Background
Smith, Harold Allen was born on November 28, 1944 in Franklin, Louisiana, United States. Son of Bernie Lloyd and Lily Madge (Thompson) Smith.
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Smith, Harold Allen was born on November 28, 1944 in Franklin, Louisiana, United States. Son of Bernie Lloyd and Lily Madge (Thompson) Smith.
Bachelor of Music in Education, Delta State University, 1966; Master of Divinity, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1977; Master of Education, Arizona State University, 1984; Doctor of Education, Mississippi State University, 1989.
Educator, Matthews/Doniphan (Missouri) Schools, 1966-1970; educator, Phoenix Public Schools, 1970-1971; private school educator, John Curtis Schools, New Orleans, 1974-1977; founder, director, Chattanooga Association for Resettlement, 1977-1983; adult educator, Phoenix Union High School District, 1983-1984; visiting professor, Center Foreign Expert Bureau, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1984-1986; director China study program, Mississippi State University, 1986-1990; editor International Newsletter, Mississippi State University, 1987-1989; program coordinator Asian Studies Center, Mississippi State University, 1990-1992; editor, Mississippi Meets Asia, 1990-1992; program coordinator, English as Second Language Center, 1991-1992; professor, Shenandoah U., since 1993. Consultant AMG International, Chattanooga, 1977-1979, Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement, 1979-1983. Visiting professor Georgetown University, since 1992, Notre Dame Seishin College (Japan), 1993.
Board of directors Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement, 1979-1983, Maricopa Refugee Committee, Phoenix, 1983-1984. With United States Army, 1971-1974. Member National Association for Foreign Student Advisers: Association International Educators, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Langs., Japan Association Of Language Teachers, Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Langs., Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Langs., Association Teacher Educators, Mid-South Education Research Association, Association Multicultural Counseling and Development, Association Comparative and International Education (also Southern and Western organizations), Eastern Ednl.
Research Association, Kiwanis (board directors breakfast club Starkville, Mississippi chapter 1988-1989), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Pheny Shang Fen Zhou, May 27, 1985.