Jonathan Richardson Smith

Background

Smith, Jonathan Richardson was born on November 5, 1963 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Alphonso and Anne Vaughan (Sutton) Smith.

Education

Bachelor in Philosophy, Yale University, 1985; Master of Arts in English, Master of Education in English Education, University of Virginia, 1989; Doctor of Philosophy in English, University of Virginia, 1994.

Career

Lecturer department English, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1994-1995; assistant professor, Mississippi State University, since 1995.

Achievements

• Jonathan Richardson Smith has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, Association for Study of Literature and the Environment, American Society for Environmental History, System on a chip for Study of Southern Literature, National Speleological Society (chairman library committee since 1995).

Interests

• Avocations: speleology, triathlon competition, playing bluegrass banjo.

Connections

Married Gail Katherine Schroeder, August 20, 1988.

Father:

Charles Alphonso Smith

Mother:

Anne Vaughan (Sutton) Smith

Spouse:

Gail Katherine Schroeder