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Kip Hanks, a 1997 biological sciences graduate of McNeese State University, planned to attend professional school after graduation, but his McNeese degree led him to a career involving human tissue for transplant and research. “I entered McNeese with the idea that I would go on to dentistry school,” says Hanks. “One of my professors had…
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The McNeese Cowboy Club has donated $66,124 to the McNeese Foundation for several athletic programs. The funds will provide support for women’s soccer, softball and tennis, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and the McNeese rodeo team. Since its inception in 1974, the Cowboy Club has donated over $3 million in support of…
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Phillips 66 has committed $30,000 to the McNeese First Choice Campaign. 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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Chad Lapointe, Erath, a senior health and human performance major at McNeese State University, knew the medical field would provide him with a meaningful career but he also wanted to know his patients on a personal level. He found the best of both worlds in the pre-physical therapy program in the H.C. Drew School of…
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The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana has donated $10,000 to the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic through the McNeese State University Foundation. The funds support the ongoing counseling sessions for Southwest Louisiana residents affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
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A McNeese art history professor has been named a recipient of a 2021 Mayor’s Arts Award sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana and the city of Lake Charles. Bridget McDaniel, a specialist in ancient sculpture, has been named Art Educator of the Year for her outstanding work teaching new generations of…
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McNeese has been recognized as Business of the Year by Fusion Five at the organization’s inaugural awards banquet. Fusion Five is a Young Professional Organization sponsored by the Chamber SWLA. Its purpose is to connect and engage young professionals in regional opportunities for leadership and through the exchange of ideas, make Southwest Louisiana a better place…
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Dennis and Marla Stine have donated $25,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the First Choice Campaign. 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. Dennis is CEO of Stine Lumber and a 1974 accounting graduate and 1992…
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Cameron LNG has donated $20,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Cameron LNG Scholarship designated for sophomore, junior and senior engineering majors.
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Westlake Chemical has donated $20,000 to the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics at McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to benefit the engineering student study center.
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