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Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Planning and Engineering Services Search this
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Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1979
1979-
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
Smithsonian Directory, 1980-1982, 1987, 1995-1996
The Torch, March 2001
Office of the Under Secretary for Administration email announcement, "Retirement of Nancy Bechtol, Director, Smithsonian Facilities," October 5, 2022
The Office of Facilities Services (OFS) was created in 1979 from two predecessor offices: the Office of Facilities Planning and Engineering Services and the Office of Plant Services. In 2001, OFS was renamed the Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations (OFEO), and OFEO was renamed Smithsonian Faciltiies in December 2015. The Office is responsible for controlling and coordinating all aspects of the Smithsonian's physical plant, including design, restoration, construction, and maintenance.
Tom L. Peyton served as Director of the Office, 1980-1987, succeeded by Richard L. Siegle, 1987-1994. Robert P. Dillman was Acting Director, 1995; Richard H. Rice, Jr., was Director, 1995 (Acting), Director, 1996, and Senior Facilities Service Officer, 1997-2001, followed by William W. Brubaker, 2001-2012. Nancy J. Bechtol was appointed Director on July 1, 2012 and served until her retirement at the end of 2022.
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of " above.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
