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Edwin M. Fauver

Biography

Edwin M. Fauver (1934–2012), grew up Washington D.C. before attending Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi on an athletic scholarship, where he received his BS in Petroleum Engineering. Fauver served for seven years in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Lieutenant in the Civil Engineer Corps. Before joining Texas State University as its Director of Physical Plant in 1971, he served as the Gary Job Corps Center's Manager of Facilities Engineering.

For twenty-seven years, Fauver led the university in becoming one of the state's leaders in energy cost reduction. He served on a number of coordinating Board Physical Plant committees over the years and as President of the Texas Association of Physical Plant Administrators in 1983. In 1998, Governor George W. Bush awarded Fauver with the Award for Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention for his effort to protect the San Marcos River. Fauver retired from the university in 1999.

Part of the Texas 150 Oral History Project

In his first interview, Edwin Fauver talks about his early life and upbringing in Washington, D.C. and shares how he came to Texas via attending college at Corpus Christi University. He discusses playing college football, joining the U.S. Navy, his job at Gary Job Corps Center, and more extensively about the responsibilities of his job as director of the university's physical plant.

In his second interview, Fauver reflects on the changes he has seen on campus since he first came to the university. He talks about the challenges that have accompanied the campus's expansion and offers some information on campus buildings like the Music Building, Jowers Center, Evans Field, and the Psychology Building. He also recalls some of San Marcos' floods.

Full audio is available for this interview. Reading Room access only.