Cameron University
Celebrates 100 years
Oklahoma Legislative
Act establishing
Agricultural High
Schools in Oklahoma
Session Laws of Oklahoma,
1907-08, pp. 13-20
Cameron Leadership
1909-1931
Left — J.A. Liner
Spring 1909 - May 1912
Ralph K. Robertson
May 1912 - July 1913
E.M. Frost
July - Fall 1913
Robert P. Short
Feb. - Dec. 1914
Right — A.C. Farley
Dec. 1914 - June 1920
A.E. Wickizer
July 1920 - June 1923
John G. March
June 1923 - July 1927
Left — John L. Coffey
July 1927 - 1931
Cameron Presidents
1909-1931
J.A. Liner
Ralph K. Robertson
E.M. Frost
Robert P. Short
A.C. Farley
A.E. Wickizer
John G. March
John L. Coffey
1909-1912
1912-1913
1913
1914
1914-1920
1920-1923
1923-1927
1927-1931
Cameron Leadership
1931-1960
Left — Charles M. Conwill
1931 - July 1946
Oscar C. Elkins
July - Aug. 1946
Cameron Presidents
1931-1960
Clarence L. Breedlove Aug. - Dec. 1946
Charles M. Conwell 1931-1946
Oscar C. Elkins
1946
Charles L. Breedlove 1946
C. Vernon Howell
1947-1957
Clarence L. Davis
1957-1960
James L. Taylor
1960
Right — C. Vernon Howell
Jan. 1947 - May 1957
Left — Clarence L. Davis
June 1957 - July 1960
James L. Taylor
July - Aug. 1960
Cameron Leadership
1960-2006
Left—Richard B. Burch
Aug. 1960 - June 1969
Cameron Presidents
1960-2006
Right—Don J. Owens
Aug. 1970 - April 1980
Richard Murray
April - June 1980
Below
Left—Don C. Davis
July 1980 - 2002
Right—Cynthia Ross
2002 - Present
Richard B. Burch
Don C. Owens
Richard Murray
Don C. Davis
Cynthia Ross
1960-1969
1970-1980
1980
1980-2002
2002-Present
Cameron’s Early Days
Cameron’s Early Days
Old Main
University Archives
Alumni Collections
1. Old Main
Avery 005.01.01
2. Class of 1913
Back (left to right): Thomas Stringer, Merl
Stringer, Nick Fennema, Hugh D.Corwin,
Palmer Scruggs.
Front, Lucille Aurell, Virginia Scruggs.
Class of 1913
University Archives
Alumni Collections
Turner 004.10.5
The first diploma issued by
Cameron State School of
Agriculture in 1912
University Archives
Alumni Collections
Avery 005.01.01
3. The first diploma issued by
Cameron State School of
Agriculture in 1912 issued to
Minnie Cook.
1917-1929
Chemistry Class
University Archives
1917
1917-1929
1. Chemisty Class, 1917
Freshman Class of 1918
University Archives
1918 Wichita, p. 39
2. Freshman Class of 1918
3. Cameron Band, 1925
Cameron Band
University Archives
1925 Wichita, p. 70
Girls Glee Club
University Archives
1929 Wichita, p. 96
4. Girls Glee Club, 1929
1930-1959
1930-1959
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1. 1949 – Wichita Staff
2. 1957 - Collegian, Home Economics
Class
3. 1938 - Archives Photograph
Collection*
4. 1941 - Students in front of Jed
Johnson Hall*
5. 1949 - Wichita, p. 4.
