[PHILANTHROPY SPOTLIGHT]
WILLIAM AND NADINE SMITH BOOK AND ENRICHMENT AWARD
ON MARCH 23, Maria Smith of Cleveland, Ohio and her brother Larry Smith of Jefferson City, Missouri, presented a special surprise to their mother at an 89th birthday reception held in Page Library. Te Smiths have established a new endowed scholarship in memory of their father and in honor of their mother. Te $500 William and Nadine Smith Book and Enrichment Award
will be available for allocation beginning with the 2019 – 2020 academic year. Awardees must be enrolled full-time, be in good standing with the university and have a minimum grade point average of 2.5. Funds from the scholarship may be used to purchase textbooks or to participate in internships and other enrichment opportunities throughout the year. William Smith was a long term employee of Lincoln University, serving as a supply technician in the Military Science Department. Te family lived on Lafayette Street, where Mrs. Nadine Smith still resides, and the children grew up in Jefferson City as part of the Lincoln University family. Larry Smith is a now a retired employee of State Farm Insurance. Maria is an attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Ohio.
OBRIE AND CORA (GREEN) SMITH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND REPRINT FROM WINTER 2015
OBRIE AND CORA SMITH ’63 and ’63/’70 established a new scholarship at Lincoln University early in 2014 with a giſt of $75,000 and a three-year match challenge to the Lincoln University Foundation. Focused on student leadership development, the Obrie and Cora Smith Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to African American men and women who have been selected for either the Infantry Scholars Program or the Women’s Leadership Academy. Founders and owners of ms. C’s Soppin’ Good BBQ Sauce®, the Smiths
understand a recipe for success. Te arrival of Dr. Kevin Rome as the university’s 19th president was a key ingredient in the Smith’s decision to create a scholarship at their alma mater. Obrie says, “We have decided in the winter of our years that we must focus on LU’s students. It is our hope that our level of giving will inspire others to give.” Teir excitement about the new scholarship is paralleled by their work to honor
Dr. Willis Byrd. In 2012, a committee was organized to focus on recognition of Dr. Willis E. Byrd, one of Lincoln’s most esteemed professors, who served the university from 1949 - 1988. Smith, who chairs the committee, reports that a bust of Dr. Byrd will be placed in Page Library in late spring 2016. Te Smiths are the proud parents of two giſted sons, Obrie III and Kyle. In 1989,
the family moved to North Carolina. In 2011, aſter years of research and testing, ms. C’s Soppin’ Good BBQ Sauce became a reality. Te Smiths produce, bottle and sell the sauce. It’s available online (
www.soppingood.com).
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