List of Southern Methodist University people

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The list of Southern Methodist University people includes alumni, faculty, and former students of Southern Methodist University.

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[edit] Notable alumni or attendees

[edit] Government, politics, society

U.S. Congress

Name Graduation Year Occupation
John W. Bryant U.S. House of Representatives, 1983–97
Jim Chapman U.S. House of Representatives, 1985–97
James M. Collins U.S. House of Representatives, 1968-83
John Culberson U.S. House of Representatives
Bob Franks U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey
Ralph Hall U.S. House of Representatives
Eddie Bernice Johnson U.S. House of Representatives
Sam Johnson U.S. House of Representatives
Robert Krueger U.S. Senator from Texas
Dennis Moore U. S. House of Representative from Kansas
Lamar S. Smith U.S. House of Representatives
John Tower U.S. Senator from Texas

U.S. ambassadors

Others in politics

[edit] Business

Fiske Guide to Colleges commends the Cox School’s strong ties with the Dallas business community, claiming, “SMU is all but the official alma mater of the Dallas business and professional elite.”[2]

[edit] Law

[edit] Scientists

[edit] Academia

[edit] Film, performing arts, television, radio, popular culture

[edit] Journalism

[edit] The Ministry

[edit] Athletics

For more information on SMU Athletics, see the

Main article: SMU Mustangs

Football

Basketball

Baseball

Golf

Soccer

Other athletics

[edit] Others

Gary Loftis - Career Air Force Officer, writer, and communication consultant

[edit] SMU faculty

[edit] Chairpersons of the Board of Trustees

The board of governors served as an executive committee of the 75-member board of trustees. Because of the group's size, most of the real governing was done by the 21-member Board of Governors. In the aftermath of the 1987 Football 'Death penalty' against SMU, the board of governors was eliminated and replaced with a smaller and more efficient board of trustees. The changes were also designed to increase the independence and authority of the university president. The new structure called for a Board of Trustees of 40 members and meeting four times a year instead of twice.

Chairpersons of the Board of Trustees

Name Years
Carl Sewell 2006–Present
Gerald J. Ford 2002–2006
Ruth S. Altshuler 2000–2002
William R. Howell 1996–2000
Robert Dedman Sr. 1992–1996
Ray Lee Hunt 1987–1992
Edwin L. Cox, Sr. 1967–1987

Chairpersons of the Board of Governors

Name Years
William L. Hutchison 1986–1987
Bill Clements 1983–1986
Bill Clements 1967–1973
Eugene McElvaney 1952–1956

[edit] Honorary degree recipients

[edit] Other SMU affiliates (non-alumni)

  • U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was a diplomat-in-residence at SMU's John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies in March 1996. Later that year, Cheney was named to the SMU Board of Trustees, resigning in August 2000 when he became the Republican candidate for U.S. Vice President.
  • General Colin Powell in 1997 received the first Medal of Freedom Award given by SMU's John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences.
  • Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher in 1999 received the second Medal of Freedom Award, presented to her by Colin Powell, the recipient of the first medal.
  • Senator and candidate for the Republican nomination for US President John McCain received the Tower Center's Medal of Freedom Award in 2005.
  • Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair received the Medal of Freedom Award in 2008.

[edit] SMU presidents

Name Years
Robert Stewart Hyer 1911–1920
Hiram Abiff Boaz 1920–1922
Charles Claude Selecman 1923–1938
Umphrey Lee 1939–1954
Willis M. Tate 1954–1972
Paul Hardin 1972–1974
James Zumberge 1975–1980
L. Donald Shields 1980–1986
A. Kenneth Pye 1987–1994
R. Gerald Turner 1995–present

[edit] References

  1. ^ Billy Hathorn, "Mayor Ernest Angelo, Jr., of Midland and the 96-0 Reagan Sweep of Texas, May 1, 1976," West Texas Historical Association Yearbook Vol. 86 (2010), p. 81-82
  2. ^ SMU - Cox : Independent Rankings
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  5. ^ Park Cities Motors
  6. ^ Kenneth Prewitt | ISERP
  7. ^ Profile - Registrar - SMU
  8. ^ Remains of Vietnam War pilot ID'd as Dallas man | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News
  9. ^ Joe White Bio - Kanakuk Kamps - Christian Summer Sports Camps for Kids
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