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Joel A. Smith III is Dean of the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina Columbia. He joined USC in October of 2000 after his retirement from Bank of America in August.
Smith joined Bank of America in 1971 and during his tenure advanced from credit analyst to President of Bank of America East with responsibilities for Commercial Small Business Premier and Consumer Banking divisions in seven states and the District of Columbia representing more than $90 billion in assets under management.
A native of Columbia S.C. he graduated from the University of the South in Sewanee Tenn. with a BA in political science and economics from the National Commercial Lending School at the University of Oklahoma and from the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. Smith served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1971 and in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1971 to 1987 when he retired as commander.
Smith serves on the boards of the S.C. Business Center for Excellence in Education and S.C. ETV Endowment. He is a member of the Board of Regents for the University of the South. He is a member of the Board of Spoleto Festival USA and co-chairs the 25th Anniversary Campaign. Additionally he serves on the Board of Directors for NetBank chairing the Compensation Committee and is an organizer Director and chair of the Audit Committee for Carolina National Bank & Trust.
In January 2003 Smith was awarded the Order of the Palmetto the highest civilian award given by the governor of South Carolina. In May 2001 Smith was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame and for 2000 named Humanitarian of the Year by the United Way. In 1997 he was named the S.C. Economic Development Volunteer of the Year by the SCEDA. He received the Tree of Life award from the National Jewish Fund and has been awarded honorary degrees from S.C. State University Fayetteville State University and the University of South Carolina Aiken. In 1994 he received the Businessman of the Year award from the S.C. Chamber of Commerce. | 