List of Southwestern University alumni
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Following is a list of notable alumni from Southwestern University.
Business[edit]
- James Marion West Jr. - Texas oil, timber, and ranching tycoon
Clergy[edit]
- Hiram Abiff Boaz[1] – Methodist Bishop and former president of SMU
- Stanley Hauerwas[2] – Theologian and ethicist
- Jay W. Richards - Philosopher, Theologian, Economist, Apologist, Social Researcher, Author
- William Angie Smith[1] – Methodist Bishop
Education[edit]
- Hiram Abiff Boaz[1] – Methodist Bishop and former president of SMU
- Serena DeBeer – Adjunct Professor at Cornell University and Head of Dpt. for Inorganic Spectroscopy at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
- Laura Kuykendall (1883–1935), dean of women at Southwestern from 1918 to 1935
- Margaret (Young) Menzel Florida State University scientist (1924-1987)
- Amanda Sheffield Morris Regents Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University
Entertainment[edit]
- Bill Engvall – Stand-up comedian
- Jerry Hardin – Actor
- Claude Porter White - Author and composer of operas
- Susan Youens - Musicologist
Law[edit]
- William H. Atwell[1] – U.S. District Court judge
- J. Marvin Jones[1] – U.S. Court of Claims Chief Judge and U.S. Congressman from Texas (1917–1940)
- Joseph Tyree Sneed, III[1] – U.S. Court of Appeals judge
- Brent Webster – acting Texas Attorney General[3]
Literature and journalism[edit]
- J. Frank Dobie[1] – Author
- Abbie Graham – Author
- Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author[4]
- John Murrell – Canadian playwright and a member of the Order of Canada
- Akshay Nanavati - USMC veteran, author of Fearvana (Class of 2009)
Non-profit[edit]
- Ernesto Nieto - Founder and President of the National Hispanic Institute
- Annie Clo Watson – social worker based in San Francisco
Politics[edit]
- Jessie Daniel Ames[1] – Civil rights activist
- Joan Bray – State senator in Missouri
- Robert L. Henry[1] – U.S. Congressman from Texas (1897–1917), Chairman of the House Rules Committee
- J. Marvin Jones[1] – U.S. Congressman from Texas (1917–1940), U.S. Court of Claims Chief Judge
- Earle Bradford Mayfield[1] – U.S. Senator from Texas (1923–1929)
- Pete Sessions – U.S. Congressman from Texas (2013-Current), Chairman of the House Rules Committee
- R. Ewing Thomason – U.S. Congressman from Texas (1931–1947), Mayor of El Paso
- John Tower – U.S. Senator from Texas (1961–1988)
Science[edit]
- Robert Simpson – Meteorologist, former director of the National Hurricane Center, and co-developer of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Sports[edit]
- Harry Ables[1] – Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Anderson- Major League Baseball Pitcher and current Pro Scout with the Texas Rangers
- Solon Barnett – Offensive tackle and guard for the Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers (1945–1946)
- Pete Cawthon[1] – Head football coach and athletic director of the Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Carlton Massey – Defensive lineman and pro bowler for the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers (1954–1958)
- Carl Reynolds – Major League Baseball player and member of Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Played for 5 teams over 12 years
- Mike Timlin – Major League Baseball pitcher
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SU Historical Alumni Directory: 1844 – 1920". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Stanley Hauerwas". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ^ "Ken Paxton's Leadership Team | Office of the Attorney General". www.texasattorneygeneral.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ Walter Prescott Webb, Eldon Stephen Branda, The Handbook of Texas vol. 3 (1952), p. 482