- Rodney K. Smith
Rodney K. Smith is an American academic figure. He was appointed President of
Southern Virginia University (SVU) onJune 1 2004 . Before coming to SVU, he served as interim dean and Herff Chair of Excellence in Law at TheUniversity of Memphis . He also has taught or served as dean at TheUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock ,Capital University ,University of Montana ,University of San Diego ,Widener University and TheUniversity of North Dakota .Biography
Smith is a convert to the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . [ [http://deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=XSJBDZWDTFZI&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=9&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES "Deseret News", April 26th, 2003] ]Rodney Smith received a law degree from
Brigham Young University 'sJ. Reuben Clark Law School .Smith served as the dean of Capital University's Law School. During his time in Columbus he also served as a bishop of an LDS ward in that city. ["LDS Church News", June 27th, 1992]
His publications include:
Public prayer and the Constitution : a case study in constitutional interpretation
Getting off on the wrong foot and back on again : a reexamination of the history of the framing of the religion clauses of the First Amendment and a critique of the Reynolds and Everson decisions
Nonpreferentialism in Establishment Clause analysis : a response to Professor Laycock
The role of religion in progressive constitutionalism
Religion and the press : keeping First Amendment values in balance / Rodney K. Smith, Patrick A. Shea
Sources
* "LDS Church News", April 28th, 2007
*http://www.timesandseasons.org/archives/001053.htmlReferences
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