Ohio-based M/I Homes, Inc. announced that Eugene D. Smith, former senior vice president and director of athletics at The Ohio State University and current president of Gene Smith Consulting, LLC, has been elected to the company’s board of directors.
Shareholders approved Smith’s appointment at the 2026 annual meeting on May 13, 2026. He succeeds longtime director Norman L. Traeger, who retired from the board at the meeting.
“We are very pleased to have Gene join our Board. He is a highly respected and accomplished leader, and his experience leading large, complex organizations, strategic perspective and sound judgment will benefit our Board and our Company. We also want to thank Norm Traeger for his many years of dedicated service and significant contributions to M/I Homes,” Chairman and CEO Robert H. Schottenstein said in the company announcement.
Smith’s consulting firm provides leadership training, with an emphasis on supporting athletic conference commissioners, athletic directors and coaches in the college sports sector. Before launching Gene Smith Consulting, LLC, he served as director of athletics at Ohio State, Arizona State University, Iowa State University and Eastern Michigan University.
Smith is also a director of Under Armour, Inc., and sits on the boards of the Big Ten Network, Arizona Sports Foundation, National Football Foundation and National Coalition of Minority Football. Before starting his administrative and business career, Smith won the college football national championship in 1973 as a player for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
M/I Homes, Inc., which marks its 50th year in business in 2026, builds single-family homes throughout the country. The company operates in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers/Naples and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
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