M u r r a y S t a t e u n i v e r S i t y

2010 Annual Report

Fostering Excellence • Building Partnerships • Creating Community

Like the Thoroughbreds we are named for, Racers are SPIRITED and PROUD.We have the HEART and WILL to SUCCEED, to go farther, LEARN MORE,

and embrace WISDOM. We are CHAMPIONS who take our place in the Murray State tradition.

WE ARE RACERS!

his past year was an extraordinary one for Murray State University — one in which we expanded our rigorous academic programs, saw significant enrollment growth and aggressively pursued external financial support with a record level of giving during our Hold Thy Banner High comprehensive fundraising campaign. Looking back on 2010, it’s important to reflect on all that Murray State University has accomplished over the past year thanks to the dedication and hard work of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and donors. Fulfilling the university’s strategic imperatives is a continuous process made possible by our people. Once again this year, our Annual Report is structured around those three imperatives of Fostering Excellence, Building Partnerships and Creating Community. The MSU board of regents is now in the process of reviewing and renewing the university’s vision and mission. From that work, I suspect we’ll see some evolution of our strategic imperatives for the future, but we will continue to focus attention on three or four of these sorts of “compass points” as broad themes to guide our university into the coming years. To be sure, 2010 has given us an exceptional vantage point from which to look ahead for more great things to come. MSU achieved its 20th consecutive ranking as one of the top public regional universities in the nation from U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges guide. We were also recognized for our outstanding quality and affordability by Forbes. I am excited about the ongoing prominence of our academic endeavors — the cornerstone of MSU’s success. Two developments during this past year are of special note. What had been the former department of nursing within the college of health sciences and human services is now an independent school of nursing that will soon implement MSU’s inaugural doctoral-level program — the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. The DNP will no doubt bring many new opportunities to our campuses. And, in addition, we celebrated our first named collegiate unit with the dedication of the Hutson School of Agriculture. I am confident we will continue to have similar exciting announcements over the next few years. Our traditions remain rich and help make us who we are. Our vision for the future is exciting and determines who we will be. Thank you for your past dedication and ongoing support of Murray State University … in the words of our Alma Mater, indeed “the finest place we know.”

President, Murray State University

Susan GuessPaducah

Bill adamsVice Chair

Murray

Dr. Constantine CurrisChair

Lexington

Sharon GreenMayfield

Dr. Jerry Sue thornton

Moreland Hills, Ohio

Kirby O’Donoghue

Student RegentWestview

Marilyn Buchanon

Grand Rivers

Dr. Jack roseFaculty Regent

Murray

Steve WilliamsGoshen

Harry Lee Waterfield ii

Frankfort

Phil SchooleyStaff Regent

Murray

Murray State univerSity Board of regentS

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President Randy J. Dunn joined college and university presidents from across Kentucky in signing a resolution pledging their commitment to be full partners with the Kentucky Department of Education in preparing high school graduates to be college and career ready. MSU has a number of college and career readiness initiatives already in place; however, a new initiative comes through a $100,000+ fund from Lisa and Robbie Rudolph for the Four Rivers Scholarship Program to provide college readiness programs through partner schools, such as Murray State University.

Fostering Excellence• Dr. Haluk Cetin, geosciences professor, was elected national director of the

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. He directs MSU’s Hyperspectral Laboratory and is a research associate at the Mid-America Remote Sensing Center.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System found that Murray State has both the highest six-year graduation rate and graduation rate increase among Kentucky’s public regional universities.

The institutional advancement division received three Grand Champions, six Awards of Excellence and four Special Merit awards from CASE-Kentucky for projects in university communications, development and alumni.

• Dr. Barbara Cobb, associate professor of English, received the national Love of Learning Award from Phi Kappa Phi.

• Dr. Seid Hassan, professor of economics, was an expert consultant for news agencies and businesses around the world when the Ethiopian government devalued its currency by 20 percent.

• Sophomore Christopher Bryant’s “What Freedom of Speech Means to Me” public service announcement won second place in a competition sponsored by two national broadcasting education organizations.

• Rui Qui, a 2009 graduate from China, had a paper, “Gender Differences in Olympic Photos,” accepted for presentation at the 2010 Broadcast Education Association Conference in Las Vegas.

