John William Calhoun

John William Calhoun (October 24, 1871 Manchester, Tennessee - July 7, 1947 Austin, Texas) was the 11th president of the University of Texas at Austin between 1937 and 1939.[1] Calhoun Hall, a building constructed in 1968 and located on the University of Texas campus, is named after him.[1]

He graduated from University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Partheymuller, Peter (September–October 2001). "Written in Limestone". The Alcalde. 90 (1). Emmis Communications: 35. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "TSHA | Calhoun, John William".
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Presidents of the University of Texas at Austin
  • Waggener (interim, 1895–1896)
  • Winston (1896–1899)
  • Prather (1899–1905)
  • Houston (1905–1908)
  • Mezes (1908–1914)
  • Battle (interim, 1914–1916)
  • Vinson (1916–1923)
  • Sutton (interim, 1923–1924)
  • Splawn (1924–1927)
  • Benedict (1927–1937)
  • Calhoun (interim, 1937–1939)
  • Rainey (1939–1944)
  • Painter (1944–1952)
  • Dolley (acting, 1952)
  • Wilson (1953–1960)
  • Ransom (1960–1961)
  • Smiley (1961–1963)
  • Ransom (1963–1967)
  • Hackerman (1967–1970)
  • Jordan (interim, 1970–1971)
  • Spurr (1971–1974)
  • Rogers (1974–1979)
  • Flawn (1979–1985)
  • Cunningham (1985–1992)
  • Livingston (acting, 1992–1993)
  • Berdahl (1993–1997)
  • Flawn (interim, 1997–1998)
  • Faulkner (1998–2006)
  • Powers (2006–2015)
  • Fenves (2015–2020)
  • Hartzell (2020–)
*From 1883 to 1895, the chairman of the faculty acted as the University's chief executive officer.


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