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Several McNeese State University radiologic sciences students and faculty have recently been recognized in the profession. At the 63rd annual meeting of the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists (LSRT), students Emily Estes, Anita Fiaz, McKenna Fields, Amanda Gilchrist, Taya Hebert and Abigail Miller placed second among seven teams in a Quiz Bowl tournament. “The Quiz…
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Natural resource conservation management and agricultural sciences major Hunter Lepretre, Gueydan, served this summer as the first student intern for agronomy research with the LSU AgCenter at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Rayne. “Gueydan is an area well-known for its wildlife and several of my hobbies, such as hunting, take place outdoors,” says Lepretre.…
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CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $35,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorships No. 11 and No. 12. Both professorships support faculty research and instruction that align with CITGO’s mission and goals in crude refining, energy and water conservation.
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Dennis and Marla Stine have donated $100,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Marla and Dennis Stine Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is designated for students with financial need in the College of Business and the Burton College of Education. Dennis is CEO of Stine Lumber and a 1974 accounting graduate and 1992…
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2014 McNeese State University electrical engineering alumnus Daniel LeJeune is spending a semester abroad in Munich, Germany, as a guest doctoral candidate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) studying artificial intelligence and machine learning. LeJeune, who is originally from Jennings, came to McNeese as a first-generation university student. “I was finishing up high school…
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McNeese State University students Breland Cook, a criminal justice senior from Lake Charles, and Breanna Newell, a radiologic sciences major from Opelousas, have been named as McNeese’s 2021 Homecoming King and Queen. The royal pair and court will be presented during halftime ceremonies of the McNeese Cowboys vs. Incarnate Word Cardinals football game at noon…
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Richard Rhoden, director of facilities and plant operations at McNeese State University, and Dick Gremillion, director of homeland security and emergency preparedness for Calcasieu Parish, will serve as the grand marshals for the 2021 McNeese homecoming parade scheduled to roll down Ryan Street at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. These men played vital leadership roles…
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Former state representative and senator and current chair of the Louisiana Gaming Board Ronnie Johns and his wife, Michelle, have donated $50,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Coach Mike Johns Athletic Endowment in honor of Ronnie’s brother, Mike, and his distinguished coaching career. Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in health and…
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The Market Basket Charitable Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the Market Basket Academic Scholarship.
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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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