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SWOSU Celebrates Memorial Student Center

December 4, 2006

A good crowd of people attended the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Memorial Student Center gala December 1 on the Weatherford campus. The celebration marked the 50th anniversary of the building, which recently underwent a $4.5 million renovation.

SWOSU President John Hays and wife Linda stand in front of the building’s marker signifying the recent renovation.

The audience listens to John Buck of Altus talk about the Memorial Student Center. Buck was student body president at SWOSU when the facility was built in 1956.

Bruce Von Tungeln of Weatherford listens as Buck talks about the past.

Brian Henderson of Sayre visits with Dr. Peter Grant, chair of the SWOSU Department of Biological Sciences.

Richard and Rose Ratcliffe of Weatherford visit with SWOSU President John Hays.