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President & Partners Leading the Way

Joy McDaniel - President
Malynda Cobb - Assistant to the President

Ginger Cothran - Dean of Instruction
Michaelle Gray - Vice President for Student Affairs

Becky Henthorn - Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Dennis Westman - Vice President for Finance and Administration

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recognized the collaboration between
Murray State College and the Chickasaw Nation with a Regent’s Business Partnership Excellence

Award in 2016. On hand to receive the award was the Honorable Bill Anoatubby, Governor
of the Chickasaw Nation and an alumnus of Murray State College. In her nomination of
the Chickasaw Nation, President McDaniel outlined a variety of campus projects that could
not have been initiated and completed without support from Governor Anoatubby and
the Chickasaw Nation. Governor Anoatubby was born in Denison, Texas and arrived in
Tishomingo at an early age. He is a graduate of Tishomingo High School, Murray State College
and East Central University.

Murray State College won first place in a statewide voter
registration contest sponsored through Oklahoma Campus President Joy McDaniel (standing center) is pictured with executive cabinet members from left.
Compact (OkCC). As outlined in contest guidelines, the campus back row: Becky Henthorn, Dennis Westman, and Michaelle Gray. Front row (from left)

with the highest proportion of out-of-state students registering Ginger Cothran and Malynda Cobb
to vote was awarded first place in the equity category. The Equity
Award was presented to President McDaniel by Chancellor Glen
D. Johnson during a meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education. Pictured from left are Chancellor Johnson,
MSC President Joy McDaniel and Oklahoma State Regents’ Chair EXECUTIVE CABINET members meet twice per month with President McDaniel to discuss
General Toney Stricklin. and address issues and opportunities at Murray State College.