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Paul Rainwater, a 1985 graduate of McNeese State University, has given $100,000 to the McNeese Foundation to continue changing lives through the Jerald and Leila Rainwater Scholarship established in memory of his parents. The scholarship has provided opportunities for 12 students since 2018.
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Bridget Berry, a 1994 elementary education graduate of McNeese State University, is a 2021-2022 Louisiana Department of Education Public Interest Fellow. Berry is a fifth grade teacher at STEM Magnet Academy of Pointe Coupee. The fellowship, inaugurated in 2018, allows recipients to spend the upcoming school year advocating for a key education initiative of their…
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The Society for Human Resource Management student chapter at McNeese State University recently held its scholarship and installation ceremony. SHRM is a professional human resources membership association that promotes the role of HR and provides continuing education and training to its members. Jada Hanks, senior in human resource management from Egan, received the $500 Imperial…
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Paul Rainwater, a 1985 graduate of McNeese State University, has given $100,000 to the McNeese Foundation to continue changing lives through the Jerald and Leila Rainwater Scholarship established in memory of his parents. The scholarship has provided opportunities for 12 students since 2018.
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The Shelter Insurance® Foundation has given $10,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Hurricane Relief Fund.
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McNeese alumni Mike and Mary Kaye Eason have committed $5,053.42 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. The Eason’s gift received a $5,000 match to the campaign by Mike’s employer…
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CITGO has underwritten a grant to the McNeese State University Foundation designated for the Ann Rosteet Center for Advancement of Quality Education in the Burton College of Education to establish the M-Power Lab. The lab will train aspiring educators with systematic and sustainable techniques to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to the…
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Four Cowgirls and two Cowboys from the McNeese State University rodeo team have qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo and will head to Casper, Wyoming, to compete June 13-19. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) crowns both individual event and team champions. Over 400 students from more than 100 universities and colleges representing 11…
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While traditional commencement ceremonies for McNeese State University were held May 14 and May 15, a special ceremony was held May 17 for student-athletes who were competing in various Southland Conference tournaments. One of those graduates is Marcellus Boykins, , who is a decathlon student-athlete on the men’s track and field team and who now…
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McNeese State University conferred honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to two McNeese alumni at commencement – Richard Ieyoub, Louisiana’s Commissioner of Conservation and former Louisiana Attorney General, and Paul Rainwater, a natural disaster management expert and retired U.S. Army Colonel – during the 156thcommencement ceremonies May 14 and May 15 at Burton Coliseum. “This is the…
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