Emeritus Faculty

In Memoriam

NON QUIS, SED QUID

George Brightwell, Jr. (1935-2023)
Registrar and Associate Dean Emeritus, Associate Professor of Economics and Business
Years of Service: 1978-1997
BA, Rice University; MBA, Northwestern University

 

Weldon Crowley (1934-2024)
Professor Emeritus of History
Years of Service: 1976-1997
BA, McMurry College; MDiv, Drew University; MA, PhD, University of Iowa

 

Harold Eidson (1942-2024)
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science
Years of Service: 1972-2002
BS, State College of Arkansas; MA, University of Texas - Austin
eidsonh@southwestern.edu

 

Frank Guziec, Jr. (1946-2023)

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

Years of Service: 1996-2013

BS, Loyola University Chicago; PhD. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Frederick Hilgeman (1937-2025)
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Years of Service: 1967-2006
BA, Central College; PhD, Tulane University

 

Drusilla Huffmaster Anderson (1917-2011)
Professor Emeritus of Piano; Artist-in-residence
Years of Service: 1961-1988
Diploma, Juilliard Graduate School, Juilliard School of Music; piano pupil of Hu T. Huffmaster, Adele Margulies, Ernest Hutcherson; chamber music pupil of Felix Salmon, international reputation as concert artist.

 

Frederick Burr Clifford (1914-2011)
Professor of Classics and Humanities; Dean Emeritus of The Brown College of Arts and Sciences 1962-1977
Years of Service: 1958-1981
BA, Northern Michigan College; MDiv, Oberlin Graduate School of Theology; MA, PhD, University of Michigan

 

Thomas Claire Douglass (1920-2012)
Professor Emeritus of String Instruments
Years of Service: 1947-1983
BMus, MMus, Illinois Wesleyan University; Graduate Study, University of Southern California and University of Illinois; violin pupil of Edward Preodor, Robert Quick, Andor Toth, Angel Reyes, Raphael Fliegel, and Ivan Galamian; chamber music with Albert Lazan

 

Eb Carl Girvin (1917-2007)
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Years of Service: 1953-1988
BA, MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

 

Jack Thomas Harris (1923-2012)
Associate Professor Emeritus of English
Years of Service: 1969-1990
BA, University of Minnesota; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

 

William B. Jones (1928-2016)
Professor Emeritus of History; Executive Vice President Emeritus; University Historian; holder of the John H. Duncan Chair
Years of Service: 1965-2000
BA, Millsaps College; BD, Emory University; PhD, Vanderbilt University
BA, University of Minnesota; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

 

Edwin Lansford, Jr (1923-2022)
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry
Years of Service: 1962-1993
BA, Rice University; BA, University of California; MA, PhD, University of Texas - Austin

 

Carla d’Estelle Lowry (1939-2015)
Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology; Associate Dean of Students; Director of Wellness and Leisure Activities
Years of Service: 1984-2001
BS, Wayland Baptist University; MA, PhD, Texas Woman’s University

 

Elizabeth Riley Lundblad (1910-2004)
Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business Administration
Years of Service: 1943-1975
BS, East Texas State College; MA, Texas Christian University; Graduate Study, The University of Texas at Austin

 

James L. Mallon (1944-2012)
Head Baseball Coach; Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics; Associate Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology
Years of Service: 1970-2004
BS, MS, Baylor University

 

Robert A. Morgan (1942-2022)
Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology
Years of Service: 1980-2003
BA, MA, The University of North Texas; PhD, Cornell University

 

George E. Nelson (1928-2014)
Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Department of Music
Years of Service: 1958-1991
BMEd, Southwestern University; MMus, DMA, The University of Texas at Austin; Graduate Study, Eastman School of Music and University of Colorado

 

Walter Potter (1946-2023)
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science

Years of Service: 1988-2014

BA, University of Washington; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison

 

Jesse E. Purdy (1952-2018)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology; holder of the John H. Duncan Chair; 2006 William Carrington Finch Professor; Brown Distinguished Research Professor (1999-2003)
Years of Service: 1978-2015
BS, MS, PhD, Colorado State University

 

Robert C. Reinehr
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Years of Service: 1981-1999
BA, MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

 

Roy B. Shilling (1931-2023)
President Emeritus of the University

Years of Service: 1981-2000

BA, McMurry College; BD, Southern Methodist University; MS, PhD, Indiana University

 

William Nick Sikes (1939-2023)
Professor Emeritus of Education

Years of Service: 1974-2001

BS, PhD University of Texas - Austin; MNS, University of Oklahoma

 

Farley Snell (1934-2025)

Professor Emeritus of Religion and Philosophy and University Chaplain
Years of Service: 1972-1999
AB, Florida Southern College; MDiv, PhD, Union Theological Seminary

 

Robert Soulen (1932-2024)

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Years of Service: 1964-1996
BA, Baker University; PhD, Kansas State University

 

Norman Woods Spellmann (1928-2011)
Professor Emeritus of Religion and Philosophy; holder of The Bishop Seth Ward Professorship in Religion
Years of Service: 1960-1998
BA, Southwestern University; BD, Southern Methodist University; PhD, Yale University

 

Victoria Star Varner (1955-2024)
Professor Emeritus of Art
Years of Service: 1983-2023
SEd, MA, University of Missouri; MFA, Indiana University

 

Mary Hale Visser (1942-2024)

Professor Emeritus of Art
Years of Service: 1979-2022
BAE, MFA, Ohio State University