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The Joseph P. McMurran Society The McMurran legacy... As the first president of Shepherd University, Joseph McMurran set standards of academic excellence that often required him to use his own personal wealth to ensure that students had the resources necessary to receive a quality education. In 1879, Henry Shepherd, one of the College trustees, conducted Shepherd's first private fundraising campaign, soliciting gifts from Shepherdstown businessmen. Mr. Shepherd then matched their gifts with $500 from his own pocket to keep the College open. Through their dedication to the financial survival of the Shepherd College, Mr. Shepherd and President McMurran began a tradition of private support carried on today by the more than 100 members of The Joseph McMurran P. Society. Joseph P. McMurran Society Member List Joseph P. McMurran Society Dinner Reception
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