Month: June 2021

On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president, Darrell, Paul and Steven Rainwater, and Dr. Wade Rousse, vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business. McNeese Photo

McNeese Receives Scholarship Donation

June 9, 2021

Paul Rainwater, a 1985 graduate of McNeese State University, has given $100,000 to the McNeese Foundation to continue changing lives through the Jerald and Leila Rainwater Scholarship established in memory of his parents. The scholarship has provided opportunities for 12 students since 2018.

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On hand for the presentation are, front row from left, Randa Rawlins, Shelter Insurance president, Shelter Insurance agents Bobby Letard, Karla Hunt and Ross Byrley and Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president, and second row from left, Bobby Dingus, Shelter Insurance regional sales manager, Mike Williams, Shelter Insurance district sales manager, Frank Thompson, Shelter Insurance vice president of marketing, Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business, Matt Moore, Shelter Insurance CEO, and Steve Lauderdale, Shelter Insurance branch claims manager. McNeese Photo

McNeese Receives Donation from Shelter Insurance

June 9, 2021

The Shelter Insurance® Foundation has given $10,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Hurricane Relief Fund.

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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese President, Mike and Mary Kaye Eason and Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese Vice President for University Advancement and Dean of the College of Business.

Eason Family Supports First Choice Campaign

June 8, 2021

McNeese alumni Mike and Mary Kaye Eason have committed $5,053.42 to the McNeese First Choice Campaign. The campaign is an initiative with a goal of raising $1 million per year to provide necessary resources to sustain growth in high demand academic areas. The Eason’s gift received a $5,000 match to the campaign by Mike’s employer…

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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Wade Rousse, Vice President for University Advancement and Dean of the College of Business, Dr. Terri L. Simpson, Director for the Ann Rosteet Center for the Advancement of Quality Education and Assistant Professor of Education, and CITGO representatives Jerry Dunn, Vice President and General Manager of the Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, and Missy Amidon, Public Affairs Coordinator.

CITGO Supports M-Power Lab for STEM Education

June 1, 2021

CITGO has underwritten a grant to the McNeese State University Foundation designated for the Ann Rosteet Center for Advancement of Quality Education in the Burton College of Education to establish the M-Power Lab.  The lab will train aspiring educators with systematic and sustainable techniques to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to the…

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