• MSU received its 20th consecutive ranking as one of the top universities in the nation from U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges. The university was also rated a “Military Friendly School” by G.I.Jobs magazine, and was recognized for its quality and affordability by Forbes and its online programming by GetEducated.com.

• In the American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s evaluation of general studies programs at more than 700 institutions, universities were assigned a letter grade from “A” to “F” based on the strength of each school’s program across seven core areas: composition, literature, U.S. government or history, foreign language, mathematics, economics and science. While no Kentucky school — public or private — received an “A” grade (a mere 17 did nationally), Murray State University and the University of Kentucky were the only Kentucky publics to score in the “B” range. Georgetown College was the only Kentucky private institution to receive a “B” grade in the state.

The department of nursing as an entity of the MSU college of health sciences and human services became a stand-alone academic school of nursing. Additionally, a doctor of nursing practice was approved for implementation.

• American Humanics/Youth and Nonprofi t Leadership set a national enrollment record for the 19th consecutive year.

• The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools gave approval to an application from Murray State University to move up from a Level IV institution (master’s/specialist degree as the highest) to a Level V (offers three or fewer doctorates as the highest degrees).

• The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) cited Murray State as one of 15 public colleges and universities across the nation that outperforms most similar institutions in helping students stay on track to graduate. MSU was highlighted in the SREB report, Promoting a Culture of Student Success: How Colleges and Universities are Improving Degree Completion.

• Dr. Ginny L. Richerson, professor and chair of adolescent, career and special education, received the National Business Education Association Collegiate Teacher of the Year Award.

• Dr. Ken Carstens, adjunct professor in history and nationally recognized archaeology researcher, was named to the Historical Locust Grove National Advisory Council.

• Murray State was one of 10 postsecondary schools to receive a collaborative software grant from DyKnow to enhance teaching and learning at the university. Principal investigator Dr. Terry Derting, professor of biological sciences, is joined by co-investigators on the project, Dr. Renee Fister, professor of mathematics, and Greg Gierhart, lecturer in education. Fister and Derting also presented at the Beyond BIO2010 Celebration and Opportunities Conference for the National Science Foundation on interdisciplinary work.

• Murray’s student chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association won the Student Section of the Year Award for the sixth time. Chapter adviser is Dr. Bassam Atieh, professor of occupational safety and health.

• Engineering physics was reaccredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, and is one of less than 20 accredited programs in the country.

• Microsoft computer engineer Jennifer Marsman spoke to MSU’s Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) on technology careers and opportunities for women to pursue careers in her field of work.

• Dr. John Crofton, professor of physics, was a 2010 U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow, working with university researchers, defense contractors and government labs at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio.

• Dr. Sue Sroda, director of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) was chosen by the U.S. Department of State to lead a pre-conference institute and give a keynote address for the TESOL-Ukraine National Conference.

• MSU established the first accredited B.A. degree in Kentucky that is focused on the Japanese language with programs of study for a Japanese major and minor.

World figure archbishop Desmond tutu was the speaker at the annual Presidential Lecture Series. An audience of more than 4,000 attended the event, held in the CFSB Center.

• The MSU Concert Choir/University Chorale made its singing debut in Carnegie Hall in New York City.

• Dr. George Kipphut, chair of geosciences, was appointed the State Geographer for Kentucky by Gov. Steve Beshear.

• MSU student Martika Clark was the recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship, funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide outstanding low-income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education.

• Laura Dziekonski, administrative assistant in Waterfield Library, received the Wilma Yeary Award from the International Association of Administrative Professionals.

The Murray State chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota national music fraternity celebrated 52 years of all-Campus Sing on the steps of Lovett Auditorium.

• Dr. David Kraemer, chair of the department of occupational safety and health, was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, given by the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation.

• The U.S. Japan Foundation selected Masayo Nakamura for the 2010 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award. Nakamura teaches the Japanese language in Murray, Calloway County and Marshall County high schools through a grant secured by MSU’s Dr. Tom Lough, professor of education.

• Dr. Peggy Pittman-Munke, associate professor of social work, was one of 13 educators selected to represent undergraduate social work education at the national Social Work Congress in Washington, D.C.

