McNeese is a dynamic, nationally recognized,
student-centered university and these funds will provide the necessary resources for
sustaining growth and self-sufficiency over the next three years that will
continue to make McNeese the first choice for Southwest Louisiana. Willie
Mount, right, president of the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors, presented
the donation to McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel.
On hand for the presentation are, from left to right: 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.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Spencer Jackson,
engineering senior, Dr.
Daryl Burckel, McNeese president, Rainwater, Stacy Lyons, elementary education
and visual arts senior, Chloe Pugliese, elementary education junior, and Dr.
Mitchell Adrian, McNeese provost and vice president for academic affairs and
enrollment management.
On hand for the
presentation are from left: Dr. Caroline Hennigan, instructor of
biological science and adviser to the Pre-Dental Society at McNeese;
daughters, Amy Kestel and Stephanie Kestel Karpovs; Donna Kestel; and
Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive
vice president of the foundation.
These funds will provide the necessary resources to hire
faculty and upgrade labs to sustain growth in high demand academic areas while
the university implements a strategic plan to increase enrollment and retention
over the next three years. On hand for the presentation are from left McNeese President Dr. Daryl
Burckel and Louisiana Pigment Plant Manager Tim Hall.
On
hand for the presentation are from left to right standing: Wanda N. Borel, Lee Berwick Foundation representative; Dr.
Mitchell Adrian, McNeese provost and vice president for academic affairs and
enrollment management; Dr. Chip LeMieux, school
director and associate dean of the College of Science and Agriculture;and
Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement and
executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation; and seated, Edwin Ford Hunter III, Lee Berwick Foundation representative.
On hand for the presentation are, from left front row,
band members Selena Addison, Carmen
Lee and Amina Flore, and from left back row, Dr. Jay Jacobs, director of
bands, and Lake Charles Toyota representatives Eric Tarver, chief financial
officer, Corey Tarver, general manager, and Phillip Tarver, dealer.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Dr. Daryl
Burckel, McNeese president, Dr. Mitchell Adrian, McNeese provost and vice
president for academic affairs and enrollment management, Angela Jouett, Southwest Louisiana
District Senior Olympic Games coordinator,
and Dr. Michael Soileau, McNeese health and human
performance department head.
On
hand for the presentation are from left Curtis
Brescher, plant manager of Westlake North and South, Wayne Ahrens, Westlake Chemical vice president of
Region One, McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, college
dean, and Joe Andrepont, principal-community and governmental affairs at
Westlake Chemical.
On hand for the presentation are from left Richard H. Reid, vice
president for university advancement and executive vice president of the
foundation, Gayle Pearce, Stephanie Pearce Helms and Gary L. Pearce Jr.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Gary Keers, Sasol engineering senior manager, McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel, Megan Landry,
Sasol process engineer, Matt LeBlanc, Sasol technical engineer, and Casey
White, Sasol project engineer.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Angela
Queenan, McNeese foundation board member, Anita and Jeff Webb, and Richard H. Reid, vice president for university
advancement and executive vice president of the foundation.
On hand for the presentation are, seated,
Dr. Lina Morita, associate professor of music/piano, and standing from left, Layton Bergstedt, vocal and piano performance
junior, Julianne Marler, piano performance junior, and Bill Shearman.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Dr. Michael Soileau, McNeese health and human
performance department head, Angela Jouett, Southwest Louisiana
District Senior Olympic Games coordinator,
Coral Crain Byrd, McNeese Foundation advisory board member, and Betty Bergeron,
Southwest
Louisiana District Senior Olympic Games treasurer and competitor.
Lake
Charles Toyota will also serve as the primary sponsor of the annual fall
marching band festival at McNeese. On hand in Cowboy Stadium for
the presentation are, from left, Dr. Eric Sanders, vice president of the McNeese Foundation’s Board of Directors,
Philip Tarver, owner of Lake Charles Toyota, McNeese President Dr. Daryl
Burckel and Dr. Jay Jacobs, director of bands.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Dr.
Mitchell Adrian, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs and
enrollment management at McNeese, Lake Charles Police Chief Don
Dixon, Cops and Jocks, and Richard
Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president
for the McNeese Foundation.
Patricia Prudhomme, left,
Banners director, accepts the donation from Chip Arnould, Entergy senior region
manager.
Dr. Chip LeMieux, third from left, director of
the Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences, accepts the
donation from Agriculture Alumni Chapter executive officers,
from left, Wayne McVicker, of Lacassine, Jennifer Compton, of Jennings, and Jon
Streete, of Natchitoches.
On hand for the
presentation are from left to right: Ryan
Abell, Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club president; Jennifer Leger, planned giving
and donor research specialist with the McNeese Foundation; Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president; and Steve Schnake, Greater
Lake Charles Rotary Club immediate past president.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Charles V. Timpa,
president and CEO of First Federal Bank, Leslie Harless, vice president and
marketing director of First Federal Bank, and Angela Queenan, McNeese Foundation
board member.
On hand for the presentation, from left, are DePorres and Barbara Cormier and Jennifer Leger,
planned giving and donor research specialist at McNeese.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Petula Glaspie, human
resources business partner at CITGO, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, college dean, and
Mickey Mancuso, human resources business partner at CITGO.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Robert Noland and Dr. Chip LeMieux, director of the Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural
Sciences.
On hand for the presentation are from left to right: Dr.
Peggy Wolfe, dean of the McNeese College of Nursing and Health Professions, and
Keri and Rob McCorquodale.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Philip C.
Williams, McNeese president, and Mendelson.
Market Basket Donates to McNeese Foundation
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 left to right: Keith Dauterive, Market Basket senior vice president of buying and
advertising; Skylar Thompson, Market Basket president; Steve Cormier, Market Basket
senior vice president of retail operations; Russell Saleme, Market Basket
director of merchandising; and Richard Reid, vice president for university
advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation.
McNeese Foundation Receives Donation
Anita and Jeff Webb
have given $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the
Webb Family Scholarship Fund.
On hand for the presentation are from left to
right: Anita Webb, Jeff Webb and Jennifer Leger, planned giving and donor
research specialist for the McNeese Foundation.
McNeese Banners Receives Donation from Entergy
Banners at McNeese State University is annually
supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Entergy has donated $12,500
for the spring 2017 Banners Cultural Season and 2016 Banners Engages
educational programming for students.
Patricia Prudhomme, left, Banners director, accepts the donation from Chip Arnould, Entergy senior region manager.
McNeese Foundation Receives Donation for Civil Engineering Scholarship
Al Cochran, a 1965 engineering graduate and a 2016 general studies graduate of McNeese State University, has donated $20,000 to the university through the McNeese Foundation for the Alfred Cochran Civil Engineering Scholarship.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college of engineering and computer science, Cochran and McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams.
McNeese Foundation Receives Donation from American Press Foundation
The American Press
Foundation has given $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to
establish the Lake Charles American Press Scholarship in Visual Arts. The
scholarship was established with the proceeds of the McNeese Visual Arts
Calendar that was produced by the American Press.
The Shearman family - which
owns the American Press - has also established the Shearman Research Grant
Endowment and the Library Shearman Grant Endowment through the McNeese
Foundation with gifts totaling over $500,000. At the presentation
are from left to right: William E. Rose,
McNeese Foundation Board of Directors member; Thomas B. Shearman III, president
of the American Press Foundation; and Lisa Reinauer, art professor in the
McNeese Department of Visual Arts.
Banners at McNeese Receives Donation from Union Pacific
Banners
at McNeese State University is annually supported by donations from area
corporate sponsors. Union Pacific
donated
$10,000 for the 2017 Banners season. On hand for the
presentation, from left, are Patricia
Prudhomme, director of Banners at McNeese, George Swift, President/CEO
of the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, Drew Tessier, public
affairs director with Union Pacific, and Avon Knowlton, executive vice
president with the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance.
McNeese Foundation Receives Donation from Dr. and Mrs. David Buttross, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. David
Buttross Jr. have given $104,500 to the McNeese State University Foundation
since December 2014.
Seven endowed scholarships have been established with the
donation: the Edward and Ernest Buttross School of Business Scholarship; the Joe
and Al Buttross Scholarship in Mass Communication; the George and Lily Abraham
School of Business Scholarship; the Dr. and Mrs. David Buttross Jr. Pre-Med
Scholarship; the Dr. and Mrs. David Buttross Jr. Health Management Scholarship
- this is the first scholarship
established for this new program; Dr. and Mrs. David Buttross Jr.
Scholarship in Music #1; and Dr. and Mrs. David Buttross Jr. Scholarship in
Music #2. On hand for the presentation are Richard Reid, left, vice president for university advancement and
executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation, and Dr. and Mrs. David
Buttross Jr.
McNeese Foundation Receives Donation for Women's Golf Program
The McNeese State
University Foundation has received $10,000 in donations for the 2016 Cowgirl
Tee Time Roundup benefiting the McNeese women's golf program. Dr. Larry Stewart
gave $5,000 and Solar Supply Inc. gave $5,000. Tournament officials announced
this year that the tournament will be renamed the Roxie Stewart Memorial Golf
Tournament in memory of Roxie Stewart, Stewart's wife.
On
hand for the presentation are, from left, Stewart, Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement and
executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation, Willie Mount, vice
president for the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors, Ron Dingler, president
of Solar Supply Inc., and Mike Fluty, McNeese women's golf coach.
McNeese at Banners receives donation from Knight Media Printing
Banners
at McNeese State University is annually supported by donations from area
corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing has recently donated $5,000 to
Banners at McNeese. On hand for the donation are, from left, Krickett Schmidt,
Knight Media marketing/sales coordinator, Chuck Ehlers, Knight Media president
and CEO, and Patricia Prudhomme, Banners director.
McNeese receives scholarship donation from W.R. Grace Foundation
The W.R. Grace Foundation has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese
Foundation. The
donation will be divided between the colleges of business and engineering and
computer science. At the presentation are from left to right: Dr. Nikos
Kiritsis, dean of engineering and computer science, Jennifer Couste, Grace
plant controller,
Richard H. Reid, vice
president for university advancement and executive vice president for the
McNeese Foundation, Hyun Brossett, Grace assistant plant manager, and Dr. Musa
Essayyad, dean of business.
McNeese receives donation from Coca-Cola
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated
$10,000 to McNeese State University for endowed student scholarships. The
company has established six endowed Coca-Cola scholarships through the McNeese
Foundation. On hand for the presentation are from left: Ken Francis, sales center
manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola, Richard H. Reid, vice
president for university advancement and executive vice president for the
McNeese Foundation, and Blaine
Royer, on-premise sales
manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola.
