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Two agricultural sciences majors in McNeese State University’s Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences are getting hands-on experience in their fields this semester. Senior Mackenize Martinez, from Zwolle, is currently interning with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Martinez became interested in animal science through youth programs such…
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The Lake Charles Messiah Chorus and Orchestra has donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish the Francis G. and Patricia C. Bulber Music Scholarship. The first Messiah was conducted in 1940 by Dr. Francis G. Bulber. Dr. Bulber joined McNeese faculty in 1940 and retired as Dean of the School of Fine Arts in…
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IBERIABANK is a partner in the First Choice Campaign and a strong supporter of McNeese Athletics. IBERIABANK employees were recognized at a recent basketball game where Phil Earhart, IBERIABANK Southwest Louisiana Market President, and Jason Martinez, Retail Market Manager and Commercial Relationship Manager, presented Coach Heath Schroyer a donation to support the Men’s Basketball Platinum…
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E-Week at McNeese wrapped up with a special banquet sponsored by the Department of Engineering and Computer Science where several students and a faculty member were recognized for their outstanding work. Matt Richard, Grand Chenier, received the American Society of Civil Engineers Academic Achievement award for outstanding achievement and commitment to the ASCE student chapter;…
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McNeese State University’s robotics team took home the Design Award in the recent VEX U Robotics Competition held in Houston, Texas. The “Gladiators” team is composed of team captain and mechanical engineering junior Sangam Chapagain, mechanical engineering junior Abiral Mainali and electrical engineering senior Shiva Acharya, all from Kathmandu, Nepal; mechanical engineer senior Dinesh Upadhyay,…
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A McNeese State University Biological Science Junior is helping unlock a mystery about American eels in Louisiana waterways. Biological science junior Valeria Faria is getting hands-on experience in laboratory science through a special research project with assistant professor of biology Dr. Amber Hale. Found all over the state, American eels are caught by The Louisiana…
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John Singleton, a 1972 engineering (mechanical) graduate, has donated $45,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Mary Arthur Singleton Memorial Scholarship in memory of his wife. Mary was a 1965 secondary education graduate and a 1976 Master of Education graduate who taught in Calcasieu Parish for 33 years. The scholarship is designated…
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The Board of Directors of the McNeese State University Foundation has established the McNeese Athletic Foundation for the purpose of promoting and raising funds to strengthen the financial condition of all athletic programs. “The McNeese Athletic Foundation will support the entire athletic program, including the over 400 student-athletes competing in 16 NCAA sports,” Dr. Daryl…
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Cameron LNG has donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish the Cameron LNG Scholarship designated for sophomore, junior and senior engineering majors.
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