Southwestern University
2002-2003 Catalog
Southwestern University: A Statement
The Academic Program
Degree Requirements
Academic Regulations
Course Descriptions
Brown College of Arts & Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Communication
Economics & Business
Education
English
History
Kinesiology
Math & Computer Science
Modern Languages & Literatures
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion & Philosophy
Sociology & Anthropology
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Art
Music
Theatre
Interdisciplinary Programs
Special Academic Programs
Admission & Financial Aid
Student Life
Cultural Activities
History & Governance
Endowments & Scholarships
University Directory
Board & Officers
Faculty
Administration
HISTORY AND GOVERNANCE
Southwestern University is a direct descendant of
four of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the state. The
forerunner of the University, Rutersville College, was chartered by the Republic
of Texas in 1840, making it the first college in what was to become the State of
Texas. The three other colleges founded by pioneer Methodists and united in one
central college in Georgetown in 1873 were Wesleyan College, chartered in 1844;
McKenzie College, 1848; and Soule University, 1856. When the five Methodist
Conferences of Texas located the central institution in Georgetown it was known
as Texas University. In 1875, that name was ceded to the State of Texas and the
present name, Southwestern University, adopted. George town is a city of some
18,000 residents located 28 miles north of Austin, the state capital.
Southwestern University is governed by a
50-member Board of Trustees consisting of representatives, both lay and clergy,
from the six patronizing Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church in
Texas, trustees elected at large, and two recent graduates of the University
elected by students. The bishops in charge of the Annual Conferences of the
United Methodist Church in Texas, the president of the Alumni Association, and
the president of the University are ex-officio members. The trustees from the
individual Conferences are nominated by the University and elected by the
respective Annual Conference. Trustees at large are elected by the Board of
Trustees of Southwestern and confirmed by the Annual Conference in which each
resides. The term of office of all trustees is four years.
Southwestern has had 14 presidents and three
interim presidents since it was established in Georgetown. They were: Francis
Asbury Mood, 1873–1884; John Wesley Heidt, 1885–1889; John Howell
McLean, 1889–1897; Robert Stewart Hyer, 1898–1911; Charles McTyeire
Bishop, 1911–1922; Paul Whitfield Horn, 1922– 1924; James Samuel
Barcus, 1924–1928; King Vivion, 1928–1935; John William Bergin,
1935–1942; John Nelson Russell Score, 1942–1949; William Carrington
Finch, 1949–1961; Lawrence Durwood Fleming, 1961–1981; Roy B.
Shilling, Jr., 1981–2000; and Jake B. Schrum, 2000–present. Faculty
members John Howell McLean, John R. Allen and Randolph Ward Tinsley each served
as interim presidents in the late 1800s and early 1900s during changes in
administrations.
The Campus
Southwestern University’s campus has been called
one of Texas’ most beautiful and best-planned college facilities. Located
in a residential area on the eastern edge of the city of Georgetown, the more
than 30 buildings situated on 700 acres supply an unusually fine environment for
living and learning.
The Administration
Building, completed in 1900, was renovated through grants made by The Cullen
Foundation of Houston. Following the official reopening and dedication on
October 14, 1977, it was renamed the Roy and Lillie Cullen Building in
memory of the late Roy and Lillie Cullen, distinguished citizens and exemplary
philanthropists of Texas. Both the Cullen Building and Mood-Bridwell
Hall, erected in 1908, are included in the National Register of Historic
Places. Mood Hall, named for Dr. Francis A. Mood, first Regent of the
University, was renovated and restored with grants from the J.S. Bridwell
Foundation of Wichita Falls, Texas, and The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation, Inc.
of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building was formally reopened and dedicated in October
of 1978, with the new name of Mood-Bridwell Hall.
The Cullen Building includes classrooms,
Cullen Auditorium and the Admission, Financial Aid, Business Office, Registrar,
Fiscal Affairs, Development, University Relations, and President’s
Offices. Mood-Bridwell Hall includes classrooms, faculty offices for the
Departments of English, History, Economics and Business, Education, Political
Science, Sociology and Anthropology, and Mathematics and Computer Science, an
electronic classroom, computer laboratories, Academic Services, International
Programs, the Debby Ellis Writing Center, and the University Computer Center.
