Samuel H. Smith (educator)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel H. Smith was the eighth president of Washington State University, serving for fifteen years (July 1, 1985 - June 8, 2000).
A native of Salinas, California, he holds bachelor's and doctoral degrees in plant pathology from the University of California, Berkeley and honorary doctoral degrees from Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan, and Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok, Russia.
Prior to his presidency, he spent 16 years at Pennsylvania State University, starting as a faculty member, then becoming department head, and finally, dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station.
