June 19, 2021 Issue, Page 3 of 12

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June 19, 2021 News 3 SWOSU Receives 2021 Summer Fun! Warmer weather means more outside activites! We want to see your chalk art this summer! Email us a photo to Davis-McElmurry [email protected] with a picture of you and your chalk art to be featured in upcoming editions! Distribution of Funds Southwestern Oklahoma State $940,000 to SWOSU to pro- graduate course at Custer High University (SWOSU) with lo- vide scholarships for needy School in 1934 and entered cations in Weatherford and students. At SWOSU, the SWOSU in 1936. McElmurry Sayre has received its annu- awards are known as the Da- taught at Arapaho until 1956 al distribution from the Da- vis-McElmurry Scholarships. vis-McElmurry Testamenta- “SWOSU continues to be ex- and then at Clinton until 1973. ry Trust. The trust provides tremely appreciative of this Mr. McElmurry graduated much-needed resources each most generous gift,” said from Lake Valley School and year to the university for schol- SWOSU President Dr. Randy attended SWOSU before grad- arship support to students L. Beutler. “Bulldogs today uating from Oklahoma State with demonstrated financial and tomorrow benefit from need. the thoughtfulness of the University. He started teaching Wilma (Davis) McElmurry McElmurry Family.” at Arapaho in 1938 where he of rural Custer County near McElmurry earmarked 1/3 of was principal for six years and Custer City passed away in the trust to SWOSU, ½ to the superintendent for nine years. 2005 at the age of 89 and des- OMRF and 1/6 to Clinton Pub- He later taught driver’s educa- ignated SWOSU, Oklahoma lic Schools. The gifts to SWO- tion classes at Clinton until his Medical Research Foundation SU and Clinton Public Schools (OMRF), and Clinton Public are to be used for scholarships, retirement. Schools as beneficiaries of in- while the OMRF is to use pro- SWOSU’s share of the Da- come from her charitable trust. ceeds for heart and cancer re- vis-McElmurry charitable dis- C.B. Graft (SWOSU Class of search. tribution is stewarded by the 1963 and 2018 Distinguished Both McElmurry and her hus- SWOSU Foundation, Inc. The Alumnus), testamentary trust- band, Bonnie, were long-time Foundation was established ee of the Davis-McElmurry teachers at Clinton Public Estate, meets regularly with Schools. Mrs. McElmurry was in 1977 to promote philan- SWOSU leaders to evaluate a 1940 SWOSU graduate. After thropy and distribute funds the ongoing support SWO- retiring from teaching, they to support the activities and SU receives from the Da- lived on the family farm north programs of SWOSU. Located vis-McElmurry Testamentary of Custer City where they be- on the Weatherford campus in Trust. came very active in production the historic Burton House, the Each institution receives agriculture. perpetual payments from Mrs. McElmurry graduat- Foundation currently stewards the trust. Since April 2007, ed from Independence High nearly $30 million in assets for the trust has provided over School in 1933. She took a post- the benefit of SWOSU Oil & Gas Report for the State of Oklahoma for June 8-14 2021