in 1909. Clements was continuously re-elected until his retirement in 1933. Clements enjoyed golfing with his good friend, fellow University of Michigan regent Junius Beal. During his tenure as a regent, his knowledge of engineering and business made him a leader in rebuilding the central campus as part of the “committee of five.” This committee, composed of President Burton, Professor John Shepard, Regent Benjamin Hanchett, Albert Kahn, and William Clements, oversaw a great expansion to the Michigan campus after World War I. They were appointed to make decisions of all new buildings on campus, most notably the University of Michigan Hospital, the Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research, the Museums Building, the Burton Memorial Carillon Tower, and the Clements Library where he additionally served on the Committee of Management for the remainder of his life. Legacy and death Clements died of a heart attack in his home on Tuesday, November 6, 1934. Fellow University of Michigan graduates and Chi Psi Fraternity brothers served as his pallbearers. They were George Duffy, John Fischer, William Davis, Robert Hill, Donald Nichols, and William Oliver. Clements's left an estate of about half a million dollars as well as invaluable books, maps, and manuscripts. He was said to have “Unstinted labor, his broad vision and prudent counsel.” Clements is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Ann Arbor. The William Clements Library underwent a massive $17.5 million restoration effort beginning in 2015 and reopened in the Spring of 2016. Clements was responsible for the 1922 building of the Bay City Public library, "through both personal donations and activities to obtain supplementary funds from the Carnegie Foundation." References DB Clements, William Lawrence, Vertical File Collection, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Mixed Material A-Mi, William L. Clements Library Records 1923-1964, Box 1 William L. Clements Papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Mixed Material Mi-Sw, William L. Clements Library Records 1923-1964, Box 2 William L. Clements Papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Mixed Material Sw-Z, William L. Clements Library Records 1923-1964, Box 3 William L. Clements Papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Nesbit, Joanne. "Clements Exhibition Highlights History of Panama Canal."Clements Exhibition Highlights History of Panama Canal. The University Record, 13 Dec. 1999. Web. 05 Apr. 2016. Dann, John C., comp. A Modest Exhibit, Documenting The Growth and Evolution of the Clements Library at the University of Michigan, 1903 to 2007. Ann Arbor, MI: Mosaic