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Dr. Tari Dilks

McNeese Nursing Professor Elected to National Leadership Role

September 21, 2018

Dr. Tari Dilks, professor of nursing at McNeese State University, has been elected president-elect of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Board of Directors. Dilks will begin her term at the…

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McNeese Women’s Rodeo Team Takes First Place

September 21, 2018

The McNeese State University women’s rodeo team took first place and the men’s team placed fifth at the recent Panola Junior College Rodeo in Tatum, Texas. Mia Manzanares, Opelousas, won…

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David Sickey and Greg Raynor of Coushatta present a check to Joyce Patterson of McNeese Alumni Association

McNeese Alumni Association Receives Homecoming Donation

September 21, 2018

Coushatta Casino Resort donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Alumni Association to help sponsor 2018 Homecoming week activities. On hand for the presentation are from left: David Sickey, Coushatta…

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James David Cain Jr., McNeese Alumni Association president, accepts the donation from Heather Hidalgo and Kevin Holland of CHRISTUS Ocshner Health

McNeese Alumni Association Receives Donation for Homecoming Events

September 21, 2018

CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Alumni Association to help co-sponsor 2018 Homecoming week activities Oct. 20-27. James David Cain Jr., center, McNeese…

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Four graduation hats with a badge recognizing U.S. News Best Colleges.

McNeese Makes USNWR Best Colleges List

September 13, 2018

For the eighth consecutive year, the U.S. News and World Report has ranked McNeese State University as one of the best regional universities in the South in its 2019 Best…

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Dr. Caroline Hennigan and Richard Reid of McNeese accept a check from Amy Kestel, Stephanie Kestle Karpovs and Donna Kestel

Dr. David A. Kestel Memorial Pre-Dental Scholarship Established at McNeese

September 11, 2018

A $15,000 donation has been made to McNeese State University to establish the Dr. David A. Kestel Memorial Pre-Dental Scholarship through the McNeese Foundation. Donna Kestel – along with family…

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Dr. Wendi Prater

McNeese Names News E-Learning Director

September 11, 2018

Dr. Wendi C. Prater has been named director of the Office of E-Learning at McNeese State University. Prater previously worked as an architect with Blockchain Technology in Austin, Texas. Prater…

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Fran Gladden, Check Kleckley and Dennis Stine

2018 McNeese Distinguished Alumni Recipients

September 7, 2018

The McNeese State University Alumni Association will present its 2018 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year awards during halftime ceremonies at the Cowboys vs. Nicholls State   Colonels football game Saturday, Sept.…

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Whitney Moss and a worker representing Louisiana Reauxl

Mentoring Changes Lives Beyond Academics

September 7, 2018

Personal goals are often just as important as academic goals to college students and connecting with a faculty member who supports both can make a lasting impression. Whitney Moss, above…

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Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese President, and Tim Hall, Louisiana Pigment Plant Manager

Louisiana Pigment Commits to McNeese First Choice Campaign

August 28, 2018

Louisiana Pigment has made a $75,000 commitment to the First Choice Campaign for McNeese State University. McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel and Louisiana Pigment Plant Manager Tim Hall Industry partners…

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