McMurry 100 and All Century Teams Announcement Event
On January 26, 2023, McMurry University unveiled the McMurry 100 and All-Century Teams as part of the University’s Centennial celebration.
The McMurry 100 recognizes 100 individuals and groups whose contributions had an outsized impact on McMurry’s first century. The All-Century Teams honor student-athletes from across McMurry’s history who achieved individual success and brought distinction to the University.
McMurry 100 List
All-Century Teams List
Centennial Iris Garden: A Living Legacy
The Centennial Iris Garden was established during McMurry University’s Centennial celebration as a lasting space for the McMurry family and the Abilene community to enjoy.
Continued care of the garden helps preserve this living part of McMurry’s Centennial legacy for future generations.
Centennial Legacy and Archives
McMurry University’s Centennial celebration commemorated 100 years of history, achievement, traditions, and community. Explore projects, exhibits, stories, and commemorative works created to preserve the University’s first century for generations to come.
Centennial Walking Tour
Take a self-guided journey through McMurry’s campus and discover historic spaces, stories, photographs, and places that helped shape the University’s first century.
Centennial Photo Project
The Centennial Photo Project invited the McMurry community to help preserve the University’s history through photographs, memories, and images representing generations of campus life.
Centennial Museum
The Centennial Museum in Gypsy Ted Gallery II showcased artifacts, photographs, memorabilia, and archival materials representing McMurry’s first 100 years. The exhibit brought together items from University archives and contributions from alumni.
Historic Documents and Papers
Explore research and historical works that document significant chapters in McMurry’s history.
Centennial Commemorations
Artifacts of McMurry’s 100th Anniversary
McMurry’s Centennial was commemorated through special artwork, publications, keepsakes, events, and projects designed to capture the spirit of the University’s first century.
Centennial Collection
Limited-edition items were created to commemorate McMurry University’s 100th anniversary and celebrate the Centennial year.
Commemorative Coin
A special Centennial coin was created as a keepsake honoring McMurry’s 100-year milestone.
Centennial Ornament
The Centennial ornament featured Radford Auditorium and the official Centennial mark, preserving a recognizable symbol of McMurry’s anniversary celebration.
Vision Keepers
Artist Troy Anderson created Vision Keepers for McMurry’s Centennial, using imagery and color to reflect the University’s history and its continuing journey into a new century.
McMurry in Pictures
The Centennial included the creation of a commemorative photography book highlighting people, places, traditions, and moments from across McMurry’s history.
A Century of McMurry
The Centennial celebration honored the generations who built McMurry while looking ahead to the University’s next century. These projects and collections remain part of that record and continue to preserve the stories, traditions, and achievements that define McMurry.
