Jerry L. Smith Email & Phone Number

Morrilton, Arkansas, United States

Serving in the volunteer position of president of the Rotary Club of Morrilton, which has been serving the community and the world for 100 years (1922 - 2022).

Morrilton, Arkansas, United States

Vounteer position as president of the Morrilton Rotary Club, which has been serving the community and the world for 100 years (1922 - 2022).

Jonesboro, Arkansas Area

Jerry's main focus in 2013-14 is on building a regional entrepreneurship network through organizing and supporting a collaborative of startup finance and support services involving communities and technical assistance providers for the purpose of increasing the number of innovative entrepreneurs in northeast Arkansas, with strategies for both recruiting entrepreneurs to the region and nurturing entrepreneurs within the region.

Plan, develop, and operate the services and programs of the "University Center Project" in Arkansas, a program of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). See our new building built with assistance from EDA: http://www.astate.edu/a/deltaced/. Directions to our place are at http://tinyurl.com/28bvd2p.

Provided on-site economic development technical assistance to cities and counties in northeast and southeast Arkansas, including industrial team training, and the use of AIDC infrastructure and community development grants and CDBG loans to industries; and provided community liaison services for all other divisions of AIDC.

Managed and supervised all affairs of the Research, Planning and Management Services Division. Wrote, interpreted and updated agency's policies and procedures; developed funding proposals, management materials and research projects. Substantial responsibility for conversion to and implementation of state-of-the art computerization of inmate records and population projections.

Provided overall direction for this newly established nonprofit organization, which sought to meet the housing and living arrangement needs of senior adults through emphasis on the development of alternative housing programs.

Singular responsibility for grant proposals and for planning and evaluation of programs sponsored by this private non-profit organization, which had an annual budget of approximately $3 million. Sponsored programs included public transit, senior adult services, energy conservation, crisis relief, family planning, child development, employment training, and a variety of special projects. Duties included articulating agency strategies and writing position papers, providing technical assistance in program development, writing grant proposals, working directly with the board of directors and government agencies, conducting evaluations of all agency programs, planning and leading community meetings and public hearings, completing a wide variety of public relations activities, and managing certain special projects like the elderly housing feasibility project with Henderson State University. Also coordinated management-level training and planning workshops.

Resident position responsible for activities within the Foundation's newly opened office and conference building, and home to the Indiana University Student Foundation. Also assisted in day-to-day and major fund-raising activities.

Resident position responsible for activities within the Foundation's newly opened office and conference building, and home to the Indiana University Student Foundation. Also assisted in day-to-day and major fund-raising activities.

A full fee-remission assistantship responsibile for coordination assistance, guidance and technical assistance for in-house activities of the University's 800-member Student Foundation, headquartered in the Showalter House of the Indiana University Foundation.

Responsible for curriculum and student services research and reports used for the University's successful grant application for a federal Title III Institutional Development Program.

First to fill this assistantship position in the Dean of Students Office, which involved all areas of student personnel administration.

Assisted Dean of Students in office management, correspondence, campus security, freshman orientation, housing, RA selection and training, budgeting, student government, and judicial affairs. Developed the first student activities program coordinated by the administration, led organization of the student government's Presidents' Council, developed first student handbook, planned and coordinated the first annual Student Leadership Workshop, assisted in student recruitment, and coordinated summer conferences. Was a full participant in the president's by-weekly staff meetings.

Ba, Political Science

College Student Personnel Administration

Activities and Societies: President of the Indiana University Student Personnel Association,

Non-Degree Special Student, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Rotary International Graduate Fellow (original name for today's Rotary's Ambassadorial Scholar), Sydney.

Education record