Charles Claude Selecman
| Charles Claude Selecman | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
October 13, 1874 Savannah, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died |
March 27, 1958 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Methodist Episcopal Pastor |
| Known for | 3rd President of Southern Methodist University |
Charles Claude Selecman (1874–1958) was an American Methodist minister and educator. He served as the third President of Southern Methodist University from 1923 to 1938. In 1938, he was elected as an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Early life
Charles Claude Selecman was born on October 13, 1874 in Savannah, Missouri.[1] In 1882, he attended Central College in Fayette, Missouri, but never graduated.[1]
Career
Selecman worked as a pastor in Pattonsburg, Missouri in 1898.[1] Later, he was a missionary in Louisiana and Missouri.[1] In 1913, he was a pastor in Los Angeles, California.[1] By 1914, he became the pastor of the newly built Trinity Auditorium in Downtown Los Angeles.[2]
Selecman moved to Dallas, Texas in 1920, where he became the pastor of the newly built First Methodist Church, South.[1] Three years later, he was appointed as the third President of Southern Methodist University, serving from 1923 to 1938.[3][4] Under his leadership, the campus buildings went from two to seven, and the endowment from US$883,000 to US$2,300,000.[4]
Selecman resigned in 1938 and became a Bishop in Oklahoma City.[1] He moved back to Dallas in 1944.[1] In 1945, he was elected President of the Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church.[1] He also served as the President of the Methodist General Board of Evangelism.[4]
Selecman retired in 1948, and was elected to the Methodist Hall of Fame in philanthropy in 1951.[1]
Personal life
Selecman married Bess Kyle Beckner on April 27, 1899.[1] They had a son, Dr. Frank Selecman, and a daughter, Josephine, who married Douglas Warren Forbes.[4] Bess died in 1943 and Selecman married his second wife, Jackie (Mrs. Pierre D. Mason of Hollywood, California,) in June 1948.[1]
Death
Selecman died on March 27, 1958 in Dallas, Texas.[4]
Publications
- The Methodist First Reader "On Being a Christian", by Charles Claude Selecman
- The Methodist Primer, by Charles Claude Selecman
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Charles C. Selecman papers: A Guide to the Collection". Texas Archival Resources Online. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Vincent, Roger (September 19, 2005). "Another L.A. Comeback: A landmark auditorium will reopen as part of the conversion of a defunct downtown hotel into the Gansevoort West.". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Presidents (and interims) at SMU". Southern Methodist University Archives. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dr. C. C. Selecman Dies: Former Head of Methodist Bishops Had Led S. M. U.". The New York Times. March 29, 1958. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hiram Abiff Boaz |
President of Southern Methodist University 1923-1938 |
Succeeded by Umphrey Lee |
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