Cecil, Maurice
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Born June 8, 1914, in Swift and reared in Chireno by Lewis and Mary Ward Whitton, Mrs. Cecil was the widow of the Rev. Anthony C. Cecil Sr., United Methodist pastor. She held a B.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University and an M.A. from University of Texas, Austin, having pursued doctoral studies at Baton Rouge.
She taught English for 47 years, 33 of them at SFA. Elected favorite woman professor 16 times, she taught everything from composition and rhetoric to children's literature. Former students ranged from state Sen. Roy Blake to Coach Bum Phillips. Before her retirement in 1980 as associate professor emerita, Mrs. Cecil became founding sponsor of SFA's first sorority chapter, Gamma Chi of Sigma Kappa.
She was an active member of First United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Maurice Cecil died Monday, January 9, 2012, at a local nursing home.
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