Stanley Hauerwas – Theologian and ethicist Jerry Hardin – Actor Robert L. Henry – U.S. Congressman from Texas (1897–1917), Chairman of the House Rules Committee J. Marvin Jones – U.S. Congressman from Texas (1917–1940), U.S. Court of Claims Chief Judge Laura Kuykendall (1883–1935), dean of women at Southwestern from 1918 to 1935 Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Carlton Massey – Defensive lineman and pro bowler for the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers (1954–1958) Earle Bradford Mayfield – U.S. Senator from Texas (1923–1929) Margaret (Young) Menzel Florida State University scientist (1924-1987) Amanda Sheffield Morris Regents Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University John Murrell – Canadian playwright and a member of the Order of Canada Akshay Nanavati - USMC veteran, author of Fearvana (Class of 2009) Ernesto Nieto - Founder and President of the National Hispanic Institute Jack O'Brien - Co-founder/singer/bassist of The Bright Light Social Hour Carl Reynolds – Major League Baseball player and member of Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Played for 5 teams over 12 years Jay W. Richards - Philosopher, Theologian, Economist, Apologist, Social Researcher, Author Curtis Roush - Co-founder/singer/guitarist of The Bright Light Social Hour Pete Sessions – U.S. Congressman from Texas (2013-2019), Chairman of the House Rules Committee Robert Simpson – Meteorologist, former director of the National Hurricane Center, and co-developer of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale William Angie Smith – Methodist Bishop Joseph Tyree Sneed, III – U.S. Court of Appeals judge Mike Timlin – Major League Baseball pitcher R. Ewing Thomason – U.S. Congressman from Texas (1931–1947), Mayor of El Paso John Tower – U.S. Senator from Texas (1961–1988) Annie Clo Watson – social worker based in San Francisco James Marion West Jr. - Texas oil, timber, and ranching tycoon Susan Youens - Musicologist Claude Porter White - Author and composer See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamson County, Texas Liberal arts colleges in the United States References Further reading Jones, Ralph Wood (1973). Southwestern University 1840–1961. Austin: San Felipe Press. Jones, William B (2006). To Survive and Excel: The Story of Southwestern University, 1840–2000. External links Southwestern University athletics website Southwestern University at the Handbook of Texas Private universities and colleges in Texas Educational institutions established in 1840 Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Education in Williamson County, Texas Buildings and structures in Williamson County, Texas Georgetown, Texas 1840