Arthur K. Smith (born August 15, 1937) is an American academic. He served as the president of the

University of Utah The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...

from 1991 to 1997. At the time of his appointment, he was the first non-member of

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to hold the position. He was previously the vice president for academic affairs, provost and acting president of the

University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a Public university, public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the University of South Car ...

, and vice president of administration of the

Binghamton University The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public university, public research university in Binghamton metropolitan area, Greater Binghamton, New York, United States. It is one of the four uni ...

. Smith is a graduate of the

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(1959). He later attended the

University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant coll ...

and

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

and earned a master's degree in comparative and international politics, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy. His first teaching job was as a professor of political science at Binghamton. After serving as the president of the University of Utah, Smith then served a dual role as chancellor of the

University of Houston System The University of Houston System is a public university system in the U.S. state of Texas, comprising four separate and distinct universities. It also owns and holds broadcasting licenses to a public television station (KUHT) and a public radio s ...

and president of the

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from 1997 to 2003, and later became professor of Latin American politics at the University of Houston.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Arthur K. Cornell University alumni Chancellors of the University of Houston System Presidents of the University of Houston University of Houston faculty 1937 births Living people Binghamton University faculty Presidents of the University of South Carolina