McNeese receives scholarship donation from First Federal Bank
First Federal Bank of Louisiana has donated $5,000 to
McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the C. Marshall
Abadie Memorial Scholarship fund it established in 1988. Donations to the
scholarship fund now exceed $100,000. On hand for the donation are, from left,
Charles V. Timpa, president and CEO of First Federal Bank and a Foundation
board member, Leslie Harless, vice president and marketing director of First
Federal Bank, and Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement and
executive vice president for the Foundation.
AT&T Donation for Engineering Scholarships at McNeese
AT&T
recently donated $15,000 through the McNeese State University Foundation to
establish 10 engineering scholarships in the College of Engineering and
Computer Science for eligible undergraduate students seeking a bachelor’s
degree in engineering with a focus on either chemical, civil, electrical or
mechanical engineering.
On
hand for the presentation are, from left, McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams; Richard H. Reid; vice president for
university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation;
Britt Guillory, AT&T employee sponsorship
program sales executive; Jan Waguespack, AT&T client solutions executive, and
state Sens. Dan W. "Blade" Morrish (R-Jennings) and Ronnie Johns
(R-Sulphur).
Lake Charles Toyota Donation to McNeese KBYS
Lake
Charles Toyota has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation
for the operation of McNeese’s radio station KBYS located at 88.3 FM. On hand
for the presentation are from left: McNeese President Dr.
Philip Williams, Lake Charles Toyota owner Philip Tarver and Chad Thibodeaux, McNeese’s chief information
technology officer and KBYS general manager.
Gray Memorial Scholarship Established at McNeese
Dr.
Rosemary Gray and her son, William S. Bundy II, have donated $10,000 to
establish the Janie Vincent Turner Gray Memorial Scholarship through the
McNeese State University Foundation. The scholarship will be open to freshmen
and sophomores majoring in education who are active members of the McNeese
Student Government Association and who are committed to promoting inclusion,
diversity and equal opportunity.
The scholarship honors Gray’s mother and
Bundy’s grandmother. Gray retired from McNeese in 2011 as the vice president
for special services and equity. Bundy is a former teacher at Oak Park
Elementary and is third grade department chair and reading and language arts
teacher in the Houston area. On hand for the presentation are from left Richard
H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president
for the McNeese Foundation,
Bundy, Gray and McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams. For information on contributing to the Janie Vincent Turner Gray Memorial Scholarship, contact the McNeese Foundation at 337-475-5588.
Vallee Donation to McNeese
The McNeese State University Foundation has received a $7,000 donation from Joan E. Vallee to establish the Joan E. Vallee Honors College Scholarship to be awarded to students in the McNeese Honors College program, which was designed for highly motivated students with strong academic backgrounds. Vallee was the first Honors College director.
On hand for the presentation are from left Dr. Scott Goins, current director of the Honors College and head of the Department of English and Foreign Languages, Vallee and Dr. Jeanne Daboval, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs.
Citgo Donation to McNeese
Citgo Petroleum Corp. has presented a $35,000
donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Citgo Petroleum
Professorship in Engineering No. 9.
On hand for the presentation are from left:
Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice
president for the McNeese Foundation, Tomeu
Vadell, Citgo’s vice president and general manager for the Lake Charles
manufacturing complex, and Dr. Jacob Borden, assistant professor of chemical
engineering at McNeese.
Market Basket Donation to McNeese
The Market Basket Foundation presentated 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 left to right: Skylar Thompson, Market Basket president; Keith Dauterive, Market Basket senior vice president of buying and advertising; scholarship recipient Kassidy Conrad, Westlake early childhood education sophomore; Russell Saleme, Market Basket director of merchandising; and Steve Cormier, Market Basket senior vice president of retail operations.
CB&I Scholarship Established at McNeese
CB&I
of Lake Charles has presented a $15,000 donation to the McNeese State
University Foundation to establish the endowed CB&I Engineering Scholarship
in the McNeese College of Engineering. On hand for the presentation are from
left: Roxie Boxie, Foundation Board of
Directors member, Chris
Fordham, plant manager at CB&I, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, college dean.
Pearson Scholarship Established at McNeese
The
Harold Pearson Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at McNeese State
University with a donation of $15,247.39 from the estate of Harold L. Pearson
through the McNeese Foundation. Pearson was a retired Calcasieu Parish school
teacher who taught 30 years and he received both national and state teacher of
the year awards. The scholarship will be awarded to students majoring in
science and planning to teach high school chemistry or related subjects. Richard
Reid, left, vice president for university advancement and executive vice
president for the McNeese Foundation, accepts the donation from Pearson’s sister,
Faye Pearson, who is a 1962 McNeese graduate in education.
Civil Engineering Scholarship Established at McNeese
Al
Cochran, a 1965 engineering graduate of McNeese State University, has donated
$20,000 to the university through the McNeese Foundation to establish the
Alfred Cochran Civil Engineering Scholarship.
On hand for the presentation are
from left: McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams, Cochran, Patricia Prebula,
president of the Foundation’s board of directors, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college of
engineering.
Merrill Lynch Makes Donation to McNeese
The Merrill
Lynch Invitational Golf Tournament, co-sponsored with the McNeese State University
Alumni Association, recently donated $75,000 through the McNeese Foundation for
endowed scholarships for student-athletes whose major is in the College of
Business and $5,317.23 for the Cowboy football program for a total of
$80,317.23.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Dr. Daryl Burckel,
McNeese professor of accounting, Barbara Bailey, alumni association president,
McNeese Athletics Director Bruce Hemphill and Mike Eason, resident director of
Merrill Lynch Lake Charles.
Rick and Donna Richard Make Donation to McNeese
McNeese
State University has received a $135,000 donation from Rick and Donna Richard
of Lake Charles to establish an accounting scholarship for students and an
endowed professorship as part of the McNeese 75 for 75 Anniversary Campaign
through the McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the presentation are from left Richard
Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president
for the McNeese Foundation, Rick and Donna Richard and McNeese President Dr.
Philip Williams.
Rotary Donates to McNeese
The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently donated $12,500 from the proceeds of its annual auction to McNeese State University for the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Scholarship Fund, which was established with the McNeese Foundation in 1992.
On hand for the presentation are from left to right: Frank Webb, Rotary president, Jennifer Leger, gift planning and research specialist with the McNeese Foundation and a Rotary member, and Sean Vidrine, Rotary auction chair.
McNeese Receives Donation for Cormier Scholarship
Barbara and DePorres
Cormier of Stone Mountain, Ga., have donated $15,000 through the McNeese Foundation to establish the Melvin J. and Theresa Cormier Sr. Scholarship at McNeese
State University in memory of DePorres’ late parents. Both McNeese graduates, DePorres
received a bachelor’s degree in management (1980) and a master of business
administration degree (1981) and Barbara received a bachelor’s degree in
finance (1981). On hand for the presentation, from left, are Ralynn
Castete, McNeese director of scholarships, DePorres and Barbara Cormier, and their son, Jacque-Corey Cormier.
McNeese Receives Donation for Ieyoub Scholarship
Family, friends and former students of Dr. Kalil
P. Ieyoub
have established the Dr. Kalil P. Ieyoub
Scholarship in Science with a $12,591.25 donation through the McNeese State University
Foundation to honor his 48 years of service at McNeese as a retired chemistry
professor, chemistry department head, dean of the college of science and vice
president for administration and student affairs. He was also honored by the
university with Professor Emeritus status.
On hand for the
presentation, from left, are Gretchel
Grout, Kalil Ieyoub, daughter Allison Davis, sons Chris and John Ieyoub, and daughter
Laura Yonich.
McNeese Receives Donations for History Professorship and Scholarships
Dr.
and Mrs. Thomas D. Watson have given $75,000 to the McNeese Foundation to
establish the Thomas D. Watson History Professorship and the Thomas D. Watson
History Scholarship at McNeese State University. On hand for the presentation
are from left, Dr. Michael Smith, McNeese assistant professor of history, and
Dr. and Mrs. Watson. Dr. Watson is a retired professor and head of the history
department at McNeese.
Banners at McNeese Receives Donation
Banners
at McNeese State University is annually supported by donations from area
corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing has donated $7,500 to Banners.
On
hand for the donation are, from left, Patricia Prudhomme, Banners director, and Knight
Media Printing representatives Krickett Schmidt, marketing/sales coordinator,
and Chuck Ehlers, president and CEO.
McNeese Band Receives Travel Donation to LSU Football Game
Citgo Petroleum Corp. has presented a $5,000
donation to the McNeese State University Pride of McNeese Marching Band travel
fund through the McNeese Foundation in support of the band's attendance at the
McNeese-LSU football game in Tiger Stadium on Sept. 5.
On hand for this presentation are from
left:
McNeese band members Sarah Thomas, junior education
major from Orange, Texas,
and Matthew Duplantis, a
junior music education major from Houma,
Dr. Jay Jacobs,
McNeese director of bands, and
Dana Keel, Citgo's government and public affairs
manager for the
Lake Charles manufacturing complex.
McNeese Receives Donation from Judge D. Kent Savoie
McNeese
State University has received a donation from Third Circuit Court of Appeal Judge
D. Kent Savoie as part of the Cy Pres Award from the Chem Waste Class Action
Settlement Fund.
On hand for the presentation are from left Wells Watson, one
of the attorneys for the plantiffs, McNeese State University President Dr.
Philip Williams, Savoie, state Sen. Ronnie Johns and Robbie Morgan, special
master who provided pre-trial and trial assistance to Savoie as well as with
research and distribution of funds to affected parties.
McNeese Receives Phillips 66 Donation
Phillips 66 has donated $25,000 to the McNeese State
University College of Engineering through the McNeese Foundation. On hand for
the donation are, from left, Phillips 66 representatives
Laurie Hatton, human resource business partner, Lake
Charles refinery, Jennifer Campbell, senior adviser for engineering recruiting,
and Thad Satterfield, director of university relations, and
Dr. Nikos Kiritsis,
college dean, and McNeese President Philip C. Williams.
Iowa Couple Donates to McNeese
Iowa
residents Joe and Lucille Foreman donated $15,000 to McNeese State University
through the McNeese Foundation to establish the Asa Joseph "Joe” and Lucille B.
Foreman Scholarship.
This scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior
from Iowa High School.
On hand for the
presentation are from left
Marianne
White, McNeese planned giving coordinator, and Lucille and Joe Foreman.
Market Basket Foundation Donates to McNeese
The
Market Basket 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 left to right: Russell Saleme, Market
Basket director of merchandising; Skylar Thompson, Market Basket president; Ralynn
Castete, McNeese director of scholarships; Steve Cormier, Market Basket senior
vice president director of retail operations; and Keith
Dauterive
, Market Basket senior vice president director of advertising
and buying.
McNeese Receives Donation for Accounting Scholarship
Powell
Smith presented a $15,000 donation to McNeese State University
to
establish the Powell Smith Scholarship
in Accounting through the McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the
presentation are, from left, McNeese President Philip Williams, Smith,
Kristi Remy,
Rick
Richard, chair of the McNeese Foundation's 75th anniversary
campaign,
and
Dr. Bruce
Swindle, McNeese accounting professor.
