1928
Mr. Smith is born in Cleveland, Ohio to John Carl and Florence Agnes Smith.
1948
Mr. Smith studies coursework at Baldwin Wallace University.
1954
Mr. Smith receives a Bachelor of Art from Ohio University and joins the U.S. Air Force.
1958
Mr. Smith becomes a diplomate of the Air Education and Training Command of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and serves as a representative with Flying Tiger Line, Inc. in Los Angeles, California.
1961
Mr. Smith becomes a principal at a publishing representative business in Cleveland, Ohio.
1962
Mr. Smith marries Nannette June Boyd.
1964
Mr. Smith becomes a publisher at Penton Publishing Co. in Cleveland, Ohio.
1990
Mr. Smith becomes a special advisor on the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C.
2017
Mr. Smith is honored with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, and is named a Distinguished Humanitarian by Marquis Who’s Who.