Year Honored: 2015
Born in: Cuba
Biography
Ileana Smith was born in Cuba, as the daughter of an Orthopedic Surgeon. The family escaped Cuba when Smith was ten to avoid the uncertainty during the midst of Fidel Castro’s Communist Regime. The family first immigrated to Florida where her father picked tomatoes to earn a living while studying to re-take the American Medical Boards, and later relocated to Delaware.
Smith served as Vice President and Campus Director of Delaware Technical Community College Owen’s Campus in Georgetown. Smith began her career as a Math Teacher, just as founder Jack Owens was creating the first campus at Del Tech and remained with the organization until her retirement in 2016. She is currently a board member of La Esperanza an organization whose mission is to “assist Sussex County Latinos on their journey to achieve stability, integration, and success.”
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Sources and Additional Readings
Delaware Tech celebrates Dr. Seuss' birthday with read across America event. Cape Gazette. (1970, January 1). Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.capegazette.com/node/80047
NPR. (2008, August 15). Cuban doctor found home, healing in U.S. NPR. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92650667
Presiding over 23rd conference, Smith bids Adieu. Cape Gazette. (1970, January 1). Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.capegazette.com/article/presiding-over-23rd-conference-smith-bids-adieu/118960
- Collections: 2015