Pitt Grill Donation to McNeese
Pitt
Grill Inc. has donated $6,036.06 to the McNeese State University Foundation to
establish the Pitt Grill Business Scholarship.
At the presentation are from
left to right Bob King, president/owner of Pitt Grill Inc., Richard H. Reid,
vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the
McNeese Foundation, and Rob King, vice president of Pitt Grill Inc.
Godwin Donation to McNeese
Retired
Judge Fred R. Godwin donated $25,000 to McNeese State University through the
McNeese Foundation to establish the Jeaneal White Godwin Memorial Recruiting
fund.
The fund will assist the McNeese Office of Admissions and Recruiting with
its recruiting efforts. Godwin, left, presented the donation to Kara Smith,
director of admissions and recruiting.
Grace Donates to McNeese Foundation
The W.R. Grace Foundation
has donated $6,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese
Foundation.
The donation will be
divided between the colleges of business and engineering.
At the presentation
are from left to right: David Rentrop, Grace operations director, Dr. Musa
Essayyad, dean of business, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of engineering, and
Jennifer Couste, Grace plant controller.
City Savings Bank Donation
City Savings Bank presented a $15,000 donation
to McNeese State University for the City Savings Bank and Trust Scholarship
established through the McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the presentation are,
from left, Robie Touchette, City Savings Bank president, Richard Reid, vice
president for university advancement and executive vice president for the
McNeese Foundation, Babs Bloom, City Savings Bank chief operations officer
, and
John Marcello, City Savings
Bank chief lending officer.
Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club Donation
The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently
donated $10,000 from the proceeds of its annual auction to McNeese State
University for
the Greater Lake Charles Rotary
Scholarship Fund, which was established with the McNeese Foundation in 1992.
On
hand for the presentation are from left to right:
Dr. Richard Churchman, Rotary board member,
Marymarc
Armstrong, past Rotary president,
Richard Reid, vice
president for
university advancement and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation,
and Carmen Million, Rotary board member.
Coca-Cola Donates to McNeese
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has
donated $10,000 to McNeese State University for endowed student scholarships.
The company has established six endowed Coca-Cola scholarships through the
McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Ken
Francis, division vice president for Lake Charles Coca-Cola, McNeese President
Dr. Philip Williams, and Blaine Royer, on-premise manager for Lake Charles
Coca-Cola.
McNeese Receives Contractors Educational Trust Fund Donation
The Contractor's Educational Trust Fund has donated
$120,000 through the McNeese State University Foundation to establish two endowed
professorships in the College of Engineering.
On hand for the presentation are,
from left, Dr. Jay Uppot, McNeese professor of civil engineering,
Lee Mallett of Mallett Buildings, Courtney Fenet
of R.E. Heidt Construction, Greg Weston of Arthur J. Gallagher, committee chair
of the Contractor's Educational Trust Fund,
and McNeese President Dr.
Philip C. Williams.
Nutcracker Donation to McNeese Foundation
The Artistic Advisory Committee of
Nutcracker 2013 has donated $23,059.30 to the McNeese State University
Department of Performing Arts through
the
McNeese Foundation.
"The Nutcracker” returned to the Lake Area in December – for
the first time since Hurricane Rita - to celebrate its 50
th
anniversary and to raise funds to support the department.
On hand for the presentation are
from left: Kristin Draper,
Amy Honeycutt
Sonnier,
Libby McCreedy Richards,
Richard
Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of
the McNeese Foundation,
Dr. Michael Buckles, head of the
performing arts department, Libby Tete Looney and Colleen Cannon Benoit.
McNeese Receives Donation for Engineering Scholarships
Brask Inc. recently donated $15,000 through the McNeese
State University Foundation to establish the Brask Inc. Engineering Scholarship
in the College of Engineering. Through the "15 Will Get You 20” endowed
scholarship matching program, the Foundation will add $5,000 to the donation
for a total of $20,000 for the engineering scholarship.
On hand for the
presentation are, from left, Dr. Pankaj Chandra, professor of mechanical
engineering, Bal Sareen, president of Brask Inc.,
Richard Reid, vice
president for university advancement and executive vice president for the
McNeese Foundation,
and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, engineering dean.
McNeese SHRM Student Chapter Donation to McNeese Foundation
The
McNeese student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management has raised $10,000 over the
past three years – instead of an initial 10-year pledge - to endow the McNeese
SHRM Student Chapter Scholarship for Human Resources through the McNeese
Foundation. Fundraisers have included collaborating with the History Channel’s Swamp
People to sell raffle tickets for autographs and paraphernalia, selling
Popeye’s red beans and rice dinners and hosting its annual SHRM Leadership
Conference that is sponsored by Lake Area businesses. The SHRM student chapter has been recognized as
one of the top 10 Outstanding Student Chapters in the nation for two
consecutive years. On hand for the presentation are from left: Dr. Susie Cox, faculty
adviser; Jessica
High, past president; Ashley Freeman, past fundraising chair; Patrick Hardey,
president; and Jared Langlois, past president.
Sasol Donation to McNeese College of Engineering
Sasol recently donated $15,000 through the McNeese State
University Foundation to the McNeese College of Engineering for its endowment
campaign.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Patricia Prebula,
president-elect of the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors, Paul Hippman,
manager, Sasol, Lake Charles Chemical Complex, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis,
engineering dean.
Donation to McNeese Foundation
Charles Viccellio has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University
Foundation to create the Joanna Steele Viccellio Scholarship for Business Majors
in honor of his wife, Joanna. Both Joanna and McNeese will turn 75 this
September.
On hand for the birthday presentation are from left: Charles, Joanna
and Richard
Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president
for the McNeese Foundation.
Entergy Donates to McNeese Banners
Banners at McNeese State University is annually
supported by donations from area corporate sponsors.
Entergy has donated
$10,000 for the 2014 Banners program. Chip Arnould Jr., left, Entergy regional customer service manager, presents the
donation to Patricia Prudhomme, Banners director.
Donation to McNeese Tennis Team
A
fundraiser for the McNeese State University tennis team recently held at Gray
Plantation’s Sports Club brought in $39,000. Title sponsors of the 2013 tennis
tournament fundraiser were the Stockwell Sievert Law Firm and Nissan of Lake
Charles along with an anonymous donor.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Devin Thomas, Graywood
general manager, Harry Hank, tennis supporter, Danielle Steinberg, head coach
of McNeese tennis, and Amanda Prejean, event coordinator at Graywood.
Donation to McNeese KBYS Radio Station
The McNeese State University Mavericks donated $5,000
to the McNeese Foundation for the McNeese radio station KBYS located at 88.3 FM
that will be launched in 2014.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Alan
Dickerson, network system analyst and KBYS planning committee member; Chad
Thibodeaux, chief information technology officer and KBYS planning committee
member; and Rollenda McCown, McNeese Mavericks chairman.
Market Basket Makes Donation to McNeese
The
Market Basket Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to the McNeese State
University Foundation for Market Basket scholarships.
On hand for the
presentation are from left to right: Russell Saleme, director of merchandising;
Steve Cormier, senior vice president of retail operations; Richard H. Reid, vice president for
university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation; Skylar Thompson,
president; and Keith Dauterive, senior vice president of
buying and advertising.
Turner Industries Donates to McNeese
Turner
Industries gave $2,500 to the Louisiana Environmental Research Center at
McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation.
LERC was established
in 1990 for the purpose of conducting research focused on environmental issues
and problems of importance to Southwest Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico region
and to provide information and data to other state and national agencies, researchers and industry. On hand for the
presentation are from left: David Franks, senior vice president of Turner
Industries; Janet Woolman, executive director for LERC; and Ben Bourgeois,
business development and human resources director of Turner Industries.
Citgo Donation to McNeese Engineering
Citgo Petroleum Corp. has presented a $35,000
donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Citgo Petroleum
Professorship in Engineering No. 8.
On hand for the presentation are from left:
McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams, Tomeu Vadell, Citgo’s
vice president and general manager for the Lake Charles manufacturing complex, Dana
Keel, Citgo’s government and public affairs manager, Dr.
Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the McNeese college of engineering, and Richard H. Reid,
vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the
McNeese Foundation.
KMI Donation to Banners at McNeese
Banners
at McNeese State University is annually supported by donations from area
corporate sponsors. Knight Media Inc. has donated $5,000 to Banners.
On
hand for the donation are, from left, Patricia Prudhomme, Banners director, Chris
Ehlers, KMI chief operating officer, and Allen Jarvis, KMI chief financial officer.
Cops and Jocks Donation to McNeese
Cops and Jocks has donated $30,000 to the
McNeese State University Foundation for the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Academic
Scholarship #2 and the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Law Enforcement Scholarship
#6
.
The funds for the scholarships were raised at the recent Cops and Jocks golf tournament held at
L’Auberge Casino Resort. On hand for the presentation are from left: Willie
Landry Mount, McNeese Foundation board member, Alan Heisser, Cops and
Jocks, William Belcher, director of resort services at L’Auberge Casino Resort,
Don Dixon, Cops and Jocks, and John Rudd, Cops and Jocks.
Grace Foundation Donation to McNeese
The W.R. Grace Foundation
has donated $6,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese
Foundation to be divided between the McNeese colleges of business and
engineering.
At the presentation are, from left, David Rentrop, Grace
operations director, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, engineering dean, Dr. Musa Essayyad,
business dean, and Jennifer Couste, Grace southeast regional
controller.
Lake Charles Toyota Donates to KBYS Radio Station
Lake
Charles Toyota has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation
for the operation of the new McNeese radio station KBYS located at 88.3 FM that
will be launched in 2014.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Jeremy
Nunnally, Lake Charles Toyota customer relations manager, Corey Tarver, Lake
Charles Toyota sales manager, and Jennifer Pitre, gift planning and donor
research specialist with the McNeese Foundation
Cops and Jocks Makes Donation to McNeese Athletics
Cops and Jocks has donated $15,000 to McNeese
athletics through the McNeese Foundation - $12,500 for football and $2,500 for
women’s golf – from its recent golf
tournament held at L’Auberge Casino Resort.
On hand for the presentation are from left: McNeese
Head Football Coach Matt Viator, McNeese Head Women’s Golf Coach Mike Fluty,
McNeese Athletics Director Bruce Hemphill, Alan Heisser, Cops and Jocks, William
Belcher, director of resort services at L’Auberge Casino Resort, John Rudd, Cops
and Jocks, and Don Dixon, Cops and Jocks.
Westlake Chemical Makes Donation to McNeese
Westlake Chemical has
donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University College of Engineering through
the McNeese Foundation for the college’s engineering endowment campaign.
