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Murray State College’s President’s Scholars Program Receives Environmental Excellence Award
Murray State College’s President’s Scholars Program received the 2024 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence Award for Higher Education I... Read more
Murray State College, Durant Public Schools, Southeastern Oklahoma State University Sign ACE Program Agreement
Murray State College and Durant Public Schools are partnering to provide two pathway options to Durant high school students through Murray State Co...
Murray State College, SouthernTech Develop Biotechnology Program Pathway
Murray State College and SouthernTech have partnered to create a pathway from SouthernTech’s Biotechnology Program to Murray State College’s Scienc...
Murray State College Foundation Legacy Gala Raises $70,000 for Scholarships
The Murray State College Foundation hosted its inaugural Legacy Gala in November, raising more than $70,000 for operations and Murray State student...
Cellum Selected, Higher Learning Commission Peer Reviewer
Murray State College Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations Justin Cellum has been accepted as a Higher Learning Commission (HLC) peer...
Murray State College Foundation Names Anoatubby Inaugural Legacy Award Recipient
The Murray State College Foundation has named alumni Governor Bill Anoatubby the first recipient of the Legacy Award. The Legacy Gala was created...
Murray State College Works to Strengthen Campus Safety
In honor of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, Murray State College campuses in Ardmore and Tishomingo held various safety trainings and semin...
Murray State College to Add Wrestling Program, Renovate Armory
Murray State College is proud to announce the addition of men’s and women’s wrestling to its roster of competitive teams starting in Fall 2025. “W...
Murray State College Announces Distinguished Alumni, Champion Award Recipient
Murray State College is pleased to announce Ann Holloway and Lorene Walker-Auld as this year’s Distinguished Alumni. Wade Middleton will also be ho...
Murray State College Selects 2024 OACC Outstanding Award Winners
Murray State College selected their Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC) faculty, staff and support staff of the year awards. Murray S...
Murray State College Named Most Affordable in Oklahoma
Murray State College was named the most affordable community college in Oklahoma by OnlineU. According to OnlineU, Murray State shines in accessibi...
Murray State College's ACE Program, First-Year Success
Murray State College’s Accelerated College Experience (ACE) program completed its first year with 21 high school students. Students from Ardmore, D...
Murray State College Announces Employee Cost of Living Increase
At their September board meeting, the Murray State College Board of Regents approved a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for all full-time employees. Th...
LaFevers Receives Professor Emeritus Designation
Murray State College Nursing Professor Bobbi LaFevers, MSN, RN, has been named Professor Emeritus. She has been part of the Murray family since 199...
Henthorn Named Provost, Senior Vice President of Academic, Student Affairs
Murray State College named Becky Henthorn the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs. Henthorn has been in higher educat...
Cellum Named Executive Vice President, Finance & Operations
Murray State College has named Justin Cellum the Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations. Cellum began his tenure at Murray State in 201...
Murray State College 2024-2025 President’s Scholars Program Students Announced
Ten Murray State College students have been selected for the 2024-2025 President’s Scholars Program (PSP). Freshmen Avery Beauchamp, Silo Natalie G...
Jones Named Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs
Murray State College named Quinton Jones the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs. He previously served as the Director of Student Life. Jon...
Murray State Enrollment Increases to Historic Levels, Sixth Consecutive Semester Growth
The first day of class for the Fall 2024 semester has notedly become a historic day for Murray State College, with a 10% increase in headcount enro...
Murray State College Receives State Funding, Scholars for Excellence Child Care Program
Murray State College has received funding to continue offering the Scholars for Excellence in Child Care program. The program provides a scholarshi...
Murray State College Foundation, Conways Sign Endowment Agreement
On July 31, 2024, the Murray State College Foundation entered into a gifting agreement with Bernie and Darlene Conway of Victorville, California to...
Murray State College Golf Moves to Ardmore
The Murray State College Golf program is moving to Ardmore this fall. “Ardmore offers an exceptional golfing environment,” said Murray State Colle...
Bowling Tabbed New Murray State College Athletic Director
Murray State College has announced the appointment of Brandon Bowling as the new Athletic Director. Bowling comes to Tishomingo, Oklahoma, from NCA...
Murray State College Holds Tuition Steady, Seventh Year
For the seventh consecutive year, Murray State College announced that student tuition for the academic year 2024-2025 will not increase. The decisi...
