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By Deborah Bailey,
\nContributing Editor<\/p>\n

Barbara Jean Smith has been a faculty member with the Bowie State University School of Education for 50 years.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s fifty years of sharing and shaping the fundamentals of education.<\/p>\n

Fifty years of ensuring Bowie State- trained educators head off to their classrooms with best pedagogy.<\/p>\n

Fifty years of the joys and struggles that come with navigating the ever- changing landscape of K-12 education with students, colleagues and the broader Prince George\u2019s county community.<\/p>\n

Colleagues, friends and students walking the journey with Smith thought now was the right time to recognize Smith\u2019s landmark anniversary with the campus community\u00a0 and \u201cgive her flowers now,\u201d said Rosalind Muchiri, director of major gifts for Bowie State University.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur committee first came together in August, 2022 at our Faculty Institute,\u201d said Dr. Lynne G. Long, chair of teaching, learning and professional development for Bowie State\u2019s College of Education.\u00a0 \u201cWe pinned the phrase for her 50K for 50 Years of Service,\u201d Long continued.<\/p>\n

Long said the goal of the team recognizing Smith\u2019s contributions was to raise a minimum of $50,000 honoring 50 years of service to teaching students at BSU and enhancing the education profession.<\/p>\n

The first big activity held by the Smith legacy foundation team, was the recently held Barbara Jean Smith Legacy Prayer Breakfast in February. Generations of students, mentees and well-wishers returned to Bowie State University to honor the living legend.<\/p>\n

As one of the campus\u2019 first major in-person events since the start of the pandemic three years ago, admirers were waiting in line to recognize Smith\u2019s many contributions.\u00a0 Many are still looking to speak a kind word to Smith and reflect on the doors the Bowie State alumnae, veteran instructor and lifelong member of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority opened for many.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe introduced me to so many people and exposed me to many opportunities. The biggest one was the Bowie State Education Association \u2013 where I started as a general member,\u201d reflected Nadia Constanza, Bowie State University alumnae and second grade teacher at Cool Springs Elementary school in Adelphi, Md.<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessor Smith believed in me so much that she encouraged me to enter into leadership roles,\u201d Constanza said.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018The thing I remember most is that every time I\u2019ve come back home to Bowie, no matter how much it has changed, the one thing that has been constant throughout the years has been Barbara J. Smith,\u201d offered Carolyn Moye, also a Bowie State alum and Smith\u2019s colleague on faculty in the College of Education.<\/p>\n

BSU President Aminta Breaux, who attended the breakfast, said teaching legacies like the one embodied by Professor Smith is one of the many things she enjoys about representing BSU across the state and the nation.<\/p>\n

Breaux reflected on Smith\u2019s immeasurable contribution to students and the life of the campus \u2013 serving as both an alum and a veteran educator with a lifetime of wisdom to share with her students.<\/p>\n

And as for the honoree, Barbara Jean Smith?<\/p>\n

Smith said she is appreciating every \u201cflower\u201d coming as a gift to the endowment in her name, and affirming words as the College of Education continues to work on future activities for the scholarship fund that will be endowed in her honor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to have been blessed to touch the lives of thousands of future teachers, principals, entrepreneurs and other leaders who serve and will serve our country,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

The College of Education is two-thirds of the way to their goal of raising $50,000 in Smith\u2019s honor. \u201cThirty-eight thousand has been raised so far \u2013 and we just started a few months ago,\u201d exclaimed Long.<\/p>\n

Muchiri said the team that organized the Legacy Breakfast for Smith in February is meeting this week to evaluate their efforts and determine next steps to reach and even exceed the original goal of $50,000 to honor the Prince George\u2019s county legend.<\/p>\n

\u201cA dedicated alumna, a legend and the \u2018Soul of BSU,\u2019 Professor Barbara Jean Smith has been an exceptional and passionate teacher, who has been committed to her alma mater, Bowie State University, for 50 years strong,\u201d Muchiri said in summary of the events honoring Smith.<\/p>\n

Donations are still accepted via Barbara Jean Smith Endowed Scholarship: www.bowiestate.edu\/give<\/a> memo: Barbara Jean Smith Legacy Endowment<\/p>\n

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