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  • Abilene Cultural Affairs Council 1101 North 1st Street Abilene, TX, 79601 United States (map)

8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Alumni Registration

8:30 to 10 a.m. | Breakfast and Affinity Group Reunions (social clubs, Black Alumni Network, McMurry Student Government, Spirit Squad)
Classrooms in Old Main and Cooke—Tickets $5

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Art Exhibits

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. | Celebrating McMurry’s Past
Radford Auditorium

Jay Moore Presents the History of McMurry University
9:30 to 10:15 a.m.

Join local historian, Jay Moore, as he looks back at a variety of people, places, and stories that molded McMurry’s 100-year history.

McMurry 100 Awards Ceremony
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Celebrate the McMurry 100 at an awards ceremony that will honor the individuals and groups of individuals who made an outsized impact in the 10-decade history of McMurry.

11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | Chanters Centennial Choir Concert
Aldersgate Abilene Methodist Church

Enjoy beautiful music by several generations of McMurry Chanters alumni. Dr. Betty Karol Wilson, Chanters director from 1982 to 1985, will direct what we hope is a 100-voice choir.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Tailgate
Lawn behind Jay-Rollins Library

12:15 p.m. Club Songs & Alma Mater
Lawn behind Jay-Rollins Library

1 p.m. | Football Game 
Wilford Moore Stadium—Tickets $8

7 p.m. | Centennial Gala
Abilene Convention Center—Tickets $125

The McMurry University Centennial Gala is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration that you will not want to miss!  Join alumni and friends for an evening of reminiscing and regaling as we tip our hats to our first one hundred years and throw open the door to usher in our second century.  Enjoy a delightful evening beginning with a gourmet dinner catered by world-famous Perini Ranch Steakhouse, followed by McMurry’s story emceed by George Levesque, McMurry alumnus and Executive Director of the Historic Paramount Theatre.  Guests will bask in the afterglow with music, dancing, and sharing memories with old friends and new. Don’t miss this event which promises to be Abilene’s talk of the town and our Centennial’s crowning jewel!

Earlier Event: September 2
Mary Poppins
Later Event: September 7
Tot Spot