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CHRISTUS St. Patrick Donates to McNeese

October 5, 2015, 11:28 am
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CHRISTUS St. Patrick Donates to McNeese


(October 5, 2015) CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Alumni Association to help sponsor 2015 Homecoming week activities Oct. 17-Oct. 24. On hand for the presentation are from left: Heather Hidalgo, CHRISTUS St. Patrick director of marketing and communications; Barbara Streete Bailey, McNeese Alumni Association president; and Donald Lloyd II, president and chief executive officer of CHRISTUS St. Patrick and CHRISTUS Health Southwestern Louisiana.
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McNeese Alumni Announces 2015 Award Recipients

October 5, 2015, 1:26 pm
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McNeese Alumni Announces 2015 Award Recipients

(October 11, 2015) The McNeese State University Alumni Association presented its two most prestigious awards - the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award and the Distinguished Service Award - during halftime ceremonies at the Cowboys vs. Southeastern Louisiana Lions football game Saturday, Oct. 10.
Jeffrey A. “Jeff” Miller, a 1986 graduate in agriculture and business, has been named the 2015 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. “This award recognizes McNeese graduates who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field of endeavor on a national or international level and is the highest award presented by the alumni association,” according to Alumni Director Joyce Patterson.

Miller is president and director of Halliburton Company, one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. Halliburton has more than 80,000 employees, representing 140 nationalities in approximately 80 countries, and Miller has been praised for his strong executive experience, extensive expertise in global operations, as well as business development and marketing.

A native of Celina, Texas, Miller attended McNeese on a rodeo scholarship. While at McNeese, he met his future wife, Rhonda Lee. After graduating from McNeese, Jeff completed his Master of Business Administration degree at Texas A&M University and then passed the certified public accountant exam.

He worked in the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson in Dallas and then left to become a director of financial reporting with Halliburton. With Halliburton, Miller has traveled the world in such roles as senior vice president of global business development and marketing, senior vice president of the Gulf of Mexico region, vice president of Baroid, country vice president for Indonesia, country vice president for Angola, business development manager and shared services manager for Venezuela and executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief health, safety and environment officer. In 2014, Miller was named president and director of the company. He is also a board member of Atwood Oceanics Inc.

To show their commitment to McNeese, the Millers established the Jeff and Rhonda Miller Distinguished Student Award in the College of Business that recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding business students. Jeff has also participated in the college’s Executive Speaker Series and Business Day events.

For the first time in its history, the McNeese Alumni Board of Directors has recognized two Distinguished Service Recipients this year - Henry Dudley Doiron, class of 1946, and Dr. Harcourt M. Stebbins, class of 1942.

“We are recognizing two McNeese graduates who have provided outstanding service to their alma mater. Having recently celebrated McNeese’s 75th anniversary, it seems appropriate that we recognize two of our early graduates, who have supported McNeese for the past seven decades,” said Patterson.

Doiron graduated from McNeese Junior College in 1946 and then transferred to Louisiana State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

He then served as a commander or staff officer of several infantry divisions in Japan, Korea, France and Germany before being assigned stateside. He retired after 21 years at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Doiron was awarded the Purple Heart along with nine other medals and ribbons.

Doiron has funded scholarships through the McNeese Foundation in honor of his Lake Charles High School teachers Iris Murphy, Lucille Leaton and Ebbie Whitten. He has generously supported the work of the alumni association with a financial gift and is also the first graduate to fund a gift annuity to the association.

He has served as a volunteer in the McNeese archives and special collections of Frazar Memorial Library, is a member of the McNeese Foundation’s 1939 Living Oaks Society, an inductee of the McNeese Alumni Golden Scholars Society and has contributed to the Alumni Annual fund for the past 24 years.

Stebbins is a member of the second graduating class (1942) from McNeese. He was a member of the football team, vice president of the pre-med club and a member of the drama club and various other student organizations.

Following his enlistment and training at Camp Barkeley outside of Abilene, Texas, he attended Loyola University’s Dental School in New Orleans as part of the Army’s specialized training program, where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.

Stebbins later trained in anesthesia and practiced at several Lake Charles hospitals for eight years before returning to service at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, and in Germany before retiring at the rank of Colonel.

As a graduate, he has maintained an active role in the life of McNeese. He helped establish the Council for International Concerns, which provided McNeese international students with help in adjusting to campus life and to Southwest Louisiana culture, and worked with the local Rotary Club to help sponsor an annual International Student Picnic. He has contributed to the McNeese Annual Fund for the past 21 years and served as an alumni officer. He is also a donor to the McNeese Foundation.

Stebbins has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Louisiana Dental Association as well as the prestigious Heidbrink Award from the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
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McNeese Alumni Concert Set

October 15, 2015, 2:09 pm
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McNeese Alumni Concert Set



McNeese State University’s Department of Performing Arts will present a free alumni recital at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Tritico Theatre as part of 2015 Homecoming Week activities. McNeese alumni performing for the event are from left: Leslie Gunter, Mickey Smith and Tiffany Jones.

(October 19, 2015) The McNeese State University Department of Performing Arts will present an alumni concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Tritico Theatre as part of 2015 Homecoming Week activities.

This free program will include a variety of pieces by alumni members from over the years:

“Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333” by Wolfgang A. Mozart, with Alex Ardabili, 2013, on piano.

“Fairly Certain” by Mary Catherine Ott, 2010, and “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with Ott, as soprano, and Stacy Bearden, 1997, on piano.

“Cinco Bocetos” by Robert Sierra, with Jenny Iles-Davis, 2005, on clarinet.

“Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso” by Camille Saint-Saens, arranged by Denis Bouriakov, with Lauren Harris, 2007, on flute and Lisa Tauzin, 1978, 1981, on piano.

“Divertimento” by Mozart, with Leslie Gunter, 2009, on clarinet; Tiffany Jones, 2007, on clarinet; and Iles-Davis, on clarinet.

“Alma Mater,” arranged by Bearden, with Michael Buckles, performing arts chair, on violin and Bearden on piano.

“Sax in the City,” selected pieces by saxophonist Mickey Smith, 2004, 2008.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.
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McNeese Hosts Piano Recital

October 23, 2015, 7:10 am
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McNeese Hosts Piano Recital

(October 23, 2015) The McNeese State University Performing Arts Department will present pianist, composer and improviser Steven Termini in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Tritico Theatre as a part of the McNeese Fall Piano Series.

Termini will present a highly original program of passionately improvisational music, lasting approximately one hour and performed without an intermission.

Termini’s uncommon range of musical talents has been recognized throughout Europe and the United States. His completely improvised solo piano concert in Flekkefjord, Norway, elicited a standing ovation, while his appearance in the Continuum Ensemble's inaugural Competition for Improvisers in London, England, earned him second prize and a special prize by audience vote.

He is a former Rotary Foundation International Ambassadorial Scholar and he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he received his doctorate in performance practice. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Fine Arts degree in jazz from the California Institute of the Arts.

Tickets are $15 for adults and free for K-12 students and McNeese students with an ID. For more information, call 475-5028.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.
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McNeese 2015 Homecoming Contest Winners

October 23, 2015, 8:00 am
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McNeese 2015 Homecoming Contest Winners


(October 23, 2015) Several contests were held in conjunction with Homecoming activities on the McNeese State University campus this week.

The homecoming float competition winners are:

University Large Division
First place—Phi Mu
Second place—Radiologic Technology Society
Third place—Kappa Alpha Order

University Small Division
First place—Visual Arts Department
Second place—Alpha Psi Omega/Theatre
Third place—Theta Chi

Community Division
First place—Imperial Health/Center for Orthopaedics
Second place—Cajun French Music Association
Third place—Uniformly Fit

The campus-wide door decorating contest winners are:
First place - Office of Marketing and Licensing
Second place - Admissions and Recruiting
Third place – Visual Arts Department

Oozeball tournament winners are:
First place – “The Fam”
Second place – “McNastylicios Cheer Fam”
Third place - “Dat Ace Tho”
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Market Basket Donates to McNeese for Scholarship

October 23, 2015, 8:54 am
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Market Basket Donates to McNeese for Scholarship


(October 23, 2015) 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: 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.
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McNeese 2015 Homecoming Court

October 27, 2015, 7:00 am
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McNeese 2015 Homecoming Court

(October 27, 2015) Dalton Hinton, a mass communication senior from Moss Bluff, and Truclinh Truong, an accounting and management senior from Lake Charles, have been named as McNeese’s 2015 Homecoming King and Queen. The royal pair and court were presented during the McNeese vs. Northwestern State football game on Saturday in Cowboy Stadium.

Other court members are: Lee Butler, Rosepine, Joel Byrne, Elton, Grace Hernandez, Sulphur, and Caryn Meschwitz, Lake Charles, seniors; Stephen Carrier, Sulphur, Aaron Myers, Elton, Rosemary Prejean, Moss Bluff, and Elise Thibodeaux, Moss Bluff, juniors; Keifer Ackley, Sulphur, and Abigail Schmitt, Lake Charles, sophomores; and Lauren Breaux, Sulphur, and Bradley Bryant, Lake Charles, freshmen.

Hinton is the son of Dean Hinton and Nancy Simmons. He is a McNeese Blue and Gold Peerleader, president of Order of Omega Greek Honor Society and the public relations chairman of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.

Truong is the daughter of Tom Truong and Phuong Tran. She is a Peerleader, a member of Phi Mu sorority and captain of the cheerleading squad.



Butler, son of Terry and Kim Butler, is majoring in engineering. He is a Peerleader, president of the Interfraternity Council, an Alumni Ambassador and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.





Byrne, son of Tim and Junilla Byrne, is majoring in biological science. He is a Peerleader and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and the Order of Omega Greek Honor Society.





Hernandez, daughter of Rene and Mandy Hernandez, is a psychology major. She is president of the Student Life Coalition, Ms. Greek 2015 and a member of Chi Omega sorority and Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society.




Meschwitz, daughter of Gerard Meschwitz, is majoring in early childhood education. She is a Peerleader and a member of Phi Mu.






Carrier, son of Michael and Anette Carrier, is an engineering major. He is a member of the Newman Club, Pi Kappa Alpha, College Republicans Club, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society and the Astronomical Society.




Myers, son of Nolan and Cathy Myers, is majoring in business administration. He is a program coordinator for Student Life Coalition, secretary of Kappa Alpha Order, the 2015 Phi Mu Man of the Year and Mr. Greek 2015.





Prejean, daughter of Keith and Shana Prejean, is a biological science major. She is a Peerleader and a member of Chi Omega and the Pre-Medical Society.





Thibodeaux, daughter of Jamie and Marla Thibodeaux, is majoring in biological science. She is a Peerleader and a member of Phi Mu and the Pre-Medical Society.






Ackley, son of Keith and Janice Ackley, is majoring in political science. He is the executive council secretary of Pi Kappa Alpha, senator for the Student Government Association, a program coordinator for the Student Life Coalition, treasurer of the Pre-Law and Politics Society and a member of the College Republicans Club.




