Virginia Carter Smith: Her Career and Contributions to Advancement in Higher Education Metadata

Title

• Main Title Virginia Carter Smith: Her Career and Contributions to Advancement in Higher Education

Creator

• Author: Russell, Kimberly A.
  Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

• Chair: Newsom, Ronald W.
  Contributor Type: Personal
  Contributor Info: Major Professor
• Committee Member: Nieswiadomy, Michael
  Contributor Type: Personal
  Contributor Info: Minor Professor
• Committee Member: Lumsden, D. Barry
  Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

• Name: University of North Texas
  Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

• Creation: 2000-05
• Digitized: 2007-06-28

Language

• English

Description

• Content Description: Most research studies of women in the college and university advancement profession measure the number of women in advancement positions, report their corresponding salaries and reflect on the differences between male and female employees in the same position. Little research explores how women achieve high ranking advancement positions and very few provide an analysis of the characteristics, influences and careers of successful female advancement professionals. This dissertation describes the life and work of Virginia Carter Smith, founding editor of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's award winning publication CURRENTS. The career and contributions of Virginia Carter Smith are relevant and helpful to advancement professionals in colleges, universities and K-12 institutions. This study explores Smith's formative years as a child, describes her educational and extra-curricular preparation and identifies individuals who influenced her life and provided direction for her future. It also examines Smith's role in the formation and direction of CASE and CURRENTS. Smith successfully launched CURRENTS in 1975 when few women held senior-level positions in advancement-related fields. With Smith's contributions, CASE became the dominate professional organization for advancement professionals working in educational institutions, and CURRENTS continues to be an exemplary professional development periodical for individuals working in advancement. This study also examines how Smith promoted qualified individuals, particularly women, to senior-level positions in colleges and university advancement offices. Hundreds of women and men in the profession claim that Smith's served as a role model or mentor to them. Smith contributed to the increase of women in advancement offices nationally over the last twenty years. Her high standards for herself and for other development officers helped professionalize the field for everyone.

Subject

• Library of Congress Subject Headings: Smith, Virginia Carter.
• Library of Congress Subject Headings: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration.
• Library of Congress Subject Headings: Universities and colleges -- Public relations -- United States.
• Library of Congress Subject Headings: Educational fund raising -- United States.
• Keyword: Virginia Carter Smith
• Keyword: College
• Keyword: university
• Keyword: advancement

Collection

• Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
  Code: UNTETD

Institution

• Name: UNT Libraries
  Code: UNT

Rights

• Rights Access: unt
• Rights License: copyright
• Rights Holder: Russell, Kimberly A.
• Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

• Thesis or Dissertation

Format

• Text

Identifier

• OCLC: 47210535
• UNT Catalog No.: b2301125
• Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2449

Degree

• Degree Name: Doctor of Education
• Degree Level: Doctoral
• Degree Discipline: Higher Education
• Academic Department: College of Education
• Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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