Uptown Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center

2007

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

1. Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center Marker

Inscription. This University Center is a project started as a student affairs initiative to create a home for student, faculty, alumni, trustee and community activities and to become the “heartbeat” of Oklahoma City University. The Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the Student Senate named the facility to honor the University's 16th President and First Lady, Tom and Brenda McDaniel, to recognize their service to the University and its students. All Student Senate Presidents of McDaniel's tenure participated in the dedication.

On this site a major fire destroyed the University Student Union on June 15th, 1954. The facility was rebuilt in 1955 and expanded in 1967 under the leadership of then President C.Q. Smith. The first floor plaza is named in his honor.

This facility was completed and opened for full use by the University community in the fall of 2007.

Dedicated October 2007.
Tom J. McDaniel. President
William F. Shdeed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Richard E. Hall, Vice President of Student Affairs
Frankfurt Short Bruza, Architects • Manhattan Construction, General Contractors

Erected by Oklahoma

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is June 15, 1954.

Location. 35° 29.694′ N, 97° 32.488′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Uptown Oklahoma City. It can be reached from the intersection of Loeffler Drive and Paul Hansen Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Loeffler Dr, Oklahoma City OK 73106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chickasaw Nation Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Historic Frederickson Field House (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

2. Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center Marker

marker); Oklahoma United Methodist Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aduddell Fitness Center (about 400 feet away); Nellie Melton Panhellenic Quadrangle (about 700 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial in Oklahoma City (approx. half a mile away); Milk Bottle Grocery (approx. half a mile away); Weather Service Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.