6. 1957 - Collegian, Homecoming (left
to right), Julia Fullerton, Football
Attendant; Carolyn Vaughn, Football
Queen; Sue Baird, Football
Attendant
7. 1952 - Wichita, (no page number)
(left to right), Pat Thompson, Randall
Johnston, Jack Greear, Marjorie
Brandon
8. 1940 - West Hall*
9. 1941 - O Club*
10. Archives Photograph Collection*
1960-1979
1960-1979
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1. Valerie Wynn, Ph.D., English
Professor, 1966-1985 (Wichita, 1985,
p. 159)
2. 1966 - Majorette, Stephanie Conners*
3. 1960 - Wichita, p. 108, Phi Theta
Kappa
4. 1966 - Homecoming Queen, Linda
Logue; Sue James, Attendant*
5. 1968 - Wichita, p. 8-9, ROTC Color
Guard
6. 1967 - Wichita, p. 137, Majorettes
(left to right) Rita Stevenson, Cheryl
Everson, Stephanie Conners
7. 1964 - Wichita, p, 8
8. 1964 - Wichita, p, 6, Library
9. 1960 - Wichita, p. 111, ITTANAHA
10. 1978 – Commencement*
11. 1968 - Wichita, p. 49 (left to right)
John Cregg, Robert Height, Herman
Holland, Richard Dean, Robert Abla
12. 1966 - Homecoming Drum Major,
Howard Pamplin*
1980-1999
1980-1999
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1. 1984 – Wichita, p. 250, Wichita Staff
(left to right) Jo Ann Webb, Didi Cash,
Ben Johnson, Bridget Halford, Mike
Cooke, Kevin Bartram, Rick Hill
2. 1987 – Homecoming Queen, Tracy
Arnold*
3. 1983 Wichita, p. 4 – ABC Good
Morning America Celebrates
Cameron’s 75th Anniversary
4. no date – Student by Arts Center
Fountain*
5. 1983 – Homecoming - Jerry Thorne,
Cindy Baker*
6. 1984 – Wichita, p. 32, Renovated
Library
7. ca. 1980 – AG Horse*
8. 1989 – Wichita, p. 55, Ebony Society
9. 1975 – Wichita, p. 96, Indian Heritage
10. 1989 – Phi Beta Lambda, Technology
and Science Club Homecoming Float*
Sports
1939 Boxing Team
Sports
Cameron Aggies beat the
Bakersfield, CA
Renegades,
28-20 in the Junior Rose Bowl!
Cameron Collegian, Dec. 13, 1961
1939 Boxing Team
(LtoR): Spencer Hawkins, Heavyweight;
Jack Carney, 175 lbs; Catfish Averila,
160 lbs; Hawkeye Myers, 147 lbs;
Vernon Myers 147 lbs; Bruce Torah,
135 lbs; Jesse Newby, 126 lbs; Jack
Frost, 118 lbs.
Cameron Aggies beat the Bakersfield,
CA Renegades, 28-20 in the Junior
Rose Bowl!
Cameron Collegian, Dec. 13, 1961
Cameron College National Champions,
Jr. Rose Bowl, 1961
Sports
Basketball Team
University Archives
1915 Wichita, (mo page)
Sports
Dawna Phillips, 1983
1915 Basketball Team
1915 Wichita (no page number)
University Archives
1983 Wichita, p. 2
Dawna Phillips, All-Tournament
Team Member, 1982-1983
1983 Wichita, p. 2
Phil Hollie
1984 Wichita, p. 109
Phil Hollie, 1984
University Archives
1984 Wichita, p. 109
A Changing Campus
A Changing Campus
Above – Campus Buildings
University Archives
1916 Wichita, p. 1
Left- Cameron Aerial
Photograph, c. 1927
Below- Cameron University
Aerial Photograph, c. 2001
Top - Campus Buildings, Old
Main Center, Dormatories
on Left, Right
1916, Wichita, p. 1
Center and Bottom Cameron Campus Aerial
Photographs
ca. 1927, 2001
A Changing Campus
Left - Center for Emerging
Technology
and Entrepreneurial Studies
(CETES)
Middle - Cameron Village
Bottom - McMahon Center
A Changing Campus
© 2006
Top – Center for Emerging
Technology and
Entrepreneurial Studies
Center – Cameron Village
Bottom – McMahon Center
© 2006
Cameron Centennial
Poster Exhibit
* All images for the Cameron Centennial Poster Exhibit
were made available from collections in the Cameron
University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, photographs
are from the University Archives Photograph Collection.