Month: May 2020
McNeese State University graduate student Caitlyn Burcham, of Lake Charles, has been recognized as the McNeese 2020 Janet Delaine Student Employee of the Year. Burcham works in the Burton College of Education as a graduate assistant with Dr. Angel Ogea, dean of the college. Jennifer Greene, of Oberlin, is the other finalist. Greene is a…
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Chemical engineering students at McNeese State University finished out their year with senior capstone projects that had them working hands-on with local industry and faculty mentors. For their projects, students were tasked with fixing existing issues or providing plans for making present processes more efficient in a variety of areas related to chemical engineering. Among…
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McNeese State University 2016 Master of Fine Arts graduate Dorsey Craft has had her first poetry collection, “Plunder,” published by Bauhan Publishing. Craft, who also earned her Master of Arts degree in English at McNeese, is currently finishing her fourth year in the creative writing doctoral program at Florida State University, where she teaches introduction…
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McNeese State University will hold a virtual awards ceremony Monday, May 18, at 7 p.m. on the university’s Facebook page for incoming freshmen who have received a scholarship. “We’re excited to recognize and welcome our newest Cowboys and Cowgirls from Louisiana and around the nation,” said Dr. Toby Osburn, associate vice president for enrollment management…
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Dr. Tari Dilks, professor of nursing at McNeese State University, will be inducted into the Louisiana State Nurses Association Hall of Fame at the 19th Annual Nightingale Awards & Gala in July. Inductees are chosen for this prestigious honor for their significant accomplishments and contributions to the nursing profession. Dilks is the first faculty member…
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McNeese State University’s newest chemical engineering graduate Joseph McKinney is making one last impact at McNeese through a 3D nasal swab printing project with faculty and staff from the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. McKinney first made waves at McNeese when, in 2017, he became the first student to graduate with an associate degree…
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McNeese State University conferred 764 degrees on 737 graduates during the university’s virtual spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 16. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of traditional commencement ceremonies for the Spring Class of 2020. Spring graduates are: LOUISIANA CITIES Abbeville: Ronnie D. Cormier, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Bailey M.…
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Forty-two McNeese State University students graduated with Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00) honors for the 2020 spring semester. Eight students earned a 4.0 GPA throughout their college careers – Freja H. Cole, Sulphur, in music; Hannah G. Hebert, Bell City, in mathematical sciences; Amanda B. Johnson, Lake Charles, in mass communication; Malloree Kate Lavergne, Lake Charles,…
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A total of 51 McNeese State University student-athletes will receive their degrees on Saturday, May 16 during McNeese’s virtual commencement ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and will be streamed on the university’s Facebook page. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of traditional spring commencement ceremonies scheduled at McNeese and at other…
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Although the commencement celebration was conducted online Saturday, May 16, for McNeese State University’s Spring Class of 2020, degrees were conferred to over 700 graduates, including Denitra Constantine – the first graduate of the online RN-to-BSN degree program. The online nursing program is a partnership between McNeese and iDesign, an education consulting firm that collaborates…
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