Type Of Business:
University
Marketing Area:
United States; Canada; Britain; Europe; India; South Asia
Expertise:
History and culture of the United States and the civilizations of South and East Asia; Western World impacts on the world; Response of Asia and the Middle East to those impacts
Major Product/SVS:
University education
Favorite Business Publication:
Writer's Digest; Poets & Writers
Hobbies/Sports:
Playing chamber music with string quartets and the cello with piano; Writing professionally; Traveling in Britain, Europe and Asia; Collecting books
Education Degrees:
Ph.D. in History of South and East Asia, University of California, Berkeley (1964); Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley (1959); Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy, Southern Methodist University (1954)
Affiliations Awards:
Chair, SDSU Honors Council, Phi Beta Kappa (1990-1991); Presenter, Panel Organizer, Annual and Regional Meetings (1960-1980); Fellow, American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi (1962-1963); Peace Corps Lecturer, Dartmouth College, NH (1962); Veteran, U.S. Air Force (1955-1957); Asian Studies Association; Association for Asian Studies, Inc.
Work History:
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force (1955-1957)
Charity:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Number Of Years In Profession:
34
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
He attributes his success to his passion for history, teaching and writing.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
He became involved in his profession because of his travel and study in India.
Extended Bio Profile:
Mr. Smith began his teaching career at San Diego University in 1964. As professor, he brought his research interests into the classroom, enabling his students to learn to work with original sources and to think critically about a wide variety of historical issues. He wrote a trilogy about the Vietnam War titled, "One Armed Buddha" in 1967. He has written several poems and short stories throughout the years. He spent 32 years lecturing about history, including South and East Asian civilizations and India. Mr. Smith created the curriculum for three courses, "History of Modern India," "Asian Civilizations" and "Vietnam." He has since retired as professor of history. He released his first published novel, "The Persian Jesuit: A Romance of India in the Age of Akbar" through Trafford Publishing of Bloomington, Ind. His other writings include articles, short stories, plays, poems and essays that address major historical and cultural issues.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Researching social and political change; Studying the writing profession through the media; Assessing the changing American political and cultural scene and the contradictions within the field of education, the pursuit of equality, the system of law that doesn't protect the people, the myth of "having it all," drug wars, culture wars and partisan pathologies; Studying the impact of the media on public opinion and communication
Awards/Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa Society, Southern Methodist University (1954)
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Mr. Smith hopes for success of his first novel, "The Persian Jesuit: A Romance of India in the Age of Akbar" in the United States and to market it in India, Europe and Canada.