• Waterfield Library visits from July-December 2010 totaled 219,366, with check-outs numbering 31,967. Check-outs included books, laptops and miscellaneous material. The library’s website was visited 253,833 times and had 452,780 page views. Reference questions soared with students searching out answers in person, using phone calls and email, and through Chat and Text-a-Librarian. Database searches neared 700,000, and more than 4,000 participants took part in 185 library instruction sections. The eReaders Loan program was a hit with iPads and Kindles available to students, faculty and staff for checking out.

• Dr. David Fender, associate professor in occupational safety and health, and the American Society of Safety Engineers student chapter conducted an Electric Vehicle Noise Study. An article on the research was selected for publication in Professional Safety magazine.

• Llena Chavis, lecturer in social work, and Jonathan Awori, assistant professor in theatre and dance, collaborated by using student actors to play clients who were being interviewed by social work students to provide valuable training experience to all.

100 percent of MSu’s student dietetic interns who completed the program passed the Registered Dietitian Exam on the first try and are employed in the profession. One of the students was chosen as the Kentucky Dietetic Intern of the Year and another was selected for the prestigious National Association of College and University Food Service internship program.

• MSU student Katie Donahue was a presenter at the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Annual Conference. Donahue, who studied in the CIEE Spain program and is in a wheelchair, discussed the topic of accommodating students with disabilities in study abroad programs.

• Dr. Bill Mulligan, professor of history, led weekly History Research Forums for faculty and graduate students to present original research. Topics included Daniel Boone, English feminism in the 19th century, and life of the Irish and Cornish in copper country.

• Martin Roper is the Watkins Professor of Creative Writing. Originally from Ireland, he is the author of the novel, Gone, and directs an Irish Writing Program in Dublin every summer.

• Shraddha Chakradhar, liberal arts major, was one of only 12 students selected to attend the highly competitive Rutgers English Diversity Institute in New Jersey.

• MSU’s occupational safety and health program was reaccredited by, and remains the only program in the U.S. with both its bachelor’s and master’s degrees accredited from, ASAC/ABET.

• Grant funds ($92,775) were secured by the college of education to offer professional development to 25 P-12 teachers in western Kentucky to gain insight into the new Common Core Standards and create best practices in language arts and mathematics.

• Dr. Sandy Miles, professor of management, aided the Society for Human Resource Management to help develop an assessment instrument for human resources. Miles, along with Dr. Glynn Mangold, professor of marketing, was invited to serve on the Editorial Advisory Board of Business Horizons journal.

• Adam Prescott, December 2010 business administration graduate, was selected as the student member of the Tuning Kentucky committee on business education to review the curricula of business programs at associate, baccalaureate and master’s levels.

• Dr. Michael Bowman, associate professor, and Dr. James Gantt, director, both in Telecommunications Systems Management, collaborated on a research project sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with 10 representatives from eight countries. The committee produced a report, “Military Communications in Urban Operations,” which details its fi ndings on improving tactical wireless radio frequency communications for the military.

The school of agriculture cooperated with Kentucky Farm Bureau in hosting high school students from across the state at the Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders Conference.

• Murray State Health Services invited a speaker, through a grant from Anheuser-Busch, to train 10 students to become Certifi ed Peer Educators. These students develop programs on alcohol and drugs, nutrition and other social issues. The new peer educators met with nearly 800 students during the fall semester.

• The Services for Students with Learning Disabilities offi ce worked with university development staff to secure a $10,000 scholarship for students to receive private tutoring.

Building Partnerships • Dr. Michael Basile, professor in the college of education and former director of

MSU’s Institute for International Studies, was named to the first board of trustees for the new Kurdistan University of Science and Technology in Iraq. He is working with both MSU and Kurdish officials to establish an English language program similar to Murray’s ESL (English as a Second Language).

• Dr. Fred Miller, Hutchens Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Business GIS (Geographic Information Systems), received the Bene Merenti Award for outstanding contribution to internationalization at the University of Regensburg.

• Jim Carter, MSU vice president for institutional advancement, was named president-elect of the Friends of KET board of directors. He has led the effort for linking MSU activities to KET programming.