Schmitt, daughter of Andrew and Angela Schmitt, is majoring in chemistry. She is a Peerleader and a member of the Honors College, Chi Omega, Newman Club, the Astronomical Society, the Pre-Medical Society and the National Society of Leadership.




Breaux, daughter of Billy and Julie Breaux, is a nursing major. She is a member of the Cowboy Catholic Student Center and Alpha Delta Pi sorority.





Bryant, son of Chad and Andrea Bryant, is majoring in engineering. He is the pledge class president of Pi Kappa Alpha and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at McNeese.





(King and Queen photos provided by Tademy Design and Photography).
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McNeese Ranks High in Tuition and Education Value

October 27, 2015, 11:59 am
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McNeese Ranks High in Tuition and Education Value

(October 27, 2015) McNeese State University ranks second among public and private schools in Louisiana for affordable tuition, fourth in the state for the best average starting salary for its graduates and fifth for the best college education value, according to SmartAsset, a New York City financial technology company.
In ranking tuition in Louisiana, SmartAsset had Louisiana State University-Shreveport as No. 1, with McNeese, Southeastern Louisiana University, Grambling State University and the University of Louisiana of Lafayette rounding out the top five.

In ranking the best average starting salaries in the state, Louisiana Tech University was No. 1 with $49, 400, followed by Louisiana State University at $47,300, Xavier University of Louisiana at
$44,600, McNeese at $43,600 and Tulane University at $43,100.

In ranking the best college education values in Louisiana, SmartAsset again had Louisiana Tech at No. 1 followed by Tulane University, University of Louisiana at Monroe, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and McNeese.

SmartAsset looked at five factors to calculate the best value colleges and universities - tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, retention rate and starting salary. Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics, Payscale and College InSight were used to rank the schools in its report.

“McNeese State University continues to receive national attention for its outstanding academic programs and affordability, said Dr. Philip Williams, McNeese president.

“Experts predict that Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana will have the strongest economic growth in the state over the next few years and that will create amazing employment opportunities for McNeese graduates in all majors. We have many students that are taking advantage of the business incubator program in our Southwest Louisiana Entrepreneurial and Economic Development Center to launch small businesses that will flourish with the growth in the region.”

For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named McNeese one of the top public universities in the United States and one of the best regional universities in the South.

Also, PayScale Inc. recently ranked McNeese’s College of Engineering third in the nation among engineering programs in terms of career return on investment - topping all engineering programs in the state of Louisiana.

And last week, McNeese’s online paralegal degree program was ranked at No. 36 in the top 50 most affordable programs in the country – and the only Louisiana university on the list – by the Online Paralegal Degree Center, a leading guide to online paralegal degrees and certification.
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Banners Presents Grammy Winner Paquito D'Rivera

November 5, 2015, 6:14 am
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Banners Presents Grammy Winner Paquito D'Rivera


(November 1, 2015) Banners at McNeese State University will present the Grammy Award-winning Paquito D’Rivera in concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Tritico Theatre. The event is supported by a grant from Chamber Music America and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

The winner of 14 Grammy awards, D’Rivera is celebrated for his achievements as a classical composer and his innovation in Latin jazz. He plays both saxophone and clarinet.

Born in Havana, Cuba, he performed at age of 10 with the National Theater Orchestra, studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and, at age 17, D’Rivera became a featured soloist with the Cuban National Symphony.

A pioneer in the music industry, D’Rivera is recognized as a founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna and founding member and co-director of the innovative group Irakere, a Grammy award-winning musical ensemble that has toured throughout the United States and Europe.

A recording artist with over 30 solo albums to his credit, D’Rivera is also a founding member of the United Nation Orchestra, a 15-piece Grammy Award-winning ensemble organized by Dizzy Gillespie to showcase the fusion of Latin and Caribbean influences with jazz. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Carnegie Hall for his influence within Latin music.

In addition to his work in jazz and Latin music, he has also made impressive contributions to classical music, winning a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition with “Merengue.” He has also received Grammys for Best Jazz Performance, Best Latin Album, Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Best Classical Recording and Best Latin Jazz Album, and he is the first artist to win Latin Grammys in both Classical and Latin Jazz categories.

He is a recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Masters Award and the National Medal of the Arts, as well as the Living Jazz Legend Award from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His numerous other honors include the Journalist Association’s Clarinetist of the Year Award and the International Association for Jazz Education President’s Award.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for students ages 5-18 and free for McNeese and Sowela students with IDs. For more information visit Banners at McNeese online at www.banners.org or call the Banners office at 337-475-5123.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.
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McNeese to Host Free Poetry Reading

November 11, 2015, 7:00 am
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McNeese to Host Free Poetry Reading

(November 11, 2015) Award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil will give a free reading from her works at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in Stokes Auditorium of Hardtner Hall at McNeese State University as the guest speaker for the Leo Luke Marcello Visiting Poet Reading Series.

The series – named in honor of the late McNeese professor and poet Leo Luke Marcello – is sponsored by McNeese’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing.

A native of Chicago, Ill., Nezhukumatathil is the author of three poetry collections, all of which have earned numerous awards, including a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pushcart Prize, a gold medal in poetry from the Independent Publisher Book Awards and the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize for Independent Books, the Balcones Prize, Tupelo Press Prize, ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award, the Global Filipino Award and a finalist for The Glasgow Prize and the Asian American Literary Award.

