Ted Jay Smith III

Background

III, Ted Jay Smith was born on September 14, 1945 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Son of Ted Jay Junior and Marie Glencora (Hershey) S.

Education

Student, University Pittsburgh, 1963-1964; Student, University of Southern Mississippi, 1968-1969; Bachelor with high honors, Michigan State University, 1971; Master of Arts, Michigan State University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1978.

Career

Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1971; advanced through grades to First lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1973; from electronics technician to electronics instructor, United States Air Force, 1965-1970; airman education & commissioning program student, United States Air Force, E. Lansing, Michigan, 1970-1971; info officer, United States Air Force, 1971-1974; resigned, United States Air Force, 1974; graduate teaching/research assistant, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1974-1977; assistant professor, State University of New York, Albany, 1977-1979; lecturer I,, Warrnambool Institute Advanced Education, Warrnambool, Australia, 1979-1982; assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1982-1987; director graduate studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1984-1987; associate professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, since 1987; director graduate studies, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1990-1994; senior research fellow, Center for Media & Public Affairs, since 1996. Bradley resident scholar Heritage Foundation, Washington, 1992-1993. President Applied Anaytics, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, since 1986.

Senior analyst Rowan & Blewitt, Inc., Washington, 1986-1990. Co-founder, senior research fellow Center for Comm. Research, Warrnambool, since 1982.

Member policy advisory county VA Institute for Public Policy, since 1996. Member of national advisory board Comm. Research Corporation, Washington, 1986-1995, national advisory county The Media Institute, Washington, since 1987.

Faculty adviser Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 1983-1987. Board directors National Association Scholars, since 1990. Member Main St. Commission, Rockford Institute, since 1992.

Educators advisory board Institute for Public Rels. Research & Education, since 1992. Co-founder Statistical Assessment Svc., 1993.

Achievements

• Ted Jay Smith III has been listed as a noteworthy Mass communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member The Nature Conservancy, Albany, 1977-1979, Charlottesville, since 1982, Accuracy in Media, Washington, since 1982. Contributing member Virginia Museum Fine Arts, Richmond, since 1987. Member American Association for Public Opinion Research, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Australian Communication Association (founding), International Communication Association, Anglican Guild of Scholars, National Association Scholars (board directors since 1990), Public Rels.

Society American, Philadelphia Society, Virginia Assn.Scholars (founding board directors, president since 1990), Southern Speech CommunicationAssn., St. George Tucker Society, Southern League, Virginia Speech Communication Association (chair theory division 1986-1991, 1st vice president 1991-1994), Phi KappaPhi, Kappa Tau Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: nature study, fine arts and crafts, classical music.

Connections

Married Rosemary Tibbe, June 12, 1971.

Father:

Ted Jay S. Junior

Mother:

Marie Glencora (Hershey) S.

Spouse:

Rosemary Tibbe