The Fondren-Jones Science Hall
furnishes classroom and laboratory facilities for the University’s
curriculum in the sciences, as well as offices for the Departments of Biology,
Chemistry, and Physics. The original building was completed in 1954 as a gift
from Mrs. W.W. Fondren of Houston, Texas. With gifts from the Houston Endowment
Inc., of Houston, Texas, the building was completely renovated during 1980-81.
Formerly called the Fondren Science Hall, the building was opened and
re-dedicated in the fall of 1981. The new name, The Fondren-Jones Science Hall,
recognizes the long friendship between Jesse H. Jones, founder of Houston
Endowment Inc., and Southwestern University. The Gordon C. Evans, Sr. Wing of
Fondren-Jones was dedicated in 1999, adding 24,000 square-feet to the facility.
It features multimedia classrooms, research laboratories, computer laboratory,
and faculty offices. It was funded primarily through the generosity of The
George I. Alden Trust, M.D. Anderson Foundation, Dr. Douglas M. and Nell Barnes
Benold, Genevieve Britt Caldwell and T.M. Caldwell, Jr. , Dr. Turner M. Caldwell
III, The Fondren Foundation, Hoblitzelle Foundation, Houston Endowment Inc., The
Meadows Foundation, Eriv V. Patterson, Dr. Gulnar Rawji and Gilbert Rappaport,
Dr. Robert C. and Dagmar Roeder, and The Willingham Estate. The wing is named
for Gordon C. Evans, Sr., a long-time employee of the Jesse H. Jones Interests
and the Houston Endowment Inc.
At the center
of campus is the Roy H. Cullen Academic Mall, completed in 1993. The
naming gift of the mall was made possible through a grant from The Cullen
Foundation of Houston in honor of Roy H. Cullen, longtime University trustee.
The chapel plaza was given by Mrs. Evie Jo Wilson in memory of her husband,
alumnus Arthur R. Wilson. Infrastructure and expanded computing capabilities
were provided by The Cullen Trust for Higher Education. The fountain closest to
University Avenue was given by anonymous donors. It is on the site of the
Landrum Memorial Fountain given by the late Mr. Neely G. Landrum and Mr. James
N. Landrum of Dallas, Texas, in honor of their daughter and sister, Mrs.
Marguerite Landrum Williams. The library courtyards were made possible by a
grant from the Hoblitzelle Foundation of Dallas. Blanche M. Burcham gave one of
the kiosks through a bequest in memory of alumnus Joseph R. Burcham. The Brown
Fountain honors the Brown family and The Brown Foundation, Inc. for their
1976-1996 matching grant program, The Brown Challenge.
The A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library
Center, dedicated in the fall of 1988, houses one of the area’s finest
college libraries, with almost 300,000 catalogued volumes and 1,400 periodical
subscriptions. The library’s special collections include the papers of
Senator John Goodwin Tower, the Clark Texana Collection, and the J. Frank Dobie
and Bertha McKee Dobie Collections. The library center also houses University
Information Technology Services, Audiovisual Services, and the Associated
Colleges of the South Technology Center. The structure is a blend of classic and
modern architecture. In 1966 a modern smooth limestone and glass building was
constructed and connected to the original building which had been dedicated in
1939. The 1966 construction and renovation was made possible by a gift from The
Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston, Texas, and gifts from friends of Mr. Herman
Brown, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees for many years. The
1988 addition, which doubled the size of the previous library, was named in
honor of A. Frank Smith, Jr. of Houston, distinguished trustee of the University
for many years and chairman of the board from 1977-1987. At the suggestion of
the directors of the Cullen Foundation and the Cullen Trust for Higher
Education, the University Trustees elected to name the complex in honor of Mr.
Smith for his years of devoted service to Southwestern. These two foundations
contributed over half of the cost for the renovation and expansion of this
facility.
Facing the A. Frank Smith, Jr.
Library Center across the campus is Lois Perkins Chapel, a semi-Gothic
structure of native limestone seating 850, where weekly chapel services and
other events are held. The chapel was erected in 1950 by a gift from the late
Mr. J.J. Perkins of Wichita Falls and is named in honor of Mrs. Perkins, an
alumna of the University. The chapel was completely renovated in 1981 through a
gift from Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Prothro of Wichita Falls, Texas, to honor her
mother, Mrs. Perkins. Mr. Prothro served on the Board of Trustees for 30 years
and was chairman for 11 of those years.
