A photograph of the colorful iris garden planted next to the Radford Memorial Auditorium at South 14th Street and Sayles Boulevard at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The irises were later removed for the construction of the Furr Welcome Center in 2007.

A photograph of a close up of yellow irises in the iris garden at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the Radford Memorial Auditorium in the background.

A photograph of two students looking at the irises in the iris garden at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, taken from below.

The interior page of the presidential inauguration program for W. Craig Turner, who was president of Hardin-Simmons University from 2001 to 2009. The pen and ink drawing showcases one of the campus buildings.

Photograph of the Connally Missions Center, showing the front, one side, and the parking lot of the one-story brick building. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, “Connally Missions Center -- Gift of J. Ed & Dr. Virginia Boyd Connally -- Dedicated February 2000.”

Portrait of John Valentine, Dean of the School of Business at McMurry University from 1981 to 2005.

Photograph of Richard Thompson, an assistant professor of physics at McMurry University.

Photograph of Dr. Robert E. Shimp giving the Cross and Flame Award to Jake T. Moseley. They stand inside a chapel in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of the front entrance to the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of Reverend Ava Berry speaking at a large wooden podium.

Photograph of C. Girvin Harkins behind a podium. Harkins graduated from McMurry College in 1960, and he was named McMurry's 2001 Distinguished Alumnus.

Photograph of C. Girvin Harkins (left) and James "Skip" Dotherow (right) holding a plaque together.

Photograph of Reverend Jim Wingert speaking at a microphone at McMurry University's 2001 homecoming.

Photograph of McMurry University students at a memorial service after September 11, 2001. The woman to the left is Trudy Moseley, who worked at the Jay-Rollins Library.

A photograph of a group of five male faculty members after they have cut the ribbons to officially open the Student Apartment Complex, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with Dr. Shimp on the far right.

A photograph of Dr. Shimp speaking at a podium during the opening ceremony for the Student Apartment Complex at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The other four faculty members standing to the left of Dr. Shimp will help cut the ribbon to officially open the apartments.

A photograph of an unidentified man speaking at a podium at the opening ceremony for the Student Apartment Complex at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with Dr. Shimp standing to the right behind the speaker.

A photograph of the newly constructed student apartment complex at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

A photograph of five male faculty members, including President Shimp on the far right, cutting the ribbon to open the new Student Apartment Complex at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a memorial to the 12th Armored Division near the Dyess Air Base in Abilene, Texas. It reads: "Dedicated to the memory of all men of the 12th Armored Division in World War II. Camp Barkeley, 1943-44." There is a list of 12th Armored Division units and division actions in the middle of the memorial. The text under that reads: "Installed by members and friends of the 12th Armored Division Association. Memorial Committee: R. O. Collier, M. R. Drum, M. L. Glover, F. G. Hatt, Jr., J. J. King, B. Leftwich".

Photograph of a quilt with the insignia of the 12th Armored Division surrounded by the patches of its units, on display in the 12th Armored Division museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of display cases in the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion section of the 12th Armored Infantry Division in Abilene, Texas. There are pictures mounted on the wall in the background, a uniform in a case to the left, and equipment in a case to the right.

Photograph of people carrying flags during the parade before the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. In the center of the photograph, Bill Funke carries the flag for the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion, and a boy scout walks beside him.

Photograph of Bill Funke holding the flag for the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several uniformed men and women hold flags beside and behind Funke, and there are people milling about in the background.