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Mary L. Smith
1936–2020
United States
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Mary Levi Smith (née Mary Levi; 1936 – November 28, 2020) was an American educator who served as the 11th president of Kentucky State University (KSU) from 1991 to 1998. She was the first female president of KSU and the second woman to lead a state university in Kentucky. Smith began working at KSU in 1970, becoming an assistant professor in 1974 and the dean of the College of Applied Sciences in 1983.
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