West
of the chapel is the Red and Charline McCombs Campus Center, dedicated in
1998 and made possible by a gift from alumni Red and Charline McCombs of San
Antonio, The Vivian L. Smith Foundation of Houston, the J. E. and L. E. Mabee
Foundation of Tulsa, and Charles and Elizabeth Prothro and the Perkins-Prothro
Foundations of Wichita Falls. The 63,000-square foot center includes campus
dining facilities, a ballroom, student organization offices, the University
Bookstore, Gender Awareness Center, the Post Office, offices for the Vice
President and Dean of Students, Student Activities, Diversity Education,
Religious Life, and the Associate Vice President for Residence Life, and
displays of the McCombs Americana Collection. Mr. McCombs serves as chairman of
the Board of Trustees.
East of the chapel is
the F.W. Olin Building, dedicated in 1996. Funded by a grant from the
F.W. Olin Foundation of New York, the state-of-the-art, 39,000-square foot
building includes lecture halls, electronic classroom, language learning center,
an experimental psychology laboratory, and faculty offices for the Departments
of Classics, Communication, Psychology and Modern Languages and Literatures.
North of the chapel is the William
Carrington Finch Plaza. Dedicated in 2001, the plaza provides easy access to
the chapel and is named for Southwestern’s 11th president, William
Carrington Finch.
The Sarofim School of Fine
Arts is housed in the Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center, erected in 1956 and
the gift of the late Mrs. Alma Thomas of Austin, Texas, a long-time trustee of
the University. The three-story building contains a theater, recital hall, art
gallery, offices, studios, practice rooms, and offices for the Departments of
Art, Music, and Theatre. Gifts from The Hoblitzelle Foundation in 1973 and 1978
have made possible the air-conditioning of the building, the renovation of the
theater, art studios, and recital hall, and the installation of safety equipment
and of access facilities for the physically impaired.
In 1993, a thrust stage theater facility was
completed on the north side of the Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center. The performance
space, made possible by a grant from The Houston Endowment Inc., is named for
Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones. A hall of honor recognizing future
generations of donors was made possible by the generosity of The J.E. and L.E.
Mabee Foundation. The foyer and theater lobby were made possible by alumni,
Genevieve Britt Caldwell, Louise Britt Carvey, Frank P. Carvey, Jr., and Dr.
Turner M. Caldwell, III, and Turner M. Caldwell, Jr. The green room, dedicated
to the memory of Dr. Nita Akin, an alumna, was given by alumnus J.W. Akin and
family. Theater furnishings were funded by The Abell- Hanger Foundation of
Midland and The Fondren Foundation of Houston. The scene shop was made possible
through a trust by alumnus William G. Swenson and Shirley A. Swenson.
In 1999, an 18,000 square feet addition to
the Fine Arts Center was dedicated for the study of music and the visual arts.
Made possible by a gift from Fayez Sarofim of Houston, it includes teaching
studios for music, drawing and painting studios, a secure gallery, and faculty
offices. The Wood-Avant Fine Arts Foyer is named from alumna Joan Wood Avant and
her parents Judge D.B. Wood and alumna Bernice Cooke Wood, through gifts from
members of their family, alumnus J.R. “Slim” Avant, Jamie Avant
Deyhle, Jim Forrest Avant, and Jeff Wood
Avant.
The Corbin J. Robertson Center,
more than 95,000 square feet of comprehensive recreational and athletic
facilities dedicated in 1996, occupies the northeast corner of campus. The
center includes the Departments of Kinesiology and Intercollegiate Athletics and
offices for Health Services, Counseling Services, Athletic Training, and
Recreational Sports. These facilities were made possible by major gifts from The
Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for Higher Education, and the James V. and
Pat Walzel Family, all of Houston. The center is named in honor and memory of
the late Corbin J. Robertson, Houston businessman and philanthropist. James
Walzel serves as a trustee of the University.
The Field House houses the Korouva
Milkbar Coffeehouse and the University Police Department.
On the north edge of campus is the Rufus
Franklin Edwards Studio Arts Building. With studios for painting, sculpting,
ceramics, and woodworking, its construction was funded by Mr. Edwards, Class of
1922, who left his estate for the benefit of his alma mater. Dedicated in 1997,
the Fountainwood Observatory was made possible by the partners of Fountainwood
Estates in Georgetown, Betty R. Hester, Ross W. Hester, and the late Max D.
Allen.
The Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones
Center, the residence hall complex on the east side of campus, is
collectively named in honor of Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones, who established
the Houston Endowment Inc. The endowment contributed $5 million from 1982
through 1986 for the rehabilitation of campus residence halls and other
facilities. Included in the Jones Center are Brown-Cody Hall, Kurth Residence
Hall, and Mabee Hall.
Dedicated in 1997 and
funded by a gift from The Brown Foundation, Inc., Brown-Cody Hall for
women is named in honor of three alumnae, Florence Root Cody, Margarett Root
Brown, and Alice Pratt Brown. Kurth Residence Hall for women was completed in
1962 and named in honor of the late Mr. E.L. Kurth, an alumnus, benefactor, and
long-time trustee of the University. Mabee Hall, made possible by a gift from
the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation, opened in 1985, houses 176 students in
suites and includes the International House.
Moody-Shearn Hall is one of two
residence halls making up a complex occupying the northwest corner of the
campus. The halls were put into use in 1966. A gift of the Moody Foundation of
Galveston, Texas, Moody-Shearn Hall was named in honor of Mr. John Shearn, an
early graduate of Rutersville College, one of the parent schools of
Southwestern, and in honor of Mr. William Lewis Moody, Jr.
Herman Brown Hall is the second
residence hall in the complex, which features exterior corridors and private
courtyards. Both halls provide accommodations in four-student suites.
Construction was made possible by a matching grant from The Brown Foundation,
Inc. of Houston, Texas, and the generous gifts of friends of Mr. Herman Brown,
who served on the Board of Trustees for 20 years.
A residence hall for men is Martin Ruter
Hall, erected in 1955 in honor of Martin Ruter, pioneer Methodist missionary
and educator. Funds for the building were provided by the Central Texas,
Southwest Texas, and Texas Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church.
The Grogan and Betty Lord Residential
Center is an apartment complex for 200 students located on the northwest
corner of campus. Dedicated in 1995, the Lord Center was made possible by
contributions from members of the Lord family to ward enrichment of residential
life at Southwestern. Grogan Lord has served as a member of the Board of
Trustees since 1958. The facility includes the Sharon Lord Caskey Community
Center featuring campus community meeting rooms and sorority chapter rooms.
The Charline Hamblin McCombs Residential
Center is an apartment complex for 96 students dedicated in 2001 and located
north of Martin Ruter Hall. The center is named for Charline Hamblin McCombs,
Class of 1950, who, along with her spouse, Red McCombs, has been a longtime
supporter of student scholarships and building initiatives at
Southwestern.
Snyder Athletic Field and
the Robert K. Moses, Jr., Soccer Field, on the west side of the campus,
serve as outdoor playing fields for varsity soccer, club lacrosse, and
intramural sports. Robert Moses is a former trustee of the University.
Recreational facilities on the east side of
campus include the Rockwell Family Baseball Field, Kurth-Landrum Golf
Course, Taylor-Sanders Softball Field, and the lighted
Southwestern Tennis Courts. The baseball field is named for the late
Henry M. Rockwell and his family. The golf course is named for the late Mr. and
Mrs. E.L. Kurth of Lufkin, Texas, both alumni of Southwestern. The golf course
sprinkler system and the equipment building were the gifts of the late Mr. Neely
G. Landrum, a Southwestern University alumnus and University trustee. The
softball field was given by Carol Sanders Miller of Waco, Texas, in memory of
her parents Carroll and Opal Taylor Sanders.
West of the tennis courts is the Julie
Puett Howry Center. Made possible by Nelson and Ruth Puett of Austin and
named for their daughter, the late Julie Puett Howry, an alumna, the center
features meeting space for the campus community and a pro shop for the golf
course.
South of the tennis courts is the
McCook-Crain Building, erected in 1953 in memory of two alumni,
Lieutenant Charles W. McCook and Mr. E.L. Crain. It houses the Office of Career
Services.
The Kyle E. White Religious
Activities Center, erected in 1956, provides facilities for classes and
faculty offices for the Department of Religion and Philosophy. The building was
made possible by a gift from the late Mrs. Kyle E. White of Anahuac, Texas, in
memory of her husband.
The
President’s Home, overlooking the Kurth-Landrum Golf Course, was a
gift of the late Mr. and Mrs. P.E. Turner of Houston and was given to the
University to honor former President and Mrs. Durwood Fleming.