Smith Academy of International Languages - Name

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At the end of the 2010-2011 school year Smith International Language Academy was relocated to the campus occupied by E.E. Waddell High School and given the name of E.E. Waddell, after Dr. Elbert Edwin Waddell (1922–1988). Dr. E. E. Waddell, educator and community leader, received his bachelor's and master's degrees from North Carolina A & T State University and his Doctor of Education degree from Duke University.

He served as principal of Kingville High School (Albemarle, N. C.) from 1943 to 1963, and in honor of his community involvement, the original school campus was renamed E. E. Waddell Community Center. Dr. Waddell was principal of Charlotte's Second Ward High School from 1963 to 1969 when he was named Assistant to the Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. From 1976 to 1979, he was Area Superintendent in the Harding Area. In 1979, he was appointed Assistant Superintendent for Auxiliary Services, the position he held until his retirement in 1982. The former high school building was dedicated formally on Sunday, June 2, 2002.