MSUAA Leadership
°΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp Alumni Association Board of Governors
In June of 1926, members of the first °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp 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 °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp, 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 °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp 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 β 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 °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp achieve its goals and objectives and those of MSUAA.
- Apply the knowledge, skills and abilities you gained, learned or perfected at Murray State for °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp.
- 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 termβs 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 °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp Alumni Association Presidents
Members of the first graduating class of °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp 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 β 2021
Tab Brockman '81 - 2019 β 2020
Taylor Cline '97 - 2018 β 2019
Iain Howard '06, Owensboro, KY - 2017 β 2018
Jerry Penner III '83, Murray, KY - 2016 β 2017
Elizabeth Bailey-Smith `90 `92, Marion, IL - 2015 β 2016
Shawn Reynolds β97, Almo, KY - 2014 β 2015
David Moss β01 β10, Madisonville, KY - 2013 β 2014
Jason Pittman β03, Murray, KY - 2012 β 2013
Dave Washburn β95 β96, Benton, KY - 2011 β 2012
Karen Cocke Owen β83, Calvert City, KY - 2010 β 2011
Sonny Smith '78, Paducah, KY - 2009 β 2010
Bob Upton β77, Franklin, TN - 2008 β 2009
Jane Freeman Wells β60, Eddyville, KY - 2007 β 2008
Phillip Van Hooser β79, Princeton, KY - 2006 β 2007
Sharon McDonald Green β80, Mayfield, KY - 2005 β 2006
Alan Stout β78, Prospect, KY - 2004 β 2005
Darvin Towery β82 β91, Mayfield, KY - 2003 β 2004
Christopher McNeill β88 β89, Paducah, KY - 2002 β 2003
Martha Cunningham Lewis β60 β69, Benton, KY - 2001 β 2002
Percy Belt β73, Hopkinsville, KY - 2000 β 2001
Tom Maddox Jr. β65, Owensboro, KY - 1999 β 2000
Brian Roy β95, Benton. KY - 1998 β 1999
Bob Freeman β58, Hopkinsville, KY - 1997 β 1998
Ann J. Smith β59 β62, Mayfield, KY - 1996 β 1997
Bob Jackson β85, Murray, KY - 1995 β 1996
Roger Perry β71, Benton. KY - 1994 β 1995
Harold Doran Jr. β75, Murray, KY - 1993 β 1994
Dennis Jackson β66, Paducah, KY - 1992 β 1993
William "Mack" Bushart '80, Winchester, KY - 1991 β 1992
Steve Story β69, Murray, KY - 1990 β 1991
Jeff Green β76, Mayfield, KY - 1989 β 1990
Bill OβBrien β62, Paducah, KY - 1988 β 1989
Ben Hogancamp β68, Paducah, KY - 1987 β 1988
Fred Schultz Jr. β46, Louisville, KY - 1986 β 1987
Bill Kopperud β64, Murray, KY - 1985 β 1986
George E. Long II β68, Benton, KY - 1984 β 1985
Rex A. Thompson β58, Lexington, KY - 1983 β 1984
Dan Shipley β54, Murray, KY - 1982 β 1983
James E. βBuckβ Hurley β39, Benton, KY - 1981 β 1982
William Ben Humphreys β50, Murray, KY - 1980 β 1981
Bill Morgan β50, Benton, KY - 1979 β 1980
Michael S. Peek β70, Nashville, TN - 1978 β 1979
Sid Easley β62, Murray, KY - 1977 β 1978
Pat M. McCuiston `39, Kirksey, KY - 1976 β 1977
Richard H. Lewis β60, Benton, KY - 1975 β 1976
James H. Johnson β41, Owensboro, KY - 1974 β 1975
Edwin O. Norris β50, Kingsport, TN - 1973 β 1974
William A. Logan β56, Madisonville, KY - 1972 β 1973
Martha Robertson Ellison β45, Louisville, KY - 1971 β 1972
Forrest C. Pogue β31, Murray, KY - 1970 β 1971
Richard L. Petty β60, Gainesville, GA - 1969 β 1970
Barkley Jones '49, Parkville, MD - 1968-1969
Max Hurt β27, Kirksey, KY - 1967 β 1968
J. William Carneal β40, Owensboro, KY - 1966 β 1967
Angie Basenback Chambers β59, Charlotte, NC - 1965 β 1966
J. C. Maddox β30, Jackson, TN - 1964 β 1965
Joe O. Brown β41, Bardstown, KY - 1963 β 1964
Wilson Gantt β41, Murray, KY - 1962 β 1963
Howard V. Reid β35, Symsonia, KY - 1961 β 1962
J. D. Rayburn β35, Murray, KY - 1960 β 1961
Charles J. Baugh β38, Hickory, KY - 1959 β 1960
Pat Gingles β42, Nashville, TN - 1958 β 1959
W. Roy McDonald β34, Cadiz, KY - 1957 β 1958
J. Clifton Thurman β29, Nashville, TN - 1956 β 1957
Eltis Henson β33, Galesburg, IL - 1955 β 1956
James Phillips β36, Clinton, KY - 1954 β 1955
Dalton Woodall β37, Paducah, KY - 1952 β 1954
Rayburn Watkins β43 Delray Beach. FL - 1950 β 1952
William Ray Mofield β43, Benton, KY - 1949 β 1950
Guy Billington β33, Murray, KY - 1947 β 1949
Hal Houston β30 - 1946 β 1947
W. Z. Carter β29 - 1945 β 1946
Holland Rose β32, Benton, KY - 1944 β 1945
Evelyn Linn Allbritten β26, Murray, KY - 1942 β 1944
Dentis McDaniel β31, Clinton, KY - 1939 β 1942
Adron Doran β32, Lexington, KY - 1938 β 1939
Robert Everett β36 - 1937 β 1938
Preston Holland β28, Murray, KY - 1936 β 1937
Matt Sparkman β28, Murray, KY - 1935 β 1936
Waylon Rayburn β30, Murray, KY - 1933 β 1935
Carmon Graham β27 - 1932 β 1933
Waylon Rayburn β30, Murray, KY - 1931 β 1932
Max B. Hurt β27, Kirksey, KY - 1930 β 1931
S. Jack Gardner β27, Clarksville, IN - 1929 β 1930
W. B. Moser β26, Murray, KY - 1928 β 1929
W. J. Gibson β27 - 1927 β 1928
Carmon Graham β27 - 1926 β 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 °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp.
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 °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp, 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 °΅Νψ½ϋΗψapp 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.