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Walter Williams McAllister Sr. (1889-1984)
—Attended
the German-English School on South Alamo (which later became the
original location of San Antonio College), and graduated from University
of Texas at Austin with an electrical engineering degree (1911).
Married Leonora Elizabeth Alexander in 1913. Children: Elizabeth,
Walter Jr., Gerald.
—Founded San Antonio Building & Loan Association, later San
Antonio Savings (1921); appointed by President Eisenhower to chair
the Board of Federal Home Loan Bank 1953-56; served as Mayor of
San Antonio (1961-71); oversaw completion of Highway 281N named
in his honor; founded San Antonio Union Junior College District
with James Otis Loftin in 1945 and was chairman of the College District
Board (1945-60); Purchased first tract of land on San Pedro for
San Antonio College (1946); McAllister Auditorium was named for
him (1956).
• Walter Williams McAllister Jr. (1918-1988)
—Attended
University of Texas at Austin and St. Mary's University; married
Edith Scott (1940). Children: Walter Williams III, Taddy Jo Ellen,
Reagin Scott,
Eloise Edith.
—President & CEO of San Antonio Savings Association (1953-76)
and chair (1976-86); Chairman of the Board, American Founders Life
Insurance Co. (1966- 80); Vice Chair of the national Savings and
Loan Foundation (1976-80); created & developed branch banking
in grocery stories (mid-1950s); appointed to College District Board
(1960) & served by election through 1980 as board member then
as Chairman; oversaw land acquisitions enabling San Antonio College
and St. Philip's College to expand to their current boundaries.
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McAllister
Auditorium
Located
on the Campus of San Antonio College, McAllister Auditorium is a 1,000
seat venue that serves the Alamo Community College District (ACCD) and
the Community. This
Proscenium stage theater is divided into a lower mezzanine and upper balcony.
McAllister Auditorium is shared by Theatre & Communication and Music
& Humanities Departments. Built in 1957, McAllister Auditorium has
served as a center for many district events, concerts, and lectures for
many years. The Theatre & Communication Department holds its "Children's
Show" during the fall which helps introduce theatre for local elementry
schools, as well as the community. McAllister also houses a full-size
organ built into the artitecture of the theatre which is the pride of
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