On
hand for the presentation are from left: Joe Andrepont, senior community
affairs representative at Westlake Chemical, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis,
dean of the college, Wayne Ahrens, plant manager at Westlake
Chemical, and Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement
and executive vice president of the foundation.
Dr. Unkel Scholarship Established at McNeese
The Dr. Patrick J. Unkel Scholarship has been
established by family, friends and colleagues in honor of longtime Lake Charles
pediatrician Dr. Patrick J. Unkel through the McNeese State University
Foundation. To date, $26, 500 in donations have been made, with the McNeese
Foundation providing $5,000 in matching funds making this a total donation of
$31,500.
On hand for the donation are from left: Dr. Mark Wygoda, head of the
McNeese Biology and Health Sciences Department, Unkel and Fay Ashby, who was instrumental in establishing this scholarship.
Angels of Southwest Louisiana Make Donation to McNeese
The Angels of Southwest Louisiana organization has donated $5,000
through the McNeese State University Foundation to sponsor the second Business
Pitch competition hosted by McNeese and theSouthwest
Louisiana Entrepreneurial and EconomicDevelopment (SEED)Center. The
group gave $4,000 for the inaugural competition in April, bringing the total donation to $9,000.
Winners were selected in the competition and awarded $1,000 and
six months free rent at the SEED Center and access to expert advice.
On hand
for the donation are (from left to right): Ron McGinley, managing director for the Angles of
Southwest Louisiana; 2013 Business Pitch winners Ben Nguyen, community
division; Derek Champagne, college division; Matthew Lundmark and Tyson Queen,
technology division; and Dr. Keith Credo, assistant professor of management and Business Pitch competition coordinator. This year’s winners
were all McNeese students or alumni.
Sasol North America Makes Donation to McNeese
Sasol North America Inc. recently
donated $15,000 through the McNeese State University Foundation to be divided
between the McNeese College of Engineering, with $12,500 for the college’s
endowment campaign, and the Department of Chemistry and Physics, with $2,500
for chemistry. On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Philip
Williams, McNeese president, Paul Hippman, manager, U.S. Operations, Sasol
North America, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, engineering dean.
McNeese Foundation Receives Planned Gift
Fred
J. Dayley has established a planned gift through the McNeese State University
Foundation to fund the Fred J. Dayley Endowed Scholarship in support of a
Vinton High School graduate.
Discussing the gift, from left, are Jennifer
Pitre, McNeese gift planning and research specialist, Dayley and Marianne
White, McNeese planned giving coordinator.
McNeese Banners Receive KMI Donation
The
McNeese State University Banners Cultural Season is annually supported by
donations from area corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing Inc. has donated
$5,000 to Banners.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Patricia
Prudhomme, Banners director,
Chris Ehlers, KMI chief operating officer, and Chuck Ehlers, KMI president and
CEO.
McNeese Alumni Association Makes Scholarship Donations
The McNeese State University Alumni Association has donated $35,000 to establish the McNeese Alumni Association Scholarship #6 and the McNeese Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship #7 through the McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams, Blake McCaskill, alumni association president, and Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the foundation.
McNeese Accounting Receives McElroy, Quirk & Burch Donation
McElroy, Quirk & Burch of Lake Charles has donated $2,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the McNeese accounting program in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics in the College of Business.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Mollie Broussard, McElroy, Quirk & Burch director, Dr. Bruce Swindle, department head, and Jason Guillory, also a McElroy, Quirk & Burch director.
McNeese Foundation Receives Planned Gift
Dr. Eric A. Sanders, a 2010 McNeese State University graduate, has established a planned gift through the McNeese Foundation to support the Theresa Sanders Memorial Scholarship.
Discussing the gift, from left, are Sheila Sanders and Dr. Sanders, with their daughters, Megan, 5, and Maya, 7, with Marianne White, McNeese planned giving coordinator.
McNeese Receives Donation from Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club
The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently donated $10,000 from the proceeds of its annual auction to McNeese State University for the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Scholarship Fund, which was established with the McNeese Foundation in 1992.
To date, the club has donated almost $460,000 for the endowed scholarship. On hand for the presentation are from left to right: Vickie Wicks, Rotary benefit chair, McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams and Anne Miller, Rotary president.
McNeese Receives Donation for KBYS Radio Station
Mrs. Ada Vincent has donated $25,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the operation of the new McNeese radio station KBYS located at 88.3 FM that will be launched in 2014. The non-profit radio station will be supported by volunteers from McNeese and the community and programming will include several music formats, information about McNeese cultural events, news and announcements related to weather and road conditions.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation, Vincent and McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams.
McNeese Receives Donation for Nelly Bernard Scholarship
Dale Bernard, a retired State Farm agent, has given $15,000 to McNeese State University for the Nelly Bernard Scholarship he established in memory of his late wife, Nelly, through the McNeese Foundation. This donation includes a matching gift from State Farm.
Once a donation reaches $15,000 it qualifies for $5,000 in matching funds from the foundation and now the total gift is $20,000. The scholarship is designated for a student-athlete majoring in education professions.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation, Bernard and Tommy McClelland, McNeese athletics director.
McNeese Receives Planned Gift
Lt. Col. Henry D. Doiron, a 1946 McNeese State University graduate, has established a planned gift through the McNeese Foundation to support the McNeese Alumni Association.
Discussing the gift, from left, are Marianne White, McNeese planned giving coordinator, Doiron and Stephanie Clark, McNeese assistant alumni affairs director.
McNeese Rodeo Receives Donation
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Watson have given $9,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish the Carol and Tom Watson Rodeo Scholarship at McNeese State University.
On hand for the presentation are from left, Dr. and Mrs. Watson, McNeese rodeo coach Justin Browning and Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation.
KMI Makes Donation to McNeese Banners
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Season is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing Inc. has donated $5,000 to Banners.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Chuck Ehlers, president and CEO of KMI, Amanda Stephens, KMI marketing coordinator, and Patricia Prudhomme, Banners director.
Firestone Donation to McNeese
Firestone Polymers LLC has donated $7,500 to the McNeese Foundation for the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology's engineering endowment campaign.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college, Gene Lavengco, Firestone Polymers plant manager, and Ryan Navarre, McNeese Foundation Board of Directors member.
Axiall Corporation Makes Donation to McNeese
Axiall Corp. has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to be divided between the colleges of business and engineering and engineering technology.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Dr. Musa Essayyad, dean of the college of business, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college of engineering and engineering technology, Jon Manns, Axiall plant manager, and Patricia Prebula, vice president of the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors.
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Donates to McNeese
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $10,000 to McNeese State University for endowed student scholarships. The company has established six endowed Coca-Cola scholarships through the McNeese Foundation, bringing its total donations to $90,000.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Blaine Royer, on-premise manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola, Richard H. Reid, McNeese vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the foundation, and Ken Francis, division vice president for Lake Charles Coca-Cola.
Axiall Corporation Makes Donation to McNeese Banners
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Axiall Corp.
donated $10,000 for this year's Banners Series.
Jon Manns, left, Axiall plant manager, presented the donation to Patricia Prudhomme, director of the Banners Cultural Series.
McNeese Banners Donation
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Southwest Beverage Co. Inc. has donated $10,000 to support the 2013 Banners Series. Ben Marriner, president of Southwest Beverage Co. Inc., presented the donation to Patricia Prudhomme, director of the Banners Cultural Series.
Isle of Capri Makes Donation to McNeese Banners Cultural Series
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. The Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lake Charles has donated $20,000 for the 2013 Banners Series.
Paul Hutchens, general manager of the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, presented the donation to Patricia Prudhomme, director of the Banners Series.
Citgo Makes Donation to McNeese Banners Cultural Series
The 2013 McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series includes 20 events this season and is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors.
Citgo has donated $20,000 for this year's Banners Series. Dana Keel, left, Citgo government and public affairs manager of the Lake Charles complex, presented the donation to Patricia Prudhomme, director of the Banners Cultural Series.
McNeese Banners Cultural Series Receives Donation from KMI
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing Inc. has donated $6,000 for the 2013 Banners Series.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Patricia Prudhomme, director of the Banners Cultural Series, Chuck Ehlers, president and CEO of KMI, and Amanda Stephens, KMI marketing coordinator.
First Federal Bank Donation to McNeese Foundation
First Federal Bank of Louisiana has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the C. Marshall Abadie Memorial Scholarship fund it established several years ago.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Charles V. Timpa, president and CEO of First Federal Bank and a Foundation board member, Leslie Harless, vice president and marketing director of First Federal Bank, and Dr. Musa Essayyad, dean of the McNeese College of Business.
CITGO Makes Donation to McNeese Foundation for Accounting and Finance Scholarships
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $5,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for accounting/finance scholarships in the McNeese College of Business.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Rhonda Reed, Citgo senior auditor, Mickey Mancuso, Citgo human resources consultant, and Dr. Musa Essayyad, college dean.
CITGO Makes Donation to McNeese Foundation for Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Scholarships
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $10,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for chemical and mechanical engineering scholarships in the McNeese College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Dr. John Griffith Jr., professor and head of the engineering department, Mickey Mancuso, Citgo human resources consultant, and Tomeu Vadell, vice president and general manager for the Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex.
Westlake Chemical Makes Donation to McNeese College of Engineering & Engineering Technology
Westlake Chemical Corp. has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology through the McNeese Foundation for the college's engineering endowment campaign.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the foundation, Wayne Ahrens, plant manager at Westlake Chemical, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college, and Joe Andrepont, senior community affairs representative at Westlake Chemical.
L'Auberge Makes Donation to McNeese Foundation
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., the parent company of L'Auberge Casino Resort, recently donated $20,771 to the McNeese State University Foundation in support of Rouge et Blanc and the McNeese Banners Cultural Series.
L'Auberge has been a longtime supporter of Rouge et Blanc through financial donations and event participation. Pictured from left are: Patricia Prudhomme, Banners director, Keith W. Henson, L'Auberge; senior vice president and general manager, and Stephanie Miller, assistant food and beverage director.
McNeese Foundation Receives Donation for Academics from Cops & Jocks
Cops and Jocks has donated $30,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Academic Scholarship and the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Law Enforcement Scholarship #5.
The funds for the scholarships were raised at the recent Cops and Jocks golf tournament held at L'Auberge Casino Resort. On hand for the presentation are from left: Don Dixon, Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, and Alan Heisser.
Citgo Makes Donation to McNeese
Citgo Petroleum Corp. has presented a $35,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for engineering professorships. Citgo has established eight endowed engineering professorships at McNeese.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Tomeu Vadell, Citgo's general manager for engineering and technical services, Dana Keel, Citgo's government and public affairs manager, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the McNeese college of engineering and engineering technology, Jennifer Pitre, planned giving and donor research specialist at McNeese, and McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams.
