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[Groundbreaking for Amy Graves Ryan Fine Arts Center]

Description: Photograph of the 1969 groundbreaking ceremony for the Amy Graves Ryan Fine Arts Center at McMurry College in Abilene, Texas. The man at the podium is McMurry President Gordon Bennett. The man below him is Don Dotson, and the man with the shovel is W.B. “Dub” Rushing. The man on the right is J.M. Willson, Board Chairman.
Date: 1969
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Portrait of Charles R. Thigpen]

Description: Portrait of Charles R. Thigpen, D. D. (1913-2008). In 1967 he and his wife moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where he served as District Superintendent of the United Methodist Church and as pastor of First United Methodist Church and St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Albuquerque. Thigpen also served on the McMurry University Board of Trustees.
Date: [1967..1980]
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Dr. Chester T. French, Dr. Gordon Bennett, and Unnamed Man]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Chester T. French (center) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, taken in May 1965 when French received an honorary degree from McMurry College. French was a civic leader and Methodist layman. Flanking Dr. French is Dr. Gordon R. Bennett (right), who served as McMurry President from 1958-1970, and an unnamed man (left).
Date: May 1965
Partner: McMurry University Library
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