President Paul Lewis Boynton

 

SFA’s Second President, 1942-1958
Texas Historical Markers: Paul Lewis Boynton • SFA During World War II • WACS The Heritage Series : Chronological History of the Boynton Years 1942 The Coming of the War and Changes; Boynton elected by the State Board of Regents as the Second President of SFA 1942 August Birdwell and Boynton suspend football; September: moved into President’s House; inaugurated in November. 1942-47 The Boynton Administration during World War II; Secured for SFA Army Administration School No. 1 [See also, Historical Marker: Women's Army Corps School]; coping with the returning GIs and growth under the "GI Bill" 1945 Secured US Forest Service farm property which led to the formation of the Department of Forestry at SFA 1948 Celebrating SFA's 25th Anniversary 1948-1958 The Boynton Administration in the 1950s. Catching up with growth. Rebuilding the faculty and campus after the Korean War. 1956-1958 Oversaw the construction of a new home for the Presidents; moved in June of 1958 and hosted first student reception at the opening of the summer term in June.       1958 Paul Boynton died of a heart attack in his office in the Austin Building in August. The Buildings of the Boynton Years 1958 The Juanita Curry Boynton House: The President's New Home 1945-47 Memorial Stadium and Swimming Pool 1940s The Temporary Post War Buildings: Music, Forestry, Administration, Home Management, and the master plan of 1949; Mechnical Building 1950 Shelton Gym; Mays Hall; Boy's Units 1955 Birdwell Building 1957 Boynton Library 1958 Groundbreaking for the Fine Arts Building The SFA Ex-Students During the Boynton Years
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