UND Administrator and Women's Athletics Pioneer Helen Smiley Dies

UND administrator and women's athletics pioneer Helen Smiley dies

GRAND FORKS — Helen Smiley, a former UND athletics administrator and women's sports pioneer, has died. Smiley, 87, died Friday in Davenport, Iowa. Smiley, who spent 14 years in Grand Forks, was inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 and served as UND's interim athletic director in 1984. Smiley served as interim athletic director for four months after the resignation of Carl Miller and the appointment of Gino Gasparini. Smiley left …

North Dakota Athletics mourns the loss of Dr. Helen Smiley - University of North Dakota Athletics

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The University of North Dakota Department of Athletics mourns the loss of former administrator Dr. Helen Smiley, who passed away on Friday, July 11.