Hall of Fame
Smith was the RMAC Commissioner for 12 years (2001-13) and was instrumental in securing championship sites for the RMAC Basketball Shootout, negotiating live television coverage of the RMAC basketball championship games, brokering a broadcast agreement with Altitude Sports and Entertainment, developing and administering over $400,000 in grant resources, and developing corporate partnerships to generate additional revenue for the conference. He also implemented the RMAC Hall of Fame in 2002. Surrounding his time as RMAC Commissioner, Smith was the Director of Athletics at Fort Lewis College (1996-2001), the Director of Athletic Development and Assistant Director of Athletics at Metropolitan State College of Denver (1985-1996), and Athletics Director at Chadron State College (2013-2024). In addition, he was active on several NCAA committees, including the regional advisory committees for football, baseball, and men’s basketball. He was the chair of the NCAA West Regional Baseball Committee as well as a member of the Division II Championships committee and the D-II Television Task Force. Smith was the Vice President of the Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association and President of the Colorado chapter of the National Football Foundation..