She received her bachelor’s degree in English and her MFA in poetry and creative non-fiction from The Ohio State University. She is currently an English professor at State University of New York-Fredonia, where she teaches creative writing and environmental literature.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at
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McNeese Theatre Production Set

November 11, 2015, 7:05 am
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McNeese Theatre Production Set



For ticket reservations call 337-475-5040.

McNeese State University students, from left, Eric Thibodeaux, Sean Hinchee, Joseph Comeaux, Alexandra Landry, Rebecca Harris and Jennifer McHaffie are cast and crew for the devised theatre piece titled “A Journey of Ms. Adventures” to be presented Nov. 11-15 in F.G. Bulber Auditorium on campus.

(November 9, 2015) The McNeese State University Theatre Bayou Players will conclude its fall 2015 season with a devised theatre piece titled “A Journey of Ms. Adventures” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-14, with a 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 15, in F.G. Bulber Auditorium.

As a devised theatre production, the play is unique in that it is created entirely by McNeese theater students. Although the play focuses on a specific theme – the journey – and general plot, each performance differs and offers something new through improvisation. The goal of devised theater is to challenge participants in using their imaginations, knowledge of theater and teamwork to create an original work.

Cast members include: Joseph Comeaux, Jennifer McHaffie, Eric Thibodeaux and Sean Hinchee, Lake Charles; Alexandra Landry, Westlake; and Rebecca Harris, DeRidder. Cast members are also the playwrights, designers and crew members for this production.

Greg Stratton, McNeese communication instructor, is the play’s director.

Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for McNeese faculty/staff, senior citizens and youth, and free for McNeese students with a current ID. For tickets or more information, call 337-475-5040.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.
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McNeese Wind Symphony to be featured at LMEA

November 13, 2015, 8:00 am
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McNeese Wind Symphony to be featured at LMEA

(November 13, 2015) The McNeese State University Wind Symphony is among three university ensembles to be featured at the 2015 Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference Nov. 19-23 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Baton Rouge.

High school student musicians, selected through auditions across the state, attend and perform in the all-state bands, choir and orchestra.

Each year, university ensembles perform concerts during the conference, which are open free to the public. Joining McNeese’s Wind Symphony are Centenary College’s Choir and Northwestern State University’s Jazz Orchestra.

The Wind Symphony will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Crowne Plaza. The program will feature: “Aurora Awakes” by John Mackey; “The Gum-Suckers” March by Percy Grainger; “Idyll” by Steven Bryant; “Pop Copy” by Scott McAllister; and an original fanfare composed for this event by William G. Rose, McNeese associate professor of music.
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McNeese Named Military Friendly School

November 13, 2015, 8:21 am
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McNeese Named Military Friendly School

(November 15, 2015) McNeese State University has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly School by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds and publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse. The Military Friendly Schools designation provides service members and their families with transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities.

Gov. Bobby Jindal has also named McNeese as a “Governor’s Military and Veteran Friendly Campus.”

“McNeese values the sacrifice and dedication of active duty service members, veterans and their dependents,” Candace Townsend, McNeese director of public relations, said. As a military and veteran friendly campus, McNeese offers a number of programs and services including a veterans affairs office, priority class scheduling, special orientation programs, a deployment/readmission policy and workshops tailored to address career opportunities, interviewing skills, resume writing and networking.

In order to seek a Governor’s designation, state schools must offer admissions policies and academic and student support services tailored to military and veteran students signifying their willingness to assist service men and women in meeting their educational goals.

The Military Friendly Schools designation is awarded to colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students and dedicate resources to ensure their success both in the classroom and after graduation.

“With our campus located so close to Fort Polk and the Joint Readiness Training Center, we are building a strong and growing relationship between McNeese and Fort Polk,” Townsend said.

McNeese has an office in the Fort Polk Education Center that is staffed daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and McNeese offers on-site credit courses leading to baccalaureate and master’s degrees for active duty soldiers and dependents in special eight-week formats.

McNeese will be showcased along with other 2016 Military Friendly Schools in the annual Guide to Military Friendly Schools, special education issues of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse Magazine and on MilitaryFriendly.com.

The Military Friendly Schools designation process includes extensive research and a data-driven survey of thousands of schools nationwide approved for Post-9/11 GI Bill funding. The school survey, methodology, criteria and weightings are developed with the assistance of an independent advisory board comprised of educators and HR, diversity and recruitment professionals from schools across the country. The survey is administered for free and open to all post-secondary schools that wish to participate. Criteria for consideration can be found at https://www.militaryfriendly.com.
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Engineering Students Place in International Competition

November 23, 2015, 11:15 am
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Engineering Students Place in International Competition

A team of McNeese State University mechanical engineering students won second place in the “Robots for Relief” student design competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Houston, Texas. The team and its faculty advisers are from left: Dr. Ning Zhang, Nabin Dhakal, Jeevan Rai, Benjamin Pearce, Alper Unluer and Dr. Zhuang Li

(November 20, 2015) McNeese State University’s student engineering team took second place in the 2015 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Design Competition – Robots for Relief - held Nov. 15 in Houston, Texas, as part of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.

Seventeen entries from universities in the United States, Mexico, Poland, Lebanon, Pakistsan, Turkey, Peru, Saudi Arabia, India and Egypt competed for the three awards in the annual international competition for college students. Two engineering teams from North Carolina State University captured first and third place.

The students – Benjamin Pearce, DeQuincy, Jeevan Rai, Nepal, Alper Unluer, Turkey, and Nabin Dhakal, Nepal – designed and built a scaled-down prototype of a robotic system that can be a model for a rescue robot working in disaster areas around the world. The McNeese team was allowed three minutes to put its model-sized battery operated robot through the paces on a planned test course to demonstrate the capability of the device to assist in humanitarian operations.

