the oil tycoon and TU-patron Waite Phillips offered the school presidency to Clarence Isaiah ("Cy") Pontius, a former investment banker. His primary focus would be to rescue the school's finances. A dean's council would take charge of academic issues.
However, Pontius' accomplishments went beyond raising money. During his tenure, the following events occurred:
In 1935, the university opened the College of Business Administration, which it renamed the Collins College of Business in 2008.
The Tulsa Law School, located in downtown Tulsa, became part of the university in 1943.
In 1948, oil magnate William G. Skelly donated funds to found the university radio station, KWGS (named for his initials), now known as Public Radio Tulsa.
After William G. Skelly died, his widow donated the Skelly Mansion, at the corner of 21st Street and Madison Avenue, to the University of Tulsa. The school sold the mansion and its furnishings to private owners in 1959. On July 5, 2012, the university announced that it would repurchase …
