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McNeese State University senior civil engineering student Juan Castano recently presented his research at Harvard University’s National Collegiate Research Conference. Castano’s presentation, titled “Effects of Recycled Concrete Aggregates on the Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete for Precast Concrete Applications,” explores how to create more ecologically sustainable concrete. “Two of the biggest issues facing…
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Entergy has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the summer 2022 session of the STEM Academy, a summer program focused on science, technology, engineering and math for children entering grades 1-8.
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The President’s Honor List for the fall 2021 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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The McNeese State University Foundation has received a $1 million donation from the estate of the late Dorothy Brammer Hanna to establish four endowments – the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Endowment, W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Endowment for “Messiah,” W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Endowment for Education and the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Endowment for Performing Arts.…
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The Kiwanis Club of Calcasieu has donated $2,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation designated for areas of greatest need to help the university fund its highest priorities.
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The Ieyoub family has donated $21,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support various campus initiatives. The Ieyoub family of Lake Charles has a proud connection to McNeese. Phillip Ieyoub came to Lake Charles as an immigrant from Lebanon and with his first-generation Lebanese American wife, Virginia, they raised four boys and a girl…
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McNeese State University honor students were recognized at fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 10 in Burton Coliseum. Honor students recognized were: SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90-4.00): Emma C. Broussard, Kaplan; Kayla M. Cassidy (4.0), Benton; Aubrey Rae Dillon (4.0), Lake Charles; Claire Suesanne Dupuis (4.0), Sulphur; Jonathon Charles Guidry, Orange, Texas; Markus Kopp (4.0), Breitenbach, Austria; Amelia Edythe Landreneau, Lake Charles; Mariah Elizabeth Lee,…
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Lake Charles Toyota has donated $12,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the Pride of McNeese Marching Band and the band’s annual Lake Charles Toyota Gulf Coast Marching Championship. This partnership began in 2017, and in addition to the monetary contribution from Lake Charles Toyota, several staff members also donate their time to…
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Each spring, junior-level medical laboratory science students at McNeese State University prepare to enter a year-long internship with local labs. Students recently heard from Danielle Richard, a 2015 McNeese graduate and medical laboratory science program director for Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, on what to expect during their internship. Richard knew she wanted to be a…
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Dr. Pam Langley has donated $50,573.60 to the McNeese Foundation to establish the Dr. John Young Memorial Endowment in Mathematics and the Drs. Pam Langley and John Young Scholarship in Mathematics. Langley received both a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education in 1979 and a Master of Science degree in mathematics in 1981 from…
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