Loyd Commons
Creativity | Friendship | Growth | Purpose | Responsibility
Inspiring Community through Service.
Creativity | Friendship | Growth | Purpose | Responsibility
Get a feel for all that Loyd Commons has to offer by scrolling through the photo gallery or viewing the video. If you prefer, check it out for yourself by visiting campus, or take an online 360°room tour.
Community bath double room
Loyd Commons was named for Paul B. Loyd, Jr. (’68) and his wife Penny Requa Loyd for their generous $5 million gift for the new residential commons buildings. The gift was announced during the Founders Day Celebration in April 2012. SMU has benefited in countless ways from the long-standing support of Penny and Paul Loyd, Jr. Their contributions have impacted areas across the University, including athletics, student programs and scholarship support.
The Loyds’ involvement at SMU includes Mr. Loyd’s service as a member of the Board of Trustees, and both Mr. and Mrs. Loyd serve on several University boards and committees. The Loyds received the Mustang Award in 1999 in recognition of their remarkable philanthropic support of SMU.
In 2012, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd provided a leadership gift for a new Residential Commons facility. Fittingly, the building is located near Ford Stadium, the home of SMU football and the Paul B. Loyd, Jr. All-Sports Center. These campus landmarks are a testament to the Loyds’ ongoing commitment to the many facets of the SMU educational experience. SMU is honored to name Loyd Commons in recognition of their continued generosity.
Community abbreviations | Loyd |
Building capacity | 241 |
Year built | 2014 |
Residential area | Southeast |
Physical address | 5901 Bush Avenue |
Room types | Singles and doubles |
Gender | Co-ed by gender by room |
Get to know the faculty, staff, and student leaders of Loyd.
Faculty-in-Residence
Dr. Alice Kendrick, or “DrK” as her students like to call her, is professor of advertising in the Temerlin Advertising Institute, specializing in advertising research and strategy. She grew up in Alexandria, Louisiana, and earned a BA and MA in Journalism from LSU, and later received a PhD in Communication and an MS in Adult Education from the University of Tennessee. Her first job as a professor was at Marquette University in the school of communications, and she also coached Marquette varsity women’s tennis team on the side.
Dr. Kendrick is the author of four books and more than 40 peer reviewed journal articles. Her research interests are how communication efforts can affect international citizens’ views of other countries, trends in advertising education, and the role of advertising in the informal economy, including garage sales. She is currently the co-editor of the Journal of Advertising Education. She has presented research at national and international venues including Beijing China, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, and Scotland. In late 2014 she traveled to Havana on a research visa to study Cuban public communication and the growing popularity of small businesses in Cuba. Her research has appeared or been covered in Promotional Products Magazine, Adweek, Advertising Age, the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Residential Community Director
CJ Schufford will join the RLSH team as the RCD for Loyd Commons. CJ completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of North Texas and a Master of Education in Higher Education Leadership at TCU where he worked as a Fraternity and Sorority Life Graduate Hall Director and a Fraternity and Sorority Life Graduate Advisor. He served as a Conference Intern at the University of Michigan. His areas of interest include Equity and Access in Higher Education, Promoting Mental Health Awareness among Underrepresented communities, and improving Multi-Cultural Competency within the communities where he works. CJ is a huge Dallas sports fanatic and is looking forward to exploring Dallas with his finance Jacqueline and puppy Frida. C.J.'s favorite aspect of the Residential Commons is how each commons have unique identities and traditions!