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Gary Keers, Megan Landry, and Matt LeBlanc present a check to Dr. Daryl Burckel of McNeese

McNeese Receives Donation from Sasol

December 7, 2017

Sasol recently donated $20,000 through the McNeese State University Foundation for the Sasol Imperial Calcasieu Engineering Scholarship and the Sasol MSU College of Engineering and Computer Science Scholarship. On hand…

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Dr. Chip LeMieux and Dwight Bertrand of McNeese accept a check from Edwin F. Hunter III of The Fritz Lang and Lee Berwick Foundations.

McNeese Receives Donation for Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences

December 5, 2017

The Fritz Lang and Lee Berwick Foundations recently donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the McNeese State University Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences. On hand for…

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Military Friendly School round seal

McNeese Named a 2018 Military Friendly School

November 29, 2017

McNeese State University has been designated a 2018 Military Friendly School for the third consecutive year by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds and…

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Huanrong Ouyang of McNeese helps 6th grader Ava Lankford with her robot.

McNeese Partners With Calcasieu Parish School Board and CITGO to Bring STEM Education Program to Elementary Students

November 15, 2017

McNeese State University has partnered with the Calcasieu Parish School System and CITGO to bring STEM education to over 900 elementary students in 23 participating elementary schools through a national…

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Lee and Jim Boyer with Martha Boyer LaBorde present a check to Richard Reid and Dr. Daryl Burckel of McNeese.

McNeese Receives Donation to Establish Boyer Scholarship

November 15, 2017

Lee Boyer, Jim Boyer and Martha Boyer LaBorde have given $30,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the William and Margaret Boyer Scholarship in memory of their parents,…

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Richard Reid and Coach Mike Fluty of McNeese receives check from Alan Heisser of Cops and Jocks

McNeese Receives Donation from Cops and Jocks for Scholarships and Women’s Golf

November 9, 2017

Cops and Jocks has donated $18,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation – $15,000 for the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Academic Scholarship #6 and $3,000 for women’s golf –…

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Dr. Lina Morita, Layton Bergstedt, Julianne Marler, and Bill Sherman gather around a piano.

McNeese Receives Piano Donation

November 6, 2017

Bill and Sue Shearman have donated a Baldwin Baby Grand piano to the McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts through the McNeese Foundation. On hand for…

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horse and rider statue in front of McNeese plaza.

2017 McNeese Distinguished Alumni Recipients

October 31, 2017

The McNeese State University Alumni Association will present its 2017 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year awards during halftime ceremonies at the Cowboys vs. the Southeastern Lions football game Saturday, Nov.…

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Gear and Socket by Kevin Baskin

McNeese Arts Briefs

October 26, 2017

Kenneth Baskin, associate professor of art at McNeese, has had one of his ceramic pieces – Gear and Sprocket – featured in the October issue of Ceramics Monthly. This piece…

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McNeese People in the News

October 26, 2017

Susan Thibodeaux, business consultant for the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese State University, is the recipient of the 2017 LSBDC State Star Award. She was recognized by America’s…

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