Background
Smith, William Lee was born on January 3, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William L. and Mary Lou (Allen) Smith.
educator federal administrator
Smith, William Lee was born on January 3, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William L. and Mary Lou (Allen) Smith.
AB, Wiley College, 1949. Postgraduate, University Massachusetts, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1970.
Doctor of Pedagogy (honorary), Boston State College, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Hartford, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Nova University, 1991.
Doctor of Education (honorary), Eastern Michigan University, 1980. Doctor of Education (honorary), Baldwin-Wallace College, 1990.
Social group worker, Cleveland, Boston, 1954-1956;
teacher, then vocational placement and guidance counselor, Cleveland Public Schools, 1956-1963;
principal, Patrick Henry Junior High School, Cleveland, 1963-1968;
executive director, Pace Association, Cleveland, 1968-1969;
chief career opportunity program division school programs, United States Office of Education, 1969-1970;
director division school programs Bureau Ednl. Pers. Development, United States.O.E., 1969-1971;
director Teacher Corps Bureau Ednl. Pers. Development, United States.O.E., 1971-1972, 73-79;
associate commissioner educational personnel development, director National Center for Improvement Ednl.
Systems, United States.O.E., 1971-1973;
deputy commissioner for development, United States.O.E., 1972-1973;
associate commissioner for career education, United States.O.E., 1973;
United States commissioner education, United States.O.E., 1979-1980;
deputy undersecretary for intergovernmental and inter agency affairs, unites states department Education, 1980-1981;
administrator education for overseas dependents, unites states department Education, 1980-1982;
director administrative resource management services, unites states department Education, 1982-1987;
administrator administrative review task force, unites states department Education, 1984-1985;
senior advisor to assistant secretary, unites states department Education, 1988-1989;
assistant secretary civil rights, unites states department Education, 1989-1990;
advisor to the United States secretary of education for teacher education, unites states department Education, 1990-1991;
deputy undersecretary intergovernmental and interagency affairs, unites states department Education, since 1991. Lecturer Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, 1975. Official guest Polish Min.
Education, Warsaw, 1975. Member United States delegate to Organisation for Economics Cooperative and Development, 1971-1972, chairman United States delegate, 1973, 74, 80, 90. Co-chairman United States delegate to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Bureau Education, 1975.
Master sergeant United States Army, 1950-1953, Korea. Member American Federation Teachers (honorary life).
Married Mable Madison, April 5, 1953 (divorced 1987). Children: Denise, Warren. Married Audrey Morton, May 7, 1988.
Children: Kay Boone, Kraig Boone.