Hartzell joins SMU after the 30-year presidency of R. Gerald Turner, who recovered the university from the NCAA’s “death penalty” and brought the Bush presidential library to Dallas.

SMU, unlike UT, is a private university ... University of Texas President Jay Hartzell poses for a photo at Dallas Hall following a press conference announcing Hartzell as the new Southern ...

I look forward to building upon the University’s remarkable momentum and leading SMU into its next era.” SMU's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to hire Hartzell. He'll succeed R.