C.D. Smith

C.D. Smith is a native of Vicksburg and has lived in Lauderdale County for 44 years. Smith received his bachelor’s degree in business and industry and master’s degree in business administration from the Meridian campus of Mississippi State University. A 46-year employee of AT&T, Smith is regional director for AT&T Mississippi with oversight over 31 counties in east Mississippi. Smith was first appointed to the MCC Board of Trustees in 1991 and served for 17 years until he stepped down in 2008 when the governor appointed him to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Smith has served nearly four decades in the Mississippi Air National Guard, retiring at State Command Chief Master Sergeant's rank. Smith rejoined the MCC Board of Trustees in 2020.