Background
Smallwood, Franklin was born on June 24, 1927 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of J. William and Carolyn (Linkroum) Smallwood.
Smallwood, Franklin was born on June 24, 1927 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of J. William and Carolyn (Linkroum) Smallwood.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1951; A.M. (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1968; Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1958.
With Atomic Energy Commission, 1953—1957. Assistant to president Dartmouth College, 1957—1958, member faculty, 1959—1992, professor government, 1967—1992, Nelson A. Rockefeller professor government emeritus, since 1992. Professor University Vermont, Burlington, 1989—1994.
Chairman city planning and urban studies program Dartmouth College, 1965—1972, chairman social science division, 1968—1972, associate dean faculty, 1968—1972, acting dean, 1972, vice president student affairs, 1975—1977, chairman policy studies program, 1977—1983, director Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Social Sciences, 1983—1986. Chairman Vermont Governor's Commission Higher Education, 1973-1980, Vermont Advisory Commission on Intergovtl. Relations, 1985-1986, Vermont Legis Apportionment Board, since 1990.
Fenceviewer Norwich, Vermont, 1976-1990.
Member Vermont Senate, 1973-1975. Trustee Vermont State Colls., 1967-1973, chairman, 1973. Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946.
Member American Society Public Administration, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Ann Logie, September 8, 1951. Children: Susan, Sandra, David, Donald.