Southwestern University
2005-2006 Catalog
Southwestern University: A Statement
The Academic Program
Degree Requirements
Academic Regulations
Course Descriptions
Brown College of Arts & Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Communication Studies
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
ENDOWED CHAIRS, PROFESSORSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS
Brown Foundation Memorial: A fund contributed by The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston, to establish the following endowed chairs bearing the names of those whose memories will be thereby perpetuated: Herman Brown Chair, Margarett Root Brown Chair, Lillian Nelson Pratt Chair, Lucy King Brown Chair, Elizabeth Root Paden Chair, and the John H. Duncan Chair.
The Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair in Economics: A fund contributed by The Cullen Foundation of Houston, memorializing the names of Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen.
The Herbert and Kate Dishman Chair in Science: Established by Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Dishman of Beaumont.
The Herbert and Kate Dishman Professorship: Established by Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Dishman of Beaumont.
The Claud Howard and Elizabeth A. Crawford Endowment: Established in 1999 through the estate of Elizabeth A. Crawford, Class of 1934, to provide visiting scholars or visiting professor programs annually in the Department of English.
The Will Woodward Jackson Professorship: Established by friends, classmates, and associates of the late Dr. W. W. Jackson to create the Will W. Jackson Professorship in Education.
The Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Professorship in Mathematics: Established in April of 1972 by a grant from Houston Endowment, Inc.
Lord Chair in Computer Science: Established by Mr. W. Grogan Lord, distinguished member of the Board of Trustees since 1958, to ensure teaching excellence in the field of computer science.
The Carolyn and Fred McManis Chair in Philosophy: Established by the Trustees of the McManis Trust in 1972.
The John Shearn Chair in Business: Established in 1974 by The Moody Foundation of Galveston. Mr. John Shearn, maternal grandfather of Mrs. Mary Moody Northen, was an honors graduate of Rutersville College, the founding institution of Southwestern University.
The Robert Sherman Lazenby Chair in Physics: Established by the late Mrs. John B. O’Hara of Dallas to provide income for University operations.
The Tower-Hester Chair in Political Science: Established in 1973 by friends and associates of Senator John Tower.
The Bishop Seth Ward Professorship in Religion: Originated with funds raised in 1910. More than one-half the amount secured was provided by the late Jesse H. Jones of Houston, Texas. The fund is now supported by Houston Endowment, Inc.
The Wilson-Craven Trust: Created by Arthur R. and Evie Jo Wilson of Houston, in 1973, in loving memory of their parents, Reverend and Mrs. Albert W. Wilson and Rev. and Mrs. William A. Craven.
PRIZES AND AWARDS
Faculty Awards
The Excellence in Academic Advising Award: Created to distinguish those academic advisors who have had a significant impact on the lives of their advisees, and to recognize the part good advising plays in the educational process, this cash award is given to one advisor annually. Nominations are made by students.
The Southwestern University Teaching Awards: Recognizing quality teaching, these annual awards are nominated by students and are awarded one each to a full-time, tenure-track (but untenured) assistant or associate professor, and a tenured or full professor.
The William Carrington Finch Award: Made to a full-time faculty member for conspicuous accomplishment in furthering the aims of the University. This award is made possible by a gift to the endowment by Dr. Finch’s wife and their two sons, Dr. William Tyree Finch and Dr. Richard Carrington Finch. Dr. William C. Finch was the 11th President of Southwestern University.
Student Awards
The Accounting Excellence Award: Given annually to an outstanding senior student majoring in accounting. The award is given by the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Alpha Chi Award: Given annually to the student of the first-year class who makes the highest grade point average on a minimum of thirty semester hours work.
The Goostree-Morgan-Springer Scholarship Fund: Established in 1983 by Mrs. Lacy W. Goostree of Fort Worth. To be awarded to one of the recipients of the annual Goostree-Morgan-Springer Award.