McNeese’s rescue robot performed almost flawlessly, maneuvering around obstacles, pivoting and loading and unloading bulk materials, according to Julio C. Guerrero, president of ASME.

“These students have displayed considerable technical ingenuity and skill in designing prototypes that can be the forerunners of robotic systems able to perform important humanitarian relief services in many parts of the world,” said Guerrero. “The students are indeed tomorrow’s technology innovators and problem solvers.”

The McNeese team placed first place in the ASME design competition at the regional conference hosted by Texas Tech University back in the spring to move on to the international competition in Houston.

The team's entry was created for the students’ ENGR 491 Capstone Senior Design course taught by Dr. Ning Zhang. Dr. Zhuang Li was the mentor for this project. The team used a 3D printer to design its prototype and built a practice obstacle course to simulate rough terrain that included water, inclines, sand and 90 degree steps.

“This is so great!” said Pearce - who graduated in the spring - of taking the runner-up spot in the 2015 ASME Student Design Competition. “This was assigned for our senior design project and we have been working on the robot for more than a year. This ASME award really caps a lot of work for us.”

McNeese’s College of Engineering was recently ranked third in the nation among engineering programs in terms of career return on investment for its graduates- topping all engineering programs in the state of Louisiana – by PayScale Inc.

“We are extremely proud of our students’ accomplishment at this international event where there was a high level of competition,” said Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, dean of the college of engineering. “This is a great learning experience for our students. The competition showcases the talents of our engineering students while at the same time encouraging them to develop innovative ideas that improve the quality of life.”

He added that “their hard work and commitment also reflect positively on the outstanding professors here at McNeese who are working to ensure that our graduates are well prepared and job ready on day one.”
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McNeese MFA Alumnus Wins National Book Award

November 23, 2015, 11:40 am
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McNeese MFA Alumnus Wins National Book Award

(November 23, 2015) McNeese State University alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson has been awarded the 2015 National Book Award in fiction for his short story collection, “Fortune Smiles.”

This award – one of the nation’s most prestigious literary prizes - is given in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature by the National Book Foundation. Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner are among the many critically acclaimed writers who have won the award. Winners receive $10,000 and a bronze statue.

The collection features six novella-length stories and confronts themes of imprisonment, illness and loss, technological surveillance and the struggle of sympathizing with the morally abhorrent. The stories take place throughout the world, from Louisiana to Palo Alto, Calif., and from Germany to South and North Korea.

Johnson graduated from McNeese’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program in 1996. In 2013, he won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his novel, “The Orphan Master’s Son,” set in North Korea.

“We could not be happier for Adam's winning the National Book Award,” said Dr. Jacob Blevins, director of the MFA program at McNeese. “He has now won the two most prestigious American fiction awards. Although it's been some time since Adam was a student here, Adam's success shows that the philosophy of our program and the support we are able to give the students in our program bring in quality students and provide a fertile ground for them to develop their art.”

Over the years, Johnson has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a Swarthout Writing Award, a Kingsbury Fellowship, a Stegner Fellowship, a Whiting Writers’ Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.

His other books include the “Emporium,” a short-story collection, and the novel, “Parasites Like Us.” His fiction has appeared in Esquire, Harper's, Playboy, Paris Review, The New York Times and Best American Short Stories.

Johnson is currently the Phil and Penny Professor of Creative Writing at Stanford University, where he teaches courses in fiction and creative nonfiction. He earned his doctorate in English from Florida State University.
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McNeese People Briefs

November 30, 2015, 12:31 pm
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McNeese People Briefs


(November 30, 2015) Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement at McNeese State University and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation, has been re-elected to a one-year term on the Board of Directors of Louisiana Asset Management Pool, Inc. (LAMP) and appointed to the investment advisory panel at the group’s annual meeting in Houma.

“Mr. Reid has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to LAMP. We’re grateful and excited that his expertise will be applied for the next year as a member of our board,” said LAMP President and State Treasurer John Kennedy.

LAMP was created in 1994 as a cooperative endeavor to assist local Louisiana governmental entities in the investment of their cash balances. As of Nov. 5, LAMP’s assets under management totaled $1.2 billion. The fund is represented by 646 public entities statewide.
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2015 Fall McNeese Graduation Set

December 8, 2015, 8:43 am
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2015 Fall McNeese Graduation Set

(December 7, 2015) McNeese State University will hold its fall commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Burton Coliseum, with 711 candidates.

The fall class of 2015 includes students from 38 parishes, 23 states and 19 countries, and 734 degrees will be awarded, including 78 associate degrees, 535 bachelor’s degrees, 120 master’s degrees and one education specialist degree.

Dr. Jeanne Daboval, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at McNeese, will serve as master of ceremonies, recognize retiring faculty and confer degrees on candidates.

The McNeese Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Jay Jacobs, will perform the processional, national anthem, alma mater and recessional.

McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams will welcome the fall class of 2015.

McNeese will also award an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Michael R. Fuljenz of Beaumont, Texas.

Barbara Streete Bailey, president of the McNeese Alumni Association, will address the students on behalf of the association.

Stephanie Tarver, associate vice president for enrollment management, will introduce honor graduates.

The presentation of degree candidates for conferral of degrees will be made by the deans of the six colleges, the Doré School of Graduate Studies and General and Basic Studies.

April Stone, Lake Charles vocal performance major, will lead the students and audience in the alma mater.

