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McNeese nutrition and dietetics students in the College of Agricultural Sciences are celebrating National Nutrition Month this March. Ashley Morton, an agricultural sciences major with a concentration in nutrition and dietetics from Bossier City, is a member of the Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (SAND) at McNeese. Members of SAND work to promote the…

At the recent Louisiana Academy of Sciences annual meeting McNeese graduate student Chiamaka Uwaoma Nnadi won the award for the Best Graduate Oral Presentation in the Agriculture, Forestry, Wildlife, Environmental Science category. Chiamaka is a graduate student in the Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences. Her presentation centered around her research project, “Yield…

A team of five McNeese State University civil engineering students placed third at the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) Foundation Student Competition in Columbus, Ohio. The team members included Kallie Broussard of Lake Arthur, Todd Cormier of Iowa, Brant Courville of Lake Charles and Matthew Hennigan and Conner Moyer, both of Westlake. The students were…

LIFE Academy students learned about healthy breakfasts from McNeese State University students studying nutrition and dietetics in the College of Agricultural Sciences. LIFE Academy is a partnership between McNeese and the Calcasieu Parish School Board to provide access to pre-employment transition services to students with significant developmental and intellectual disabilities as they prepare for their…

McNeese State University announces Adepoju “PJ” Adetunji, a finance major from Ife, Nigeria is Mr. McNeese, and Toluwanimi Atewogbola, a biology major with a concentration in pre-medicine from Lagos, Nigeria is Miss McNeese as for the Spring 2023 Court. Adetunji is the son of Kikelomo and Adelana Adetunji. He is a member of Pi Kappa…

Engineering students in McNeese State University’s College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics are learning process control, automation and robotics in a brand new lab. The Industrial Process Control Center Lab boasts a Programable Logic Controller (PLC) and McNeese is the only university in Louisiana with a PLC on campus. This is the same system that…

McNeese State University graduates Bruce Lambert and Patrick Deaville have recently been recognized by the Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) as the inaugural recipients of the LMEA Distinguished Legacy Award for lifetime achievement. Lambert and Deaville earned Bachelor of Music degrees from McNeese in 1972. Lambert earned a Master of Music Education in 1978 and…

R. Reed Mendelson Jr. has donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation. His donation is designated for the president’s fund, Mendelson Family Scholarship in Marketing and Banners at McNeese. A portion of the Banners designation will provide tickets to this spring’s cultural season for veterans and first responders. On hand for the presentation are, from left:…

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tommy Marks, and his wife, Truly, of Woodbridge, Virginia, have donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the McNeese Black Alumni Scholarship and the men’s and women’s track and field teams. Tommy attended McNeese on a track scholarship and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree…

As part of its $100,000 commitment to the McNeese Foundation, First Horizon Bank has donated $31,000 designated for men’s basketball and a McNeese Athletic Foundation corporate sponsorship. On hand for the presentation are, third from left: Jason Martinez, First Horizon Bank Retail Market Manager and Commercial Group Manager; Heath Schroyer, McNeese Athletics Director; and Matthew…