Background
Smith, Dani Allred was born on December 12, 1955 in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Paul Hollis and Mary Frances (Byrd) Allred.
Smith, Dani Allred was born on December 12, 1955 in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Paul Hollis and Mary Frances (Byrd) Allred.
Bachelor of Science in Social Science, Lee College, 1977; Master of Arts in Sociology, U. Mississippi, 1980; postgraduate, U. Tennessee, since 1989.
Staff writer, Natchez Democratic, 1977;
secondary teacher, Natchez Public Schools, 1977-1978;
instructor sociology, U. Mississippi, 1980-1981, 82;
research associate, instructor management information systems, U. Mississippi, 1982-1987;
secondary teacher, Coffeeville (Mississippi) Schools, 1981-1982;
assistant professor sociology, Lee College, Cleveland, Tennessee, 1988-1996;
instructor sociology, Fisk U., Nashville, since 1996. Secretary faculty assembly, since 1998. Chair faculty development committee, 1997-1998.
Chair faculty development planning committee, since 1997. Senior class sponsor, 1997-1998. Workshop speaker Church of God Prison Conference, Cleveland, 1993, 94, 95.
Speaker Bradley County Law Enforcement Training Association, Cleveland, 1992. Advisor Lee Collegian, 1988-1993.
Advisor Sociology Club, 1988-1996, Alpha Kappa Delta, 1992-1996, Society forLaw and Justice, 1995-1996. Member American Sociological Association, Southern Sociological Association, Christian Sociological Association, American Society Criminology, American Museum Natural History, Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association, American Hiking Society, Smithsonian Associations, Habitat for Humanity Partners Council, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Chi, Alpha Kappa Delta.
Married Ronald Bassel Smith, August 9, 1980.