Background
Smithers, Donald Lee was born on March 7, 1937 in Oklahoma City. Son of Elmer Horace and Grace Lee (Cothern) Smithers.
Smithers, Donald Lee was born on March 7, 1937 in Oklahoma City. Son of Elmer Horace and Grace Lee (Cothern) Smithers.
Student, University Oklahoma, 1964-1970; Associate of Applied Science, Community College of United States Air Force, 1982.
Unit tester, Western Electric Company, Inc., Oklahoma City, 1958-1965; with quality assurance, Western Electric Company, Inc., Oklahoma City, 1965-1966; engineering associate, Western Electric Company, Inc., Oklahoma City, 1966-1969; manufacturing supervisor, Western Electric Company, Inc., Oklahoma City, 1969-1971; installation supervisor, Western Electric Company, Inc., Houston, 1971-1981; engineering manager, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Houston, 1981-1991; senior project manager telecommunication engineering, Wiesser Engineering Company, Houston, 1991-1994; telecommunication consultant,, Sugar Land, Texas, since 1994; project manager telecommunication engineering, Cobb, Fendley & Associations, Houston, since 1994.
Member City Council, Sugar Land, 1997-2003. Mayor pro tempore City of Sugar Land, 2002-2003, president Sugar Land Development Corporation, 2002-2003. Board directors Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation, since 1999, Fort Bend Boys Choir Texas, since 2003.
With United States Air Force, 1954-1957. Member Enlisted Association National Guard of the United States (life), National Guard Association Texas (life, committee chairman since 1976), Air Force Association (Texas Air National Guard Man of Year 1985), Air Force Sgts. Association, Houston Society Telephone Engineers, Telephone Pioneers (president 1984-1985), Rotary (president 1989-1990), Masons (32d degree, master Sugar Land 1982-1983), Shriners.
Married Ola Merle Sechrist, April 13, 1955. Children: Nancy Grace, Donna Merle, Glenda Joyce, Donald Eugene.