William Lyon Smith

Background

Smith, William Lyon was born on June 25, 1932 in Chattanooga. Son of Fendrick Jefferson Smith and Dorothea Ann (Rountree) Nation.

Education

Butyrylcholinesterase, Auburn University, 1953.

Career

Chemical engineer, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Orange, Texas, 1954-1955; chemical engineer, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1957-1959; supervisor technical & research, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1959-1964; production superintendent, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1964-1968; production superintendent, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Victoria, Texas, 1968-1971; plant superintendent, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1971-1979; plant manager, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, 1979-1985; president, principal consultant, Advanced Safety Technologies, Inc., Birmingham, since 1986.

Achievements

• William Lyon Smith has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Elder Presbyterian Church. Board directors Goodwill Industries, Victoria, 1978-1979. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1955-1957.

Member American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Society Safety Engineers, Altadena Valley Country Club, Victoria Country Club.

Interests

• Golf, tennis, antique & classic car restoration, car competitive shows.

Connections

Married Ann Marie Crumly, May 22, 1954. Children: William Craig, Carol Leigh Romero, Lisa Ann Miller.

Father:

Fendrick Jefferson Smith Nation

Mother:

Dorothea Ann (Rountree) Nation

Spouse:

Ann Marie Crumly

child:

William Craig Smith

child:

Lisa Ann Miller Smith

child:

Carol Leigh Romero Smith