MSUAA Leadership
Murray State Alumni Association Board of Governors
In June of 1926, members of the first Murray State Normal School and Teachers College graduating class gathered after commencement to form the Alumni Association. Since then, the Alumni Association's growth has been guided by the Executive Board President, nominated and elected by fellow members of the Alumni Association Board of Governors.
Organized to coordinate the efforts of alumni on behalf of ย้ถนสำฦตนูอ๘ศ๋ฟฺ, the Alumni Association serves as a liaison between the University and its alumni constituency and enables graduates to maintain a close bond with their alma mater. The Association promotes the general interests of Murray State by affording alumni opportunities to work together to engage fellow alumni and advance the mission of their alma mater.
Executive Committee

Scott Grant, '07, '09
President

Brett Cude, '81
Immediate Past President

Jennifer Cline, '97
President-elect

Geco Ross, '08, '13
Vice President
Board of Governors
- Tab Brockman, '81
- F. Keith Brown, '81
- Pam Stocks Butler, '79, '81
- Betty Baker-Clayton, '84, '08, '10
- Jessica Crockett, '06
- Amber DuVentre, '06, '09
- Brian Edwards, '06
- Ashley Stevenson-Joiner, '05, '13
- Jeffrey Liles, '90
- Josh Tubbs, '04, '06
- David Moss, '01 '10
- Geco Ross, '08, '15
- Derek Somerville, '98
- Travis Taylor, '11
- Alyson Van Hooser, '10
and are accepted online for board members year-round. For more information, call Carrie McGinnis, Director of Alumni Relations at 800-758-8510 or email at cmcginnis2@murraystate.edu.
MSUAA Board of Governors expectations
- Review onboarding documents
- Attend all Board meetings (2 per year โ Distinguished Alumni weekend in April and Homecoming weekend in October) in-person, telephonically or virtually.
- Participate on committees and in other meetings throughout the year as deemed necessary by the Executive Council.
- Contribute your talents and skills to help Murray State achieve its goals and objectives and those of MSUAA.
- Apply the knowledge, skills and abilities you gained, learned or perfected at Murray State for Murray State.
- Complete at least one of the following:
o Donate $250 per year over your three-year term in order to become a Lifetime Member of the MSUAA by the termโs end, OR
o Maintain yearly membership by paying annual dues ($40 Single Membership/$60 Joint), volunteer a minimum of five hours of services per year and recruit five
new MSUAA members over the length of your term. - Be good stewards of the office to which you are elected and good stewards of the University.
Core Pillars of the MSUAA
- Alumni Engagement
- Student Recruitment
- Philanthropy
- Public Advocacy
Past Murray State Alumni Association Presidents
Members of the first graduating class of Murray State Normal School and Teachers College in June 1926 gathered after commencement to form the Alumni Association. Since then the Alumni Association's growth has been guided by the appointed Executive Board President.
- 2020 โ 2021
Tab Brockman '81 - 2019 โ 2020
Taylor Cline '97 - 2018 โ 2019
Iain Howard '06, Owensboro, KY - 2017 โ 2018
Jerry Penner III '83, Murray, KY - 2016 โ 2017
Elizabeth Bailey-Smith `90 `92, Marion, IL - 2015 โ 2016
Shawn Reynolds โ97, Almo, KY - 2014 โ 2015
David Moss โ01 โ10, Madisonville, KY - 2013 โ 2014
Jason Pittman โ03, Murray, KY - 2012 โ 2013
Dave Washburn โ95 โ96, Benton, KY - 2011 โ 2012
Karen Cocke Owen โ83, Calvert City, KY - 2010 โ 2011
Sonny Smith '78, Paducah, KY - 2009 โ 2010
Bob Upton โ77, Franklin, TN - 2008 โ 2009
Jane Freeman Wells โ60, Eddyville, KY - 2007 โ 2008
Phillip Van Hooser โ79, Princeton, KY - 2006 โ 2007
Sharon McDonald Green โ80, Mayfield, KY - 2005 โ 2006
Alan Stout โ78, Prospect, KY - 2004 โ 2005
Darvin Towery โ82 โ91, Mayfield, KY - 2003 โ 2004
Christopher McNeill โ88 โ89, Paducah, KY - 2002 โ 2003
Martha Cunningham Lewis โ60 โ69, Benton, KY - 2001 โ 2002
Percy Belt โ73, Hopkinsville, KY - 2000 โ 2001
Tom Maddox Jr. โ65, Owensboro, KY - 1999 โ 2000
Brian Roy โ95, Benton. KY - 1998 โ 1999
Bob Freeman โ58, Hopkinsville, KY - 1997 โ 1998
Ann J. Smith โ59 โ62, Mayfield, KY - 1996 โ 1997
Bob Jackson โ85, Murray, KY - 1995 โ 1996
