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David C. Smith 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s immense contributions to Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s were recognized on Saturday during the official opening of the new residence building that bears his name.

Mary Smith, Principal Emeritus Smith 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s wife, and several other family members attended the celebration on Saturday. Principal Daniel Woolf recalled the collegial and consensus-building approach Principal Emeritus Smith took while leading the institution during a transitional period between 1984 and 1994.

An expert on labour economics and income policy, Principal Emeritus Smith came to Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s in 1961. He took over as head of the economics department in 1968. Over the next 13 years, he built the economics department at Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s into a nationally recognized powerhouse.

Principal Emeritus Smith was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1976 and became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994. He retired from Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s in 1996. After a brief illness, Principal Emeritus Smith died in 2000.

Smith House is one of two new student residences to open at Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s this fall. Brant House, which is named in honour of Dr. Marlene Brant Castellano and Dr. Clare Clifton Brant, .

The new residences accommodate 550 students, ensuring first-year students will continue to have the chance to live in residence, which is an important part of the Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s experience. The new residences also allow the university to restore common rooms in existing residences that were converted to rooms, and to provide additional residence space for upper-year and international students.