Residence halls on the west side of campus include Martin Ruter Residence Hall for men, Moody-Shearn Hall, Herman Brown Hall for first-year men, The Grogan & Betty Lord Residential Center, Charline Hamblin McCombs Residential Center, and The Dorothy Manning Lord Residential Center.

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, 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 toward enrichment of residential life at Southwestern. Grogan Lord began serving on the Board of Trustees in 1958 and is currently an honorary trustee. 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 alumna Charline Hamblin McCombs, who, along with her spouse, Red McCombs, has been a longtime supporter of student scholarships and building initiatives at Southwestern.

THE DOROTHY MANNING LORD RESIDENTIAL CENTER -- a new residence complex including Genevieve Britt Caldwell Hall, Frank and Louise Britt Carvey Hall, and Eddy C. Scurlock-Edward A. Clark Hall -- will open in fall 2007.

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