Don Edward Smith

• Hazardous Waste Management Course, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999 and 2001, Waste
  Management Certification
• Environmental Protection Agency Workshops, Various Locations, 1987-1998, Various
  Environmental Issues
• Summer Workshops, Arizona State University, 1985-1988, Seven Computer Courses
• Summer School, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 1984, Geology
• Summer School, Brigham Young University, 1983, Computer Science

Responsibilities include management of the science department budget, supervision of the science laboratory, hazardous waste officer, curriculum development, direct Summer Experience program and serve on various college committees.

Supervisor of environmental, licensing and radiation safety departments at Energy Fuels Nuclear uranium mill, Blanding, Utah.

Responsibilities included the collection of environmental data, license changes with the Nuclear Regulator Commission, supervision of the collection of radiation safety data to protect the employees and preparation of semi-annual reports to the Nuclear Regulator Commission, Environmental Protection Agency and state agencies.

• Have directed and taught in the Summer Experience Program for 18 years. This is a six week summer program in which a group of students register for a block of classes. Some of these classes lend them selves to involve outdoor instruction and activities. We try to travel to sites in the four corners states to complete these activities. The block of classes contain some science, humanities and usually photography or first aid. We always include a river trip on the San Juan River.
• Developed the hazardous waste program for the San Juan Campus and
  completed certification for hazardous waste management.
• Have taught many EdNet classes in math, geography and chemistry.
• Participated in the development of environmental classes with Mesa Community College in Grand Junction, Colorado. This was a group of small Native American Colleges directed by Meas College and was funded by the National Science Foundation.
• Directed three grants from the Department of Education Minority Science Improvement Project (MSIP) at SJC for the benefit of improving science and math instruction and providing science equipment. These grants have totaled about $500,000.
• Have served on many committees at San Juan Campus and Main Campus.
  These include:
  • Budget committee-SJC- several times
  • Peer Evaluator for many faculty members-SJC
  • Severed many years on the student financial appeals committee-SJC
  • Served on several selection committees-SJC
  • Chairman of the math and life science instructor selection committees-SJC
  • Judge at regional science fairs in Southeastern Utah and Southwestern Utah (Cedar City)
  • Judge for several Sterling Scholar Contests
  • Have participated in many San Juan Campus student and faculty activities including beautification projects, student dances, river trips, dinners, parties, etc.
  • Direct the student chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. We have attended many regional and national meetings. Have had many local activities.
  • Have served on the College Senate three times-CEU
  • Have served on the College C and I committee two times- CEU
  • Serving on the Faculty Senate-CEU
  • Served on the administration evaluation committee for the Board of Regents-SJC and CEU
  • Served on the Bureau of Land Management Advisory Board for 5 years.
  • Helped with many scouting, church and community activities

College of Eastern Utah (Semester Courses)

Adjunct Teaching for Brigham Young University

Teaching at Brigham Young University

• The Society of Sigma Xi, 1967-1972
• American Chemical Society, 1967-present
• The Mathematical Association of America, 1989-1999
• Utah Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1969-present

• Four papers presented at annual meetings of the Utah Academy of Science, Arts and
  Letters, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1980
• Paper presented to the Western Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, 1975
• Two papers presented at the annual meetings of the Salt River Project, Phoenix, Arizona,
  1989 and 1990
• Several reports at the Environmental Protection Agency Denver Regional Office and
  the Las Vegas, Nevada Research Laboratory, 1973-1980
• Several reports at the Nuclear Regulator Commission Denver Regional Office, 1979-1983

• Seven publications in refereed journals
• One publication in no-refereed journal
• Approximately 55 reports to the Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Regulator Commission and state agencies. Several of the reports to the EPA were published.