Background
Smith, Ronald Lee was born on June 10, 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Emerson Wellman and Dorothy Elizabeth (Schaefer) Smith.
academic administrator public policy educator
Smith, Ronald Lee was born on June 10, 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Emerson Wellman and Dorothy Elizabeth (Schaefer) Smith.
Biomedical Engineering, General Motors Institute, 1960; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1967.
Assistant professor humanities, General Motors Institute, 1963-1967; associate professor, General Motors Institute, 1967-1968; professor, department chairman communication and organization behavior, 1968-1973; professor management, dean, College Business Administration U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1973-1977; professor, dean, School Business Administration, Georgetown University, 1977-1986; executive director, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1992; president, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1992. Board directors Minnegasco, 1976-1993, 1st Greatwest Corporation, 1975-1978, Land Reform Training Institute, Taiwan, since 1992. Chair advisory board Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1993.
Member American Psychological Association, Council Communications Societies (president 1978-1980), Academy Management, International Communications Association (president 1971-1972), Speech Communications Association, Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Sigma Pi, Theta Xi (president 1978-1980), Lambda Alpha.
Married Betty Joan Bobbitt, August 22, 1959. Children: Byron Thomas (deceased), Evan Ronald, Deanna Marie, Kathleen Elizabeth.