F. Dudleigh Vernor

American composer & organist, best known for composing the song "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi;" the lyrics were written by [a=Byron D. Stokes].

Born August 21, 1892. Died April 23, 1974 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Vernor composed the song "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" in 1911, while he was at Albion College, a private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. Vernor was organist for the Metropolitan Methodist Church in Detroit for over 50 years. Vernor did not graduate from Albion, dropping out to go to music school in New York. He returned to Albion in 1925 to teach organ and retired in 1958.