All family members and guests attending Saturday’s commencement ceremony are urged to get there early to avoid traffic congestion and are reminded that all bags brought into the coliseum are subject to search and no bags larger than 10 x 10 are allowed inside.
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McNeese 2015 Fall Grad List

December 12, 2015, 11:33 am
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McNeese 2015 Fall Grad List

(December 12, 2015) McNeese State University awarded diplomas and certificates to 698 students at the university’s fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 12, at Burton Coliseum. Fall 2015 graduates are:
Education Specialist
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP ONLINE: Carolyn Bilbo, Lake Charles
Graduate Certificate
Business Administration: April L. Fruge, Kinder; Travis A. Lafleur, Sulphur; Nzube Azubuike Igboekwe, Lagos State, Nigeria
GIFTED EDUCATION: Christine Cherry Selman, Grand Chenier, Amy E. Ellender, Sulphur

Master of Arts
PSYCHOLOGY: Whitney Lee Tekin Chapman, Bell City; Jodie Thibodeaux Lown, Carencro; Joshua Paul Roberts, Cecilia; Oliver Eugene Perkins, DeRidder; Mary Allison Conner, Iowa; Taylor Mardis DeWoody, Lake Charles; Jessica Ann Singer, Ragley; Joel Thomas Daugherty, Westlake; Nicole Snow, Waco, Texas
Master of Arts in Teaching
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GRADES 1-5: Kelly Elizabeth Booth, Christina Lee Guidry, Melissa Ann Louviere, Lake Charles; Katherine Elizabeth Daniel, Amy E. Ellender, Sulphur
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12: Sarah Rose Sonnier, Lake Charles
Master of Business Administration
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Xiaorong Rao, Wuhan, China; Kevin Sutanto, Jakarta, Indonesia; Karly M. Guidry, Breaux Bridge; Colten James Miller, Ryan Edward Smith, Lake Charles; Adrian D. Augustine, Sulphur; Allison C. Deshotel, Ville Platte; James C. Wix, Westlake; Laura Denisse Hood, Los Mochis, Mexico; Mridu Pradhan, Kathmandu, Nepal

Master of Education
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION: Angela Carol Bujol, Lake Charles; Tiffany B. Manuel, Oberlin; Tara Owens, Jennifer Ann Callahan Sims, Sulphur
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: Jessica Lynne Wiltz, Duson; Lauren Michelle Dorris, Springfield, Mo.; Alisa Boutte, Houston, Texas; Lauri Lynn Hampshire, Cornelius Harmon, Kenny Harrison, Latania Harrison, Kevin G. Henry, Port Arthur, Texas; Canji Michelle Rhodes, Texarkana, Texas; Verril Joseph Young, Texas City, Texas
SCHOOL COUNSELING: Shawn M. Heiss, Wilmington, Del.; Alexis Cecilia Malbroux, Lake Charles; Danielle Marie Malveaux Williams, Scott; Charlotte M. Sawyer, Youngsville
Master of Engineering
ENGINEERING: Saivinay Rudrangi, Andrapradesh, India; Srija Badikol, Hyderbad, India; Mounika Rachakonda, Medak, India; Hareesh Datar, Siddipet, India; Lokesh Alluri, Telangana, India; Pavan Kumar Kandula, Warangal, India; Daniel Rangel, DeRidder; Jared M. Fusilier, Eunice; Asa J. Tindall, Haughton; Vamshi Krishna Manne, Dung Thi Nguyen, Lake Charles; Dipendra Man Pradhan, Shankar Thapa, Kathmandu, Nepal
Master of Science
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ONLINE: Erika Leigh Navarre, Iowa; Dwayne Allen Petroski, Lake Charles; Marshall T. Thompson, Iuka, Miss.; Kara Monica Blosser, Spotsylvania, Va.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES: Zynna Santoshi Kumari Makarla, Hyderbad, India; Alexis Jane Bachman, Echo; Ashley S. Bridgewater, Greensburg; Victoria M. Fontenot, Lafayette; Dusty Alan Savage, John Peter Soileau, Lake Charles; Vincent Paul Deshotel, Ville Platte; Erik J. Sneddon, Lowell, Maine; Shreedu Pradhan, Rashmi Tamang, Kathmandu, Nepal; Ziyad Aziz Hafeez, Garland, Texas
HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE: Kelly Ann Holter, Tucson, Ariz.; Ruhiyyih Bannister, Gainseville, Fla.; Jordan J. Mars, Vandalia, Ill.; Emily C. Franklin, Jordan Free, Angelle Graham, Baton Rouge; Travis E. Theriot, Jennings; Courtney Elizabeth Foch, Amanda Runkle, Lake Charles; Allison Claire Callahan, Sulphur; Caitlin D. Pond, Westwood, Maine; Erik D. Dixon, Hyattsville, Md.; Chelsea Lynn Copheranham, Amarillo, Texas; Kelly Uche Okorocha, Houston, Texas
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Garrett Furlow, Atlanta; Willory Lemonier, Fenton; Jerlan Kishonne Delmore, Kimberly A. Dronett, Kirsten L. Guillory, Lake Charles
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: Peixia Cheng, Macheng, China; Taraka Satyanarayana Murthy Bodapati, Shiva Kumar Vuppala, Hyderabad, India; Ruthwik Akula, Nizamabad, India; Karthik Simha Vinnakota, Moni Vipparthy, Visakhapatnam, India; Nikhil Deva, Warangal, India

