For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, April 7, 2006
Cameron University dedicates Centennial clock
More than three billion seconds have passed since Cameron University was founded in 1908.
As the university nears its Centennial Celebration during the academic year 2008-2009, the Cameron
community will countdown the final moments of its first century with a new Oklahoma State Centennial
Street Clock.
The clock was recently donated to Cameron by The McMahon Foundation of Lawton – in conjunction with
the Oklahoma Centennial Commission’s street clock initiative – to commemorate the university’s upcoming
100 year anniversary.
Cameron officials and members of the McMahon Board of Trustees dedicated the new street clock today
during a brief ceremony.
“We are honored to receive this timeless reminder of the great state of Oklahoma. We thank The McMahon
Foundation for making it possible,” President Cindy Ross said. “The McMahon Foundation trustees
requested a campus location that allows all Lawtonians and visitors to chance to enjoy the clock.”
Located on the corner of University Drive and Gore Blvd. near CU’s focal point, the 16.5 foot clock has a
black lacquer finish with gold trim, consistent with Cameron’s colors. The four-sided clock face glows
warmly at night powered by an internal photocell.
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