural disasters or incidents (internal or external) must demonstrate innovative and/or creative responses which will assist other facilities to plan their incident responses.
  • Facility leadership programs must clearly demonstrate implementation of a new or improved management system or structure.
  • Submissions must clearly outline the results of the improvements and impact of the project/program to the operation of the healthcare organization

  • Travel expenses will be covered for one person of the recipient organization as per the Awards Policy D.4.1 and CHES policy B5.1

The following criteria will be used for judging of the submissions:

  • Displays leadership, innovation and/or impact in the healthcare facilities engineering and management profession
  • Demonstrates the results of the improvements and impact of the project / program to the operation of the healthcare organization (as endorsed by the facility senior management).
  • Demonstrates how it has led to an enhanced level of patient, public and staff satisfaction.
  • Demonstrates enhanced patient healing environment, staff productivity and enhanced visitor experience as related to the relevant submission area. Examples: Energy efficiency or environmental stewardship programs document outcomes. Response to natural disasters or incidents (internal or external) show innovative and/or creative responses. Facility leadership programs demonstrate new or improved outcomes.
  • Demonstrates applicability and ease of duplication to other healthcare organizations / facilities.

Nominee Information

Street Address
MUST BE a unique email address for each REGISTERED PARTICIPANT for registration purposes

Nominator Information

The nominator must be an employee of the nominated organization, government, or jurisdiction with oversight for the nominated organization.
MUST BE a unique email address for each REGISTERED PARTICIPANT for registration purposes
Are you a CHES Member?(Required)

Supporting Documents

Upload in .pdf format
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.
The letter of endorsement must indicate the name, title and position of the senior management member, outline their understanding of the project impact and generally endorse the submission.
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.
Chapters will be awarded points towards the President’s award for any submissions from their chapter.
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.
Must include business name, contact and email address.
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.
Optional: Must include business name, contact and email address.
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.
Optional: Must include business name, contact and email address.
Check the initiatives included in your organization's program/project(Required)
Maximum 300 words.
Maximum 250 words
Maximum 200 words
Maximum 250 words
Check the initiatives included in your organizations program/project.(Required)
150 words maximum (each)
Maximum 150 words
Maximum 150 words
Maximum 200 words
Maximum 150 words
Maximum 150 words
Drop files here or
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 3.

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