Master of Science in Nursing
NURSING: Craig Matthew Kidder, Arnaudville; Brandi T. Prather, Eunice; Samantha Ann Marceaux, Grand Lake; Briana D. Horton, Grant; Codie J. Lee, Iowa; Karli Elizabeth Nabours, Lake Charles; Heather Kay Nelson, Merryville; Crystal Jeansonne, New Iberia; Rein Thomas Liles, Scott; Amanda Lynn Babineaux Duplantis, St. Martinville; Angela Kay King Jones, Sulphur; Brittany Fontenot Miller, Ville Platte; Destiny Lynn Kerry, Woodworth; John Andrew Fernon, Yasheka Shonte’ Roy, Beaumont, Texas; Jedidiah Randall Morgan, Call, Texas; Amanda Joy Guy, Lumberton, Texas; Jodi Lynne Love, Nederland, Texas; Jennifer Abney Bell, Nome, Texas; Reagin Hall, Port Arthur, Texas
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: GRADES PK-3: Morgan Elisabeth Nutt, Iowa; Tanya N. Mixon, Lake Charles
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GRADES 1-5: Allison F. Corbello, Lake Charles; Maeghan Elizabeth Sartin, Westlake
MULTIPLE LEVELS GRADES K-12 (HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE):
Michelle Darlene Richard, Grand Chenier
SCHOOL LIBRARIAN: Julia Ione Fredieu, Lafayette
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12 (BIOLOGY): Charlotte A. Grogan, Greenwell Springs
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12 (BUSINESS): Jessica Nicole Hebert, Iowa
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12 (SOCIAL STUDIES): Steven J. Sneddon, Las Cruces, N.M.

