Elliott T. Bowers
Timeline
Aug. 22, 1919:
Born
Oklahoma City, OK
1941:
BA, SHSU
1942:
MA, SHSU
1943-46:
US Air Force
1946-51:
Director of Testing and Guidance, SHSTC
1951-59:
Director of Student Union
1959:
Ph.D., University of Houston
1959-70:
SHSU Vice President for University Affairs / Dean of Students
1970-1989:
Serves as 9th President of SHSU
1976:
Named SHSU Distinguished Alumnus
May 30, 2003:
Died
Huntsville, TX
2006:
SHSU Marker erected at gravesite
Elliott Toulmin Bowers was the ninth president of SHSU, serving the third longest term of that office (19 years).
A graduate of Mexia High School, Bowers received his bachelor's degree in music from SHSU in 1941, and a master's degree a year later. He received his doctorate in education from the University of Houston in 1959. After service in the Air Force, Bowers returned to Huntsville to work in administration, becoming vice president for university affairs and dean of students, becoming interim president for two years in 1962.
During his 19-year administration, nine major facilities were constructed on campus.
Bowers was awarded Distinguished Alumnus honors in 1976, and honored with the title president emeritus upon his retirement. The stadium, a section of Twentieth Street, and the Honors College are named in his honor.