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Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the McNeese College of Engineering and Computer Science, Sasol representatives Megan Villanueva, process engineer, Eddie Williams, project engineer, and Jalen Hargraves, electrical project engineer I, and LaDonna McKnight, STEM Academy coordinator.

McNeese Receives Donation for STEM Academy from Sasol

June 3, 2019

Sasol has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the STEM Academy, a summer program focused on science, technology, engineering and math for children entering grades 1-8.

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2019 Spring President’s List

June 3, 2019

The President’s Honor List for the spring 2019 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 GPA or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours is also…

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2019 Spring Honor Roll

June 3, 2019

The McNeese State University Honor Roll for the 2019 spring semester has been announced. The honor roll lists undergraduate students earning at least a 3.0 or B average while carrying 12 or more semester hours. Honor Roll is as follows: LAKE CHARLES: Priscilla L. Abernathy, Nicholas R. Abshire, Kassem A. Abu-Shamat, Emily A. Ackley, Rachel…

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Rodeo team members and coach representing McNeese State University at the 71st College National Finals Rodeo June 10-15 in Casper, Wyoming, are from left: rodeo coach Justin Browning, Lathan Lyons, Waylon Bourgeois, Grace Ann Hanley, Gabe Soileau, Kati Murphy, Ryder Sanford, Ashleigh Young, Will Heinen, Mia Manzanares and Sandro Ferretti.

McNeese Rodeo Sends 10 to College National Finals

May 29, 2019

Ten McNeese State University rodeo members have earned spots in the 71st College National Finals Rodeo scheduled June 10-15 in Casper, Wyoming. Qualifiers and their events are: Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, bareback riding, Sandro Ferretti, Noves, France, bareback riding, Grace Ann Hanley, Welsh, barrel racing, Will Heinen, Hathaway, steer wrestling, Lathan Lyons, Eunice, saddle bronc riding, Mia Manzanares, Opelousas, goat tying and breakaway…

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McNeese hosts summer harp camp

May 29, 2019

The McNeese State University Harp Camp will be offered July 29- Aug. 2 in the Shearman Fine Arts Center. The camp, sponsored by the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts, is open to interested persons of all ages and all levels of experience, according to Barbara Belew, camp director. July 4 is the…

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McNeese Offers Three Summer Programs for High School Students

May 29, 2019

Alligators, rockets and crime scene investigations are the topics for three summer programs for students in grades 9-12 offered July 8-26 by the McNeese State University. The crocodilian biochemistry program offers high school students the opportunity to engage in research to investigate the unique immune system of the American alligator. The engineering academy offers a…

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Dr. Ning Zhang

McNeese Professor Named ASME Fellow

May 29, 2019

Dr. Ning Zhang, professor of mechanical engineering at McNeese State University, has been named a Fellow of the 2019 class of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). ASME is a nonprofit organization created to promote multidisciplinary engineering through professional outreach, education, training and development, publications and research, and the establishment of industry codes and…

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McNeese Master of Fine Arts student Matthew Moniz

McNeese MFA Student Accepted into Summer Workshops

May 29, 2019

McNeese State University Master of Fine Arts student Matthew Moniz has been accepted into two prestigious summer workshops ­– the 2019 Community of Writers Poetry Workshop held in Squaw Valley, Calif., and the Tin House Summer Workshop at Reed College in Portland, Ore. Both workshops are highly competitive and participants were selected based on the…

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Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation, Bob Jones, senior vice president - investments for Wells Fargo Advisers, Katherine LaHood, executrix for the Fuller estate, David F. Huddle, estate attorney, and Rene Hulin.

McNeese Receives Donation for Nursing Scholarships

May 29, 2019

The Evalyn Fuller Scholarship has been established at McNeese State University with a donation of $125,000 from the estate of Evalyn Fuller through the McNeese Foundation. Fuller was a registered nurse and employed in the medical department of Cities Service Oil Co. for 20 years, the Lake Charles Mental Health Clinic and the Lake Charles…

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Dr. Phyllis Cuevas, elementary education, Burton College of Education; and Dr. Robert Mahfoud, geology, Dr. Sam Monticello, agricultural sciences, Dr. L. Harold Stevenson, environmental science, and Dr. John C. Young, mathematical statistics, College of Science and Agriculture.

McNeese Awards Emeritus Status to Five Professors

May 20, 2019

McNeese State University has honored five faculty members with emeritus status for their exemplary service to students, the university and the community. Emeritus titles are awarded to retired faculty and administrators in recognition of distinguished academic careers and professional contributions and those who have served significant portions of their careers at McNeese.  Receiving Professor Emeritus…

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