Dees, Lillian, 1985 October 25

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Scope and Contents

Lillian Dees talks about her experiences working under many different deans, including Bruce Roche, Ralph Houston, and Keith Lovin, and departments, including Journalism and News Service and Liberal Arts. She describes how she acquired her final position as director of the LBJ Student Center. She also recalls the changes in the campus, including buildings and student body population, over the twenty-year period that she was employed at Texas State University. She discusses changing university administrations, alluding to President James McCrocklin, interim president Jerome Cates, and others. She recalls "Lillian Dees Day," which was created by Dr. Keith Lovin.
Interviewed by Laura Bounds

Dates

1985 October 25

Creator

From the Collection: Southwest Texas State University. Department of History (Organization)
From the Collection: Brown, Ronald C., 1945- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Biographical note

Lillian Dees first came to Texas State University in 1962 as as administrative assistant for the Journalism Department and News and Information Service. She worked as an administrative assistant to the dean of the School of Liberal Arts before being named director of the LBJ Student Center. When she retired from the Student Center (circa 2017), she continued to teach as a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology.

Dees earned her BA in 1984 and her MA in 1989 from Texas State University. She received an Alumni Achiever Award, presented by the Texas State University Alumni Association, in 1995.