UAMS Celebrates Life of Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D.

By Linda Satter

About 120 people and two dogs gathered Feb. 9 in the Fred Smith Auditorium to participate in a live-streamed celebration of the life of Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., who was the executive vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and dean of the UAMS College of Medicine.

Smyth, who joined UAMS in June 2021, died Dec. 31, 2022.

The dogs, English black Labradors Saleh and Carmine, were former therapy dogs at the University of Kentucky that Smyth adopted as pets. Wearing service dog vests and on leashes, they were escorted into the auditorium and onto the stage by Smyth’s husband, Andrew J. Morris, Ph.D., and the oldest of the couple’s two sons, Edward.

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Andrew Morris, Ph.D., addresses the crowd, flanked by his late wife's portrait and son Edward, as well as the family dogs Saleh and Carmine. Behind them are flags representing some of the academic houses in the College of Medicine. Image by Bryan Clifton