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Check presentation with: Marshall Watkins, CITGO general manager operations and maintenance, Jerry Dunn, CITGO vice president and general manager, Gov. John Bel Edwards, McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel and Ryan Vining, CITGO general manager engineering and technical services.

CITGO Donates to McNeese First Choice Campaign

November 28, 2018

CITGO Lake Charles has made a $300,000 contribution to the First Choice Campaign for McNeese State University. McNeese has launched a three-year First Choice Campaign with its local industry partners…

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McNeese Rodeo at Sam Houston State

November 28, 2018

The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams both placed second at the Sam Houston State University Rodeo competition in Huntsville, Texas. In saddle bronc riding, Lathan Lyons, Eunice,…

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Dr. Daryl Burckel and Willie Mount

McNeese Foundation Donates to McNeese First Choice Campaign

November 19, 2018

The McNeese State University Foundation has donated $25,000 to support the First Choice Campaign at McNeese. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese and the future of Southwest…

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The new $40 million McNeese Arena will open November 16, 2018.

McNeese Arena Opens

November 13, 2018

McNeese will play its first men’s home basketball game in the new Health and Human Performance Education Complex on Friday, Nov. 16, against Loyola University New Orleans. Game time is…

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Dr. Daryl Burckel and James David Cain

McNeese Alumni Association Donates to McNeese First Choice Campaign

November 9, 2018

The McNeese State University Alumni Association has donated $40,000 to support the First Choice Campaign at McNeese. The university has launched a three-year First Choice Campaign with local industry partners…

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McNeese Rodeo Results

November 9, 2018

The McNeese State University men’s rodeo team took first place and the women’s team placed third at the 64th annual McNeese rodeo. In steer wrestling, Gabe Soileau, Bunkie, tied for…

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Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the foundation; David Thompson, Market Basket director of merchandising; scholarship recipient Gabrielle Ashford, Lake Charles education major; Russell Saleme, Market Basket vice president of sales and marketing; Steve Cormier, Market Basket vice president of retail operations; and Skylar Thompson, Market Basket president.

McNeese Receives Donation from Market Basket

October 29, 2018

The Market Basket Charitable Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the Market Basket Academic Scholarship. On hand for the presentation are, from…

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McNeese Rodeo at Northeast Texas College Rodeo

October 29, 2018

Both McNeese State University men and women’s rodeo teams took fifth place at the recent Northeast Texas College Rodeo in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. In saddle bronc riding, Ryder Sanford, Carlyss,…

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Priority Scholarship Deadline Set at McNeese

October 29, 2018

Nov. 15 is the priority deadline for 2019-20 academic scholarship applications at McNeese State University. “High school seniors should begin the application procedures now for academic scholarships to McNeese,” said…

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Sydney Broussard and Gunnar Goodwin

Homecoming Queen and King

October 26, 2018

McNeese State University students Sydney Broussard, a nursing senior from Hackberry, and Gunnar Goodwin, an engineering senior from Lake Charles, have been named McNeese’s 2018 Homecoming Queen and King. The…

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