Contained in this collection are primarily papers from J. McCree Smith's professional career. Included are documents on the National Association of Physical Plant Administrators (NAPPA), including the program to the 1965 conference held in Raleigh at North Carolina State University. A few materials from his student days also exist in ...
MoreContained in this collection are primarily papers from J. McCree Smith's professional career. Included are documents on the National Association of Physical Plant Administrators (NAPPA), including the program to the 1965 conference held in Raleigh at North Carolina State University. A few materials from his student days also exist in this collection. J. McCree Smith was born in State Road, North Carolina, on May 1, 1917. He graduated from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in May 1942 with a bachelors degree in civil engineering. After military service and private practice, in March 1949 he returned to work at North Carolina State College, where he eventually became director of physical plant and university engineer in January 1953. In 1965 he was president of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of University and Colleges. He retired from NC State University in 1975, and he passed away on December 11, 1988.
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