Background
Smith, Wilbur Stevenson was born on September 6, 1911 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of George W. and Margaret Rebecca (Stevenson) Smith.
Smith, Wilbur Stevenson was born on September 6, 1911 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of George W. and Margaret Rebecca (Stevenson) Smith.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, University of Southern California, 1932; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1933; Doctor of Laws, University of Southern California, 1963; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1936-1937; Doctor of Humane Letters, Lander College, 1975.
Electric highway engineer, South Carolina. Highway Department, 1933-1934;
assistant traffic engineer, South Carolina. Highway Department, 1935-1937;
traffic engineer, South Carolina.
Highway Department, 1937-1942;
traffic consultant, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1942-1963;
chairman, director, Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates (consultant engineers), London, 1964-1971. Transportation consultant United States Office Civil Defense, 1942-1943. Associate director Yale University Bureau Highway Traffic, 1943-1957, research associate, 1957-1968.
Chairman of the Board emeritus Eno Foundation for Transportation, Westport, Connecticut. Founder, president Wilbur Smith & Associations, New Haven, 1952, offices in Columbia, South Carolina., Richmond, Virginia, FallsChurch, Virginia, Washington, San Francisco, Houston, Pittsburgh, also 13 foreign locations, (company merged into Aramco, Inc., 1981), Chairman of the Board until 1983, company later returned to original name, Wilbur Smith Associations, senior consultant, 1983-1990. Owner Wilbur S. Smith Management, 1985-1990.
Board directors Koger Properties, Inc., Republic National Bank, Columbia, Rank Development Inc. Consultant Office of Commercial Programs National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
Member president's national advisory council, University South Carolina. Trustee University São Paolo.C.-Business Partnership Foundation, South Carolina Research Authority. Member dean's council School Engineering Duke University.
Past president Theodore H. Matson Memorial Fund. Board overseers Comprehensive Cancer Duke University Medical Center. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers (George S. Bartlett award since 1985, National Society of Professional Engineers award 1985), International Road Federation, Institute Engineers Australia, Institute Civil Engineers (United Kingdom), New Zealand Institution Engineers, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, American Institute Consultant Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary, past chairman highway division executive committee, Francis C. Turner Lecture award 1990), Transportation Research Board (Roy W. Crum award 1980), Institute Transportation Engineers (honorary, past national president), National Academy Engineering, American Road and Transportation Builders Association (past president, director), Hong Kong Institution Engineers, American Society Safety Engineers, South Carolina Society Professional Engineers (Engineer of Year, 1964), New York Society Professional Engineers, American Public Works Association (honorary member Institute Transportation), Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Chi Epsilon (honorary), Blue Key.
Clubs: Forest Lake Country (Columbia, South Carolina), Palmetto (Columbia, South Carolina), Summit (Columbia, South Carolina). Graduates (New Haven). Cosmos (Washington); Miami.
Yale (New York City). St. Stephens (London). Wild Dunes (South Carolina) Beach and Racquet.
Married Sarah E. Bolick, December 22, 1934. Children: Sarah, Margaret, Stephanie.