Midwestern State University announced today that it had received a $1
million gift fr
Midwestern State University announced today that it had received a $1 million
gift from James McCoy which is dedicated to the university’s new mechanical
engineering program. The McCoy Foundation, a charitable foundation
established by McCoy in 1995, previously contributed approximately $150,000 to
assist in the establishment of this program which began this fall after the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board gave its approval in May. The MSU Board
of Regents voted on Friday to name the new program the McCoy School of
Mechanical Engineering. James McCoy graduated from the University of
Oklahoma with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and from Penn State University
with an M.S. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. He worked in the
petroleum industry prior to organizing Echometer Company in 1962. McCoy and
Echometer Company have developed a computerized Well Analyzer System
used to measure and improve the efficiency of producing oil wells. Echometer
Company is a major supplier of these Well Analyzer Systems and other well
performance instruments throughout the world. McCoy is active in the Society of
Petroleum Engineers, and was the recipient of the 1994 J.C. Slonneger Award
from the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course in Lubbock, Texas for
outstanding contributions to the field of petroleum engineering. He was recently
awarded the Export Achievement Certificate from the U.S. Department of
Commerce/U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service for accomplishments in the
global marketplace. Since its inception, the McCoy Foundation has supported
local organizations including United Regional Healthcare Center, North Texas
Rehabilitation Center, Camp Fire USA North Texas Council, Crime Stoppers, the
Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering and Wichita Falls I.S.D. The
Foundation also provides college scholarships for local high school graduates
and lends support to caring for the deaf, providing water wells in Mexico, and
ministering to orphans throughout the world. McCoy is an avid tennis player. He
and his wife, Vicky, reside in Wichita Falls. The MSU Board of Regents voted on
Friday to name the new program the McCoy School of Mechanical Engineering.
James McCoy graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in
Petroleum Engineering and from Penn State University with an M.S. in Petroleum
and Natural Gas Engineering. He worked in the petroleum industry prior to
organizing Echometer Company in 1962. McCoy and Echometer Company have
developed a computerized Well Analyzer System used to measure and improve
the efficiency of producing oil wells. Echometer Company is a major supplier of
these Well Analyzer Systems and other well performance instruments throughout
the world. McCoy is active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and was the
recipient of the 1994 J.C. Slonneger Award from the Southwestern Petroleum
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Short Course in Lubbock, Texas for outstanding contributions to the field of
petroleum engineering. He was recently awarded the Export Achievement
Certificate from the U.S. Department of Commerce/U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service for accomplishments in the global marketplace. Since its inception, the
McCoy Foundation has supported local organizations including United Regional
Healthcare Center, North Texas Rehabilitation Center, Camp Fire USA North
Texas Council, Crime Stoppers, the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering
and Wichita Falls I.S.D. The Foundation also provides college scholarships for
local high school graduates and lends support to caring for the deaf, providing
water wells in Mexico, and ministering to orphans throughout the world. McCoy is
an avid tennis player. He and his wife, Vicky, reside in Wichita Falls.
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