The Texas Association of Physical Plant
Administrators (TAPPA) began when the Articles of Incorporation were
filed with the Texas Secretary of State on May 7, 1979. The first
meeting of the Board of Directors was held in San Antonio, Texas, June
19, 1979. At that meeting, Louis deVries was elected Chairman and Paul
C. Crall was elected Secretary.
Since its inception in 1979, TAPPA has grown to
an organization of over 300 members who are actively involved in the
administration and operation of facilities at institutions whose main
emphasis is education. The primary emphasis is in the area of higher
education (post secondary) however, membership is welcomed from all
institutions involved in education.