Roger Perry โ71, Benton. KY - 1994 โ 1995
Harold Doran Jr. โ75, Murray, KY - 1993 โ 1994
Dennis Jackson โ66, Paducah, KY - 1992 โ 1993
William "Mack" Bushart '80, Winchester, KY - 1991 โ 1992
Steve Story โ69, Murray, KY - 1990 โ 1991
Jeff Green โ76, Mayfield, KY - 1989 โ 1990
Bill OโBrien โ62, Paducah, KY - 1988 โ 1989
Ben Hogancamp โ68, Paducah, KY - 1987 โ 1988
Fred Schultz Jr. โ46, Louisville, KY - 1986 โ 1987
Bill Kopperud โ64, Murray, KY - 1985 โ 1986
George E. Long II โ68, Benton, KY - 1984 โ 1985
Rex A. Thompson โ58, Lexington, KY - 1983 โ 1984
Dan Shipley โ54, Murray, KY - 1982 โ 1983
James E. โBuckโ Hurley โ39, Benton, KY - 1981 โ 1982
William Ben Humphreys โ50, Murray, KY - 1980 โ 1981
Bill Morgan โ50, Benton, KY - 1979 โ 1980
Michael S. Peek โ70, Nashville, TN - 1978 โ 1979
Sid Easley โ62, Murray, KY - 1977 โ 1978
Pat M. McCuiston `39, Kirksey, KY - 1976 โ 1977
Richard H. Lewis โ60, Benton, KY - 1975 โ 1976
James H. Johnson โ41, Owensboro, KY - 1974 โ 1975
Edwin O. Norris โ50, Kingsport, TN - 1973 โ 1974
William A. Logan โ56, Madisonville, KY - 1972 โ 1973
Martha Robertson Ellison โ45, Louisville, KY - 1971 โ 1972
Forrest C. Pogue โ31, Murray, KY - 1970 โ 1971
Richard L. Petty โ60, Gainesville, GA - 1969 โ 1970
Barkley Jones '49, Parkville, MD - 1968-1969
Max Hurt โ27, Kirksey, KY - 1967 โ 1968
J. William Carneal โ40, Owensboro, KY - 1966 โ 1967
Angie Basenback Chambers โ59, Charlotte, NC - 1965 โ 1966
J. C. Maddox โ30, Jackson, TN - 1964 โ 1965
Joe O. Brown โ41, Bardstown, KY - 1963 โ 1964
Wilson Gantt โ41, Murray, KY - 1962 โ 1963
Howard V. Reid โ35, Symsonia, KY - 1961 โ 1962
J. D. Rayburn โ35, Murray, KY - 1960 โ 1961
Charles J. Baugh โ38, Hickory, KY - 1959 โ 1960
Pat Gingles โ42, Nashville, TN - 1958 โ 1959
W. Roy McDonald โ34, Cadiz, KY - 1957 โ 1958
J. Clifton Thurman โ29, Nashville, TN - 1956 โ 1957
Eltis Henson โ33, Galesburg, IL - 1955 โ 1956
James Phillips โ36, Clinton, KY - 1954 โ 1955
Dalton Woodall โ37, Paducah, KY - 1952 โ 1954
Rayburn Watkins โ43 Delray Beach. FL - 1950 โ 1952
William Ray Mofield โ43, Benton, KY - 1949 โ 1950
Guy Billington โ33, Murray, KY - 1947 โ 1949
Hal Houston โ30 - 1946 โ 1947
W. Z. Carter โ29 - 1945 โ 1946
Holland Rose โ32, Benton, KY - 1944 โ 1945
Evelyn Linn Allbritten โ26, Murray, KY - 1942 โ 1944
Dentis McDaniel โ31, Clinton, KY - 1939 โ 1942
Adron Doran โ32, Lexington, KY - 1938 โ 1939
Robert Everett โ36 - 1937 โ 1938
Preston Holland โ28, Murray, KY - 1936 โ 1937
Matt Sparkman โ28, Murray, KY - 1935 โ 1936
Waylon Rayburn โ30, Murray, KY - 1933 โ 1935
Carmon Graham โ27 - 1932 โ 1933
Waylon Rayburn โ30, Murray, KY - 1931 โ 1932
Max B. Hurt โ27, Kirksey, KY - 1930 โ 1931
S. Jack Gardner โ27, Clarksville, IN - 1929 โ 1930
W. B. Moser โ26, Murray, KY - 1928 โ 1929
W. J. Gibson โ27 - 1927 โ 1928
Carmon Graham โ27 - 1926 โ 1927
Emma J. Helm '26, Mayfield, KY
Mission
The MSUAA connects, celebrates and engages alumni and friends of the University through communication, activities and events to foster lifelong relationships that support the mission and strategic plan of Murray State.
Vision
The MSUAA will be recognized internationally for excellence in alumni engagement through communication, activities and events, and for collaborating with other University units to produce more effective student recruitment, donor solicitation and stewardship and legislative advocacy.
Purpose
To coordinate the efforts of alumni on behalf of ย้ถนสำฦตนูอ๘ศ๋ฟฺ, the MSUAA serves as a liaison between the University and its alumni constituency and enables graduates to maintain a close bond with their alma mater. The MSUAA promotes the general interests of Murray State by affording alumni opportunities to work together to engage fellow alumni and advance the mission of their alma mater.
Academic Excellence
Each year the MSUAA awards the Distinguished Alumni award to alumni who have distinguished themselves above their peers personally and professionally and who have made an impact at the local, state and national level. The MSUAA also has the privilege of awarding annually the Distinguished Professor Award. Recipients of the honor are nominated by their students and selected by the Executive Committee of the MSUAA.