Endowments
Endowed Scholarships
McNeese values its students and works diligently to ensure that funding is available to attract both talented and diverse individuals. Many students may not have access to higher education opportunities without the benefit of a scholarship. The award can help a student to minimize their financial burden so they can instead focus their attention on academic studies.
By starting an endowed scholarship, a donor is placing their money in a fund that will last forever. Contributions that are made to an endowment are invested over time for the purpose of gaining income. The endowed principle or corpus never depletes in value since only the interest earned from the endowed principle is expended.
An endowed scholarship may be started with an investment as small as $500. Additional contributions may then be made until the minimum amount of funds required to initiate an endowed scholarship of $15,000 is reached. The higher the scholarship value the greater the payout. An endowment in excess of $190,000 is needed to provide tuition, fees and books for a student for one year.
Endowed scholarships may be started to support an academic award or a student-athlete award. Donors establishing an endowed scholarship may specify the name of the award (family name, company name, memorial tribute, etc.) and the area of interest in which to direct the award (the specific college, department, program, athletic sport, etc.) and the criteria for selection.
Endowed Professorships
McNeese provides excellence in education in all aspects, but particularly in its effort to recruit and retain qualified faculty. One way to ensure the continuity of quality instruction is through an endowed professorship.
Professorships are awarded to faculty on a competitive basis to provide supplemental funding in support of academic research, faculty development, conference travel, specialty equipment and maintaining accreditation standards.
Named Endowed Professorships provide funding to reward faculty in the classroom to enhance academic excellence. Endowed professorships allow the donor to name the professorship and designate the field of study.
These awards ensure that faculty remains intellectually vigorous, current, and enthusiastic regarding the subjects they teach. A named endowed professorship begins with a minimum investment of $10,000.
Donations may be added annually until the gift reaches the minimum endowed professorship level of $80,000. A gift of $80,000 contributed for an endowed professorship qualifies for a $20,000 Louisiana Board of Regents match, thus creating a $100,000 endowed professorship.
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| Alice M. and G. Russell Chambers Professorship in Pre-Med |
| Arthur Hollins Professorship in Accounting |
| AT&T Professorship |
| Calcasieu Parish Development Board Professorship for Industrial and Economic Development |
| Calcasieu Parish Medical Society Professorship in Pre-Med Science |
| Capital One Bank Professorship |
| Cheniere Professorship in Engineering |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #1 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #2 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #3 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #4 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #5 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #6 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #7 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #8 |
| CITGO Petroleum Endowed Professorship in Engineering #9 |
| Coca-Cola Professorship in Teaching Excellence |
| Contractor’s Educational Trust Professorship |
| Contractor’s Educational Trust Professorship in Mechanical Engineering |
| Contractor’s Educational Trust Professorship #3 |
| Contractor’s Educational Trust Professorship #4 |
| D.C. “Chick” Green Professorship in Mass Communication |
| Daniel and Katrina Goos Professorship |
| Delores and Tom Tuminello Professorship in Liberal Arts |
| Dorothy and Wallace Hanna Endowed Professorship in Performing Arts #1 |
| Dorothy and Wallace Hanna Endowed Professorship in Performing Arts #2 |
| Dorothy and Wallace Hanna Endowed Professorship in Performing Arts #3 |
| Denis and Linda Husers Professorships #1 |
| Dr. Francis G. Bulber Professorship in Music |
| Dr. O.C. Karkalits Professorship in Engineering and Technology |
| Emily J. and Charles W. Stokes Trust Professorship in Nursing #1 |
| Emily J. and Charles W. Stokes Trust Professorship in Nursing #2 |
| Emily J. and Charles W. Stokes Trust Professorship in Nursing #3 |
| Emily J. and Charles W. Stokes Trust Professorship in Nursing #4 |
| Emily J. and Charles W. Stokes Trust Professorship in Nursing #5 |
| Emily J. and Charles W. Stokes Trust Professorship in Nursing #6 |
| Evelyn Shaddock Murray Professorship in History |
| Fanny Edith Winn Educational Trust Professorship in Nursing |
| Fanny Edith Winn Educational Trust Professorship in Nursing #2 |
| First Federal Bank of Louisiana Professorship |
| Francis X. Bride Professorship in Science and Health Professions |
| Franklin L. and Laura Chavanne Miller Professorship in Science |
| Fred and Ruth B. Zigler Foundation Professorship in Nursing |
| Fritz Lang Foundation Professorship in Agriculture |
| Hale Family Professorship in Education #1 |
| Harrah’s Lake Charles Casino Professorship |
| Henry C. Alexander Professorship in Music #1 |
| Henry C. Alexander Professorship in Music #2 |
