McClain Circle

McClain Circle. . Since the founding of Cumberland University in 1842, members of the McClain Family and their descendants, the Hatfield Family, have been an integral part of the University's history. Josiah Scott McClain served on the original Board of Trust for 34 years. Many years later, Joe Hatfield followed in Josiah's footsteps and served on the Board as well. Joe's wife, Carrie McClain Hatfield, later endowed scholarships for nursing students in honor and memory of her sisters., In 1892, fifty five acres of the original McClain Family Farm were secured as the permanent site of the Cumberland University campus and later that same year the cornerstone for Memorial Hall was laid., Like that cornerstone, the generations of involvement and support from members of the McClain and Hatfield families have served as the reference point from which the campus has and continues to grow., In grateful recognition of their immeasurable contributions to Cumberland's existence and success, the members of the Board of Trust are pleased to honor the McClain and Hatfield families with the addition of the McClain Circle to the campus., As the new main entrance to the Cumberland University campus, McClain Circle will welcome countless future generations of students as they pursue their dream of obtaining a college education.