President Alton Birdwell

 

President of SFASTC, 1917-1942
The Presidential Welcomes in 1923 and 2008 Texas Historical Markers: Alton W. Birdwell • Birdwell Field, Aikman Gym, and the WRC The Heritage Series : Chronological History of the Birdwell Years 1917 Birdwell named first president of SFASTC Birdwell Visits Nacogdoches in 1917 Heritage Essay on the Year 1917   The Years of Uncertainty; 1921 Renamed SFA President after college funded 1922 Birdwell moves with his family to Nacogdoches   “I came to Nacogdoches…arriving in this city the last day of August. There were no bands at the station to meet me,” wrote Birdwell later. Essay: Birdwell Arrives in Nacogdoches in 1922 1923 SFA Opens on Washington Square on his birthday, September 18, 1923 1924 SFA Moves to the New Campus; Austin Building Opens 1925 The College Expands; Rusk Building 1929 Birdwell Copes with the Crisis of the Depression and the Threat of Closing 1936 Leads SFA in celebrating the history of Texas; moves Stone Fort to the Campus 1941 The Coming of World War II and Changes 1942 Birdwell retires and given title President Emeritus 1948 SFA celebrates 25th Anniversary and the life of Alton Birdwell 1954 Dr. Birdwell died on October 25, 1954, at his home on Davis Street. He was 84. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.   The Buildings of the Birdwell Years 1923 The First President's Home 1924 The Austin Building 1924 Aikman Gym, The Shack, Buildings used on Washington Square 1926 The Rusk Building 1930s The Buildings of the WPA: Wisley, WRC, Gibbs, The Science Building   The SFA Ex-Students During the Birdwell Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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