The Presidency is not merely an administrative office. That's the least of it. It is
more than an engineering job, efficient or inefficient. It is pre-eminently a place of
moral leadership.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932
Southern Methodist University has elected only 10 men as President of the University in its 98 year history. Whether they were scholars or men of the cloth, engineers or managers, each one led this institution using his talents and strengths during times of change. These men helped our university grow from a small school on the prairie to a leading research and teaching institution of the Southwest
Below is the list of Southern Methodist University Presidents. If you click on the links embedded in the name, this will transfer you to finding aids or descriptions of their manuscript collections, which include biographies. The manuscript collections are available in the Southern Methodist niversity Archives in the DeGolyer Library.
Special thanks to Allison Osborn for scanning and prepping images, Joel Eatmon, for his patience and wise counsel on this and other exhibits, John Milazzo, the new Chairman of the CUL Exhibits committee, Jorge Cruz and Tyeson Seale for web and technical assistance, and the ten SMU presidents for their vision and service to this Campus.
The Fondren Exhibits Committee is charged with providing educational exhibits for the SMU community that showcase special events, academic areas and individuals associated with the SMU campus.
All Fondren Exhibits are available for viewing during Library opening
hours.
Fondren Exhibits are located in the
circulation area, also known as "The Link".
The schedule for the 2009-2010 Academic Year will be:
| Jan. 11, 2010 to mid-April 2010 | SMU in the Field |
| Mid-April to early June | Faculty Recognition Exhibit |
| Summer 2010 | Campus Protests: At SMU and around the Nation |
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