MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association is pleased to announce that most of MacMurray College Yearbooks are available to view on-line. This project began under the auspices of the college before it closed in May, 2020 and continues with the Foundation. There are two sites where yearbooks are available:www.archive.org/details/macmurraycollegeandwww.e-yearbook.com/MacMurray_College_Illiwoco_Yearbook The archive.org is a bit more extensive, […]

MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association is pleased to announce that the second annual gathering of alumni since the college closed is scheduled for June 23-25,2023. Activities will be held on the former campus in Jacksonville, IL centered around the chapel and dining hall. Highlights will include the 50th year reunion for the Class of 1973, […]

MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association is pleased to announce that 37 individuals have been named MacMurray Scholars and will receive awards between $1,000 – $3,000 towards their college education. In keeping with MacMurray College’s commitment to academic excellence, scholarships are based on academic performance. In making the announcement, David Ekin, MacMurray Foundation Chair, stated that […]

The Foundation is extending the deadline for scholarship applications until Sunday, April 3rd. We understand that due to continuing pandemic issues and other extenuating circumstances, it may be difficult or impossible applicants to meet the earlier deadline. Did you know that as a member of MacFam, you and your relatives are eligible for MacMurray Foundation […]

As the MacMurray College community gathers in Jacksonville for the first time since the college closed in May, 2020 and Covid closed so much more, MacMurray Foundation and Alumni Association (MFAA) is pleased to release the schedule of activities for the June 17-18 MacFam Gathering in Jacksonville, IL. Highlights include a reunion gathering of the […]

The MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its Scholarship program for the 2022 – 2023 academic year. In its first year the Foundation awarded 31 scholarships with awards of $1000 each. The Foundation hopes to increase the number of scholarships this year with the amount […]

In honor and memory of Dr. Louise Rintelmann Thompson (Class of ’60), Louise’s husband Dr. Raymond Thompson (Class of ’61) has established two funds through a major gift that will provide scholarship and program funds for years to come. Through donations of $100,000 to each, Dr. Thompson has set up the Louise Rintelmann Thompson “I […]

MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association has announced the postponement of the planned October 15 – 17 Homecoming and Alumni gathering with the goal of hosting the event in Jacksonville in spring/summer of 2022. The Foundation’s Board of Directors, and others involved in planning the events, have been monitoring COVID and the Delta Variant over the […]

MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association, which was formed following the announced closure of MacMurray College in 2020 with a mission to maintain and continue the legacy of MacMurray College, is pleased to announce that 33 individuals have been named MacMurray Scholars and will each receive $1,000 towards their college education. In keeping with MacMurray College’s […]

This Memorial Day we would like to remember and honor those MacMurray alumni, that we know of, who died while serving our country in the military. In a press release recently discovered while organizing the archives, we learned there was a tree planted in 1973 in honor of the five men who died while serving […]