Elliott Toulmin Bowers
Ninth President of Sam Houston State University
Elliott Bowers entered Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1937 and completed his bachelor’s and master's degrees in Music by 1942. He earned a doctorate in Educational Administration at the University of Houston in 1959. After military service in World War II, Bowers returned to SHSTC to serve as director of several activities and as vice president before being elevated to the presidency in 1970. His administration promoted new construction and student recruitment.
Marker can be reached from Avenue F / Martin Luther King Drive near 9th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
