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Blake Kidner, a visual arts major, is one of 16 recipients of a $1,431 scholarship awarded by the 431 Exchange, a Texas nonprofit organization that provides scholarships for continuing or vocational education students from a five-state region. The 431 Exchange’s scholarship program was established to honor the legacy of Louisiana pioneering career educator Dr. Alice…
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Southwest Beverage has donated $7,500 to the McNeese State University Foundation for Banners at McNeese. Banners is annually supported by area sponsors.
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Energy Transfer has donated $10,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the McNeese First Choice Campaign. The total commitment is $30,000 over three years. 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.
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McNeese State University announced that Jason French, a leader and highly regarded consultant in the liquid natural gas industry, has been named executive director of the McNeese LNG Center of Excellence. “Jason’s familiarity with the LNG industry, his comprehensive knowledge of governmental affairs and his large network of business and governmental leaders across Louisiana are…
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Brandy Humphries completed her associate degree in 2002 and began her career as a registered nurse (RN). Humphries decided to return to college in 2019 to complete the RN-to-BSN program at McNeese State University, and now she is pursuing her Master of Science in Nursing degree. She says she chose McNeese based on the university’s…
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Animal science senior Chelsea Coleman is one of 20 students selected from nine Louisiana universities for the Louisiana Wildlife Federation’s Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC) program. The CLC is designed to provide expert training for future conservation leaders and this year’s focus is on habitat conservation. Real-world issues and experience will be presented by…
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McNeese State University engineering major Raven McZeal followed a non-traditional path to McNeese. The 27-year-old mother from Lake Charles originally began pursuing a chemical engineering major at LSU with the goal of entering the cosmetics industry. “While at LSU, I wrote an essay about why I chose my major. It was about a little girl…
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Jeff and Susanne Coates and their family have donated $20,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the May Dell and Jack Coates Endowment for Education. The endowment is dedicated to the betterment of the Burton College of Education and the funds may be used at the discretion of the dean.
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In 2019, the College of Business launched the MyMcNeese classroom renovation campaign to upgrade classrooms in the College to resemble training spaces found in businesses. The first completed classroom, and the model for the MyMcNeese campaign, is the Chennault Room, which has a wraparound mural of photos that illustrate Chennault’s history and the role of…
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Madison Fontenot, a Ville Platte senior in civil engineering at McNeese State University, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Fontenot received one of 10 scholarships awarded to civil engineering students from Louisiana universities for 2022. The Southeastern Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (SASHTO) provides funds for…
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