Maureen L. Smith
Entrepreneur
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
 
Born and educated in New York, Dr. Maureen Smith attended St. John's University Law School and then joined her family's business. Moving to Florida in the early 1950s, she and her father established the first beeper system in Miami. Later she bought and operated Airbeep, Inc. in Wisconsin and her father's Cleveland Telephone Answering Service. In 1982, they partnered with The Washington Post to found Cellular One.

An active volunteer leader, she has been a major force in the development of the Florida campus, serving on its Board of Governors and as the long-time Chair of the Ft. Lauderdale chapter of Northwood National Women's Board & Friends. She also has established the Stephen Smith Endowed Scholarship at Northwood in memory of her son. In 1991, Maureen Smith received an honorary doctorate degree from Northwood University and the Distinguished Women's Award in 1996.

She is a member of St. Anthony's Foundation, the Federated Women's Club, Coral Ridge Women's Club, a Lady of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and an honorary alumnus of Pinecrest School, Ft. Lauderdale, which cited her for significant leadership in the development of their educational programs.

Dr. Smith is a member of Northwood University's Board of Trustees and serves as Chair of the Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees.

"Sharing of one's time is a gift that often is appreciated later in life. I want to make this world a little better for my having been there."