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Alumni Newsletter
Summer 2003
(Note: This is a text-only version of the newsletter. Click
here to view a PDF version with photographs. Adobe
Reader required.)
Racer Road Show
Making memories with MSU friends
Racer Roadshow 2003 kicked off the summer tour at Muhlenberg
County
on June 17. Murray State University representatives from
athletics, alumni
affairs, school relations, career services and academic colleges
traveled around
the region to greet fellow friends and alumni.
Guests enjoyed refreshments and received MSU mementos and
memorabilia
as door prizes.
Incoming freshmen and their parents along
with friends of
the university were able to meet and talk with alumni and
university officials.
Several alumni chapters host these annual summer events to
welcome the incoming
freshmen and communicate with alumni and friends.
View
full story with photos from Muhlenberg Co., Hopkinsville,
Princeton, Paducah, Henderson, Owensboro and St. Louis.
Join us for the last
Summer Roadshow
MSU Racers will take on the
University of Kentucky Sept. 6.
To purchase football tickets ($25 each),
please call 270-762-4895.
Prior to the game, a Backyard BBQ Supper
will be held Friday, Sept. 5, at 6:30
p.m. at the home of Frank ’58 and Pat
Miller ’59 with co-hosts, Bob ’56 and
Sylvia Waller.
Join us for this Friday night event for
BBQ, music and more, then support the
Racers as they face off against UK on
Saturday night. Reservations are required,
call Joyce Whitney at 800-758-
8510 today!
For information/directions
only, call the Millers at 859-268-2208.
2003 Football Schedule (Tentative)
All Times are Central & Subject to Change
Aug. 30 Valparaiso University H 6:00
Sept. 6 University of Kentucky A 6:00
Sept. 13 Southern Illinois A 6:00
Sept. 20 Indiana State H 6:00
Sept. 27 TN Tech A 7:00
Oct. 4 Jacksonville State H 6:00
Oct. 11 Samford A 1:00
Oct. 18 Eastern Illinois H 3:00
(Homecoming)
Oct. 25 Southeast Missouri A 6:00
Nov. 1 Eastern Kentucky H 1:30
Nov. 13 UT-Martin A 7:00
Nov. 22 Tennessee State H 1:30
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MSU vs. UK
Saturday,
September 6, 2003
Lexington, Ky.
Tickets are available through the MSU
Athletics Ticket Office for $25 each.
MSU Athletics will be taking a fan bus
to Lexington for the game.
For more details
call the ticket office at (270) 762-
4895. A pre-game reception will be
hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Frank Miller at
their home in Lexington on Friday
evening, Sept. 5. More details will be
announced later.
Homecoming
"Living the
Racer Life"
October 18, 2003
Murray State University
Make plans to attend Murray State’s
homecoming festivities on Oct. 17-18.
This year’s grand marshal of the 62nd Homecoming Parade is
Kristi Phillips Rowan, a 1987 fashion merchandising graduate.
An
Alpha Omicron Pi alumna, Rowan is founder and publisher of MidSouth Living, a
local home
and garden magazine with a circulation of 35,000, based in Memphis, Tenn. Rowan
is highlighting
Murray State University’s attractive campus and last year’s Homecoming
activities in
the upcoming Sept./Oct. 2003 issue of MidSouth Living.
Rowan said the article showcases MSU’s greatest assets and traditions,
which “combines
Ivy League tradition with down-to-earth character on a gorgeous
campus.”
Many events are planned for Homecoming that include a
golf and tennis tournament on Friday Oct. 17. Events will
continue on Saturday, Oct. 18, with the homecoming parade
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Alumni are invited to visit the Alumni
Center Open House from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Tent City
Homecoming festival will begin at 11 a.m. in the grassy
area of Roy Stewart Stadium and will continue until 2:30
p.m. prior to the 3 p.m. game against Eastern Illinois University.
For a complete
schedule of homecoming events
please check the website or the Homecoming brochure
you recently received by mail.
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