Stanford Report, May 13, 2009

Memorial service for Keith Smith on May 16

Keith Smith

A memorial service for long-time Stanford employee Keith Smith will begin at 4 p.m. on May 16 in the Braun Music Center's Campbell Recital Hall. Smith, the ombudsman for the School of Medicine, died of a heart attack last month at the age of 59.

The Department of Music has also established a scholarship in Smith's name. Contributions may be sent to Keith I. Smith Prize for Performance in Music, Stanford Department of Music, attn: Mario Champagne, Stanford, CA 94305.

Smith arrived at the university in 1977, spending time in affirmative action, human resources, development and the provost's office before working in employee relations for 18 years. He assumed the role of ombudsman in early 2008.