Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
Melinda Smith joined the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design’s student services staff in 2001. She is the director of student services for the Fay Jones School and assists the departments with curriculum management, coordinates student scholarships, aids in the organization of the Fay Jones School commencement and oversees the advising center staff.
Eric Dempsey, a 2005 graduate of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, is the founder of Dempsey Design, a growing architecture studio based in West Palm Beach, Florida. After spending 14 years living and working across Asia, most notably in Shanghai, he returned to the United States in 2022 to establish his practice and reconnect with his roots. Today, he blends his Southern upbringing with global experience to create meaningful, story-driven spaces.