W. Reece Smith Jr.

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University of South Florida
President Reece Smith

Term	1976 – 1977
Predecessor	Cecil Mackey
Successor	Carl Riggs
Born
Alma mater	University of Florida University of Oxford
Profession	Attorney

William Reece Smith Jr. was the President of the American Bar Association from 1980 - 1981.[1]

Smith attended public schools in Plant City, Florida while growing up. He attended the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship, and he was active in ROTC. He received a Bachelor Degree in Naval Science from South Carolina, and after graduation he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy. After his years in the service, he would go on to the University of Florida College of Law. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1949, and he was also a member of the student bar, Florida Blue Key, and Law Review. After law school, Mr. Smith was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and he did graduate studies in international law at Oxford University.[2]

Smith later joined the faculty of the University of Florida College of Law, and he would then go on to private practice in Tampa, Florida. In 1976-77, he was asked to serve as Interim President of the University of South Florida, and in 1980 he was selected as the President of the American Bar Association.