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.
