Southern Methodist University

Perkins School of Theology is one of Southern Methodist University's three original schools. The theology school was renamed in 1945 to honor... benefactors Joe J. and Lois Craddock Perkins of Wichita Falls, Texas. Areas of Study: Perkins offers Master's degrees in divinity, theological studies, church ministries, sacred music, and religious studies, and doctoral degrees in ministry and religious studies. Affiliation: Perkins is one of five university-related theological institutions of The United Methodist Church, offering opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. Bridwell Library- Bridwell Library is one of the leading theological research collections in the United States. Perkins devotes four faculty members to full-time direction of the Intern Program. The Bridwell Library houses a religious studies research collection of more than 385,000 volumes and outstanding rare book, Bible, and manuscript collections.
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The Southern Methodist University School of Law, commonly referred to as SMU Law School or Dedman School of Law is a prominent professional graduate... law school located in Dallas, Texas. Founded in February 1925, the school remains the only law school in Dallas. SMU Law School is located on the picturesque campus of Southern Methodist University, renowned for its classic Collegiate Georgian architecture. The school was renamed Dedman School of Law in February 2001 in honor of its benefactors, the late Robert H. Dedman Sr. and his wife, Nancy. The Dedman School of Law boasts one of the largest legal libraries in the American Southwest and in the nation with over 750,000 volumes. Graduates of the school include numerous state supreme court justices, U.S. federal judges, academics, state and nationally elected officials, philanthropists and prominent business leaders, including more Fortune 500 CEOs than any other law school in the world, amongst its distinguished alumni. SMU Dedman School of Law offers Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees. In addition to the full-time, three-year J.D.
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Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. was an American football player who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a teammate of Bobby Layne in high... school and the NFL. Walker was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Highland Park High School in Dallas where he was a multi-sport athlete. He and future college and National Football League star Bobby Layne played together on the Highland Park football team. Walker attended Southern Methodist University , where he played running back, defensive back, and place kicker. He also threw and caught passes, punted, and returned kicks. He was a three time All-America, 1947, 1948 and 1949. In 1947, he won the Maxwell Award and in 1948 won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in the nation, as a junior. Walker's impact on SMU and football in the Dallas area led to the Cotton Bowl being referred to as "The House That Doak Built." Walker was also a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and lettered on the SMU basketball and baseball teams. In 2007, he was ranked #4 on ESPN's list of the top 25 players In college football history.
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James Watson Cronin is an American nuclear physicist. Cronin was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas,... Texas. Cronin and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment that proved that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles. Specifically, they proved, by examining the decay of kaons, that a reaction run in reverse does not merely retrace the path of the original reaction, which showed that the interactions of subatomic particles are not indifferent to time. Thus the phenomenon of CP violation was discovered. Cronin received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award in 1976 for major experimental contributions to particle physics including fundamental work on weak interactions culminating in the discovery of asymmetry under time reversal. In 1999, he was awarded the National Medal of Science. Cronin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago and a spokesperson emeritus for the Auger project.
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