Smith Appoints Admissions Director

Maureen Mahoney, dean of the college at Smith College, has announced the appointment of Audrey Yale Smith as director of admission.

A 19-year veteran of the college admissions field, Smith is currently the director of admissions at Hampshire College. During Smith's tenure, the number and quality of applicants to Hampshire has increased steadily. Under Smith's direction, Hampshire's admissions program has successfully incorporated the involvement of students, faculty, alumni and trustees.

Before going to Hampshire, Smith served as director of admissions and director of enrollment management at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N. J.

In her new position, Smith will oversee a staff of 20, providing institutional leadership in the development and implementation of student recruitment strategies. Her responsibilities will include developing annual and long-term admissions goals and supporting the college's priorities of excellence and diversity in its student body.

In announcing the appointment, Mahoney cited Smith's considerable experience, understanding of financial aid and retention issues and her experience in recruiting engineering students to Stevens, where she also spearheaded a program designed to support young women seeking engineering degrees. With a new engineering program taking shape at the college, Mahoney noted, Smith will play a crucial role in marketing the particular benefits of studying engineering in a women-only setting.

Smith will assume her new post on August 1.

Smith College is consistently ranked among the nation's best liberal arts colleges. Enrolling 2,800 students from every state and 50 other countries, Smith is the largest undergraduate women's college in the United States.

May 15, 2000