Dorsey McCrory, Director of Development at A&M,
was named to serve as Class Agent for the next five
years, succeeding Bruno Schroeder, who had filled that
spot since 1959, and a number of ’39ers saw the campus
for the first time since their graduation—all that
and more took place when the ’39 Class met at A&M
October 2 and 3 for the Silver Anniversary Reunion.
M/C Korky Steffens was in his usual good form
at the noon luncheon, when he awarded the following
prizes:
Dick White, New Orleans, Louisiana, was acclaim-
ed the man with the “Baldest Head.”
Frank Matush of Temple had no contenders for the
“Largest Waistline” contest.
Ed Brown, Beeville, was rewarded for having the
“Most Grandchildren.”
Charles Wright returned to his home in Los Altos
Hills, California, with the prize for having “Traveled
the Longest Distance” to attend the Reunion.
Other out-of-staters attending were Lee and Dorece
Colburn, Waterboro, South Carolina ; Dallas and Muriel
Criswell, Shreveport, Louisiana ; Richard and Helen El-
well, Tulsa, Oklahoma ; Urban and Margaret Hopmann,
Dumas, Arkansas; Joe and Wilma Kelly, Shreveport,
Louisiana; Robert and Nell Kyle, Shreveport, Louis-
lana; Clabe and Barbara Long, Shawnee Mission,
Kansas;
Roy and Theresa Owen, Los Alamos, New Mexico;
Viron Payne, Merrit Island, Florida; Robert and Fran-
ces Roosman, Van Nuys, California; John Smart, La-
Grange Park, Illinois; G. G. and Mildred Wisenbaker,
Ragley, Louisiana; Alvin and Arenas Wood, Shreve-
port, Louisiana; and Col. David Lyster, Norton Air
Force Base, California.
President and Mrs. Earl Rudder ’32 were honor
The 1939 (lass Reunion Sherrill Named ‘Realtor of Year
Owen W. Sherrill ’10, often called “the
country realtor of Austin and Texas,” has
been recognized twice this year for his su-
perior achievements in the field of real estate.
On May 26 Sherrill was named “Realtor of
the Year” by the Austin Real Estate Board
at a noon luncheon ceremony. Then in June
the Texas Real Estate Association, at the
close of its annual convention in El Paso,
announced that Sherrill had been designated
“Texas Realtor of the Year.”
The latter award is presented annually to
a Texas realtor for the effort and work he
has expended on behalf of his fellow realtors.
In addition, consideration is given to the
nominee’s work on civic projects.
Of all his titles, Sherrill is especially proud
of “the country realtor of Austin and Texas”
because, he says, “the land is the foundation
of our economy.”
His interest in the land began early. In
1906 he entered A&M to study agriculture;
before leaving College Station he merited the
title “The Student Farmer.” He also earned
numerous other honors including Assistant
Editor of the 1909 Longhorn and Business
Manager of the 1910 yearbook. He served as
President of the Austin Literary Society and
Secretary of the Press Club, and was a stu-
dent assistant in the Department of Bacteri-
ology.
After his graduation, Sherrill spent several
years in Navarro County operating a 1,100
acre ranch, farming 533 acres. and managing
a gin. In 1917 he became the first county
agent in Williamson County.
Subsequently he became a banker and for
eight years was President of the City Na-
tional Bank in Georgetown. He served as
Secretary of the Williamson County Bankers
and was Treasurer of the Texas Bankers
Association,
In 1932 he organized the Regional Crop
Production Loan Office in Dallas, which han-
dled loans for Texas, New Mexico, and Ari-
zona, That office set a record for the highest
collection at the lowest costs in the United
States. Two years later he helped set up
38 production credit banks in Texas. His
work with the government took him to Hous-
ton and later to Washington, D. C., where he
had jurisdiction over 28 states.
Leaving Washington, he returned to George-
town to open his real estate office. Nation-
ally, Sherrill is considered one of Texas's
outstanding authorities in the realty field; he
is a Past President and a lifetime Director of
the Texas Real Estate Association and for
the last 18 years has been a Director of the
National Association of Real Estate Boards
from Texas.
In addition to his agricultural, business,
and government work, Sherrill has been a
leader in civic and alumni affairs. At one time
he was Acting Mayor of Georgetown. Two
Texas Governors have appointed him their
representative at Southern Cotton Conferences.
The Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club
in Georgetown have elected him President of
their organizations. Currently he is a Di-
rector of the International Traders Club from
Texas. From 1928 to 1929 he served as Presi-
dent of the Association of Former Students,
and he has continued to be an active supporter
of the Association.
As a result of an outstanding career, Sher-
rill has been listed in Who’s Who in Texas and
the Southwest,
Sherrill and his wife, Kay, reside in George-
town; they have two children.
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The concluding activity was an “After the Foot-
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