Rodney K. Smith
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Rodney K. Smith (10 May 1951 – 26 July 2020) was an American academic and the 6th president of Southern Virginia University (SVU) (2004-2011).[1] After retiring from SVU, he served as a Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Sports Law and Policy Center at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2011-2014),[2] a Distinguished Professor of Practice and director of the Sports Law and Business Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (2014-2016),[3] and as the David and Laurea Stirling Professor of Constitutional Studies and director of the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University (2016-2020).
Biography
Smith was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a lifelong academic.[4] He was an undergraduate student at UC-Irvine, Georgetown University, and the Western State College of Colorado (B.A., 1973), and a graduate student at the University of Virginia, Brigham Young University (J.D., 1977), and the University of Pennsylvania (LL.M. and S.J.D).[5]
Smith served as the dean of law schools at Capital University (1989-1994), during which time he also served as bishop of an LDS Church ward,[6] the University of Montana (1993-1995), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and the University of Memphis (2003-2004).[7]
Smith also served as a member of the board of trustees of the American Academy of Liberal Education.[5]
Smith received honorary doctorates from Capital University (2002) and SVU (2012).
Bibliography
- Public Prayer and the Constitution : A Case Study in Constitutional Interpretation
- Getting off on the Wrong Foot and Back On Again: A Reexamination of the History of the Framing of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment and a Critique of the Reynolds and Everson Decisions
- Nonpreferentialism in Establishment Clause Analysis: A Response to Professor Laycock
- The Role of Religion in Progressive Constitutionalism
- Religion and the Press: Keeping First Amendment Values in Balance (with Patrick A. Shea)
Notes
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- Church News, April 28, 2007Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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