| Jack V. Doland Academic Professorship |
| John B. and Patricia Scofield Professorship |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank Professorship |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank Professorship in Business |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank Professorship in Business Research |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank Professorship in Finance |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank Professorship in Music |
| Judge Edwin F. Hunter, Jr. Professorship in Health and Science #1 |
| Judge Edwin F. Hunter, Jr. Professorship in Health and Science #2 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #1 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #2 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #3 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #4 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #5 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #6 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #7 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #8 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #9 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship #10 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #1 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #2 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #3 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #4 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #5 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #6 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #7 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #8 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #9 |
| Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Professorship #10 |
| Katherine Krause Blake Professorship |
| Lakeside National Bank Professorship in General Academics |
| Louie D. Barbe Professorship |
| Louisiana Real Estate Commission Professorship |
| Lucretia M. Tupper Nursing Professorship |
| McElveen Insurance Agency Professorship in Business |
| McElveen Insurance Agency Professorship in Science/Chemistry |
| Mildred Scott Professorship in Math |
| Mr. and Mrs. William D. Blake Endowed Professorship |
| Murphy/Leaton Professorship in Teaching Excellence |
| Olive M. Tupper Nursing Endowed Professorship |
| Oliver G. Richard, III Innovative Engineering Professorship |
| Palermo Professorship in Education |
| Pearl and Harold Dripps Professorship in Agriculture #1 |
| Pearl and Harold Dripps Professorship in Agriculture #2 |
| Professorship in Science #1 |
| Professorship in Science #2 |
| Professorship in Science #3 |
| Professorship in Science #4 |
| Professorship in Science #5 |
| Professorship in Science #6 |
| Professorship in Science #7 |
| Professorship in Science #8 |
| Professorship in Science #9 |
| Professorship in Science #10 |
| Robert Jones Beauregard Parish Historic College of Education Professorship |
| Robert Jones Beauregard Parish Historic Fund Visual Arts Professorship #1 |
| Robert Jones Beauregard Parish Historic Fund Visual Arts Professorship #2 |
| Robert Noland Professorship in Agricultural Sciences |
| Seaman Ashael Knapp Professorship in Agriculture |
| Shearman Family Academic Professorship |
| Shearman Family Professorship in Creative Writing |
| Shearman Family Professorship in Liberal Arts |
| Shearman Foundation Professorship in Mass Communication |
| Shirley Kidd Hunter Professorship in Health and Sciences |
| SWLA Industries Professorship in Engineering and Engineering Technology |
| Terry and Vic Stelly Endowed Professorship in Health and Human Performance |
| Thelma and Ray Dingler Professorship in Business |
| Thomas B. Shearman, Sr. Professorship in Mass Communication |
| Violet Howell Professorship in Environmental Science |
| Violet Howell Professorship in Teaching Excellence |
| Violet Howell Professorship for Write to Excellence |
| Walter Eugene Dripps Professorship in Music #1 |
| Walter Eugene Dripps Professorship in Music #2 |
| William L. McLeod Endowed Professorship |
| William T. and Ethel Lewis Burton Foundation Professorship in Education #1 |
| William T. and Ethel Lewis Burton Foundation Professorship in Education #2 |
| William T. and Ethel Lewis Burton Foundation Professorship in Education #3 |
| William T. and Ethel Lewis Burton Foundation Professorship in Education #4 |
| AT&T First Generation Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship |
| Cy Pres Award From Chem Waste Class Action Settlement Fund First Generation |
| Scholarship #1 |
| Cy Pres Award From Chem Waste Class Action Settlement Fund First Generation |
| Scholarship #2 |
| Leslie Richard First Generation Scholarship #1 |
| Leslie Richard First Generation Scholarship #2 |
| Leslie Richard First Generation Scholarship #3 |
| Leslie Richard First Generation Scholarship #4 |
| Leslie Richard First Generation Scholarship #5 |
| Leslie Richard First Generation Scholarship #6 |
| William T. and Ethel Lewis Burton Foundation First Generation Scholarship |
| Thomas D. Watson History Professorship |
| Fanny Edith Winn Professorship in Nursing #2 |
Designated Endowments
Part of McNeese State University’s vision is to be the First Choice for donors wanting to support the community. Another option for donors in addition to endowed scholarships, professorships and oak trees is designated endowments. As state funding has decreased, the need for specific endowments has become more important than ever.
