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Allie Maitland Smith

Allie SmithOccupation: Engineering Educator (Retired)
Born: Lumberton, North Carolina, June 9, 1934

Education:
PhD in Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1966)
MS in Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1961)
BME, North Carolina State University, with Honors (1956)

Career:
Emeritus Professor, The University of Mississippi (2008-Present)
Emeritus Dean, The University of Mississippi (2000-Present)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Mississippi (1979-2008)
Dean, School of Engineering, The University of Mississippi (1979-2000)
Adjunct Professor, The University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN (1967-1979)
Research Supervisor, Sverdrup/ARO, Inc., Arnold Air Force Base, TN (1966-1979)
Research Project Engineer, RTI International, Durham, NC (1962-1966)
Member of Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Burlington, NC (1960-1962)
Instructor then Assistant Professor Extension, NC State University (1958-1962)
Development Engineer, Western Electric Company (1957-1960)
Associate Engineer, Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, MD (1956-1957)

Career Related:
Member, Operations Committee, Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM (1990-1999); Member, Policy Committee, Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM (1990-1999); Keynote Lecturer, Third International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Berlin, Germany (1998); Chair of Plenary Session, Third International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Berlin, Germany (1998); Chair of Plenary Session, Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision (1997); Presiding Officer of Plenary Session, International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (1995); Session Chair, Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM (1994); Presiding Officer of Plenary Session, International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (1993); Member, Board of Directors, Scholarship Board, Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute, University of Mississippi; Executive Chairman, 14th Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM; Member, Executive Committee, 13th to 16th Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM; Member, Organizing Committee, International Scientific Advisory Board; Member, Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision

Creative Works:
Associate Editor, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (1986-2007); Editor, “Radiative Heat Transfer” (1997); Editor, “Solution Methods for Radiative Heat Transfer in Participating Media” (1996); Editor, “Radiative Heat Transfer: Theory and Applications” (1993); Editor, “Fundamentals of Radiation Heat Transfer” (1991); Editor, “Radiation Heat Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications” (1990); Editor, “Developments in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Volume XIV” (1988); Editor, “Fundamentals and Applications of Radiation Heat Transfer” (1987);Associate Editor, Journal of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1975-1977); Editor, “Thermophysics of Spacecraft and Outer Planet Entry Probes” (1977); Editor, “Radiative Transfer and Thermal Control” (1976); Author, “Fundamentals of Silicon Integrated Device Technology, Volume I: Oxidation, Diffusion and Epitaxy” (1967); Contributing Author, Articles and Reviews to Professional Journals

Achievements:
Discovery of the anomalous refraction maxima phenomenon

Awards:
Inductee, Hall of Fame for Mechanical and Aerospace Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2018); Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2017); Honoree, Distinguished Humanitarian (2017); Recipient, Hermann Oberth Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1984-1985); Recipient, Space Shuttle Flag Challenger Plaque, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1984); Recipient, Thermophysics Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1978); Scholar, Sigma Pi Fraternity International

Memberships:
Member, Aerospace Heat Transfer Committee, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1975-2007); Chairman, Radiation Heat Transfer II Session, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Saint Louis, MO (2002); Chairman, Radiative Heat Transfer I and II Sessions, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA (2000); Supernumerary Director, Alabama-Mississippi Section, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1994-2000); Member, Rotary International (1980-2000); General Chairman, Engineering Deans Institute, American Society for Engineering Education (1991); Host, Engineering Deans Institute, American Society for Engineering Education (1991); President, Northeast Mississippi Chapter, National Society of Professional Engineers (1990-1991); Member, National Publication Committee, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1979-1983); Chairman, Terrestrial Energy Systems Technical Committee, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1979-1981); General Chairman, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA (1979); Chairman, Thermophysics Technical Committee, AIAA (1975-1977); Chairman, Thermophysics Conference, AIAA (1975); Fellow, AIAA; Fellow, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Member, American Association of University Professors; Member, The New York Academy of Sciences; Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society; Member, The Tau Beta Pi Association, Inc.; Member, Pi Tau Sigma; Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon; Member, Sigma Pi Fraternity International; Notable Member, Order of the Engineer; Fellow, ASMC

Family:
Son of Allie McCoy Smith and Emma Hattie (Wright) Smith
Married: Sarah Louise Whitlock (6/16/1957)
Children: Sara Leianne; Hollis Duval; Meredith Lorren
Grandchildren: Jonathan; Lauren; David; Robert; Christopher; Chase; Matthew; Adeline

Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in Finance and Business – 2009-2010, 37th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in Finance and Business – 2008-2009, 36th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in Finance and Business – 2006-2007, 35th Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in America – 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in America – 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in America – 2014, 68th Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in America – 2013, 67th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in America – 2012, 66th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in America – 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in America – 2010, 64th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in America – 2009, 63rd Edition (pub. 2008)
Who’s Who in America – 2008, 62nd Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in America – 2007, 61st Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in America – 2006, 60th Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in America – 2005, 59th Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in America – 2004, 58th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in America – 2003, 57th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in America – 2002, 56th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in America – 2001, 55th Edition (pub. 2000)
Who’s Who in America – 2000, 54th Edition (pub. 1999)
Who’s Who in America – 1999, 53rd Edition (pub. 1998)
Who’s Who in America – 1998, 52nd Edition (pub. 1997)
Who’s Who in America – 1997, 51st Edition (pub. 1996)
Who’s Who in America – 1996, 50th Edition (pub. 1995)
Who’s Who in America – 1995, 49th Edition (pub. 1994)
Who’s Who in America – 1994, 48th Edition (pub. 1993)
Who’s Who in America – 1992-1993, 47th Edition (pub. 1992)
Who’s Who in America – 1990-1991, 46th Edition (pub. 1990)
Who’s Who in America – 1989-1990, 45th Edition (pub. 1988)
Who’s Who in America – 1987-1988, 44th Edition (pub. 1986)
Who’s Who in American Education – 2007-2008, 8th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in American Education – 2006-2007, 7th Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2016-2017, 12th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2011-2012, 11th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2003-2004, 7th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2000-2001, 5th Edition (pub. 1999)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2016, 42nd Edition (pub. 2015)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2015, 41st Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2014, 40th Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2013, 39th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2012, 38th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2011, 37th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2010, 36th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2009, 35th Edition (pub. 2008)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2008, 34th Edition (pub. 2007)
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Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2002, 28th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 1999-2000, 26th Edition (pub. 1998)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 1993-1994, 23rd Edition (pub. 1992)
Who’s Who in the World – 2016, 33rd Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in the World – 2015, 32nd Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in the World – 2014, 31st Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the World – 2013, 30th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in the World – 2012, 29th Edition (pub. 2011)
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Who’s Who in the World – 2006, 23rd Edition (pub. 2005)

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