Sasol Donates to McNeese
Sasol North America Inc. recently donated $15,000 through the McNeese Foundation to be divided among the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology and the departments of chemistry and agricultural sciences for the funding of faculty research and equipment.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Chip LeMieux, head of the Harold and Pearl Dripps Department of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Ron Darbeau, head of the chemistry department, Mike Thomas, vice president of Sasol U.S. Operations, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, engineering and engineering technology dean.
City Savings Bank Makes Donation to McNeese
City Savings Bank presented a $15,000 donation to McNeese State University for the City Savings Bank and Trust Scholarship established through the McNeese Foundation.
Richard Reid, center, vice president of university advancement and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, accepts the donation from City Savings Bank representatives (from left to right): Barbara "Babs” Bloom, chief operations officer, Robie Touchette, president, Glen Bertrand, chief executive officer, and John Marcello, chief lending officer.
McNeese Alumni Association Donates to President's Development Fund
The McNeese State University Alumni Association has donated $15,000 to the President's Development Fund at McNeese. Dr. Ken Moss Jr., left, alumni president, presented the donation to McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams.
Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club Makes Donation to McNeese
The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently donated $15,000 from the proceeds of its annual auction to McNeese State University for the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Scholarship Fund, which was established with the McNeese Foundation in 1992.
To date, the club has donated almost $450,000 for the endowed scholarship. On hand for the presentation are from left to right: Marianne White, Rotary scholarship chair, McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams and Patricia Philmon, president of the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club.
McNeese Alumni Association Donates Funds for Student Scholarships
The McNeese State University Alumni Association has donated $25,000 for its McNeese Alumni Scholarship Fund endowed through the McNeese Foundation.
Richard Reid, left, vice president of university advancement and executive vice president for the foundation, accepts the donation from Cheryl Fuselier, alumni past president. McNeese Photo
McNeese Receives Donation for McNeese Rodeo
Lake Charles businessman Robert Noland has given $724,500 to McNeese State University to establish six endowed rodeo scholarships through the McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Justin Browning, rodeo coach, Jacquelyn Gregory, sophomore from Lamar, Mo., women's rodeo team member, Robert Noland, McNeese President Philip C. Williams, Dr. Chip LeMieux, head of the Harold and Pearl Dripps Department of Agricultural Sciences, and Jason Thomas, senior from Benton, Ark., men's rodeo team member.
McNeese Receives Donation from Coca-Cola for Student Scholarships
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $10,000 to McNeese State University for endowed scholarships for students. The company currently has six scholarships endowed through the McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the presentation are from left: Blaine Royer, on-premise sales manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola, McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams, Ellen Raley, McNeese scholarship administrator, and Larry Stout, vice president for Lake Charles Coca-Cola.
McNeese Receives Donation from Grace Davison
Grace Davison has donated $6,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to be divided between the McNeese colleges of business and engineering and engineering technology.
At the presentation are, from left, Jennifer Couste, Grace Davison southwest regional controller, Dr. Banamber Mishra, interim business dean, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, engineering and engineering technology dean, and David Rentrop, Grace Davison operations manager.
United Commercial Travelers Makes Donation to McNeese Burton College of Education
The United Commercial Travelers of America has given a $5,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for the United Commercial Travelers of America Scholarship designated for special education majors.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Lynn Miller, UCTA finance committee member, Dr. Wayne Fetter, dean of the Burton College of Education, and Ricky Blackwell, UCTA finance committee member.
McNeese Receives Hunter Donation for Endowed Scholarship
Calcasieu Parish District 5 Police Juror Nic Hunter has created a $50,000 endowed scholarship through the McNeese State University Foundation. Hunter has pledged the entirety of his Police Jury salary in addition to private funds to the scholarship.
"I had an amazing educational experience at McNeese, and McNeese is an irreplaceable part of who and where I am today," Hunter said. The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury District 5 Scholarship will be awarded to an academically qualified student majoring in history or liberal studies. Hunter's current term began in January 2012 and runs through 2015. On hand for the donation are from left McNeese Foundation board member Fred R. Godwin, Nic Hunter and McNeese President Philip C. Williams.
Entergy Makes Donation to McNeese Banners Cultural Series
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Entergy donated $10,000 to support this year's series through the McNeese Foundation.
On hand for the presentation are, from left, Banners Director Mary Richardson, Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the foundation, and Chip Arnould, regional customer service manager for Entergy.
Delta Waterfowl Donation to McNeese
Delta Waterfowl, Gulf Coast Chapter, has donated $6,000 through the McNeese State University Foundation to the Harold & Pearl Dripps Agricultural Sciences Department - $5,000 will be used for research in the natural resource conservation management program and $1,000 will fund a student scholarship. Delta Waterfowl is the oldest duck conservation program in the United States and Canada and celebrated its 100
th anniversary last year.
On hand for the donation are from left: Dr. Chip LeMieux, department head; Dr. David Kestel, Gulf Coast chapter president; McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams; Scott Broussard, Gulf Coast chapter treasurer, and Dr. Eddie Lyons, assistant professor of agriculture.
Firestone Makes Donation to McNeese
Firestone Polymers LLC has donated $7,500 to the McNeese Foundation for the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology's engineering endowment campaign.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Firestone Polymers representatives Gene Lavengco, plant manager, Bill Dutridge, controller, and Neal Coddington, engineering manager, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college.
McNeese Receives Mackey Donation
Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. (Gail) Mackey have donated $5,000 to the Anita and Joe Tritico Performing Arts Scholarship/Tritico Theatre fundraising campaign at McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation in memory of Charles' mother, Virginia Barnes, who was an active member in the early years of the Lake Charles Little Theater and worked with Rosa Hart on costumes and make-up.
On hand for the donation are from left: Joy Pace, McNeese theatre coordinator, Dr. and Mrs. Mackey, and Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the foundation.
KMI Makes Donation to McNeese Banners
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing Inc. has donated $6,000 for the 2012 Banners Series.
On hand for the donation are, from left, KMI representatives Natalie Clark, graphics coordinator, and Chuck Ehlers, president and CEO, and Mary Richardson, director of the McNeese Banners Series.
Barbe Donation Establishes McNeese Scholarship
Local businessman Beau Barbe has donated $20,060 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Dr. Don Paul Barbe Pre-Med Scholarship.
Looking over the criteria for the endowed scholarship are, from left, his son, Louie Barbe IV, Beau Barbe, Marianne White, coordinator of planned giving and donor research for the foundation, and Dr. George Mead, dean of the College of Science.
McNeese Autism Program Receives Donation from Albertsons
McNeese State University's Autism Program was one of 60 organizations in six states that won grants in Albertson's LLC inaugural Community Partners Challenge.
The autism program was awarded a $7,500 grant from Albertsons through the McNeese Foundation. Organizations were invited to submit requests for grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 and the most-voted for programs online in various categories were awarded grants. In total, 1.8 million votes were cast in the 15 days that the challenge was open for voting.T
he Albertsons Community Partners program helps schools and non-profit organizations earn money for their programs when their supporters shop at Albertsons stores. On hand for the donation are from left: Gary Haines, Albertsons store manager, Tom Tuminello Sr., foundation board member, and Scott Williamson, autism program director.
McNeese Visual Arts Department Receives Donation
The McNeese Department of Visual Arts has received a $1,000 donation from Associated Louisiana Artists Inc. Each year, the organization sponsors a fundraiser - Affaire D'Art – in support of the department, with the proceeds used to help fund student scholarships.
Larry Schuh, left, associate professor of art, accepts the donation from Anne Dentler of Associated Louisiana Artists. ALA operates Gallery by the Lake & the Creative Arts Center at 106 W. Pryce St.
Donation Presented to McNeese for Ray A. Todd Jr. Scholarship
A contribution of $30,000 has been made to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Ray A. Todd Jr. Scholarship. McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams, from left, accepts the donation from the Todd children: Elizabeth Todd Martel, Barham Todd and Louis Todd.
CITGO Presents Donation to McNeese College of Business
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $5,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for accounting and finance scholarships in the McNeese College of Business.
On hand for the donation are (L-R) Aubrey White, McNeese Foundation Board of Directors member, Petula Glaspie, human resources consultant for CITGO, Rhonda Reed, senior corporate auditor for CITGO, and Dr. Banamber Mishra, interim dean of the College of Business.
KMI Makes Donation to McNeese Banners
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing Inc. has donated $7,000 for the Banners Series.
On hand for the donation are, from left, KMI representatives Betsy Granger, account executive, and Chuck Ehlers, president and CEO, and Mary Richardson, director of the McNeese Banners Series.
Zeb Johnson Scholarship Donation Made to McNeese
The Badge of Honor committee recently donated $25,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Zeb Johnson Scholarship. The Badge of Honor committee made the donation in honor of Johnson, chief investigator in the Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office, for his dedication to local law enforcement and McNeese.
The committee is made up of local law enforcement officials and friends of Johnson. On hand for the donation are, from left, Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, John DeRosier, Calcasieu Parish District Attorney and Badge of Honor committee chair, and Johnson.
CITGO Makes Donation to McNeese Engineering
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $10,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for chemical and mechanical engineering scholarships in the McNeese College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.
On hand for the donation are, from left, Petula Glaspie, human resources consultant at CITGO, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, college dean, Tomeu Vadell, general manager for engineering and technical services at CITGO, and Aubrey White, McNeese Foundation Board of Directors member.
Westlake Chemical Makes Donation to McNeese
Westlake Chemical Corp. has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology through the McNeese Foundation for the college's engineering endowment campaign.
From left are: Richard H. Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the Foundation, Wayne Ahrens, plant manager at Westlake Chemical, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college, and Joe Andrepont, senior community affairs representative/facility security officer at Westlake Chemical.
Local Chapter of Society of Louisiana CPAs Makes Donation to McNeese
The Lake Charles Chapter of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants has given $1,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for its Lake Charles Chapter of the Society of Louisiana CPAs Scholarship.
Pictured from left are: Eric Grueber, president of the Lake Charles Chapter; Marianne White, coordinator of planned giving and donor research at McNeese; Nick Langley, president-elect of the Lake Charles Chapter; and Blake Pitre, scholarship recipient and senior accounting major from Eunice.
First Federal Bank Gives Donation to McNeese
First Federal Bank of Louisiana has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the C. Marshall Abadie Memorial Scholarship Fund it established several years ago.
Richard H. Reid, center, McNeese vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the Foundation, accepts the donation from Charles V. Timpa, left, president and CEO of First Federal Bank and a McNeese Foundation Board of Directors member, and Leslie Harless, vice president and marketing director of First Federal Bank.
PPG Makes Donation to McNeese
PPG Industries Inc. has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to be divided between the McNeese colleges of business and engineering and engineering technology.
Jon Manns, center, plant manager for the Lake Charles complex of PPG Industries, presents the donation to McNeese Foundation Board of Directors member Patricia Prebula, left, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college of engineering and engineering technology.
