Michael McIver, a Texas real estate executive, is a native of Madisonville, Texas and a graduate of SHSU. McIver, a Texas real estate executive and former Bearkat golfer, donated the funds to construct the McIver Golf Training Facility at Raven Nest Golf Club. In 1983, McIver and his brother established the James M. McIver Memorial Golf Scholarship Endowment in memory of their father, the university's first scholarship endowment created for the golf program.