Nathan H. W. Smithers, son of Alvin and Konnie Smithers, of Flintstone graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia May 13 with a bachelor of science degree in international affairs and a minor in Japanese.
On the same day, Smithers was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force as a 2nd lieutenant, expecting orders to complete his training at Goodfellow Air Base in San Angelo, Texas.