Frederick Dowswell Smith

Background

Smith, Frederick Dowswell was born on January 2, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Edgar Nelson and Clara Branum (Dowswell) Smith. came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1955.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Queen's University, 1947. Master of Arts, Queen's University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1951.

Career

Research assistant, National Research Council of Canada, 1947-1948; Research assistant, Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, New York, 1949-1951; instructor department physics, Boston University, 1951-1952; assistant professor, Boston University, 1952-1954; associate professor, Boston University, 1955-1958; department chairman physics, Boston University, 1953-1958; director, Boston University (Boston University Physical Research Laboratory), 1955-1958; director research, Itek Corporation, Boston, 1958-1963; manager optics division, Itek Corporation, 1963-1967; vice president, Itek Corporation, 1967-1974; president, New England College Optometry, Boston, 1979-1985. Vice president, treasurer International Commission Optics, 1975-1981.

Achievements

• FRederick DowSwell Smith has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, college president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Optical Society of America (president 1974, treasurer 1979-1991, recipient district service award, 1994), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Schools and Colleges Optometry (secretary-treasurer 1983-1985). Member Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Margaret Lavinia Watson, July 2, 1949. Children: Eric, Douglas, Linda, Murray.

Father:

Edgar Nelson Smith

Mother:

Clara Branum (Dowswell) Smith

Spouse:

Margaret Lavinia Watson

child:

Linda Smith

child:

Eric Smith

child:

Murray Smith

child:

Douglas Smith