Background
Smith, Marion Pafford was born on December 12, 1925 in Waycross, Georgia, United States. Son of Rossa Elbert and Lillian Solee (Pafford) Smith.
Smith, Marion Pafford was born on December 12, 1925 in Waycross, Georgia, United States. Son of Rossa Elbert and Lillian Solee (Pafford) Smith.
Student, Oklahoma State University, 1944; student, Yale University, 1945; Bachelor of Science in Electrical engineer, Louisiana State University, 1949; postgraduate, University of Southern Florida, 1966-1970.
Engineer Bell Telephone Сompany, Baton Rouge, 1949-1951. Manager engineering Vitro Laboratories, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1952-1957. Design engineering manager department design and construction flight hand controllers Space Shuttle and Space Station Honeywell Avionics Division, Clearwater, Florida, 1957-1998.
Vice chairman, board directors First Union, Largo, Florida, 1985-1993. Consultant United States Army Management Engineering Training Agency, 1975-1979. United States Delaware International Electrical Technology Commission, 1965-1985, chairman chief United States technical adviser committee on reliability and maintainability, 1975-1985, vice president, executive committee United States national committee, 1975-1984.
United States delegate North Atlantic Treaty Organization Quality Conference, 1973. Member White House Summit Conference on Inflation, 1975. Delegate White House Conference on Handicapped, 1977.
Member national advisory council on development disabilities Department of Health, 1974-1978, Florida Development Disabilities Council, 1974-1978. President Florida Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., 1997-2000. Commissioner State of Florida Occupational Access Commission, 2000-2002.
Member development council Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, 1971-1974. 1st lieutenant Signal Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1945, 51-52.
Served to 1st lieutenant Signal Corps Army of the United States, 1944-1945, 51-52. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (director, National Reliability award 1979). Member Association Retarded Citizens United States of America (president 1973-1975, national government affairs chairman 1975-1983), American Association Mental Deficiency, National Symposium Reliability Quality Control (general chairman), Sigma Chi.
Club: Kiwanis (Marion P. Smith award established in his honor).
Married Esther Pat Davis, November 23, 1952. Children: Bryan P., Danton D., Patricia Anne.