Murray State College FBLA Members Compete, National Conference
Murray State College Future of Business Leaders Association (FBLA) chapter members recently attended the 2024 FBLA National Leadership Conference i...
Murray State College Science Professor Wins State Teacher Award
Murray State College Science Professor Terri Quinn was awarded the 2024 Oklahoma State Teachers Association Science Teacher of the Year for the col...
Murray State College Dean Receives National Academic Award
Murray State College Dean of Learning and Student Success Tracey Hickman was awarded the 2024 Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award. Hickman is...
Murray State College Regent Brewster Reappointed
Oklahoma Governor Stitt confirmed the reappointment of Regent Suzie Brewster to the Murray State College Board of Regents. This is her second term....
Clay McCall Appointed, Murray State College Board of Regents
Clay McCall, a fifth generation Oklahoman and Atoka, Oklahoma native, has been appointed by Governor Stitt and confirmed by the Senate to a seven-y...
Murray State College Spring 2024 Honor Roll Lists
A total of 346 students were named to the Spring 2024 honor rolls at Murray State College; 124 students named to the President's Honor Roll and 222...
Murray State College, Murray State College Foundation Sign MOU
Murray State College and the Murray State College Foundation recently signed a memorandum of understanding to form an added partnership. In the agr...
Murray State, Ardmore Host Regional Softball Tournament, $600k Economic Impact
Murray State College, along with the Ardmore Tourism Authority and City of Ardmore, hosted the NJCAA 2024 Southwest Plains Softball Tournament at R...
McCall Delivers Murray State College’s 100th Commencement Address
Oklahoma Speaker of the House of Representatives Charles McCall returned to his home district and was the guest speaker for Murray State’s 100th co...
Murray State College Graduates Largest Class, School History; Celebrates 100th Commencement
This Friday, Murray State College will celebrate its largest graduating class, thus far, in the school’s history. More than 500 degrees and c...
Byng Wins Murray State College Fred A. Chapman FFA Interscholastic Sweepstakes
Murray State College recently hosted 146 schools, 505 teams and 1,675 students for the Fred A. Chapman FFA Interscholastic Contest. The students co...
Seven Murray State College Students Receive OACC Awards
Seven Murray State students received Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC) awards. The All-Oklahoma Academic Team Program provides stat...
Murray State College FBLA Team Places, State Conference
Murray State FBLA students competed at the 2024 State Leadership Conference at UCO. These students qualified to compete at the National Leadership...
Murray State College, SouthernTech Receive Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have recognized the collaboration between Murray State College and SouthernTech with a Regents’ Bus...
Murray State College Academic Team Places Third at Nationals
In February, two teams from Murray State College competed in the 2024 NAQT Community College Championship Tournament. After 15 rounds of competitio...
Murray State College/Foundation Awarded $5 Million Grant from Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation
Murray State College and its Foundation will receive $5 million from the Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation (SOMF) for the construction of the S...
Murray State College Breaks Ground, Student Union
Murray State College held a groundbreaking ceremony for the student union located the Tishomingo campus. “This project helps us accomplish a numb...
Murray State College Dean Brian Cothran Receives Conservation Award
Murray State College’s Dean of the School of Agriculture, Business and Occupational Technology Brian Cothran received the Chickasaw Nation Heart of...
Higher Learning Commission Approves Murray State College’s Function Change to Offer Bachelor’s Degree
The Higher Learning Commission has approved Murray State College’s function change request for their new Bachelor of Applied Technology in Gunsmith...
Murray State College, Fastest Growing Oklahoma College or University
Murray State College has the highest percentage of enrollment growth of any public Oklahoma college or university for Fall 2023, with an 18% increa...
Murray State College Board of Regents Selects New Leadership
Murray State College Board of Regents has new leadership for the 2023-2024 year. Chair, Allen Benson, was born and raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He...
Murray State College in Ardmore Hosts Valero, AirEvac for Workforce Interview Sessions
Murray State College in Ardmore hosted two companies that conducted interview sessions for open positions. Valero, a global leader in refining and...
HLC Quality Initiative Increases Graduation Rates for Male Minority Athletes
Murray State College’s Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Quality Initiative focused on improving college success rates of Minority Male Athletes. “...
