A photograph of the beginning of construction of the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Dining Hall at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. A man with a jackhammer stands to the right of the photograph, and a man shoveling dirt from a wheelbarrow stands more to the left.

A photograph of the scaffolding used to build the walls for the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Dining Hall at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

A photograph of the laying of cement blocks and bricks for the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Dining Hall at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

A photograph of the ongoing construction of the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Dining Hall at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of McMurry President Dr. Thomas Kim and two other men with three students, Thomas Wade Young, Jeanne Ruth Winkels, and Laura Leigh McLeod, holding awards received at the Senior Recognition Dinner.

A photograph of the sign announcing the future site and construction of the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Dining Hall at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

A photograph of four men with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Dining Hall. The man second from the left is Dr. Kim, and also present but unidentifiable are McDaniel, former chairman of the building and ground committee, and Cox, a trustee. A handwritten note on the back reads, "McDaniel - former chairman bldg. and ground committee. Cox - trustee."

Photograph of people, including at least one child, wearing boards spray painted with chess symbols during a McMurry College parents' weekend.

Photograph of the 1987 graduation processional led by Dr. A. C. Sharp, a physics professor, and followed by Dr. Thomas Kim and the rest of the faculty.

Photograph of three female professors, Dr. Lou Rodenberger, Dr. Fane Downs, and Dr. Sylvia Grider, during Women's History Month at McMurry University.

Photograph of Terry Northup, the Dean of the School of Education at McMurry University from 1987 through 2005.