Bradley F. Smith, Dean

Bradley F. Smith, Dean
Huxley College of Environmental Studies
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225-9079
Office: 360-650-3521
Fax: 360-650-2842

Bradley F. Smith was named Dean of Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University in September of 1994.  Prior to his appointment, Dr. Smith had served as the first Director of the Office of Environmental Education for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  He also served as a Special Assistant to the administrator of the EPA and as Acting Associate Administrator for the EPA.  Dr. Smith was appointed to the U.S. Senior Executive Service in 1992.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment.  His BA and MA are in economics and political science.

From 1975 to 1990, Dr. Smith was a professor of political science and biology, and concurrently was executive director of Michigan’s Tobico Marsh National Refuge from 1982 to 1990.  During this time, he also served as adjunct faculty at the Air Force Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment.  Dr. Smith has been a Fulbright Scholar to England a NATO Fellow and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Environmental Science in the UK.  He holds adjunct faculty positions in Russia, China, Holland, England and Japan.

In 2007 he was appointed by the EPA Administrator to the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) which advises the USEPA on domestic and international environmental policy issues. In 2009 he was appointed by the Governor to the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Currently he serves on the steering committee of the Commission on Education and Communication for the IUCN and as a Trustee of the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation. He is the past President of the U.S. Council of Environmental Deans and Directors and the past chair of the Washington State Sustainability Commission. He has served as an environmental advisor to many corporations and as an external evaluator for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Formerly Dr. Smith served as an appointed member of President Clinton’s Council for Sustainable Development (Education Task Force).  His most recent publications include co-author of Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships, 12th edition 2009, andEnvironmental Science Field Guide and Laboratory Manual, 12th  edition 2009.  McGraw-Hill.