For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, March 24, 2006
Cameron University dedicates McCasland Hall
Cameron University officials, distinguished guests and Cameron students officially dedicated McCasland
Hall today during a special ceremony in the Cameron Village courtyard. McCasland Hall was dedicated in
honor of the McCasland Foundation of Duncan for its two decades of support to Cameron University.
“The McCasland Foundation’s continued generosity has enhanced Cameron’s ability to provide students
with a top quality education and a complete collegiate experience,” President Cindy Ross said. “The
foundation continues to invest in the lives of Cameron’s students, and this dedication is but a small way to
honor such overwhelming support.”
Barbara Braught, Executive Director of the McCasland Foundation, spoke at the dedication and said the
foundation was honored by the recognition.
“I speak on behalf of all of the McCasland Board of Trustees when I say this is truly an honor,” Braught
said. “The McCasland Foundation is proud of its relationship with Cameron University and proud to
contribute to the quality education students receive, as well as the leadership role Cameron plays in the
economic vitality of Southwest Oklahoma.”
The McCasland Foundation has provided $2,567,196 in gifts and pledges for student scholarships and
capital improvement projects since 1986, as well as matching 36 of Cameron’s 42 endowed lectureships.
Cinnamon Bock, a master of business administration student, is able to work in Cameron’s Center for
Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies (CETES) because of the McCasland Foundation’s
support.
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“I have experienced firsthand the generosity of the McCasland Foundation,” Bock said during the
ceremony. “On behalf of all the Cameron students whose lives have been bettered by the foundation’s gifts,
I say thank you. Thank you for supporting Cameron University. Thank you for believing in its mission and its
ability to change lives. And thank you for providing opportunities for countless students who otherwise
would not have been afforded these experiences.”
Tony Allison, Chair of the Department of Communications, and Rev. Phil Jones also spoke at the event,
each praising the foundation’s generosity and selflessness. As a professor, Allison said the McCasland
Foundation’s gifts have greatly impacted his students’ lives.
Jones, who established a lectureship in ethics in 2002, said he was excited to know the impact of his
lectureship was doubled because of the McCasland Foundation.
Ross closed the ceremony by saying, “We are grateful to have the McCasland Foundation as such a
dedicated partner. From this day forward, McCasland Hall will stand as a testament to the generosity of the
McCasland Foundation.”
After President Ross’s closing comments, CU’s mascot Ole Kim released a banner and unveiled the
McCasland Hall sign.
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