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FALL 2010 Murray State College VOL. # ONE ISSUE #2

ALUMNI NEWSLETTER

The MSC Alumni Association enables the College to promote a life-long relationship between MSC and its graduates, and it enables us to promote a continuing fellowship among the alumni themselves.

If you would like to join the Alumni Association or would like more information, please call the MSC Office of Development and External Relations at (580) 371-2371, ext. 136 or 137.

Looking for more information or ways to Support MSC ? Please contact Judy Huston, Director of Development and External Relations at (580)371-2371 x 136.

Murray State College

Commemorative Bricks

The Commemorative brick program is an important part of the Alumni Association. Alum and friends can purchase an inscribed brick in their own names or to honor a loved one. Each commemorative brick costs $25.00 and has up to two lines, with a maximum of 14 characters per line – each space represents one character. The bricks will be inlaid in the sidewalk around the new student services building. If you are interested in purchasing a brick(s), please contact Jennifer Powell at (580) 371‐ 2371 Ext. 137. Checks or Cashier’s Checks should be made payable to:

Murray State College Foundation, One Murray Campus, Tishomingo, 73460

Name on Brick: ______(first line) ______(second line)

Name on Brick: ______(first line) ______(second line)

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WWW.MSCOK.EDU Four to be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame

A “Star Search” grand prize winner, a drummer with platinum album sales, a pioneer for women in , and the official “Oklahoma Balladeer” will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in November. Sam Harris, Jamie Oldaker, Jean Shepard, and our own MSC 1954 graduate, Les Gilliam, will join the ranks of honorees as the 2010 class of inductees.

"The Oklahoma Balladeer" Les Gilliam is the official “Oklahoma Balladeer,” so designated by the Oklahoma State Legislature in 1998. He is a native of Gene Autry, Oklahoma and is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. SCOTT LANDGRAF WITH LES GILLIAM He was recently included in a new book “Distinguished Oklahomans.” In 2005, Les received the most prestigious award in Music by receiving the coveted “Wrangler Award” from the National and Western Heritage Museum in . In 2006, he was nominated for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Also in 2006 Les received the Governor’s Arts Award from the Governor of the State of Oklahoma for his many years of entertaining Oklahomans and keeping western music alive. In 2008, Les received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Gene Autry Museum in his hometown. He is currently based in Ponca City, Oklahoma and entertains as a solo act with his guitar, with his trio, or with his band, The Silver Lake Band. The Les Gilliam Trio includes Jeanne Cahill, Jerome Campbell and Les. His great band includes former Playboy Smiley Weaver on , Ponca City native and long time Kay Country favorite Don Long on drums, country fiddler and top-notch vocalist Jerald Ritter, and the Pride of Winfield, Kenny Glasgow on bass. For the past few years, Les has done over 100 shows per year. Fall 2010 VOL. # 1 ISSUE #2 EVENTS

th Murray State College 16 Annual President’s Invitational Golf Tournament At Tishomingo Golf and Recreation Club

October 9, 2010

5-PERSON, 18-HOLE SCRAMBLE • Teams Drawn by Handicap TIME TO HOOP IT UP! • Limited Field – Entry Deadline: September 24, 2010 • NO Exceptions to Entry Deadline; Alternates will be Added On Deadline • NO High School or Collegiate Golfers • NO Individuals Under 21 Years of Age Allowed to Attend • Pick Paul on Hole 4/Greenie Bets on Hole 7 • Absolutely no requests will be granted for team partners; all teams will be drawn October 9, 2010.

ENTRY FEE: $125.00 PER PLAYER • Includes Green Fee, Cart, 2 Team Mulligans, 5 on 9, Poker Golf, Tee Jar Guessing Game

SCHEDULE • Registration: 8:00 a.m.; Team Drawings: 8:30 a.m.; Tee Off: 9:00 a.m.

CASH AND PRIZES AWARDED FOR: • Finishers in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place • Closest to Pin/Longest Drive/Poker Golf/Tee Jar Guessing Game/Pick-a-Pig

PRIZES AWARDED FOR ANY HOLE IN ONE ON: • Holes 4, 7, 13, and 16 You won’t want to miss the action this season. Join us as we kick off our basketball BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED/FREE REFRESHMENTS season at our first home game:Women’s, • Lunch is Available for Non-Players at a Cost of $5.00 th Tuesday, October 19 against OCC and REMAINING PROCEEDS GO TO MSC ATHLETIC Men’s, Tuesday, November 9th against SCHOLARSHIPS Bacone JV at 5:00p.m.

Fall 2010 VOL. #1 ONE ISSUE #2 MURRAY STATE COLLEGE

Former MSC standout Managing Seattle pros

Former Murray State College player has been promoted to interim of the following the recent firing of . Brown played two years at Murray State College. He was recruited by Rick Ridley out of Moss High School in the class of 1984. Brown was part of the best recruiting classes ever at MSC. During Brown’s first season at MSC, the team won their first 20 games. During Brown’s second year at MSC, the team was in the regionals at Tulsa. The son of big leaguer and nephew of , he was drafted as a in the 29th round of the 1989 amateur draft by the and pitched in their chain for four years. After a few years playing with the independent league Amarillo Dillas, he became a player/manager for the club in 1998. He was the Texas-Louisiana League Pitcher of the Year in 1995, 1997 and 1998, and made the league’s all-star team from 1995 to 1998. He was the Man- ager of the Year in 1999. Since 2001 Brown has managed in the Seattle Mariners system, including Triple-A Tacoma for the past four years. He has also managed the San Bernardino Stampede, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the and the San Antonio Missions.

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