Biographical Sketch

REBECCA RHODES SMOTHERS

1843 Country Club Drive, High Point, North Carolina 27262


Native of Wilson, N. C.; resident of High Point since 1962; married to Thomas E. (Ed) Smothers; three children; four grandchildren.

Graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a Bachelor's degree in sociology; took graduate courses toward Master's in family life and child development at UNC-G.

City Council Terms - Council Committee Service

1977 - 1979 Public Works, Public Utilities, and Special & Planning
1979 - 1981 Special & Planning (chair), Law & Public Safety
1981 - 1983 Special & Planning (chair), Law & Public Safety, and Public Services
1985 - 1987 Special & Planning, Public Services
1987 - 1989 Mayor Pro Tem, Finance (chair), Special & Planning
1989 - 1992 Mayor Pro Tem, Special & Planning, Public Services

  • Elected to the High Point City Council in 1977.
  • Elected mayor by members of council in May 1992, following resignation of Roy B. Culler, Jr.; elected mayor in general election in November 1992 for a three-year term; elected in November 1995 and in November 1997 for a two-year term.
  • Represents the High Point City Council on the:
      Piedmont Triad Council of Governments (Board Chair)
      Piedmont Triad Partnership
      Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (Board chair)
      High Point Economic Development Corporation

  • Served as president of the N. C. League of Municipalities (Oct.1997 - 1998).
  • Serves on the advisory board of the Bryan School of BusinessBusiness and the Center for the Study of Social Issues, UNC-G.
  • Serves on the board of the High Point Community Foundation.

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