• Funding was secured for a Farmers Network to introduce farmers to new crops and technology through the West Kentucky AgBioworks Initiative.

President randy J. Dunn joined college and university presidents from across Kentucky in pledging their commitment to carry out the Kentucky Department of Education’s goal to reduce the number of high school graduates unprepared to enter college by 50 percent, and to increase graduation rates of postsecondary students by using College and Career Readiness initiatives.

• MSU’s Breathitt Veterinary Center diagnostics laboratory alerted farmers to possible risks of using corn stalks for feed cattle following drought conditions and provided affordable testing for dangerous accumulations of nitrate.

• Dr. Debbie Owens, associate professor in journalism and mass communications, participated in the Educational Testing Services (ETS) Visiting Scholars Program. ETS staff were paired with faculty based on research interests and expertise.

The Women’s Center collaborated with the department of history to co-host an event for National Women’s Equality Day.

• The department of educational studies, leadership and counseling with regional school districts and the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board developed new program specifi cs for school leadership, consistent with the University/District Partnership Model.

• WKMS-FM expanded its service to new areas — to the southwest (Fulton, Martin, Union City) and to the northeast (Madisonville, Owensboro). WKMS made its HD2 all-classical music service available in Paducah and Madisonville.

• College of education math majors partnered with Clark Elementary School in Paducah, Ky., to provide a mathematics-based lesson to engage parents.

• Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and MSU First Lady Ronda Dunn hosted Graduate Kentucky: A Community Approach, A Regional Dropout Prevention Summit to discuss solutions with more than 165 regional educators.

• Dr. Pearl Payne, chair of wellness and therapeutic sciences, and Mike Gowen, lecturer in recreation and leisure services, were recognized by the Warrior Transition Battalion of Fort Campbell, Ky., for their work with the SCUBA program for wounded soldiers.

• Five graduate students — Coy St. Clair, Brett Davis, Joshua Lambert, Shangwu Peng and Joel Wixson — received Watershed Graduate Research Support Grants to study and research aquatic systems with faculty mentors.

• Regional Stewardship and Outreach partnered with the Calloway County Conservation Offi ce to have Hooked on Science’s Jason Lindsey, “The Science Guy,” visit schools in MSU’s 18-county service region to provide demonstrations and activities promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

• March 2010 saw the launch of a new website for the university. MSU’s web management worked for nine months to completely redesign and develop the new site, following up with informational meetings, training sessions and feedback discussions for continued website improvement.

• Students traveled to Lexington, Ky., for volunteer work at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) with Sue Robinson, MSU equestrian coach. Dr. Sonya Baker, assistant dean of humanities and fi ne arts and associate professor of music, sang with the American Spiritual Ensemble during the Opening Ceremony of the WEG, and the university’s Telecommunications Systems Management provided communications support technology for the games.

Creating Community• The Diary of Anne Frank project, sponsored by Regional Stewardship and

Outreach, offered workshops for educators on teaching the lessons of the story of Anne Frank and the Holocaust. A performance of the play by the Barter Theatre of Virginia was given at the Carson Center in Paducah, Ky.

• Lisa Crites, 1989 graduate, invented the Shower Shirt (featured on Lifetime Television) to be worn by mastectomy patients during bathing to prevent post-surgical infections. She is working to make the shirt available worldwide.

• MSU graduate Nicole Erwin served as co-host of Travel Bug on Arirang Radio in South Korea and was a writer for JEJU, describing her travels as “a foreigner.”

• When a disastrous earthquake struck Haiti, MSU helped out with Bucket Brigade contributions through American Humanics/Youth and Nonprofi t Leadership. Athletics lent a hand by hosting “Hotcakes for Haiti.”

University President randy Dunn gave an invited address at Ludong University in China on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. MSU is Ludong’s strongest American partner.

• According to EducationUSA, MSU was the number one choice for students from Cyprus for undergraduate and graduate study in the U.S.

• MSU partnered with the Paducah-McCracken County (Ky.) Riverport to prevent a Clarksville, Tenn., tire plant from shutting down due to widespread fl ooding. Riverport Authority aided stranded barges while MSU provided storage for the materials at its Paducah campus. MSU’s Innovation and Commercialization Center saw Paducah-based client, Waterway Innovations, receive $150,000 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development’s High-Tech Pool to develop barge monitoring technology.

