Charles Norton Shaver was the sixth president (1937-1942). Shaver received a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1923; as a student he roomed in the old home of General Sam Houston located in Smedes Valley. He served in the Texas Legislature from 1927 to 1931.

The 1945 addition to Jackson Hall bears Shaver's name as did the Shaver Window in Old Main. A residence is named for his wife, Annie Bryan Shaver.