Full Name:
Calvin Smyre
Gender:
Male
Family:
Divorced; 1 Child
Birth Date:
05/17/1947
Birth Place:
Chattahoochee County, GA
Home City:
Columbus, GA
Religion:
Christian
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Fort Valley State University, 1966-1970
Nominated by President Joe Biden, United States Ambassador to the Bahamas, 2022-present
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1974-2022
Administration Floor Leader, Governor Harris, 1986
Assistant Administration Floor Leader, Governor Harris, 1983
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Zero Based Budgeting
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, present
Chair, Minority Caucus, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Vice-Chairman, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Georgia State House of Representatives
Member, Budget Responsibility Oversight Committee, 1993-2003
Member, Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee, 1983-1999, 2001-2003
Chair, Rules Committee, 1999-2003
Chair, Martin Luther King, Jr. Georgia State Holiday Commission, 1991-1999
Chair, University System of Georgia Committee, 1993-1999
Chair, Fiscal Affairs and Oversight Committee, Assembly on Legislature, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1993-1994
Chair, Industrial Relations Committee, 1990-1993
Co-Chair, Workers Compensation TASK Force, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1991-1993
Member, Executive Committee, National Black Caucus of State Legislatures, 1980-1990
National Secretary, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 1980-1990
Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, DC, 1986-1989
President, Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, 1982-1987
Chair, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, 1979-1981
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Synovus Financial Corporation, 1976-2014
Served, United States Army, 1970
Member/Board of Trustees, Atlanta University School of Social Work, present
Member, Columbus State University Foundation Board of Trustees, present
Board Member/Chair, Fort Valley State University Foundation, present
Member/Board of Trustees, Jack D. Hughston Foundation, present
Member/Board of Trustees, Medical College of Georgia Foundation, present
Member/Board of Trustees, Morehouse School of Medicine, present
Chief Executive Officer/Chair, Synovus Foundation, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
Member, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Columbus Museum Board of Trustees
Synovus Representative, Financial Services Roundtable
Former President, Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association
Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Life Member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Member, Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
Chairman, RiverCenter Board, 2002-2004
President, Liberty Theatre Cultural Center, Incorporated, 1994-2003
Member, Democratic National Committee, 1985