H. A. Hodges, Acting Director while R. P. Ward in military service, 1944—1946

Brownsville campus: In 1973 Pan American University offered upper division and graduate courses at Brownsville on the Texas Southmost College campus.  In 1977 Pan American University at Brownsville (PAU-B) was established.  Arnulfo Oliveira was the first President of PAU-B, serving from 1977-1981. In 1991 the University of Texas at Brownsville was created as a free-standing component of the University of Texas System