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 2
- Folder 1: Photographs:
- Photograph 1: Smith with unidentified group in a hangar beside an airplane
- Photograph 2: Smith with unidentified group. (Lillian Eslinga is 2nd from the left and Bob Boyd is on the far right).
- Photograph 3: Smith with three unidentified golfers
- Photograph 4: Smith with three unidentified golfers
- Photograph 5: Smith with four unidentified golfers
- Photograph 6: Smith with four unidentified golfers
- Photograph 7: Smith with three unidentified people inside the Hilton Garden Inn
- Photograph 8: Smith speaking at an Eclipse Aviation event
- Photograph 9: UND President Charles Kupchella, unidentified person, and Smith
- Photograph 10: Smith with two unidentified UND students beside an UND airplane
- Photograph 11: Smith with unidentified group
- Photograph 12: Smith with unidentified person
- Photograph 13: Smith with Matthew Huff at an UND Scholarship event
- Photograph 14: Smith with Timothy Toerber at an UND Scholarship event
- Photograph 15: Smith with Shane Tajima at an UND Scholarship event
- Photograph 16: Smith with Matt Winit at an UND Scholarship event
- Photograph 17: Smith with Brad Purdy at an UND Scholarship event
- Photograph 18: Smith standing besides unidentified aviation equipment
- Photograph 19: Smith standing besides unidentified aviation equipment
- Photograph 20: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executive
- Photograph 21: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executives
- Photograph 22: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executives
- Photograph 23: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executives
- Photograph 24: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executives
- Photograph 25: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executives
- Photograph 26: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executives
- Photograph 27: Smith with unidentified Chinese aviation executives
- Photograph 28: Smith with two unidentified people at UND event
- Photograph 29: Smith with unidentified person
- Photograph 30: Smith with unidentified group
- Photograph 31: Group photograph of the 1966 UND Football Team at their induction to the UND Athletic Hall of Fame: October 2002
- Photograph 32: Fifth grade, undefeated football team
- Smith is 2nd row, far left
- Photograph 33: Smith family home on Kentucky Avenue in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Photograph 34: UND Football platers: John Boyer (#10), Mike Conner (#14), Dick Kampa (#11), and Smith, at press event, August 1968
- Photograph 35: 1967 Spring UND Football Game
- Photograph 36: 1968 UND vs. NDSU Football Game
- Photograph 37: Unidentified TV broadcaster from Kosovo, Smith, and UND First Lady Adele Kupchella: circa 2004
- Photograph 1: Smith with unidentified group in a hangar beside an airplane
- Folder 1: Photographs:
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