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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Jason Martinez, IBERIABANK senior vice president and commercial group and retail market manager, Heath Schroyer, McNeese athletics director, and Tyler Richard, IBERIABANK commercial relationship manager. McNeese Photo

IBERIABANK|First Horizon Supports McNeese Athletics

October 11, 2021

IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon Bank, has donated $100,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation with a $15,000 commitment to the McNeese Athletics Director’s Fund.

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Janie Fruge, B.J. Hebert and Willie Mount

2021 McNeese Distinguished Alumni Recipients

October 1, 2021

The McNeese State University Alumni Association will present its 2021 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year awards during halftime ceremonies at the Cowboys vs. the Southeastern Lions football game Saturday, Oct.…

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Four graduation hats with a badge recognizing U.S. News Best Colleges.

McNeese Makes U.S. News & World Report List for 11th Straight Year

September 28, 2021

For the 11th consecutive year, the U.S. News and World Report has ranked McNeese State University as one of the top universities in the South in its 2022 Best Colleges…

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W.R. Grace Foundation Supports McNeese

September 28, 2021

The W.R. Grace Foundation has donated $7,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the Colleges of Business and Science, Engineering and Mathematics.

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On hand for the donation are, from left, Fields-Gold and Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese vice president for university advancement. McNeese Photo

McNeese Receives Donation for Nursing Instructional Fund

September 15, 2021

Dr. Anita Fields-Gold has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Maureen Bates College of Nursing Instructional Fund. The fund was established in 2016 by Fields-Gold, her…

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Presleigh Ruiz

Mass Communication Major Gains Global Perspective through Study Abroad

September 3, 2021

McNeese State University mass communication major Presleigh Ruiz, from Sulphur, had the experience of a lifetime thanks to a semester spent studying at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.…

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On hand for the donation are, from left, Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president, David Landreneau, Louisiana Associated General Contractors SWLA Regional Manager, Courtney Fenet, Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors member, Greg Weston, CETF trustee, Lee Mallett, Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors chairman, and Dr. Tim Hall, dean of the college. McNeese Photo

Contractors Educational Trust Fund Supports McNeese Engineering Students

September 2, 2021

The Contractors Educational Trust Fund (CETF) has donated $50,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. The funds are dedicated to establishing…

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On hand for the donation are, from left, Dr. Chip LeMieux, interim vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management, Dr. Karen Aucoin, mathematics department head, Bane’s wife, Gay, Bane, Bane’s daughter, Lisa Ann Cook Simpson, a 1983 accounting graduate, and Dr. Tim Hall, dean of the college of science, engineering and mathematics.

McNeese Receives Donation for Department of Mathematics

September 2, 2021

Bane Cook, a 1957 mathematics graduate of McNeese State University, has donated $100,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the department of mathematics. Cook, who recently turned 96, is a World…

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McNeese State University students Malaki Johnson, left, and Isaiah Johnson, right, were recently selected to participate in the inaugural Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program.

McNeese Students Selected for Inaugural Scholars Program

August 31, 2021

McNeese State University health and human performance major Isaiah Johnson and biological sciences major Malaki Johnson, both from Opelousas, have been selected for the inaugural Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program by…

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McNeese chemical engineering student Aimee Ingabire

McNeese Chemical Engineering Major Receives Hands-On Experience in Product Development

August 24, 2021

McNeese State University senior chemical engineering student Aimee Ingabire recently worked to develop hair coloring products as part of her internship at Henkel Corp. in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Ingabire was…

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