Murray State College Expands Nursing Program to DRH Health
Murray State College and DRH Health have partnered to expand and offer Murray State’s top nursing program to students in the Duncan, Oklahoma, area...
Sparks Appointed to Murray State College Board of Regents
Dillon Sparks, a fourth-generation rancher from Hennepin, Oklahoma, has been appointed by Governor Stitt and confirmed by the Senate to a seven-yea...
Lifetime Alumni Members Contribute, Complete Chickasaw Nation Scholarship Challenge
Murray State College Lifetime Alumni members Dan and Peggy Shaffer contributed $10,000 to the Chickasaw Nation Scholarship Challenge, rounding out...
Air Evac Lifeteam Partners with Murray State College
The Air Evac Lifeteam (AEL) and Murray State College have entered into a partnership to enhance clinical simulation and emergency healthcare educat...
Sundeen Returns to Murray State College as Human Resources Director
Murray State College alumna and Dickson, Oklahoma, native Kalee Sundeen is the new Murray State College Director of Human Resources Sundeen attende...
Murray State College Receives $10M Funding for New Gunsmithing Building
This spring has marked its place in the history books of Murray State College and the state of Oklahoma. Murray State has become the first higher e...
Murray State Implements 911Cellular App to Increase Campus Safety
Murray State College rolled out the implementation of a phone and computer application developed by 911Cellular Technologies called “CampusShield”...
Murray State Nursing Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary
This year, Murray State College celebrated 50 years of education excellence for our nursing program. The program graduated its first class of 25 s...
Governor Bill Anoatubby Named Murray State College 2023 Commencement Speaker
Murray State College has announced that Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby will be the commencement speaker at this year’s 114th annual cerem...
Murray State College Makes History, Adds Gunsmithing Technology Bachelor's Degree Program
On April 21st, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved Murray State College’s request to provide a bachelor’s degree in gunsmithin...
Yeager Selected for Oklahoma Leadership Arts XII Class
Murray State College’s School of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Dean, Susan Yeager, was one of 31 Oklahomans selected to join the Oklahoma Art...
Byng Wins Murray State College FFA Interscholastic Contest Sweepstakes
Murray State College recently hosted 146 schools, 505 teams and 1,675 students for the Fred A. Chapman FFA Interscholastic Contest. The students co...
Cothran Named New Murray State College Agriculture Dean
Brian Cothran was recently named as the new Murray State College Dean of the School of Agriculture, Business and Occupational Technology. Cothran p...
Murray State College FBLA Students, Adviser Receive Awards at State Leadership Conference
Murray State College Future of Business Leaders Association (FBLA) chapter members recently attended the FBLA State Leadership Conference at the Un...
Pauls Valley Wins Murray State College 46th Invitational Scholastic Meet
Murray State College hosted 988 students representing 54 area schools during the 46th Annual Invitational Scholastic meet. Students gathered on th...
Murray State College Student Selected for Phi Theta Kappa Publication
Murray State College student Justin Whittington’s poem, “The Road,” was selected to be published in Phi Theta Kappa’s (PTK) honor anthology, Nota B...
Murray State College Academic Team Places Fourth, Highest Finish in Tournament History
Murray State College’s Academic Team competed for the first time at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) Community College Championship To...
Travis Named Phi Theta Kappa 2023 New Century Workforce Scholar
Murray State College student Leslie Travis was selected as a Phi Theta Kappa 2023 New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar. Travis will receive a $1,2...
Murray State College, Chickasaw Nation Receive Climate SMART Grant
Murray State College is a project partner with the Chickasaw Nation on a USDA Climate SMART grant that provides start-up funding for the Small Farm...
Murray State College Lady Aggies softball ranked #2, and Aggie baseball ranked #10 heading into the 2023 season.
Murray State Lady Aggies Softball Coming off of a national runner-up one year ago, the Murray State Lady Aggies have been tabbed #2 in the NJCAA Di...
Murray State College Announces Expansion to Online College
Murray State College has announced that their new online college will be named Murray Online, as well as named a dean of online instruction. Murray...
Murray State College Announces 2022 Honor Roll Lists
A total of 305 students were named to the 2022 fall semester honor rolls at Murray State College; 117 students named to the President's Honor Roll,...
Murray State College Looks to Add Bachelor of Applied Technology Degree in Gunsmithing
Murray State College has submitted a letter of intent to the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education to become the only school in the United Sta...