Beauford H. Jester (1893-1949) was a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents from 1929 to 1935 and from 1933 to 1935 was the youngest person ever to chair the board. During his tenure he promoted a UT building program that resulted in the acquisition of construction funds for a general building plan developed in 1933. The tower of the Main Building, Hogg Auditorium, the Texas Union, and Gregory Gymnasium, as well as the expansion of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, were products of the plan Jester supported. He was Governor of Texas from 1946 - 1950. In 1968 Jester Center, an $18 million classroom and residence complex, was named for him.

Source: The University of Texas Handbook of Texas
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