Rodney K. Smith
Rodney K. Smith | |
|---|---|
| 6th President of Southern Virginia University | |
| In office June 2004 – June 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10, 1951 |
| Died | July 26, 2020 |
| Alma mater | Western Colorado University (B.A.) J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D.) University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., S.J.D.) |
| Profession | Academic administrator, law professor |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Utah Valley University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Southern Virginia University, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Capital University Law School, Alexander Blewett III School of Law, William H. Bowen School of Law |
Rodney K. Smith (10 May 1951 – 26 July 2020) was an American academic and the 6th president of Southern Virginia University (SVU) (2004-2011). 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), 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), 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).