Paul Clayton Smith |
| Posted 2016-05-03 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Sunday, May 1, 2016, page 7a Paul C. Smith, long-time Prescott College faculty member, died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 17, 2016. He was 55. He leaves an enormous hole in the hearts and lives of his beloved family, friends, colleagues and students. Paul was an avid outdoorsman and life-long learner and teacher. He devoted his life to those he loved, to adventure and to nature-based experiential learning, becoming a well-known leader in the fields of equine-assisted learning and equine-assisted mental health. He actively sought out opportunities to explore, support and facilitate the development of positive human potential. Paul was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and grew up in Greenbelt, Maryland. He received his B.A. in Natural Science and Educational Perspectives from Earlham College in Earlham Indiana in 1982, his M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado in 1995 and his Ph.D. in Sustainability Education from Prescott College in 2012. From 1984 to 1992 Paul was on the staff of Voyageur Outward Bound School in Ely, Minnesota running canoe-based and other wilderness programs in Minnesota, Canada and Southwest Texas. He joined Prescott College in 1996 and served on both the undergraduate and graduate faculties. He founded and directed the College’s equine program and served as Executive Director of Centaur Leadership Services. Paul was also an instructor and facilitator at University of New Hampshire and The Browne Center in Durham, New Hampshire, leading courses and workshops in relational leadership, emotional intelligence and equine-assisted learning. With his unique blend of transpersonal counseling psychology and adventure/wilderness-based and equine- assisted learning, Paul brought a rich, holistic and “non-denominational” approach to leadership development and personal growth and transformation. Paul is survived by his parents, James W. and Mary Agnes Smith; sister, Carla Smith all of Independence, Minnesota; and his daughter, Jessica (Smith) Kellogg and husband Chris Kellogg of Norfolk, Virginia; as well as many dear extended family members and friends. Memorials may be directed to the “Paul Smith Memorial Fund for Equine Learning and Healing” at Prescott College, 220 Grove Ave., Prescott, AZ 86301 or online at http://PaulSmithMemorial.kintera.org/ Celebrate his life with the wind in your hair, a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye, your boots on and your sleeves rolled up, listening for his gentle nudge to do something joyful with “your one wild and precious life.” Information provided by survivors. |
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