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Location/County: Charleston, Kanawha
May 21, 2015
On Thursday, May 21, 2015, Lewis R. Smoot Sr. will present “African American Life: A Personal Perspective” in the Archives and History Library in the Culture Center in Charleston. The program, which is the first of the 2015 Block Speakers Series, will begin at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Smoot graduated from Garnet High School in Charleston in 1951 and received a B.S. in building construction management from Michigan State in 1956. He also received honorary doctorates from Ohio Dominican and Franklin universities. After a couple of years with the Army Corps of Engineers, Lewis Smoot went to work at the Sherman R. Smoot Company, a masonry company that had been started by his father Sherman and other relatives in Charleston.
Today he is chairman and chief executive officer of Smoot Construction Corporation. He is responsible for executive management operations for Smoot Construction Company of Ohio, Smoot Management Corporation of Ohio, Smoot Construction LLC (Indiana), and Smoot Construction Company of Washington D.C. Smoot has received numerous awards for his participation in the community. He has a long and distinguished career in both construction and community involvement in the central Ohio area, Indianapolis, and Washington D.C. and has served in varied capacities as trustee or on the board of directors of many organizations or foundations.
For additional information, call (304) 558-0230.