McNeese Foundation Receives Buttross Donation
Dr. and Mrs. David Buttross Jr. have donated $10,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to establish the endowed David and Joyce Buttross Scholarship. The scholarship is designated for McNeese students majoring in pre-medicine.
Pictured from left are: McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams, Foundation Board of Directors President Bob Davidson, Joyce and David Buttross, and Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Vice President for the Foundation Richard Reid.
McNeese Receives Donation From Jeff Davis Bank
Dan L. Donald Jr., from left, chairman and chief executive officer for Jeff Davis Bank and Trust Company, Richard Reid, executive vice president of the McNeese State University Foundation, and Dr. Philip C. Williams, McNeese president, review the final documents to transfer ownership of the building and land that housed the former Racca Processing and Specialty Meats facility in Lacassine.
Funds to purchase the property came from a $775,000 Louisiana Hurricane Recovery/Economic Development Grant and a $110,000 donation from Jeff Davis Bank. The facility will undergo renovations and be used to expand the Harold and Pearl Dripps Agricultural Sciences Department at McNeese.
ConocoPhillips Donation to McNeese Process Plant Technology Program
ConocoPhillips has donated $5,000 for the process plant technology program in the college of engineering and engineering technology at McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation.
Willie A. Tempton Jr., left, general manager for the ConocoPhillips Lake Charles Manufacturing complex, presents the donation to Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, college dean.
Sonny Watkins Athletic Scholarship Established at McNeese
The Sonny Watkins Athletic Scholarship was recently established with the McNeese State University Foundation with donations totaling $15,664.30 from friends and businesses in honor of Watkins, former athletics director, basketball coach and student-athlete in basketball at McNeese.
Looking over the criteria for the new scholarship are, from left, Watkins and Melissa Ellis Northcutt, director for university advancement operations and special events.
Calcasieu-Cameron Students With Orthopedic Disabilities Scholarship Established at McNeese
he Calcasieu-Cameron Association for Persons with Orthopedic Disabilities has established a $240,000 endowed scholarship - the Calcasieu-Cameron Students with Orthopedic Disabilities - with the McNeese State University Foundation.
McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams, seated center, accepts the donation from the association's president Pansy Skipper, seated left, and secretary Sondra Hodge, seated right, as Richard H. Reid, from left standing, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, and Bob Davidson, president of the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors, look on.
CITGO Makes Donation to McNeese Foundation
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $35,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for the endowed CITGO Petroleum Corporation Professorship in Engineering.
From left are: Eduardo Assef, vice president and general manager for the CITGO Lake Charles manufacturing complex, McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams, Dana Keel, CITGO interim government and public affairs manager, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the McNeese College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, and Tomeu Vadell, CITGO general manager engineering and technical services.
Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club Makes Donation to McNeese
The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently donated $12,500 from the proceeds of its annual auction to McNeese State University for the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Scholarship Fund, which was established with the McNeese Foundation in 1992.
Left to right: McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams, Boyace Harlan, past Rotary president, and Marianne White, Rotary scholarship chair.
Les Devall Scholarship Established at McNeese
The Coach Les DeVall Football Scholarship has been established at McNeese State University by Mrs. June DeVall in her husband’s memory with a $10,000 donation to the McNeese Athletic Foundation.
DeVall, center, presents the donation to Pam McGough, left, athletic development coordinator, and football head coach Matt Viator.
Grace Davison Makes Donation to McNeese
Grace Davison has donated $6,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to be divided between the McNeese colleges of business and engineering and engineering technology.
At the presentation are, from left, Dr. Mitchell Adrian, business dean, Grace Davison representatives Jennifer Couste, plant controller, and David Rentrop, operations director, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, engineering and engineering technology dean.
City Savings Bank Makes Donation to McNeese
City Savings Bank presented its final $15,000 installment to McNeese State University as part of its $75,000 pledge for the City Savings Bank Scholarship through the McNeese Foundation.
Richard Reid, second from right, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, accepts the donation from City Savings Bank representatives (from left to right): John Marcello, chief lending officer, Glen Bertrand, president and chief executive officer, Gerald Johnson, chairman of the board, and Robie Touchette, executive vice president.
Joe and Dorothy Dorsett-Brown Foundation Makes Donation to McNeese
The Joe and Dorothy Dorsett-Brown Foundation has donated $20,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Shirley Kidd Hunter Professorship in Music. From left, Dorsett-Brown Foundation representative Edwin F. Hunter III takes a tour of the new Shearman Fine Arts Annex with Michele Martin, performing arts department head, and Tom Tuminello Sr., McNeese Foundation Board of Directors member.
Jeff Davis Bank Makes Donation to McNeese Banners
Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company has donated $10,000 for the 2011 Banners Cultural Series. The series offers family entertainment, classical music, jazz, lectures and so much more and is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors such as Jeff Davis Bank.
Mary Richardson, left, Banners director, presents Tyler Williams, marketing director for Jeff Davis Bank, with a framed 2011 Banners Poster.
Wilfert Scholarship Funds First Recipient
The Dr. Theresa Zimmer-Wilfert Single Parent Scholarship was established in May 1998 through the McNeese State University Foundation by Theresa Wilfert, a retired McNeese professor of educational leadership and instructional technology.
To date, the endowed scholarship fund totals almost $20,000 and the first scholarship recipient is Kari Abshire, a Lacassine business education senior. Looking over the criteria for the endowed scholarship are, from left, Leonard and Theresa Wilfert and Bob Davidson, president of the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors.
SWLA Bar Auxiliary Awards McNeese Scholarship
Britain Carbins, center, a Morgan City criminal justice senior at McNeese State University, is the recipient of this year's SWLA Bar Auxiliary scholarship presented by Bar Auxiliary members Charlotte Roan, left, president, and Kim Melton, president-elect.
The SWLA Bar Auxiliary annually sponsors a $700 scholarship for a McNeese student majoring in a legal-related field.
McNeese Receives Donation from SWLA Senior Games
The Southwest Louisiana Region Senior Games has donated $4,000 to the McNeese Athletic Foundation to establish the Health and Human Performance Senior Games Scholarship as a way to thank the university for the use of its facilities and help from health and human performance faculty and track staff for over 20 years.
From left to right: Kemuel Morales, assistant track coach, Dr. Mike Soileau, health and human performance department head, Adele Mart, director of Southwest Louisiana Region Senior Games; and Dr. Philip Williams, McNeese president.
Entergy Presents Donation to McNeese Banners
The McNeese Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Entergy donated $10,000 to support this year's series.
Banners Director Mary Richardson, left, presents a 2011 Banners poster to Sheila Pounders, regional customer service manager for Entergy.
McNeese Receives Davidson Donation
The M.N. Davidson Foundation has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Dr. Ben Goldsmith, Joe Davidson and Blanche & Robert F. Michel Scholarships.
Marianne White, left, coordinator of planned giving and donor research at McNeese, accepts the donation from Simon Davidson, president for the M.N. Davidson Foundation.
McNeese Mass Communication Department Receives Donation
Dr. Harriet Green has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Department of Mass Communication through the McNeese Foundation.
From left to right: Dr. Carrie Chrisco, mass communication department head, Green and Richard H. Reid, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation.
PPG Makes McNeese Donation
PPG Industries Inc. has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to be divided between the McNeese colleges of business and engineering and engineering technology.
Jon Manns, center, plant manager for the Lake Charles complex of PPG Industries, presents the donation to Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, left, dean of the college of engineering and engineering technology, and Dr. Mitchell Adrian, dean of the college of business.
McNeese Banners Receives Donation
Randy Fuerst has made a $5,000 donation to support this year's McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series, which presents about 22 public concerts and lectures as well as 60 free live performances for schools, libraries and other organizations. Fuerst is a member of the Banners Committee, a group of citizens who volunteer for the series, and also serves as one of the emcees for Banners events.
McNeese Banners Director Mary Richardson, left, and Fuerst look over the 2011 Banners brochures hot off the presses. For a brochure or information about tickets to upcoming events, call (337) 475-5123 or go online to
http://www.banners.org/.
Barbe donation funds three endowed scholarships
Beau Barbe, local businessman and philanthropist, has donated $62,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish three new endowed scholarships—the Alfred Michael Barbe II Scholarship in Agriculture, the Constance Ellen Barbe Scholarship in Nursing and the Jane B. Barbe Scholarship in Nutrition and Family Studies.
Looking over the criteria for the endowed scholarships are, from left, Barbe, Marianne White, coordinator of planned giving and donor research for the McNeese Foundation, and Barbe's son, Louie Barbe.
Firestone Donates to Engineering Campaign
Firestone Polymers in Sulphur has donated $7,500 to the McNeese Foundation for the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology's engineering endowment campaign.
Gene Lavengco, center, Firestone Polymers plant manager, presents the donation to Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, right, dean of the college, as McNeese Foundation President Bob Davidson looks on.
McNeese Receives Munro Donation
The John J. Munro III Memorial Scholarship was established in February 1969 through the McNeese State University Foundation by Margaret Munro and the late John Munro Jr. to honor their son who died in an automobile accident. John was a senior speech major at McNeese who taught guitar and wrote music, specializing in ballads and folk music. He had appeared professionally on television and radio.
A recent $8,000 donation has brought the endowed scholarship total to over $50,000. Rebecca Young, left, a Westlake senior mathematics major, is the recipient of this year's scholarship presented by Ellen Raley, scholarship administrator in the McNeese office of scholarships and testing.
McNeese Receives Coca-Cola Donation
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $10,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for endowed scholarships for students. The company currently has six established scholarships endowed through the McNeese Foundation.
From left: Jessica Aguillard, a Coca-Cola Scholarship recipient, and McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams accept the donation from Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. representatives Larry Stout, division vice president, and Blaine Royer, cold drink sales manager.
Pathology Lab Establishes McNeese Scholarship
The Pathology Laboratory has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Dr. Lehrue and Betty Stevens Scholarship in Medical Laboratory Science.
Looking over the criteria for the scholarship are from left: Jennifer Bushnell, director of the McNeese clinical laboratory science program and instructor of medical technology, Dr. Lehrue Stevens, with the Pathology Laboratory, Richard H. Reid, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, and Dr. Gault Townsend, also with the Pathology Laboratory.
KMI Donation to McNeese Banners Cultural Series
The McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing Inc. has donated $5,574 for the 2011 Banners Series.
Richard H. Reid, from left, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, accepts the donation from Knight Media Printing representatives Chuck Ehlers, president, and Paul Levingston, director of marketing and sales.
Ad and Press Club Makes Donation to McNeese
The Advertising and Press Club of SWLA has donated $6,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for its Advertising and Press Club of SWLA Scholarship Fund and to the McNeese Mass Communication Department.
