Background
II, Zachary Taylor Smith, was born on June 15, 1923 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. Son of Eugene Gray and Leonita (Yates) S.
II, Zachary Taylor Smith, was born on June 15, 1923 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. Son of Eugene Gray and Leonita (Yates) S.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University North Carolina, 1947. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wake Forest University, 1989.
With Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1947-1985, treasurer, director, 1970-1985. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO.
Trustee, past president Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Life trustee Wake Forest University. Board directors, past president Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, past board directors Arts and Sciences Foundation, University North Carolina.
Past national development council University North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Past board directors Medical Foundation North Carolina. Past board directors Leadership Winston-Salem.
Past member advisory council The Carolina Challenge. Past chairman board visitors University North Carolina Chapel Hill. Past Reynolds Scholarship Committee, past board visiting Wake Forest University.
Past board visitors institute policy studies public affairs Duke University. Past member advisory board Duke University Hospital. Past board directors, North Carolina School Arts Foundation, Devotion Foundation, North Carolina Outward Bound School, Small Business Development Committee, Winston-Salem Symphony, Citizens Planning Council.
Past trustee Forsyth Hospital Authority. Past president, director Child Guidance Clinic Forsyth County, Young Men’s Christian Association, Red Shield Boy's Clubs. Past chairman industrial division Arts Council fund drive.
Past vice president, director Arts Council. Past vice president, director Amos Cottage. Past board visitors Meredith College.
Past trustee St. Augustine College. Past board directors alumni association University North Carolina. Vice chairman, director Friends of University North Carolina-Greensboro Library.
Member Old Town Club, Rotary.