The King Creativity Fund: Established in 1999 by W. Joseph King, Class of 1993, to support innovative and visionary projects of enrolled students across multiple disciplines, as well as students involved in extracurricular activities and off-campus projects. The Fund supports up to 20 projects in any given academic year. Grant recipients pursue individual and group projects aimed at pushing boundaries, stretching the mind and paying tribute to the art of imagination. King Creativity Scholars present their work annually at the King Creativity Symposium.
The Laura Kuykendall Communication Award: This award was established by the late Miss Pearl A. Neas in memory of Miss Laura Kuykendall and is awarded to an outstanding communication student.
The Bob Lancaster Award: This award is made in the spring semester to an art major for the best overall work in art for the year. It was established in memory of the late Robert L. Lancaster, sculptor and chair of the Department of Art in the Sarofim School of Fine Arts. Selection of the recipient of the award is made on the basis of a portfolio judged by the entire art faculty and the dean of the Sarofim School of Fine Arts.
The Frank Luksa Award: This award is made in the spring semester to a student in the field of sociology. It was established in 1974 in honor of Dr. Frank Luksa’s retirement from long years of service as head of the Sociology Department at the University.
Mask and Wig Awards: Individual awards are made to students who give superior performances in Mask and Wig productions.
The Henry E. Meyer Memorial Music Composition Award: Given to an outstanding music student each year from funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. Cochrane Penick.
The Annie Edwards Barcus Minga Speech Contest: The income from this gift, made possible by Dr. and Mrs. T. Herbert Minga of Dallas, is used to establish awards in persuasive speaking, the competitors being judged in a contest on a variety of factors including originality and creativity. The late Mrs. Minga, nee Annie Edwards Barcus, was a distinguished alumna and former teacher on the faculty of Southwestern University. Dr. Minga was a member of the University’s Board of Trustees from 1965 to 1976.
Merriman Morton Business Leadership Award: Given by Dorothy Drummer on the occasion of Merriman Morton being presented the Distinguished Alumnus Award on April 26, 1996. Awarded to an outstanding senior with a major in the Department of Economics and Business demonstrating business leadership and potential for success in the business community.
The Men’s Panhellenic Association Award: This Association provides a scholarship award to the active fraternity chapter on the campus making the highest grade average each semester.
The Women’s Panhellenic of Georgetown Award: This group provides a scholarship award to the active sorority chapter on the campus making the highest grade average each semester.
The David Knox Porter Award: This award is given annually to the outstanding pretheological student. It was established in memory of the Reverend David Knox Porter, DD, an alumnus of the University, by his daughters, Mrs. Meade F. Griffin of Austin, Texas, and Mrs. Leslie Etter of New York City.
Mary Mann Richardson Award: This award is given annually to a member of the pledge class of the Zeta Chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. It was established by Mr. and Mrs. Will Mann Richardson of Tyler, Texas in 1975.
The Barbara Fay Brown Schoenewolf Memorial Fund: Established by classmates and friends as a tribute to the vision, talent and warmth of Barbara Fay Brown Schoenewolf, a 1971 graduate of Southwestern who died in 1989. Intended to award achievement in art at Southwestern.
The John Score Award in Philosophy is given periodically to a senior student majoring in philosophy whose work has been done with distinction. It was established in 1998 by the Department of Religion and Philosophy in honor of Dr. John Score, who taught in the department from 1947 and again from 1955 until his death in 1995, and who was instrumental in establishing the program in philosophy during his tenure as chair of the department.
The Norman W. Spellmann Award in Religion is given periodically to a senior student majoring in religion whose work has been done with distinction. It was established in 1998 by the Department of Religion and Philosophy in honor of Dr. Norman W. Spellmann on the occasion of his retirement after thirty-eight years of teaching in the department.
The Mary Lynn Webb Starnes Music Award: Given by Mrs. C.W. Webb of Elgin, Texas, and the late Mr. Webb, in memory of their daughter, Mary Lynn, to an outstanding senior “for proficiency in music performance, excellence in academic affairs, and great promise in the field of music.”
The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award: This award is given annually to the outstanding senior student graduating in the Department of Economics and Business. Selection is made by the departmental faculty and is based upon academic achievement in a specific field of the Department.
