R. Smith Simpson (Col ’27, Grad ’28 L/M) of Charlottesville died Sept. 5, 2010. After an early career with the National Recovery Administration, he joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. In the early 1940s, Mr. Simpson worked at the State Department and participated in drafting the Charter of the United Nations. He was a foreign service officer at U.S. embassies in Brussels, Athens and Mexico City and held consular assignments in India and Mozambique. He retired in 1962 as a foreign service deputy examiner. He wrote extensively in professional journals and books about the State Department and pushed for improvements in the training and administration of foreign service staff. In collaboration with Peter F. Krogh, then dean of Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Mr. Simpson helped create the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.
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1976: A Royal Visit
On July 10, Queen Elizabeth toured the Academical Village, where 18,000 people watched her stroll down the Lawn.
Eyes on the Olympics
U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1
New & Notable
Listen to six innovative albums by 15 must-hear alumni musicians.
Can Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Prevent Crime?
Why U.Va. students are teaching Russian literature at a juvenile correctional center
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal
Over Seven Billion Served
Last October, the 7 billionth person on the planet was born. Professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition.
A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'
Spirit of Adventure
Two documentaries portray challenging journeys and the importance of family
Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.
Where We Study
When finals are approaching at U.Va., the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.
Lady Gaga Recruits U.Va. Bullying Expert
Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.
What’s Up, Doc?
The human body is a complex machine of about 10 trillion interconnected cells. Researchers at the U.Va. Health System are working with new technology to keep everything from our brains to our blood sugar in good shape.
Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.
Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.
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