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Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $30,000 to the McNeese Foundation for Coca-Cola Scholarship #10.
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McNeese State University sociology senior Roishetta Sibley is changing lives in Southwest Louisiana through a mutual aid initiative called the Vessel Project. The Vessel Project came to life during the record-breaking cold temperatures in the southern region of the country experienced in late February. “During Hurricane Laura, I was helped by a fellow mutual aid…
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Turner Industries has contributed $100,000 to the McNeese State University First Choice campaign to provide necessary resources to sustain growth in high demand academic areas that support the economic expansion and quality of life in Southwest Louisiana. The national industrial contractor is one of several local industry partners and contractors that are investing in McNeese…
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B.J. Hebert, a 1988 engineering graduate, will serve as the new President and Chief Operating Officer of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and COO. B.J. has more than 30 years of experience in the chemical industry and served as President of Occidental Chemistry (OxyChem) prior to joining Chevron Phillips…
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IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, has committed $100,000 to various McNeese State University programs and initiatives. The funds are dedicated to the McNeese First Choice Campaign, Bridge the Gap and College of Liberal Arts scholarships, McNeese athletics programs, the College of Business and President’s Awards for Excellence in Service for faculty and staff.
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McNeese State University senior family science major Katy Rozas, from Lake Charles, is combining her business skills with her passion for community service with an internship at Camp Fire National Headquarters, where she is working to promote the upcoming Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, a national initiative held this year on March 18. Rozas originally graduated…
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Linda Webb and her three sons, Kane, Kevin and Kip, have given $12,115 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the R.L. Webb Jr. Memorial Scholarship. R.L. Webb, a 1970 education graduate and a 1972 Master of Education graduate, was a longtime educator at LaGrange High School. Former LaGrange co-workers have contributed $2,885 to…
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The first winners of the inaugural McNeese State University Women Composing for Trumpet Competition have been selected, according to Dr. Jacquelyn Lankford, assistant professor of music in the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Performing Arts Department. Established by Lankford last year and funded by her Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship, the competition was founded…
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Two online programs have been nationally ranked in the areas of history and psychology. Online programs are designed to be efficient, flexible and affordable so students can enroll and complete their studies while balancing life and work. Learn.org ranked the history program in the Top 24 of the 2020 Best Online Bachelor’s in History Degree…
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The McNeese State University Medical Laboratory Science program has received continuing accreditation by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), according to Dr. Mitchel Adrian, provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management at McNeese. “This signifies the McNeese program meets or exceeds the nationally accepted standards set by NAACLS,” said…
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