Charles Claude Selecman

Charles Claude Selecman (1874–1958) was the third President of Southern Methodist University from 1923 to 1938.^[1] In 1938, he was elected as an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Biography

Charles Claude Selecman was born on October 13, 1874 in Savannah, Missouri.^[2] In 1882, he attended Central College in Fayette, Missouri, but never graduated.^[2] In 1898, he worked as a pastor in Pattensburg, Missouri, then as a missionary in Louisiana and Missouri.^[2] In 1913, he was a pastor in Los Angeles, California.^[2] In 1920, he joined the First Methodist Church, South.^[2] He served as the third President of Southern Methodist University from 1923 to 1938.^[2] He then resigned and became a Bishop in Oklahoma City.^[2] He moved back to Dallas in 1944. In 1945, he was elected President of the Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church.^[2] He retired in 1948, and was elected to the Methodist Hall of Fame in philanthopy in 1951.^[2]

Publications

• The Methodist First Reader "On Being a Christian", by Charles Claude Selecman
• The Methodist Primer, by Charles Claude Selecman

See also

• List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church

References

1. ^ Archives
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Texas library

Academic offices
Preceded by Hiram Abiff Boaz	President of Southern Methodist University 1923-1938	Succeeded by Umphrey Lee