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McNeese State University recently hosted students from 19 middle schools and 14 high schools from across the five-parish area for the District V Honor Band Clinic and Concert. This gathering represents the most accomplished students in the school district chosen for Honor Band by competitive auditions. The Band meets for two days of intensive rehearsals…
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The McNeese State University Honor Roll for the 2019 fall semester has been announced. The honor roll lists undergraduate students earning at least a 3.0 or B average while carrying 12 or more semester hours. Honor Roll is as follows: LAKE CHARLES: Elaine Patricia Abshire, Nicholas R. Abshire, Rachel C. Ackman, Claire E. Adams,…
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The President’s Honor List for the fall 2019 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours…
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The Angels of Southwest Louisiana organization has donated $15,000 through the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Russell Ham Memorial Scholarship in the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics in memory of McNeese chemistry professor Russell Ham.
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The Fritz Lang Foundation has donated $10,000 to the College of Agricultural Sciences through the McNeese Foundation.
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The Angels of Southwest Louisiana organization has donated $16,513.36 through the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Cecil Adrian Memorial Scholarship in the College of Business in memory of Cecil Adrian, a Lake Charles native.
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The men’s and women’s rodeo teams are both ranked in the top 10 in the country by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. The women’s team is ranked No. 4 while the men’s rodeo team is ranked No. 10. McNeese competes in the NIRA Southern Region where both teams are No. 1 in the regional rankings…
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McNeese State University fans now have a new favorite beverage with the launch of Single Estate Vodka “Geaux Pokes” Edition distilled by Yellowfin Distillery. The distillery was established in Sulphur in 2017 by McNeese chemical engineering alumnus Jamison Trouth. The university has signed a marketing agreement with the distillery whereby a portion of each sale…
Read MoreSigma Tau Delta, the English Honors Society at McNeese State University, welcomed new members Annamarie Lawson, Katherine Booth, Victoria Self and Wendy Maggio. McNeese Associate Professor of English Rita Costello and McNeese graduate and visiting lecturer Amanda Ogea presented papers at the Society for Comparative Literature and Arts (SCLA) in Atlanta, Ga. Ogea was elected…
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Dr. Mark Merchant, professor of chemistry, and Dr. Chip LeMieux, dean of McNeese State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, have been awarded the university’s second patent for a new type of feed supplement for weanling pigs and poultry hatchlings – one made of alligator blood. LeMieux, whose graduate work focused on alternatives to antibiotic use…
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