• The work of MSU students assisting in a program to restore alligator gar to Purchase region waterways was featured on Kentucky Education Television’s outdoor show Kentucky Afi eld.

Dr. Luis Canales, Dr. Randy Dunn and Dr. Guangming Zou in China.

The college of business offered an accelerated Professional MBA at the MSu-Henderson regional Campus designed specifically for working professionals. Each course in the PMBA requires three weekend meetings with additional work completed online, for a degree in only 18 months.

• Ninety-four small business owners/entrepreneurs completed an Entrepreneurial Training Series conducted by the Small Business Development Center in Paducah, Ky., on business plan development, cash flow, franchising, marketing, financing, law and business.

• The college of business, Regional Stewardship and Outreach, and Make a Difference Day partnered to collect 2,000 books. Of the total, 1,200 books were forwarded to BetterworldBooks.com for sale with proceeds benefiting the community. Leftover books were recycled.

• MSU rolled out its app, RacerMobile, for Android and iPhone owners to keep users in touch with the campus, YouTube videos, Roundabout U, Twitter, Facebook and more.

• Student, co-juror and exhibition coordinator Stacey Reason organized a national exhibition of activist art, Process Impact, in Murray’s Curris Center Gallery, featuring 35 works by 25 student artists from 16 states. Reason worked with former gallery director Becky Alley to present the show that utilized both traditional and nontraditional art mediums to convey messages.

• Susan Brown, lecturer and audiologist in the department of wellness and therapeutic sciences, was reappointed for her third term with the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

• Students in exercise science, Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Club and the Student Athletic Training Association worked with Horses Inc. on a project to provide riding therapy to children with special needs.

• Dr. Ted Belue, senior lecturer of history, led an “American Roots Music Concert” where musicians performed roots music and shared its background.

• Baby Signs, offered by the Center for Continuing Education/Academic Outreach and the college of education, brought parents, babies and young children, and childhood development professionals together to learn basic “how-tos” for teaching babies to sign.

• Murray State University was selected for the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement.

STUDENT LIFE• Murray now has three international study “Discover” programs — Discover

China, Discover Korea and the newest, Discover Greece.

• Country Music Television (CMT) staffers spent two days in Murray fi lming around the community and on campus for an episode of Top 20 Countdown. MSU hosted the featured concert with Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Josh Kelley.

• As a part of Dr. Frances Smith’s Advanced Team Communication and Leadership course, 10 students helped raise $1,949 for Relay for Life through sponsorship of a concert, online soliciting, a scrapbook crop night and local business donations.

• Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOM’s Shoes, spoke to students on the power of using business to benefi t the greater good.

• Jackie Joyner-Kersee, six-time Olympic medalist, lectured at Murray State on the need for dreams and the persistence to achieve. Renee Shaw, host of KET’s Connections, was on campus to interview Joyner-Kersee.

• The Murray chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha received the national organization’s highest award, the Crown of Honor.

• Student Linda Dinh won the Stella George Perry Award that is given to the outstanding Alpha Omicron Pi chapter president in North America.

• Sigma Sigma Sigma member Kelly Dick was selected for the Mabel Lee Walton Leadership Award for her work in her chapter, community and on campus.

• Student Support Services implemented a Summer Bridge program designed to bring freshman participants on campus prior to the beginning of the semester. The program content helps freshmen get acclimated to campus with workshops such as Six Steps to Study Success, Time Management and Money Management.

• The Center for Student Involvement, located on the fi rst fl oor of the Curris Center, was formed to collaborate Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, student organizations, Greek life and the Resource Center.

• The residential colleges celebrated 15 years of successful recruiting, retention, and increased academic service and leadership opportunities for students.

• The university’s new Study Abroad 101: Costa Rica gave recently graduated high school students the opportunity to travel abroad before setting foot in a college classroom. Participants earned university credit while expanding their horizons and meeting students like themselves before their college careers began.

residential Colleges

> Elizabeth’s fraternity, Lambda Zeta Omicron, hosted a Date Auction with the proceeds going to Murray’s Needline organization.

