Charles Claude Selecman

Charles Claude Selecman
Born (1874-10-13)October 13, 1874
Savannah, Missouri, U.S.
Died March 27, 1958(1958-03-27)
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,who married Eloise Olive and had two children - Charles Edward Selecman and Mary Selecman Deaton 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]

Bishop Selecman was blessed with 5 grandchildren; Cyndy Selecman Morgan (deceased 11-15-12), Betsi Selecman Schaefer, Amie Selecman, Mary Anne Deaton Dunne and Fred Deaton III, who all provided him with 7 great grand children. They all work hard to carry on his legacy of caring for others, sending out a message of love, acceptance, and peace.

Death

Selecman died on March 27, 1958 in Dallas, Texas.[4]

Publications

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Presidents (and interims) at SMU". Southern Methodist University Archives. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  4. 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
Preceded by
Hiram Abiff Boaz		 President of Southern Methodist University
1923-1938 		Succeeded by
Umphrey Lee
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