DAVID SMITH graduated from Mansfield Music Education curriculum in 1967, received a Master of Music in Percussion degree from East Carolina University in 1970 and has done additional graduate work at the Hartt School of Music, Manhattan School of Music and NYU. David taught in the public schools of Elmira, New York for two years. Since 1970 he has been Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University teaching percussion, percussion ensemble, electronic music and directing the marching band. He is a member of several professional ensembles; presently he is principal percussionist with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. At the 1989 Percussive Arts Society International Conference he performed the world premiere of Milton Babbitt's Beaten Paths for solo marimba. We honor him as teacher, conductor and performer.