Museum directors provide institutional leadership and direction. Sometimes the same museum functions very differently from director to director. One director might focus on community or educational purposes while another might emphasize research and collections. The Texas Memorial Museum has had five directors and each has had a unique influence on the museum.
Leadership & Staff
Leadership
Edward C. Theriot
Museum Leadership: 1997–Present
Dr. Theriot was drawn to the Texas Memorial Museum by the challenge and opportunity to rebuild a museum. He seized this opportunity to set a new...
Staff
Legacy Leadership
William G. Reeder
Museum Leadership: 1978–1996
Dr. Reeder took over as director in 1978. His research and publications focused particularly on evolutionary studies of living organisms.
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William W. Newcomb, Jr.
Museum Leadership: 1957–1978
Dr. Newcomb served as curator of anthropology for the Texas Memorial Museum from 1955–1957. Unlike his predecessors, Newcomb was young when he...
Elias H. Sellards
Museum Leadership: 1938–1957
In 1918, Dr. Sellards moved to Austin, where he worked in the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.
From 1938–...
James E. Pearce
Museum Leadership: 1938
During twenty-one years' service at The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Pearce performed teaching duties, assembled an extensive collection of...
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