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HUNTER J. SMITH

Hunter J. Smith has been a lifelong supporter of education. In addition to her support of many educational and charitable institutions that make the Charlottesville-Albemarle community stronger, Mrs. Smith has also been a generous supporter of a major facilities project at Albemarle and a contributor to the Albemarle Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.  Her philanthropic support has often focused on the support of students and young people.

A 1951 graduate of William & Mary majoring in Philosophy, Mrs. Smith has been the driving force behind countless local organizations and projects that impact the Albemarle High School family including the University of Virginia, Monticello, the Boys & Girls Club and Habitat for Humanity, to name just a few. Through personal contributions and the support of the Hunter J. Smith Family Foundation, she has been the catalyst behind projects that include an educational center at Monticello, the establishment of an endowed Freshmen Seminars program and the renovation of Zable Stadium at William & Mary, scholarships and a dining commons at UVA – College of Wise to name just a few.

Perhaps one of the most visible examples of Mrs. Smith’s support of the community is the University of Virginia Band.  UVA was one of the largest universities in the country without a marching band when she and her husband Carl made a major financial commitment to establishing the Cavalier Marching Band.  The first band had just 140 members, but has grown to involve many more than 330 students. The band now occupies a modern Band Building also funded by Mrs. Smith that includes practice rooms and a state of the art rehearsal hall. The band and the building are a source of pride and a resource for the University and the community.