Each year, the club donates part of its annual Gridiron Show proceeds to the university, and this year, $5,000 goes toward the scholarship fund and $1,000 goes to the mass communication department. From left to right: Pam McGough, Ad and Press Club member, Dr. Carrie Chrisco, mass communication department head, and Richard H. Reid, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation.
McNeese Library Receives Donation
McNeese State University's Frazar Memorial Library recently received a $5,000 donation through the McNeese Foundation for the Lake Charles High School Collection in the library's archives. A portion of the sale proceeds from the book, "Growing Up in Lake Charles,” was donated by co-authors Kay Blake, Katherine Newell and Jeanette Parker.
These three LCHS graduates collected school memories and snapshots from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s for this book offering a nostalgic look at local life with stories from local residents and LCHS alumni. At the presentation are from left: Katherine Newell, Pati Threatt, interim archivist/special collections librarian, Debbie Johnson-Houston, library director, Jeanette Parker and Kay Blake.
L'auberge donation to McNeese
L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort has donated $5,000 to the McNeese Foundation to support the Rouge et Blanc Wine and Food Event, which benefits the McNeese Banners Cultural Series. L'Auberge is a major sponsor of Rouge et Blanc.
This year, L'Auberge also supported Banners by donating $1,000 of the ticket sales from its inaugural upscale champagne brunch, Bubble for Banners, which was held the day after Rouge et Blanc.
Pictured from left are Mary Richardson, director of the Banners Cultural Series, Geno lafrate, senior vice president and general manager of L'Auberge du Lac, and Kerry Andersen, director of community and public relations at L'Auberge.
CITGO donation to McNeese Department of Engineering
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $10,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for student scholarships in the chemical and mechanical engineering programs within the department of engineering at McNeese. Dr. Stanley Klemetson, second from left, engineering department head, accepts the donation from CITGO representatives, from left, Mickey Mancuso, human resources consultant, Don Fruge, general manager of engineering and technical services, and Petula Glaspie, human resources consultant.
CITGO donation to McNeese College of Business
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $5,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for student scholarships in the McNeese College of Business.
Dr. Mitchell Adrian, second from left, college of business dean, accepts the donation from CITGO representatives (from left) Mickey Mancuso, human resources consultant, Rhonda Reed, senior corporate auditor, and Petula Glaspie, human resources consultant.
Westlake Chemical donation to McNeese for scholarships
Westlake Chemical has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology through the McNeese Foundation for the college’s engineering endowment fund.
Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, center, dean of the college, accepts the donation from Westlake Chemical representatives Wayne Ahrens, plant manager, left, and Joe Andrepont, senior community affairs manager.
First Federal Bank donation to McNeese for scholarships
First Federal Bank of Louisiana has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the C. Marshall Abadie Memorial Scholarship Fund it established several years ago.
Ellen Raley, from left, McNeese scholarship administrator, accepts the donation from First Federal Bank representatives Leslie Harless, vice president/marketing director, and Charles V. Timpa, president and CEO.
Sasol North America makes donation to McNeese Field House
Sasol North America has recently donated $10,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the new athletics field house currently under construction. Tommy McClelland, left, McNeese athletics director, accepts the donation from Mike Thomas, president of Sasol North America.
Cops and Jocks donation to McNeese
Cops and Jocks presented a $45,000 donation from its recent auction and golf tournament held at L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort to McNeese State University for the football program and two endowed scholarships through the McNeese Foundation. Two new $15,000 endowed scholarships have been established – the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Law Enforcement Scholarship #3 and the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Athletic Scholarship #2. The remaining $15,000 went to the McNeese football program.
At the check presentation, from left: John Rudd, Cops and Jocks, Bill Belcher, head golf pro at L'Auberge, Alan Heisser, Cops and Jocks, McNeese Head Football Coach Matt Viator, Richard H. Reid, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, Don Dixon, Cops and Jocks, and Harold C. Rowland, vice president of resort operations at L'Auberge.
Cal-Cam Retired Teachers Association endows McNeese scholarship
The Calcasieu-Cameron Retired Teachers Association has donated $10,000 to the McNeese Foundation toendow the H.A. and Gladys Norton Scholarship. Henry Allen Norton worked 47 years in theCalcasieu Parish School System. He began his career as assistant principal at Vinton High School in 1920 then became principal two years later. In 1928 he became Calcasieu Parish Assistant Superintendent and then superintendent in 1929. He served as superintendent until his retirement in 1967.
From left, Dr. Wayne Fetter, dean of the Burton College of Education, and McNeese President Philip C. Williams accept the donation from Calcasieu-Cameron Retired Teachers Association representatives Edie Keys, president, and Linda Finley.
Sasol donation to McNeese
Sasol North America has recently donated $15,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation. Sasol is donating $15,000 to be divided among the college of engineering and engineering technology and the departments of chemistry and agricultural sciences. Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, left, dean of the college of engineering and engineering technology, accepts the donation from Mike Thomas, president of Sasol North America.
Sheriff Bolivar Bishop Memorial Scholarship Established at McNeese
The Sheriff Bolivar Bishop Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice has been established with gifts totaling $15,054.18 to McNeese State University by the Bishop family and friends in memory of the late Sheriff Bishop through the McNeese Foundation. Bishop was elected Beauregard Parish Sheriff in 1971 and he retired in 2008 as the longest serving sheriff in Louisiana.
Seated from left are Harriette Bishop, Bishop's wife, and daughter, Mary Bishop, and standing from left are Ricky Moses, Beauregard Parish Sheriff, Richard H. Reid, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, Jill and Aaron Cooper, daughter and son-in-law, and David W. Burton, Beauregard Parish District Attorney.
ConocoPhillips Makes Donation to McNeese
ConocoPhillips has donated $10,000 for the process plant technology program in the college of engineering and engineering technology at McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation. ConocoPhillips has given a total of $50,000 to the process plant technology program since 2006.
ConocoPhillips representative Willie A. Tempton Jr., second from right, plant manager, presents the donation to (from left) Dorothy Ortego, head of the engineering technology department, Billy Rose, McNeese Foundation board member, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college of engineering and engineering technology.
Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club makes donation to McNeese
The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently donated $10,000 from the proceeds of its annual auction to McNeese State University for the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Scholarship Fund, which was established with the McNeese Foundation in 1992. To date, this event has raised almost $415,000 for the endowed scholarship fund.
Left to right: McNeese student Danielle Morrissey, a Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club Scholarship recipient; Dr. Jeanne Daboval, McNeese provost and vice president of academic affairs; John R. Hoffpauir, Greater Lake Charles Rotary past president; and Marianne White, McNeese coordinator of planned giving and donor research and Rotary Club member.
Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club makes donation to McNeese football camp
The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently made a $21,000 donation to the McNeese State Cowboy football camp.
Cowboy head coach Matt Viator received the donation from Jesse James and Dr. James R. Churchman, members of the club. This is the 10th year for the organization to make a donation to the football camp.
The camp is opened to all athletes 10 years of age through upcoming high school seniors and is divided into junior (up to the ninth grade) and a senior (ninth through the 12th grade) divisions. Viator and his coaching staff served as instructors at the camp.
Joe and Lydia Cash establish McNeese endowed lecture series
The Joe and Lydia Cash Endowed Lecture in Literature and Culture series has been established with a $10,000 gift to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation by Dr. Joe Cash, former chair of the McNeese English and Foreign Languages Department for 23 years, and his wife, Lydia, a retired Calcasieu Parish teacher.
Joe is retiring from McNeese at the end of the 2010 summer session after teaching English in Texas and Louisiana for 48 years. He and Lydia decided to establish the endowment to fund an annual lecture series in literature, according to Dr. Jacob Blevins, current chair of the department.
"Because our departmental mission represents so many literatures and cultures, the lecture series will be comparative in nature and consider the importance of literature worldwide,” said Blevins. Plans are to kick off the lecture series this fall.
Pictured from left seated are: Lydia Cash, Dr. Jeanne Daboval, provost and vice president of academic affairs, and Dr. Joe Cash; and standing from left are Dr. Jacob Blevins, chair of the English and foreign languages department, and Dr. Ray Miles, dean of the college of liberal arts.
Citgo donates to the McNeese Foundation
Citgo Petroleum Corp. has presented a $35,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for the endowed Citgo Petroleum Corporation Professorship in Engineering #6.
From left: Bob Davison, president-elect of the McNeese Foundation; Dana Keel, Citgo community/employee relations; Anne Krock, manager of human resources and government and public affairs at Citgo, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college of engineering and engineering technology, and April Joy Altazan, Citgo communications specialist.
Grace Davison donation to the McNeese Foundation
Grace Davison has donated $6,000 to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation to be divided between the McNeese colleges of business and engineering and engineering technology.
From left, Grace Davison representatives David Rentrop, operations director, and Jennifer Couste, southwest regional controller, present the donation to Dr. Mitchell Adrian, business dean, and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, engineering and engineering technology dean.
City Savings Bank presents donation to McNeese Foundation
City Savings Bank presented $15,000 to McNeese State University as part of its $75,000 pledge for the City Savings Bank & Trust Scholarship through the McNeese Foundation.
Glen D. Bertrand, center, president and chief executive officer of City Savings Bank, presents Richard Reid, second from right, vice president of development and public affairs and executive vice president of the McNeese Foundation, with the $15,000 donation, along with City Savings Bank representatives (from left) Belton Thibodeaux Jr., vice president and Lake Charles branch manager, Matthew Bowles, assistant vice president and marketing coordinator, and John L. Marcello Sr., vice president and chief lending officer.
Chandra Engineering Scholarship Established at McNeese
Dr. Pankaj Chandra, professor of mechanical engineering at McNeese State University, and his wife, Meera Raj, a 1999 McNeese chemical engineering graduate, have established a new scholarship, the Chandra "Peace” Memorial Engineering Scholarship, in memory of Chandra’s father, Shanti Chandra, with a $10,000 pledge to the McNeese Foundation. "Shanti” means peace.
Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, left, dean of the engineering and engineering technology college, and the Chandras look over recruitment material for prospective students in front of the state-of-the-art model chemical plant that provides cutting edge training for McNeese engineering and engineering technology students.
Women's Commission of SWLA established scholarship at McNeese
The Women’s Commission of SWLA Inc. has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Women’s Commission of SWLA Inc. Endowed Scholarship. From left to right: Fran Clophus, Women’s Commission vice president and 2010 fall conference chair; Angela Pierson, Women’s Commission president; Ellen Raley, McNeese scholarship administrator; Betty Anderson, Women’s Commission scholarship chair and director of continuing education at McNeese; and Pam Golding, Women’s Commission past president.
McNeese receives Ad & Press Club Donation
The Advertising and Press Club of SWLA has donated $6,000 to the McNeese State University Scholarship Fund and to the Mass Communication Department through the McNeese Foundation. The donation represents McNeese’s portion of the net profits from the club’s 2009 Gridiron show, which is used for scholarships and institutional support.
