Fred Shaefer

According to the March 15, 1949, issue of The Atlanta Constitution, BOMA Atlanta’s first executive secretary, Fred Shaefer, was awarded Life Membership in the National Association of Building Owners and Managers (NABOM) in 1949.

He was awarded the lifetime membership during the 27^th annual conference of the Southern Building Owners and Managers. The evening of Monday, March 14, 1949, was declared “Fred Shaefer Night,” with more than 400 individuals attending and celebrating Fred’s contributions to BOMA Atlanta, the BOMA Southern Conference, and NABOM.

According to the newspaper article, “Several gifts and a lifetime honorary membership in the National Association of Building Owners and Managers were presented at the Association’s Southern Conference to Fred Shaefer of College Park, who is retiring after long service as executive secretary of the Atlanta Association. Arthur A. Holthaus, secretary of the St. Louis Association, made the presentations.”