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Scroll down to watch the construction from the ground up!
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Inside the Cooper Alumni Center construction with Executive Director Beth Smith and some alumni office staff
(Left to right): Alumni Association staff Carol Roberts, Beth Smith, Susan Briner, Molly Phillips,Alissa Reynolds
(Behind the camera): Nancy Hendricks
 
 
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Jan. 6, 2006 - We greet the new year with the rising of steel!
 
NOV 3, 2005 - nice to see something rising in the air!
 
OCT. 14, 2005 -CINDER BLOCKS - CAN WALLS BE FAR BEHIND?
Just imagine walls, floors and YOU!
 
Oct. 6, 2005- COOPER ALUMNI CENTER ON FIRM FOUNDATION
The trenches have been dug, the rebar is in place, and everything is ready for the cement trucks to pour the concrete for the foundation of the Cooper Alumni Center. Note how beautifully the center is located near the Pavilion and Indian Stadium - we'll be in a prime location for great tailgate parties next year, regardless of the weather!
 
 
APRIL 28, 2005 - GROUNDBREAKING!
Even thunderstorms couldn't dampen the festivities, which were moved to the Convocation Center - with dirt from the actual Alumni Center site!
 
Alumni Association president Bob Earwood '80 (above, left) acted as master of ceremonies. Those in attendance included Darrell Cooper '64 and Charlotte Pugh Cooper '64 of Clarkston, Michigan, who donated a $2 million gift towards its construction. ASU President Les Wyatt recognized former president Eugene Smith '52 during whose term of office the site for the Alumni Center was identified.
Members of the ASU Alumni Association Board of Directors (below, left) helped break new ground!
 
The alumni center, named for the Coopers, will be located in the northeast portion of campus near the lake, in the area known to alumni as the site of the “old pavilion.” The 20,000 square-foot building will be residential in style, with an exterior of brick and natural stone, a wide expanse of glass facing the lake and terraced walkways sloping down to the water. The building design includes offices for the ASU Alumni Association, Inc., Development offices and the ASU Foundation, Inc.
Executive Director Beth Smith and Alumni Association President Bob Earwood are pictured with the Coopers, (below left). Charlotte Cooper on TV (below, right)
 
The Cooper Alumni Center will be convenient to other facilities serving alumni and visitors to campus such as the Convocation Center, Fowler Center and Indian Stadium - truly a place for alumni to call home (such as those below, left to right: Keith Crass, Frances Hart, Daya McAlexander, Dariel Johnson, Ruby Henderson). The $5 million Alumni Center is being constructed with private funds through various levels of naming and gift opportunities. For more information, contact the Alumni Association at (870) 972-2586 or e-mail alumni@astate.edu
 
All that's missing is YOU!
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Construction on Cooper Alumni Center to begin
Groundbreaking for the Cooper Alumni Center was Thursday, April 28, 2005!
The ASU Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges a $2 million gift from Darrell Cooper '64 and Charlotte Pugh Cooper '64 of Clarkston, Michigan, toward the construction of a proposed $5 million, 20,000 square-foot facility, to be called the Cooper Alumni Center.
The Alumni Center will be funded through private donations and will be built near the lake across from the current pavilion. Many ASU Alumni know this area as the site of the "old pavilion." The building will be residential in style with landscaping that will slope down to the lake. The interior includes a history room (named for Marlin D. Jackson '58) and a boardroom. A reception area and multipurpose lounge will have a view of the lake, and the banquet room will accommodate 230 people. Also included will be offices for the ASU Alumni Association, the Office of Development, and the ASU Foundation.
The Coopers are life members of the ASU Alumni Association and continue to support the mission of the University. Cooper has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus and presently serves on the ASU Foundation Board.
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