Ivan H. Smith, founding partner in the firm of Reynolds, Smith & Hills Inc., created this endowment supporting a visiting professor in architecture. Notable works for which he had principal responsibility include

• UF’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
• Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Building
• Music and the Arts building
• Jacksonville University’s Council building and dorms
• Florida State Capitol complex in Tallahassee
• The Duval County Court House

During World War II, he was commissioned as a lieutenant junior grade and advanced to lieutenant in the U.S. Naval reserve, serving in Washington and the Southeast Asia theater where he participated in technical air intelligence in the Burma Campaign.

Reynolds, Smith & Hills Inc. consists of a broad range of client-focused programs, each with its own multidisciplined staff of architects, engineers, planners, environmental scientists and technical support personnel. Clients are served by teams of specialists selected for the expertise and experience they can provide in specific areas of interest. Each team is supported by the firm’s total spectrum of architectural, engineering, planning and environmental services.