f001B Ill '71 MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY THE MEDIA MEN ... NEWSPAPERS COURIER-JOURNAL (AM - Sunday) Louisville, Ky. 40202 (John Flynn, Dean Eagle). LEXINGTON HERALD (AM-Sunday) Lexington, Ky. 40507 (David Reed, John McGill). ASHLAND DAILY INDEPENDENT (PM-Sunday) Ashland, Ky. 41101 (Jack Thompson, Mike Reliford). HERALD-DISPATCH (AM-Sunday) Huntington, W. Va. 25720 (Mike Brown, Harry Fisher). LEXINGTON LEADER (PM) Lexington, Ky. 40507 (Phil Case, Ken Snelling). LEDGER-INDEPENDENT (AM) Maysville, Ky. 41056 (Sports Editor). TRAIL BLAZER (W) Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky. 40351 (Tim Pollitt). MOREHEAD NEWS (W), Morehead, Ky. 40351 (W. E. Crutcher). RADIO/ TELEVISION WMKY, Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky. 40351 (Larry Netherton). WMOR, Morehead, Ky. 40351 (Sports Director). WAMX, Ashland, Ky. 41101 (Dick Martin). WSAZ-TV, Huntington, W. Va. 25721 (Bob Bowen). WHTN-TV, Huntington, W. Va. 25701 (Sports Director). WKYT-TV, Box 655, Lexington, Ky. 40501 (Charles Mastin). WBLG-TV, Box 1748, Lexington, Ky. 40501 (Sports Director). WLEX-TV, Box 1457, Lexington, Ky. 40501 (Tom Hammond). WAVE-TV, Box 1000, Louisville, Ky. 40201 (Ed Kallay). WHAS-TV, Louisville, Ky. 40202 (Cawood Led­ ford, Van Vance). WFTM, Maysville, Ky. 41056 (Don Stahl, Lew Kilgus). WIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATED PRESS, Herald-Leader Bldg., Lex­ ington, Ky. 40507 (Bob Cooper). UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, 152 Market St., Lexington, Ky. 40507 (Herb Sparrow). 1 .., GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION- Morehead, Ky. (Rowan County) on Interstate 64, equidistant from Ashland and Lexington where the Bluegrass meets Appalachia in the foot­ hills of the Daniel Boone National Forest. ENROLLMENT- 6,060 (1970-71) FOUNDED-1922 PRESIDENT- Dr. Adron Doran, since 1954 ATHLETIC COMM. CHMN.-Dr. Roscoe H. Playforth, Dean, Social Sciences ATHLETIC DIRECTOR- Robert G. Laughlin, More­ head State '37 HEAD FOOTBALL COACH- John J. (Jake) Hallum, Newberry '60 Office Phone: AC 606/783-3317 Home Phone: AC 606/784-9321 ASSISTANT COACHES: John Behling, Otterbein '60 Dan Walker, Louisville '62 Mike Gottfried, Morehead State '66 Larry Marmie, Eastern Kentucky '65 COLORS- Blue and Gold NICKNAME- Eagles CONFERENCE- Ohio Valley STADIUM- Breathitt (10,000) SPORTS INFO. DIRECTOR- Keith Kappes Office Phone: AC 606/783-3325 Home Phone: AC 606/784-9894 HEAD TRAINER-R. G. Mullins, Tenn. Tech '71 1970 RECORD- 6-4 (4-3, OVC) FOOTBALL SECRETARY- Jill Eldridge COVER: All-OVC linebacker and All-America candi­ date Harry (Sugar Bear) Lyles takes a breather. 2 THE UNIVERSITY. Men's Hall No. 7 Since its founding in 1922 as a state-assisted institution, Morehead State University has developed through the years to stand today as a dynamic, multi-purpose university situated on a beautiful 500-acre campus where the Bluegrass meets Appalachia in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest. Under the farsighted and energetic leadership of Dr. Adron Doran, the school's seventh chief executive, Morehead State University has grown from a tiny state college to an expanding university reaching out to serve Kentucky and the nation. From 698 students at the time of Dr. Doran's inauguration in 1954, the enrollment has increased almost 900 per cent to more than 6,000. Physically, the university consists of more than 50 major structures on the campus proper with a total value of more than $60 million. Additionally, a 212- acre experimental farm is being developed six miles north of Morehead in rural Rowan County. Almost all of the major construction has occurred since Dr. Doran became president. Recently occupied were a 19-story, 512-bed residence tower for men, a IO-story, 400-bed residence hall for women, a $2.8 million renovation and expansion of the Adron Doran University Center and a $1.8 million modernization of Rader Hall, home of the School of Social Sciences. 3 The Rader project transformed the oldest campus structure into an ultra-modern classroom and office building. Construction is underway now on a $3.5 million technical institute. Academically, the university is composed of six schools-Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Applied Sciences and Technology, Education, Humani­ ties, and Sciences and Mathematics. Undergraduate, graduate and associate degrees are offered and addi­ tional credit may be earned beyond the master's degree. The faculty numbers more than 350 and and about 12,300 persons are MSU alumni. Administratively, the university operates under a nine-member Board of Regents with six members appointed by the governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The state superintendent of public instruc­ tion serves as ex-officio chairman of the board. The other two seats are held by non-voting representatives of the faculty and student body. The administrative structure consists of five bureaus- academic affairs, research and development, university affairs, student affairs and fiscal affairs. Each is headed