Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Board of Trustees Birmingham-Southern ' s reputation for achieve- ment in the academic community is a direct reflec- tion of the prominent men and women who serve on her Board of Trustees. The North Alabama Con- ference and the Alabama-West Florida Conference each elect twelve trustees, six of whom are minis- ters and six who are laymen in the Methodist Church. One-third of the trustees elected by each Conference are elected for a term of one year; one-third are elected for a term of two years, and one-third for a term of three years. There is also a group of six trustees who are elected jointly by the two Confer- ences without geographical and denominational restrictions. They serve terms of three years each. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD J. H. Chitwood Chairman Paul A. Duffey Vice Chairman R. E. Branscomb Secretary OFFICERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Edward L. Norton Chairman J. H. Chitwood Vice Chairman Lonnie P. Munger Secretary MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AT LARGE Mrs. Victor H. Hanson Mr. William Hansell Hulsey Mr. Bernard A. Monaghan Mr. Frank E. Spain Mr. Mervyn H. Sterne MEMBERS OF THE BOARD The Reverend S. M. Baker Mr. E. L. Boatner The Reverend R. E. Branscomb The Reverend J. H. Chitwood The Reverend Paul Clem Mrs. Rosalind Rush Davison The Reverend Paul Duffey Mr. Frank F. Earle The Reverend J. Thaddeus Ellisor Mr. John C. Evins The Reverend Denson N. Franklin Bishop W. Kenneth Goodson Mr. Robert F. Henry The Reverend Otis E. Kirby Mr. Taylor Kirby Judge Hugh A. Locke The Reverend J. Carlisle Miller Mr. Lonnie P. Munger Mr. Edward L. Norton The Reverend Calvin Pinkard Mr. K. T. Riley Mr. Elton B. Stephens The Reverend Marvin K. Vickers Dr. Buford Word 21

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Chancellor Snavely: The Beginning of a Search for Excellence Dr. Guy E. Snavely served as President of Birmingham-Southern College from 1912 through 1937 and also as interim president in 1 955. He has often been introduced as Mr. Birmingham- Southern for it was during his first administration that Birmingham-Southern began her continuous search for excellence. First a professor at Allegheny College, then Dean and Director of Development at Converse College, he became President of Birmingham-Southern Col- lege, and later of Lafayette College. He has served as a consultant to the U.S. Information Agency, and has received from France the decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor. Dr. Snavely has known all of the U.S. Presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy, and such international figures as Nehru and Hammarskjold. He is the recipient of numerous honors; he has received twenty-three honorary doctorates and has served as a Senator of Phi Beta Kappa, and as national president of Omicron Delta Kappa. Dr. and Mrs. Snavely now reside in Birmingham, and at eighty-four he is anything but retired, al- though he has, by count, retired four times. Pres- ently, in addition to serving as chancellor, he is a consultant in locating competent persons for ad- ministrative positions in the college world. Dr. and Mrs. Guy E. Snavely 20

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Dr. Abernethy Responsible for the Academic Planning Zi Known as an idea man. Dr. Cecil Abernethy has completed his second year as the college ' s Academic Vice President. His competence as a scholar and an executive and his service to the school have been demonstrated in many areas. After graduating from ' Southern in 1930 and completing work for his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt in 1940, he returned to Birmingham-Southern as on instructor of English. He has served the college for twenty years as professor, college theatre director, dean, and Academic Vice Presi- dent. Dr. Abernethy is responsible for the academic affairs of the college, and in this capacity he is chairman of the Edu- cational Planning Committee. Dr. Weaver Serves as College and Faculty Dean If II t Before his appointment as Dean of the Col- lege, Dr. O. C. Weaver served as professor of religion and philosophy for eighteen years. His administrative competence is shown in the orientation program and the class schedule, for which he is responsible. An indication of his close connection with the college is his co-authorship of Birmingham- Southern College, I856-I956, which is an offi- cial history of the College published in honor of its centennial. Dr. Weaver completed his A.B. at Birmingham-Southern in 1935, his B.D. at Gar- rett Theological Seminary in 1939, and his Ph.D. in philosophy at Northwestern in 1952. 22