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Jane Ann & Donald Smith

Dr. Jane Ann Smith met her husband, Donald Willits Smith, during their undergraduate days at Swarthmore College. Today, despite divergent career paths, the college sweethearts share a passion for community service and an abiding devotion to the Friends World Program. The couple’s 10-year relationship with Long Island University began when Friends World College, originally established by Quakers in 1965, joined the University. Dr. Smith, who served as academic vice president at the College, and her husband, played an integral role in shepherding the institution through the merger, helping to shape the Friends World Program as it exists today. Ten years later, the couple still serves on the Program’s Council of Overseers.

After her retirement from Friends World in 1990, Dr. Smith began consulting for the National Executive Service Corporation. She holds a B.A. from Swarthmore, an M.A. from Brooklyn Polytech and a Ph.D. from Hofstra University. Always an active member of the community, Dr. Smith is financial chair of the Westbury Friends Meeting and a board member at Winthrop University Hospital.

Mr. Smith, who earned his B.S. from Swarthmore and his M.S. from Brooklyn Polytech, became president of Andrews and Clark, Consulting Engineers and Landscape Architects. A retired civil engineer, his body of work includes designing many of Long Island’s parkways and parks, most notably planning the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County and consulting on construction for the New York World’s Fair (1964-66). His expertise has enhanced many projects and garnered him several design awards. Mr. Smith’s roots in public works no doubt encouraged his penchant for public service, an inclination that continues to be realized through a variety of volunteer efforts. He has served on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity and as a trustee for the Friends Academy as well as the Village of East Williston. Mr. Smith, a member of the Westbury Friends Meeting, is also involved in the reconstruction of semi-historic buildings and old houses. The Smiths reside in East Williston, New York. They have three grown children and five grandchildren.

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