by a vice president. Athletically, the university is a member in good standing of the National Collegiate Athletic Asso­ ciation (NCAA) and the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Intercollegiate competition involves 10 sports­ football, basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming, track, cross country and wrestling. Mignon Complex 4 THE ADMINISTRATORS ... DR. ADRON DORAN A lifetime of service to Kentucky was recognized last spring in New York City when Dr. Adron Doran received the Horatio Alger Award. The 17 year president of Morehead State University joined a select group of about 200 Americans chosen as recipients since the awards began 25 years ago. Dr. Doran, a native of Graves County, Ky., became the fourth Kentuckian so honored and the only educator listed in 1971. Horatio Alger Awards are sponsored by the Ameri­ can Schools and Colleges Association, a non-profit corporation committed to education and American traditions of equality of opportunity, industry and achievement. The awards were created to honor business and professional leaders who, in the spirit of Horatio Alger, have overcome humble circumstances to attain unquestioned success. Dr. Doran has risen from a two-room farmhouse in Western Kentucky to national prominence as a college administrator. His administration has led MSU to more than 30 precedents in dealing with ethnic minority groups. He received the Lincoln Key of the Kentucky Education Association for "integration without fanfare." 5 From a tiny teachers college little known outside the state, MSU has won recognition for its service to Eastern Kentucky, Appalachia and the nation. Enroll­ ment has increased almost 900 per cent since 1954 to more than 6,000, and upwards of $60 million has been expended in campus construction. Before assuming the MSU presidency in 1954, the educator served Kentucky in the public schools as a coach, teacher and principal, in the Kentucky General Assembly, including a term as Speaker of the House and in the Kentucky Department of Education. He holds an earned doctorate from the University of Kentucky and honorary doctorates from three other institutions. The Kentucky Press Association named him "Ken­ tuckian of the Year" in 1959 and Gov. Edward T. Breathitt selected him for the "Distinguished Ken­ tuckian Award" in 1966. MSU's seventh president is married to his college sweetheart, the former Mignon McClain of Sedalia, Ky. She is a past president of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs. ROBERT G. LAUGHLIN, Director of Athletics Now in his seventh year as full-time athletic direc­ tor, former head basketball coach Bobby Laughlin has had a colorful career in sports. In 12 years as Eagle cage mentor, he guided MSU to a 166-120 record, record, three trips to the NCAA Tournament a,nd four Ohio Valley Confer­ erence basketball titles. He was named OVC "coach of the year" in 1961. Laughlin came to Morehead in 1935 as basketball coach at Breckinridge Training School, now University Breckinridge. He guided Breck to the Kentucky high school crown in 1946 and became MSU's head basketball coach and athletic director in 1953. The Mt. Sterling, Ky. native retired from active coaching in 1965 to devote full time to the university's expanding athletic program which involves 10 sports. "Coach" Laughlin, as he is still called, also is a full professor of health, physical education and recreation. He is a graduate of MSU and the Univer­ sity of Kentucky. 6 Coach Jake fires 'em up on the sidelines. ,.. 7 THE COACHES ... JAKE HALLUM, Head Coach Eagle Head Coach Jake Hallum received the ulti­ mate compliment late last season. MSU was preparing for the last game of the year when Eastern Kentucky Coach Roy Kidd told a sports­ writer: "Up there at Morehead Jake Hallum is teaching them to hate- but in a Christian way." This combination of fierce competitive spirit and strong religious conviction is the driving force behind the 33-year-old Hallum, whose soft-spoken manner and boundless enthusiasm have made him a favorite with friend and foe alike. Hard hitting, team effort football is the name of the game to Jake Hallum, and his players have been recognized as well drilled, finely-conditioned athletes. Last year's squad turned in a winning record (6-4) with a season-ending win over regional rival Eastern Kentucky and Jake Hallum had a winning record ( 15-14-1) after three seasons. His 1968 team was 3-6-1 and the 1969 squad also finished 6-4. A South Carolina native who played linebacker, defensive guard and defensive end at Newberry Col­ lege, Hallum took the MSU football reins in early 1968 after a short but successful career as a high school head coach. He was named Kentucky's "High School Coach of the Year" in 1967 after leading Ashland Paul Blazer to the state cha.-npionship with an 11 -1 mark. The 1966 Ashland squad was 7-5 in Jake's first year as head coach. Before Ashland, Hallum was an assistant coach at Pickens, S.C. and Hopkinsville, Kentucky under Fleming Thornton, one of the nation's most success­ ful high school coaches.