Dr. Arthur Daniel "A.D." Smith, Jr.

Arthur Daniel "A.D." Smith, Jr. devoted 40 years to service as a Grambling City alderman, community leader, teacher, and educational administrator. Elected City Councilman in 1985, he followed his father, A.D. Smith Sr., into city government and later, like his father, became Mayor Pro-Tempore for the City of Grambling. He received his high school diploma from Holy Rosary Institute in Lafayette, a B.S. degree in Social Studies from GSU, a Masters in Education from the University of LA - Lafayette, and a PhD. in Educational Administration from Ohio State University. Smith taught math in Caddo, St. Landry, and Bienville Parishes, served as administrative associate to the Ohio State superintendent of Education, and was Director of Human Services at GSU. He was also principal at Gibsland-Coleman H.S. from 1988 to 2000, and from 2000 until his retirement in 2002, he taught math at Bienville H.S. He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Grambling, Prince Hall Masons, the LA Association of School Executives, the National Association of Secondary Principal, the Association for Supervision and Development, Phi Delta Kappa, Lions Club, Grambling Unit of Retired Teachers, Kiwanis, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Grambling, Louisiana · United States