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The house at 100 Throckmorton Street is a 4,000-square-foot colonial Cape Cod built adjacent to the President's Residence (between Kyle Field and the Corps of Cadets Quad) in 1939.  It's one of several signature buildings on campus designed by distinguished architect Frederick Ernst Giesecke, Class of 1886; others include the Academic Building with its impressive dome and the Jack K. Williams Administration Building with its elaborate colonial columns.

In the early 1970's, anticipating the continued growth and diversification of the student body, University President Jack K. Williams decided all campus student services functions should be overseen by one administrator, and he wanted that individual to live on campus, close to the students.  So, in 1976, 100 Throckmorton became home to Dr. John J. Koldus, first Vice President for Student Services.  Dr. Koldus was followed by Dr. Malon Southerland, who lived there from 1994 until his retirement in 2003. In June 2004, Dr. Dean Bresciani became the third Vice President for Student Affairs in the history of Texas A&M and the home's ninth resident.

Since its construction in 1939, the Residence has housed:

• Gibb Gilchrist, Dean of Engineering (1939 - 1944)
• John Wesley Rollins, Dean of Men (1944 - 1948)
• Gibb Gilchrist, Chancellor (1948 - 1953)
• Marion Thomas Harrington, Chancellor (1953 - 1965)
• From 1965 - 1970 the Residence was unoccupied
• Alvin Luedecke, Excecutive Vice President, Acting President (1970 - 1976)
• John J. Koldus, Vice President for Student Affairs (1976 - 1993)
• J. Malon Southerland, Vice President for Student Affairs (1994 - 2003)
• Dean L. Bresciani, Vice President for Student Affairs (2004 - Present)

Events at the Residence

In the three years since Dr. Bresciani took up residence, he has hosted a variety of events, including student organizational meetings, social events and receptions.  At the Residence, guests can retreat from the bustling college atmosphere without actually leaving campus, allowing students, former students, parents and visitors to get acquainted in relaxed, comfortable surroundings.

The furniture for the home was purchased locally.  Most of the paintings - created by a number of talented artists - are on loan from University Art Collections and Exhibitions. Among the campus-related memorabilia and historical items on display are:

• An exquisite plate collection (on loan from Mr. Edward J. Klein '43) located in the living room.  These Wedgewood plates are the product of a project initiated in the mid-1930s by the legendary P.L. "Pinky" Downs, Jr., Class of 1906.  The plates - designed with the help of students in the College of Architecture and featuring images of significant campus buildings - commemorate the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.

• A pictorial exhibit of Quality Row, the University's original faculty housing.  The Vice President's Residence, a later addition to Quality Row, is the only remaining example.  The pictorial exhibit is a product of the joint efforts of Cushing Memorial Library's University Archives and the College of Architecture's Center for Heritage Conservation.

For more information, please call 845-4728 or email
the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.