Dr. Dean E. Smith ’54, ’72, who passed away in October 2019, established The Dean E. Smith Family Scholarship through a bequest and annuity naming The University of Akron Foundation as beneficiary.
The scholarship will provide support for College of Business Administration students who are active in student activities within the college or fraternity or sorority life.
Dean was a local estate planning attorney and long-time friend to The University of Akron. As a student, Dean was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and served in the chapter as an alumnus.