> The Springer/Franklin Golf Tournament was held to benefi t Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Calloway County.

> Richmond College’s Katie Gaines received the Kentucky Association of Residence Halls President of the Year Award.

> Regents and Hart Colleges raised funds for the Murray Main Street Youth Center.

> White College’s Brittany Ann Davis was named the 2010 Outstanding Senior Woman.

> Clark College won the President’s Cup for Academic Acheivement.

> Hester’s male fl ag football team won the university title and represented Murray State University in the national tournament in New Orleans, La.

each year a number of concerts are held in various venues across campus including the CFSB Center and Lovett auditorium. Standouts for 2010 at Murray State included:

> Steven Curtis Chapman Christian singer/songwriter/musician Lovett auditorium

> Jason Mraz (left) rock, pop rock, alternative singer/songwriter/musician CFSB Center

> Miranda Lambert (above) rock, country rock singer/songwriter/musician CFSB Center

> Colt Ford Country singer/songwriter Lovett auditorium

• Football had its fi rst winning season since 2004, with All-Americans Marcus Harris and Dontrell Johnson. New Head Coach Chris Hatcher became the fi fth youngest coach in the history of college football to reach 100 wins, putting him in the class of legendary coaches Glenn “Pop” Warner and Amos Alonzo Stagg.

ATHLETICS

• Baseball’s Wes Cunningham was OVC Player of the Year and was MSU’s second player to earn All-America honors.

• Cross country and women’s tennis earned OVC Sportsmanship Awards.

• Soccer’s Sophie Hargreaves was All-OVC for a third straight season and goalkeeper tara isbell ended her career with a program-best 25 shutouts.

• Women’s basketball’s rachael isom (left) earned CoSida Academic All-District 4 and the OVC Medal of Honor for two consecutive years.

• MSu softball had its fi rst season in the OVC.

• The men’s and women’s golf teams won OVC championships to advance to the NCAA Tournament. nick newcomb won his second OVC individual golf championship. • The rifl e team won the OVC and advanced to the NCAA, with emily Quiner

named NCAA Second Team and Kasey Meyer NCAA Honorable Mention.

• volleyball players raised $3,262 for the Murray-Calloway County Regional Cancer Center.

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NCAA SUCCESS

• Men’s basketball, a 13-seed in the NCAA Tournament, knocked 4-seed Vanderbilt out of the competition in the fi rst round.

• The Racers narrowly lost to 5-seed Butler, 54-52, in the second round. Butler went on to the fi nal game of the NCAA, losing to Duke by only two points.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Murray State, which has the most combined titles in OVC history with 35, won both the conference regular season and tournament championships.

• The Racers earned the OVC Team Sportsmanship Award, Billy Kennedy was named OVC Coach of the Year, and fi ve players were named to All-OVC teams — Danero Thomas, Tony Easley, B.J. Jenkins, Isacc Miles and Isaiah Canaan.

INTERESTING FACTS

• MSU’s 31 season wins set a record for Murray and the OVC.

• Video of Isaiah Canaan’s successful mid-court down-on-one-knee shot against SEMO was viewed more than two million times on YouTube. The shot earned him a featured interview on ESPN’s First Take.

• President Barack Obama picked the Racers to win over Vandy in the NCAA fi rst round, saying, “I like Murray State — they’ve got a well-balanced team and they’re athletic.”

• MSU’s web server slowed to a crawl within one minute of the Racers’ victory over Vanderbilt. Thousands of simultaneous visitors to Murray State’s website jammed traffi c for approximately four hours.

Men’s Basketball

Cindy Hutson, 1990 graduate, donated a 160-acre farm appraised at $1,000,000 to agriculture to use as a research and laboratory facility for students and faculty. The gift was made in memory of her late husband, Dan C. Hutson ii, a 1977 graduate. Sue Hutson donated a major gift in memory of her late husband, Dan Hutson Sr., the recipient of a 1998 MSU honorary doctorate. Agriculture became MSU’s fi rst named school or college when it became the Hutson School of agriculture in memory of Dan Sr. and Dan II, and in appreciation for the Hutson family’s support of agriculture. Hutson cumulative gifts total $3,000,000.

