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Lauren Breaux and Austin Pontrroff

2019 Spring Court

March 7, 2019

McNeese State University Sulphur seniors Lauren Breaux, a radiologic sciences major, and Austin Pottorff, a criminal justice major, have been selected Miss and Mr. McNeese on the 2019 Spring Court.…

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McNeese student Caitlin Legnon fill out the necessary online forms to file her 2018 tax return, as College of Business Internship Director Morgan Turpin (standing, left) and Assistant Professor of Accounting Mike Roach look on.

VITA Tax Preparation Program on McNeese Campus

February 25, 2019

McNeese State University has once again partnered with United Way of Southwest Louisiana this tax season to offer free tax preparation assistance to qualifying citizens in Southwest Louisiana through the…

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Sam Scimemi

McNeese engineering graduate is director of NASA’s International Space Station

February 18, 2019

This year’s National Engineers Week (Feb. 17-23) theme is “Invent Amazing,” something that Sam Scimemi, a 1984 mechanical engineering graduate from McNeese State University, has witnessed during his 33-year career…

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Butch Ferdinandsen, vice president of the foundation, Gerry, Lilly Ann, Greg, Edward and Chris.

History Endowed Scholarship Honors McNeese President Robert Hebert

February 15, 2019

The family of the late McNeese State University President Dr. Robert D. Hebert has given $60,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish an endowed history scholarship in his memory. The…

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Ann Barilleaux, JD Bank vice president marketing director, McNeese President Dr. Daryl V. Burckel, Boyd R. Boudreaux, JD Bank president and CEO, and Dan L. Donald Jr., JD Bank chairman of the board

JD Bank Makes $100,000 Commitment to McNeese First Choice Campaign

February 7, 2019

JD Bank has donated $100,000 to the First Choice Campaign at McNeese State University. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese and the future of Southwest Louisiana through…

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Blaine Royer, on-premise manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola, Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the foundation, and Ken Francis, sales center manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola.

Lake Charles Coca-Cola Establishes Another McNeese Scholarship

February 4, 2019

Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $15,000 to McNeese State University to establish Coco-Cola Scholarship #9 through the McNeese Foundation. On hand for the presentation are from left: Blaine…

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Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, college dean, Megan Hartman, Phillips 66 public relations manager, and Richard G. Harbison, Phillips 66 plant manager

Phillips 66 Donates to McNeese College of Engineering & Computer Science

January 28, 2019

Phillips 66 has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Computer Science through the McNeese Foundation. The donation is designated for the power engineering laboratory, the…

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Irvin Louque with a Blue Jay sitting on his hand

Changing Lives Through Mentorship and Connections

January 28, 2019

As the park manager of Tuten Park for the city of Lake Charles, Irvin Louque loves his job. He enjoys teaching the community about the various plants and animals that…

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B.J. Hebert and Dr. Daryl Burckel

Changing Lives Through Alumni Experience

January 22, 2019

B.J. Hebert, a 1988 chemical engineering graduate from McNeese State University, recently told a classroom of McNeese senior engineering majors that “success is all about making an investment in oneself.”…

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Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the foundation, Dr. Peggy Wolfe, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Ann and Ray Todd, and McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel

Nursing Scholarship Established at McNeese by Ann and Ray Todd

January 17, 2019

Ann and Ray Todd have donated $40,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Ann Smith Todd Scholarship for nursing majors. On hand for the presentation are from…

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