Background
Smith, Robert Emmett was born on September 28, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Robert Emmett and Lillian Veronica (Cusick) Smith.
Smith, Robert Emmett was born on September 28, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Robert Emmett and Lillian Veronica (Cusick) Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Education, N.W. Missouri State University, 1960; Master of Arts, Oklahoma State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University, 1973.
Teacher, East Buchanan High School, Gower, Missouri, 1960-1968; instructor, Kansas City (Kansas) Community Junior College, 1968-1970; teaching and research associate, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1970-1972; instructor, assistant professor of history, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, 1972; associate professor, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, 1972-1982; professor, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, since 1982; head department, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, 1975-1981. Member Joplin History Preservation Commission, 1986-1990. Member, consultant history committee Wyandotte (Oklahoma) Tribe, 1988-1992.
Secretary, member S.W. Missouri Regional Catholic School Board, Joplin, 1977-1980. Member MIneral Museum Project, Joplin, 1984-1985. Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, 1961.
Member Western History Association, Oklahoma History Society, Missouri History Society, Nebraska History Society, Society for Historians Early American Republic, Phi Lambda Chi, Phi Alpha Theta, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Anna Lee Huber, August 21, 1965. Children: Robert John, Theresa Anne.