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features SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 Volume 29 • Number 5 201314 APPA PRESIDENT GLENN SMITH 12 Building on a Hundred Years of APPA Journeys— Celebrating the Past, Ensuring the Future A Profile of President Glenn Smith By Anita Blumenthal For Smith, it is all about the journey—constantly moving forward with a clear sense of direction while exploring opportunities, facing challenges, experiencing adventure, and gaining a sense of accomplishment along the way. Often in his career, Smith has stretched himself to accomplish worthwhile ends. And he continues to do this as APPA President. 18 By Peggy Ann Brown, Ph.D. On March 23, 1914, nearly a dozen university representatives gathered at the University of Chicago for the organizational meeting of what would become APPA. The construction and maintenance needs of growing universities had led APPA's founders to recognize the importance of professional leadership and oversight of their facilities and grounds. 2013 Award Excellence Reconstructing APPA's Early Years: Founding Members Build Campuses and the Profession for 26 Texas Tech University and University of Arizona Win APPA's 2013 Award for Excellence By Joanie Clendenning and Christopher M. Kopach, CEFP APPA's highest institutional honor, the Award for Excellence in Facilities Management (AFE), recognizes those educational institutions whose facilities management organizations demonstrate quality in overall operations and effectiveness. 34 Executive Vice President's Report on the "State of the State" at APPA By E. Lander Medlin 43 APPA 2013 Conference Highlights Photos by Rhonda Hole 71 APPA Thought Leaders Report 2013, Part 1 The Rising Cost of Higher Education COVER PHOTO BY KIT FARMAN Facilities Manager | september/october 2013 | 1