Designated endowments provide a perpetual source of funds to help sustain a variety of areas. Endowments may be designated for a specific college, department, program, sport or for the area of greatest need. You may determine how the monies are used or you may leave it to the discretion of the appropriate personnel.
If you would like to establish a Designated Endowment, click below for the Endowment Guidelines
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| Maureen Bates College Of Nursing Instructional Fund |
| Dorsett Brown Foundation - Speech/debate |
| William T. & Ethel Lewis Burton Foundation For Education |
| Dr. Gene V. Campbell - Faculty Development - College Of Education |
| Joe & Lydia Cash Endowed Lecture In Literature & Culture |
| CITGO Endowment for Development |
| Margaret S. Conover Memorial Theatre Series |
| May Dell And Jack Coates Endowment For Education |
| Bane Cook Endowment For Mathematics |
| H. C. Drew College/Institute |
| Pearl And Harold Dripps Research Award In Agriculture |
| Friends Of Performing Arts |
| Jeaneal White Godwin Memorial Recruiting |
| Frank Granger Poetry Series |
| W.A. And Dorothy Hanna Endowment |
| W.A. And Dorothy Hanna Endowment For Education |
| W.A. And Dorothy Hanna Endowment For Messiah |
| Jordan Anne Harlow Memorial For Assistance Of Students |
| Marilyn Hays French Faculty Award |
| Violet Howell Faculty Award |
| Howell/Blake - McNeese Review |
| Ann Rosteet Hurley Center For The Advancement Of Quality Education |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank - Faculty Development |
| Library - Archives - Lake Charles High School |
| Library - Krause & Managan Lumber - Acquisitions |
| Library - Krause & Managan Lumber - Archives |
| Library - Mordelo Vincent Memorial- Films |
| Debi And Bill Mixon - Visual Arts |
| Leo Luke Marcello Poetry Series |
| Murray, Shaddock, Plauche History Faculty Award |
| Robert Noland Faculty Development For Nursing |
| Powell Timber - Business - Faculty Development |
| Frank O. Pruitt Research In Forestry Faculty Award |
| R. J. Pumpelly - Faculty Development – General |
| Dr. John F. Raggio Family Endowment for Science, Engineering and Math |
| Dr. John F. Raggio Family Endowment for English and Foreign Languages |
| Dr. John F. Raggio Family Endowment for Liberal Arts |
| Lloyd Riff Memorial - Faculty Development-General |
| Lottie Riff Memorial Faculty Award In Business |
| Joy Scantlebury Poetry Prize Award |
| Shearman Research Awards |
| Joe Gray Taylor Humanities Research |
| Albert Trahan Memorial Development For Nursing |
| Delores And Tom Tuminello Art Series |
| Ada B. Vincent Creative Writers Series |
| Wade Wolfe Artist Exhibition Series |
| Dr. John Young Memorial Endowment In Mathematics |
Endow an Oak
On the campus of McNeese State University, more than 300 live oak trees provide living green spaces for students to use and enjoy. Their rambling branches, which form cool canopies, help create a campus with an inviting natural beauty.
McNeese State University was established in 1939 on a tract of farmland owned by Calcasieu Parish. The first three buildings were constructed on this open farmland, including Bulber Auditorium, the Ralph O. Ward Memorial Gym (the Arena), and Kaufman Hall. The first live oaks were planted to surround these buildings in the early ‘40s. By the late ‘40s, live oaks were planted both to line Ryan Street and to fill the campus interior.
The legacy of McNeese’s live oaks may now be continued through your contribution for perpetual care and protection of our live oaks. A minimum contribution of $1,000 allows you to endow an oak. At the base of the personally selected tree, a plaque will be placed with the designated name.
Please contact the Foundation Office at 337.475.5588 to determine the location of live oaks awaiting adoption, or click here to make a donation.
