Bruce A. Smith Papers, 1965-2010
Collection Overview
Title: Bruce A. Smith Papers, 1965-2010
ID: OGLMC1640
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 06/23/2015
Subjects: Transportation - Aviation, University of North Dakota - Administration, University of North Dakota - Alumni
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
"Dr. Bruce Smith, native of St. Louis Park, Minn., came to Grand Forks in 1965 to play for the UND football team. He graduated in 1970 with a degree in mathematics. Through the years Dr. Smith has continued his education by earning a master’s degree from Arizona State University and a doctorate from Florida State University.
While at UND, Dr. Smith played both center and linebacker for the Fighting Sioux. As a senior in 1969, he was elected to the All-North Central Conference team and received honorable mention recognition on the Associated Press All-American team. Dr. Smith was also named UND’s Most Valuable Lineman for the 1969 season. During his senior year, he also threw discus for the Fighting Sioux track and field team.
Following graduation, Dr. Smith served as a captain in the United States Air Force for the next eight years. He then chose to share his knowledge by becoming an instructor pilot at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., before taking on similar duties at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
After his work with the USAF, Dr. Smith worked as director of training for Delta Airlines, director of training systems at Hughes/Raytheon Training, Inc., and director of training for the CAE/Link Flight Simulation Division.
Dr. Smith’s career came full circle in January of 2000 after being names dean of the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. He is also President/CEO of the UND Aerospace Foundation.
As a nationally recognized authority in aviation training, he recently spoke to the Royal United Services Institute in London and at the International Maintenance Training Conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
Dr. Smith resides in Grand Forks with his wife, Ann. They have two children, Allan (28) and Jay (27)."
Source: 2003 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Program
Subject/Index Terms
Transportation - Aviation
University of North Dakota - Administration
University of North Dakota - Alumni
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Bruce Smith, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; 2015-3279 and 2015-3287
Related Publications:
Flight of the Odegard: the inspiring, improbable saga of the takeoff and non-stop flight of the unparalleled John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota. by Patrick A. McGuire. UND Aerospace Press, 2007.
Nowhere but North Dakota: clear skies and open airspace. by Bruce A. Smith. UND Aerospace Press, 2014.
Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Processing Information: Processed by Curt Hanson in March 2025.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Autobiographical Writing About Football
- Folder 2: St. Louis Park High School Football Materials
- Includes newspaper clippings and letter jacket patches
- Folder 3: Untitled Speech about Impact of UND Football Scholarship
- Folder 4: UND Football Scholarship File: 1965-1968
- Folder 5: UND Football Game Programs:1966-1969
- Folder 6: UND Football Letter Winner Certificates: 1967 and 1968
- Folder 7: UND Athletic Hall of Fame Induction: 2003
- Folder 8: Miscellaneous UND Athletics
- Folder 9: Aerospace Sciences Dean Search: 1999
- Folder 10: First Year as Aerospace Sciences Dean: 2000
- Folder 11: Aerocom: John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. 2004-2010
- Folder 12: UND Aerospace Foundation: 2004
- Folder 13: Aerospace Promotional Materials
- Folder 14: Alpha Eta Rho: 2000-2005
- Folder 15: Aviation Safety Association: 2003-2010
- Folder 16: "Center of Excellence for Economic Development in AUVs and Simulation Applications." Proposal to ND Centers of Excellence Commission. 2006
- Folder 17: Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Arizona): 2001-2005
- Folder 18: Correspondence: 1980, 2000-2002
- Folder 19: Correspondence: 2003-2010
- Folder 20: Correspondence: undated
- Folder 21: Department of Atmospheric Sciences: 2000-2010
- Folder 22: Department of Aviation
- Folder 23: Department of Computer Science: 2003
- Folder 24: Helicopter Flight Training: 2003-2009
- Folder 25: Christopher Lange Funeral: 2005
- Folder 26: North Dakota Economic Development Foundation: 2004-2008
- Folder 27: Norwegian Air Traffic Control Program: 2002-2004
- Folder 28: Phi Delta Theta: 1968, 2001-2006
- Folder 29: Presentations: 2003-2010
- Item 1: "A Century of Powered Flight." 2003. (conference program only)
- Item 2: "Exploring the Second Century of Flight." 2004. (conference program only)
- Item 3: "Taking to the Sky in 2005." (conference program only)
- Item 4: "40th Anniversary Reception: October 17, 2008"
- Item 5: "Flight of the Odegard." University Faculty Lecture Series. 2008. (program only)
- Item 6: "John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences." Presentation to the Grand Forks Lion's Club. 2010.
- Item 7: "State of the Aviation Industry." undated. (print out of power point slides)
- Item 8: Undated remarks to Air China University
- Item 9: Untitled and undated Remarks to UND Students
- Item 1: "A Century of Powered Flight." 2003. (conference program only)
- Folder 30: Robeson Community College (North Carolina): 2007
- Folder 31: Ryan Hall Dedication: 2001
- Folder 32: SAFECON: 2000-2004
- Folder 33: Student Aviation Management Association: 1992-2002
- Folder 34: Student Aviation Management Association: 2003-2007
- Folder 35: Saudi Arabia Flight Training Agreement Plan: 2010
- Folder 36: Scholarship Recipient Programs: 1999-2008
- Folder 37: Robert Thomsen Funeral: 2000
- Folder 38: Tokai University (Japan):
- Folder 39: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Action Summitt: 2009
- Folder 40: Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium: 2002, 2008
- Folder 41: UND Aerospace Flight Training Center at Williston
- Folder 42: 319th Air Refueling Wing: 2004-2006
- Folder 1: Autobiographical Writing About Football
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