Each year, the club donates part of its Gridiron proceeds to the university, and this year, $5,000 goes toward the scholarship fund and $1,000 goes to the mass communication department.
From left to right: Ralynn Castete, director of scholarships and testing at McNeese, Pam McGough, second vice president, Ad and Press Club of SWLA, Dr. Carrie Chrisco, McNeese Department Head of Mass Communication, and Shireen Santhanasamy, historian and scholarships, Ad and Press Club of SWLA. The Ad and Press Club is Southwest Louisiana’s oldest organization for communications professionals.
The Eye Clinic establishes scholarship at McNeese
The Eye Clinic has donated $10,000 to establish the Dr. D. Dale and Valerie Archer Nursing Scholarship through the McNeese State University Foundation. The scholarship was established in honor of the 50th anniversary of The Eye Clinic, which was founded by Dr. Archer.
Looking over the criteria for the new scholarship are from left: Dr. Alan Lacoste with The Eye Clinic, Dr. Peggy Wolfe, dean of the McNeese College of Nursing, and Valerie and Dr. D. Dale Archer.
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 Louisiana
through the First Choice Campaign, a three-year initiative with a goal of
raising $1 million per year for the next three years. 
The
Market Basket Charitable Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to McNeese
State University through the McNeese Foundation for the Market Basket Academic
Scholarship. 
Paul
Rainwater, a 1985 graduate of McNeese State University, has given $10,000 in
honor of his parents, Jerald and Leila Rainwater, to the McNeese Foundation to fund student
scholarships. 
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 and friends - has established the
scholarship in memory of her husband, Dr. David Kestel. 
Louisiana
Pigment has made a $75,000 commitment to the First Choice Campaign for McNeese
State University. McNeese has launched
a three-year First Choice Campaign with its local industry partners with a goal
of raising $1 million per year for those three years for sustaining growth and
self-sufficiency. 
The
Lee Berwick Foundation recently donated over
seven acres of property in Vinton to the McNeese State University Harold and
Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences through the McNeese Foundation. 
The Fritz Lang
Foundation has donated $10,000 to the McNeese State University Harold and Pearl
Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences through the McNeese Foundation. 
Banners
at McNeese State University is annually supported by donations from area
corporate sponsors. Knight Media Printing has recently donated $6,000 to
Banners at McNeese for its 2019 cultural season. On
hand for the presentation are, from left, Brook Hanemann, Banners director,
Torri Lasha, Knight Media outside customer service representative; and Chuck Ehlers, Knight
Media president and CEO.
Lake Charles Toyota has presented McNeese State
University Bands with a $12,000 donation through the McNeese Foundation to
continue its corporate sponsorship of the Pride of McNeese Marching Band and the band’s annual
Lake Charles Toyota Gulf
Coast Marching Championship. 
The Southwest Louisiana District Senior Olympic Games has donated $5,000
through the McNeese State University Foundation for the Health and Human
Performance Senior Games Award Scholarship it established last year. McNeese’s
Health and Human Performance Department has hosted the regional senior games
for over 20 years. 
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $15,000
to McNeese State University to establish Coco-Cola Scholarship #8 through the
McNeese Foundation. 
Westlake Chemical presented a $185,000
donation to McNeese State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science through the
McNeese Foundation to establish a student study center. 
The Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences
at McNeese State University has received a $1,345 grant from the USPOULTRY
Foundation as part of its Industry Education Recruitment Funding program, which
provides annual recruiting and retention funds
to colleges and universities to attract students to their poultry programs. The
McNeese grant was made possible by an endowed gift from Cal-Maine Foods Inc. On hand for the presentation are, from left: Dr. Chip LeMieux, school
director; Ed Scott, director of corporate recruiting for Cal-Marine Foods; agricultural sciences instructor Devin Gandy; and agricultural sciences students Kealy Stelly, pre-veterinary and animal sciences senior from Carencro, and
Shae Doucet, pre-veterinary medicine junior from Fannete, Texas, who will be
attending the conference. 
Phillips 66 has
donated $25,000 to the McNeese State University College of Engineering and
Computer Science through the McNeese Foundation. 
Gayle T. Pearce has
donated $15,000 to establish the
Gary L. and Gayle T. Pearce Scholarship in
Accounting in memory of her husband, Gary, with the McNeese State University
Foundation. 
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. 
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 the presentation are from left to right: Dr. Chip LeMieux, school director and associate
dean of the College of Science and Agriculture,Edwin F. Hunter III,
representing both foundations, and Dwight Bertrand, instructor of agricultural
sciences.
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, William and Margaret Boyer. 
Anita and Jeff Webb have donated $5,000 to the McNeese State
University Foundation for the Webb Family Scholarship that is awarded to
students majoring in business/finance. 
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 - from its recent
golf tournament held at L’Auberge Casino Resort. On hand for the presentation are from left: Richard H. Reid, vice
president for university advancement and executive vice president of the
foundation, Alan Heisser, Cops and Jocks, and Women’s Golf Coach
Mike Fluty. 
Bill and Sue Shearman
havedonated a Baldwin Baby Grand piano to the McNeese State
University W.A. and Dorothy
Hanna Department of Performing
Arts through the McNeese Foundation. 
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 left to right: Steve
Cormier, Market Basket senior vice president of retail operations, Russell
Saleme, Market Basket director of merchandising, McNeese scholarship recipient Kassidy
Conrad, a Westlake political science senior, Skylar Thompson, Market Basket
president, and Keith Dauterive, Market Basket senior vice
president of buying and advertising.
Cops and Jocks has donated $20,000 to McNeese athletics
through the McNeese State University Foundation for football from its recent
golf tournament held at L’Auberge Casino Resort. On hand for the presentation are from left: Jennifer Leger, planned giving and donor
research specialist with the McNeese Foundation, Alan Heisser, Cops and
Jocks, Lake Charles Police Chief Don
Dixon, Cops and Jocks, and McNeese Head Football Coach Lance Guidry.
The Southwest Louisiana District Senior Olympic Games has donated
$10,000 through the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Health
and Human Performance Senior Games Award Scholarship. McNeese’s Health and
Human Performance Department has hosted the regional senior games for over 20
years. 
Westlake Chemical has donated $20,000 to the McNeese State University
College of Engineering and Computer Science through the McNeese Foundation.
Lake Charles Toyota has become the first corporate
sponsor of McNeese State University Bands with a $20,000 donation through
the McNeese Foundation. This contribution will assist the Pride of McNeese
Marching Band’s "Marching McNeese to London” campaign to raise funds to perform
in the 2018 London New Year’s Day Parade. 
Cops and Jocks has donated $30,000 to the
McNeese State University Foundation for the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Law
Enforcement Scholarship No. 11 and No. 12
. The funds for the scholarships were
raised at the recent Cops and Jocks golf tournament held at
L’Auberge Casino Resort. 
Banners at McNeese State University is annually
supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Entergy has donated $12,500
for the spring 2018 Banners program that runs this season from March 2-April 28. 
The McNeese State University Agriculture Alumni
Chapter recently donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the McNeese Agriculture
Alumni Scholarship #2. The scholarship was established for students majoring in
agriculture or national resource conservation management with money raised through
private donations and from proceeds of the chapter’s annual crawfish boil and auction. 
The
Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club recently donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the
Rotary Club of Greater Lake Charles Scholarship. The donation is from money
raised during the annual Rotary auction. 
First
Federal Bank of Louisiana has donated $5,000 to McNeese State University
through the McNeese Foundation for the First Federal Bank of Louisiana
Scholarship. 
Barbara and DePorres
Cormier, both McNeese State University graduates living at Stone Mountain, Ga.,
have donated $5,000 through the McNeese Foundation to the Melvin J. and Theresa Cormier Sr.
Scholarship they established in memory of DePorres’ late parents. 
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $10,000 donation
for chemical and mechanical engineering scholarships in the McNeese College of
Engineering and Computer Science through the McNeese State University
Foundation. 
Robert
Noland has given $60,000 to McNeese State University to establish
the Robert Noland Professorship in Agricultural Sciences through the McNeese
Foundation. 
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has presented a $5,000 donation for business scholarships in the McNeese College of Business through the McNeese State University Foundation. On hand for the donation are, from left, Petula Glaspie, human resources business partner at CITGO, Dr. Musa Essayyad, college dean, and Mickey Mancuso, human resources business partner at CITGO.
Keri and Rob
McCorquodale, as well as Keri's brother, Jeff Forbess, have given $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to
establish the Sherry Blount Memorial Nursing Scholarship in memory of Keri and Jeff's mother, Sherry Blount. 
The McNeese State
University Mavericks donated $5,000 through the McNeese Foundation to help
defray travel costs for the Pride of McNeese Marching Band’s trip to appear
in the 2018 London New Year’s Day
Parade and Festival. 
R. Reed
Mendelson Jr., vice president/financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial
Services Inc., has donated $15,000 to the McNeese
State University Foundation for the Mendelson Family Scholarship in Marketing.
Phillips 66 has donated $25,000 to McNeese State
University through the McNeese Foundation for the College of Engineering and
Computer Science student study center and for environmental improvements in the Chozen Hall
area. On hand for the donation are, from left, Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean
of the college, Megan Hartman, Phillips 66 public relations manager, Richard G.
Harbison, Phillips 66 plant manager, and Dr. Chris Thomas, assistant vice
president for university services.
The Harold and Pearl Dripps School of
Agricultural Sciences at McNeese State University has been awarded a $3,000
grant by the USPOULTRY Foundation as part of its Industry Education Recruitment
Funding program, which provides annual
recruiting and retention funds to colleges and universities to attract students
to their poultry programs. The McNeese grant was made possible by an endowing
gift from Cal-Maine. On hand for the presentation are, from left, agricultural
sciences students Spencer Albert and
Heidi Gruspier, Dr. Chip LeMieux,
school director, Angela Queenan,
McNeese Foundation board of directors member, and agricultural sciences
instructor Devin Gandy.
Westlake Chemical has
donated $10,000 to the McNeese State University College of Engineering and
Computer Science through the McNeese Foundation for the college’s future
engineering student study center. 
Phillips 66 has donated $25,000 to the McNeese State University College
of Engineering and Computer Science through the McNeese Foundation. On hand for
the donation are, from left, McNeese President Philip C. Williams. Megan
Hartman, Phillips 66 public relations manager, Dr. Seyed Aghili, associate dean
of the college, and Richard G. Harbison, Phillips 66 plant manager.
A
$20,000 donation has been made to McNeese State University
through the McNeese Foundation to establish the Samuel Y. Pruitt Scholarship. Virginia K. Pruitt has donated $15,000 to the
scholarship and Samuel Y. "Sam" and Susan Pruitt have donated $5,000
to this scholarship. On
hand for the presentation are, from left to right: Richard Reid, vice president
for university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese
Foundation, Susan Pruitt,
Virginia K. Pruitt and Sam Y. Pruitt.
