Educator Alfred Samuel Smith, 81, died on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in Montgomery. For thirty-six years he was a biology professor and administrator at Alabama State University, retiring in 2012 as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Interim Provost. At that time ASU created the Alfred S. Smith Leadership Symposium. He was a consultant to multiple institutions, including Sokiene University, Morongoro, Tanzania in East Africa and served on the Alabama Articulation and General Studies Committee. Also, he chaired numerous ASU committees, especially those impacting the entire university, and worked on higher education accreditation committees for the College of Charleston, Grambling State University, and at least fifteen other southern schools. Dr. Smith attended Bethune-Cookman University for a bachelor’s degree, Howard University for a master’s and Ph.D. in zoology, and University of Michigan as a Rackham Postdoctoral Fellow and an American Council on Education Fellow. He affiliated with multiple scientific and higher education organizations. He particularly cherished membership at St. John’s AME Church where he was known as a Steward, talented Bible teacher and prayer-giver, and delegate to the Alabama River Region Annual Conference. Alfred Smith is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Patricia Elaine Moore Smith; sons Dr. Alfred Redie Smith and Jonathan Thearthur Smith; grandsons James Chase Smith and Steven Alfred Smith; sister Helen Nelson; and sister Connie Jones, her daughter Paula Lay, and her daughter Lailah Hall. Other survivors are sisters in-law and brothers in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins, and loyal friends. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from St. John AME Church with Pastor Roosevelt Williams, III, officiating. Interment will follow in Alabama Heritage Cemetery.