Harmon Luther Lowman
Seventh President of Sam Houston State University
A native Texan, Lowman saw World War I military service before attaining a bachelor's degree at Southwest State Teachers College in 1923, a master's degree at the University of Texas, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Chicago in 1930. Appointed president of Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1942, Lowman emphasized new construction, acquired the Country Campus outside Huntsville, and equipped SHSTC as the country's first completely air-conditioned college.
Marker can be reached from Avenue F / Martin Luther King Drive near 9ths Street, on the left when traveling west.
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