Background
Smith, Donald Foss was born on February 14, 1913 in Athens, Tennessee, United States. Son of Foss and Mabel Meredith (Osburn) Smith.
Smith, Donald Foss was born on February 14, 1913 in Athens, Tennessee, United States. Son of Foss and Mabel Meredith (Osburn) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, University Chattanooga, 1934; Master of Sciences, University Tennessee-Knoxville, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia-Charlottesville, 1939.
Assistant professor of chemistry, Judson College, Marion, Alabama, 1939-1940; assistant professor, The Citadel, 1940-1943; explosives chemist, United States Bureau Mines, Pittsburgh, 1943-1944; assistant professor, Pennsylvania College Women, Pittsburgh, 1944-1945; assistant professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1945-1949; associate professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1949-1951; associate professor, U. Alabama, University, 1951-1956; professor, U. Alabama, University, 1956-1983; retired, U. Alabama, University, 1983. Consultant Thiokol, Huntville, Alabama.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Marion Wright Smith, August 31, 1940. Children: Marion Berkeley, Donald F.