• The Regional Special Events Center became the CFSB Center thanks to the largest gift in Murray State athletics history. CFSB (Community Financial Services Bank) donated $3.3 million to the program to secure naming rights of the facility.

• The college of education received its largest gift ever, $1.3 million, from the estate of Selman and Katherine Franzman in honor of their late daughter, Barbara Sue Franzman Beasley, a 1960 alumna, for scholarships for incoming freshmen.

• Dr. Jesse D. Jones donated $1,000,000 for research and laboratory equipment for the college of science, engineering and technology and a Racer Writing Center in Waterfi eld Library. The majority of the equipment is housed in Jesse D. Jones Hall. The writing center is part of a renewed emphasis on writing across campus to prepare students for graduate school and professional careers. Jones received an honorary doctorate from MSU for his lifelong commitment to the sciences.

• Farmers Bank and Trust Company and the Crittenden County (Ky.) MSU Alumni Chapter joined friends in creating a Farmers Bank/Crittenden County Scholarship Endowment worth over $112,000 when fully funded.

• Bill Morgan, 1950 MSU graduate, and his wife, Irene, are continuing MSU’s tradition of excellence with a $100,000 cash pledge toward a $1,000,000 Basketball Endowment for Success and Tradition (BEST) Fund.

• The 1922 Society, nearing 100 members, raised $178,000+ for an endowment to support scholarships for the children and grandchildren of Murray State alumni.

• Jerry and Betsy Shroat, 1963 graduates, gifted the university $300,000 to replace the 38-year-old stage in Johnson Theatre and to award annual scholarships to students in the department of theatre and the college of education. To honor their generosity, the stage has been permanently named the Betsy and Jerry Shroat Stage. The Shroats also made a substantial planned gift for future endeavors.

• David Alexander ’75 and Mike Hamilton ’75 established the Ernst & Young Accounting Scholars Endowment ($300,000) to honor fi ve top students at each class level in accounting. The endowment is part of the E3 Campaign for the department of accounting. E3 is designed to take the department to the next level and has three specifi c initiatives — expand the number of students, enhance their learning experiences and better equip graduates to enter the workforce.

• Faculty and staff at Murray State University have contributed more than $624,000 to Hold Thy Banner High: The Campaign for the Students of Murray State University.

CONTRIBUTORS

58.7 M58.7 M$58.7 million received in gifts, pledges and planned gifts as of Dec. 31, 2010, toward Murray State university’s $60 million goal.

Thank you to all of our contributors.

MSU FINANCIALSState Appropriation 51,884,300 30.2%

Tuition (Net) and Fees 50,845,754 29.6%

Grants and Contracts 30,295,189 17.7%

Auxiliary Services 24,489,161 14.3%

Sales and Services 5,584,326 3.3%

Other Sources 8,478,549 4.9%

TOTAL 171,577,279 100%

Note: Actual revenues Other sources include state appropriations for capital projects

2009-10 Sources of revenue

2009-10 Operating expenses

Tuition(Net)andFees;

29.6%

StateAppropriation;

30.2%

GrantsandContracts;

17.7%

AuxiliaryServices;

14.3%

OtherSources;4.9%

SalesandServices;

3.3%

Instruction 54,869,706 34.0%

Academic Support 6,512,991 4.0%

Libraries 1,926,024 1.2%

Research 2,979,396 1.8%

Public Service 7,903,517 4.9%

Student Services 15,649,254 9.7%

Student Financial Aid 10,897,613 6.8%

Auxiliary Expenditures 19,338,893 12.0%

Institutional Support 15,255,014 9.5%

Operation & Maintenance of Plant 16,837,243 10.4%

Depreciation 9,147,531 5.7%

TOTAL 161,317,182 100.0%

Instruction;34.0%

AcademicSupport;4.0%

Libraries;1.2%

Research;1.8%

PublicService;4.9%

StudentServices;9.7%

StudentFinancialAid;6.8%

AuxiliaryExpenditures;

12.0%

InstitutionalSupport;9.5%

Operation&Maintenance

ofPlant;10.4% Depreciation;5.7%

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