Bachelor of Arts
ART: Ellen E. Flores, DeRidder; Jenna C. Granger, Hackberry; Elizabeth A. Guinn, Jennings; Skylar D. Burdette-Turner, Stephanie D. Daigle, Halie D. David, Tiffany N. Fontenot, Amit Kumar, Alexis M. Schuller, Lake Charles; Hannah Marie Wilson, Welsh; Nicole Elizabeth Hudson, Tipp City, Ohio, Blake Austin Jasken, Houston, Texas
ENGLISH: Nycolle Catherine Souza da Costa, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Alexis B. Lyons, DeQuincy; Kayla N. Haugen, DeRidder; Joshua A. Williams, Destrehan; Cassie Diane Broussard, Tucker J. Rhoden, Rachel Elizabeth Rust, Lake Charles; James E. Brame, Sulphur
HISTORY: Cody James Huval, Breaux Bridge; Easton J. LaCombe, Egan; Shelby Kay Wolfe Fountain, Grand Chenier; Morgan Jade Andreas, Jonathan Don Barber, Carly Kaitlin Bertrand, Lake Charles; Hannah R. Stevens, West Monroe; Amanda Wilhite, Paris, Texas
LIBERAL STUDIES: Bridget Ilene Delaney, Nathan A. Fritzenschaft, Jamie Richard Fuselier, Lake Charles; Matthew C. Vidrine, Pine Prairie; Grant L. Richard, Sulphur
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP: Richard Glenn Lee, Lake Charles
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Caitlyn Noelle Downs, Sulphur; Jonathan Thomas Hensley Pelnar Walker, Austin, Texas
SOCIOLOGY: Thomas J. Buxton, Matthew E. Snow, Lake Charles
SOCIOLOGY ONLINE: Shanreca Shalone Dennis, Jeanerette; Jacqueline Braxton, Deborah Ann Carrier, Brittany Elizabeth Flore, Rita M. Jackson, Kenyettra K. Tasker, Elizabeth Sossamon Venable, Lake Charles; Tori R. Broussard, Maurice; Denise Montrice Collins, New Orleans; Anjuel Monique Kennedy, St. Martinville; Tamara Marie Eloi, Alicia Danielle LeBlanc, Tanya Leigh Pevoto, Alisa Joette Henry Stevens, Sulphur; Quannett Montane Lafleur, Ville Platte; Ashlynne C. Gregory, Fletcher, Okla.; Bailey Gayle Fennell, Inola, Okla.
Bachelor of General Studies
GENERAL STUDIES: Michael Desabrais, Gilbert, Ariz.; Layla Jade Pedigo, Chico, Calif.; Jessica M. Proulx, Cottonwood, Calif.; Andrea S. Lucien, Los Angeles, Calif., William George Richardson, Alexandria; Ken’Yonna D. Moses, Angie; Allen Micheal Gomez, Columbia; En’Chantra A. Cormier, Jeremy J. Puissegur, Crowley; Tyler Chase Richard, DeQuincy; Kayla Ashley Clausen, Karlee Leanne Farris, Ashley Nicole Shell, DeRidder; Chelsey L. DeLouche, Dutchtown; Megan Nicole Gobert, Elton; Claire Lee Ardoin, Dianna Lynn Bergeron, Eunice; Dominique M. Staton, Fort Polk; Cody S. Jouett, Grand Lake; Christopher Joseph Thibodeaux, Iota; Tyler Cade Broussard, Desmine Jamal Goodly, Iowa; Laura Frank Charles, Brittany Kettler Schexnayder, Spenser C. Wells, Jennings; Skyla Nicole Herpin, Kaplan; Elizabeth Mim Guidry, Kinder; Brittany Lashaye Bernard, Myra Kay Carroll, Lafayette; Brittney Paige Sonnier Moore, Saidi M. Woods, Lake Arthur; Dari D. Abshire, Omosigho Amadasun Ogbunuju, Jennifer Ann Dugas Ambrose, April Marie Lowe Ben, Dillon L. Berlin, Danielle Marie White Broussard, Kasha Lynn Carpenter, Dylan J. Champagne, Mika Mechelle Cormier, Brooke L. David, Destinie N. Dellafosse, Alexandra P. Duplechin, Marquita Danielle Fontenot, Karen Susanne Ford, Leonard T. Fuselier, Sarah Beth Guillory, Whitney Ann Howell, Nicole Brown Myers, Madison Danielle Valenti, Brittany Ann Verret, Katherine Ann Walls, Corrinne A. Wasserman, Lake Charles; Dalton L. Barron, Longville; Latkin Brooke Robberson, Merryville; Ariel Renee Allen, New Orleans; Brittany J. Johnson, Oakdale; Hanna R. Fontenot, Oberlin; Adrian Dion Fields, Opelousas; Karenisha D. Mazone, Palmetto; Heather Nicole Reeves, Lacy Ann Thompson, Ragley; Candace Sheree Berry Winters, Starks; Amanda R. Kyle, Tori L. McAlister, Abigail Faith Sullivan, Ramsey Wheat Vincent, Sulphur; Chauncey Hesnor, Ville Platte; Taylor Anne Istre, Vinton; Cassie M. Broussard, Welsh; Devaney Noel Bellard, Westlake; Marvin Lee Orr, El Campo, Texas; Isabel Booth, Houston, Texas; Tyler Ward Terry, Hurst, Texas; James Cantu, Lake Jackson, Texas; Jacob Albert Prince, Spring, Texas
GENERAL STUDIES ONLINE: Natalie Christ Courville, Basile; Kelly Lynn Chatelain, Lake Charles
Bachelor of Science
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: Allison M. Northcutt, Lake Worth, Fla.; Justin Michael Denney, Anita, Iowa; Leah J. Broussard, Hillarie P. Hebert, Abbeville; Cole Charles Cloud Reiners, Branch; Lanna K. Thibodeaux, Church Point; Alex D. Lee, Douglas C. Zaunbrecher, Eunice; Lance K. Turner, Dillon G. Weldon, Grant; Spencer Lang Trahan, Gueydan; Gavin J. Guidry, Iota; Kaitlyn Elizabeth Bertrand, Jennings; Hunter Shae Doise, Kelsey L. Fontenot, Alexandra Lizabeth Welch, Isaac J. Woods, Jennings; Megan M. Hart, Kelly; Garrett Lane Buller, Kinder; Katelyn E. Landry, Alanie Summer May, Amanda Leah Ortego, Lake Charles; Devon Sean Vincent, Morse; Tanya Louann Davis, Ponchatoula; Desiree Claire Smith, Sulphur; Kolby Elizabeth Gilbert, Vinton; Logan James Quebedeaux, Washington; Darrin Clavin Walker, Raywood, Texas
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE: Cade John Burns, Kinder; Mollie N. Matz, Lake Charles; Shay A. Hollie, Longville; Raymond Earl Johnson, Westlake
CHEMISTRY: Sierra N. Haralson, DeRidder; Hailey Tiffany Veillion, Labadieville; Mary C. Klumpp, Lake Charles; Felicia Ann McGee, New Orleans; Bhawana Bhandari, Kathmandu, Nepal
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION-GRADES PK-3: Danielle N. Foreman, Iowa; Alaina R. Richard, Lake Arthur; Brittney Renee’ Celestine, Megan E. Crooks, Somer D. Farhat, Ashley Nicole Hackler, Lake Charles; Taylor Ashley NesSmith, Rosepine; Elizabeth M. Courmier, Starks; Courtney L. Ogea, Sweet Lake; Amanda R. Hansen, Vinton
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GRADES 1-5: Taylor Elaine Hollier, Baton Rouge; Megen R. Walls, DeQuincy; Dana M. LeJeune Istre, Monica Lynn Smith, Lake Charles; Brittany Lee Buller Bushnell, Ragley; Sylvia Diane Simmons Cloessner, Singer; Rhonda J. Dunn, Sulphur; Meghan Rachell Stein, Westlake
HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE, GENERAL: Jessica Lynn Mayo, Anacoco; Katie L. Little, Creole; Trace Sidney Trosclair, Eunice; Terrell J. Alfred, Denitra L. Meche, Lafayette; Adam T. Clausen, Lakeyn Marie Fontenot, Stephanie N. Melancon, Armand E. Rachal, Lake Charles; Santangelio J. Collins, Kiosha Mitchell, New Iberia; Dionna Lynette Henry, Sulphur; Christopher Ryan Marshall, Westlake; Saajan Suraj Patel, Elizabeth City, N.C.; Jade A. Hernandez, Jarrell, Texas; Tyler J. Bolfing, Montgomery, Texas
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION-GRADES K-12: Damian P. Broussard, Delcambre; Brendan T. Trahan, Grand Chenier; Nicole Lindsey Settoon, Plaquemine; Katherine Paige Doucet Kershaw, Sulphur; Jordan T. Royal, Bridge City, Texas; Stormi Nicole Champion, Montgomery, Texas
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: David Andrew Janise, Jennings, Luke John Loukas, Sulphur
MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE: Danielle Marie Richard, Eunice; Jerika J. Blum, Joanna Marie Blum, Whitney M. Brown, Mariann S. Clemons, Monali Ashokkumar Gandhi, Kishor Gautam, Lake Charles; Lauren Elizabeth Hollier Brown, Ragley; Chhungta Gurung, Rupa Maharjan, Kathmandu, Nepal; Rosna Shrestha, Petersburg, Va.
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT: Brennan C. Thom, Iowa; Blake Donovan Bennett, Lake Charles; Caleb C. Whalley, Longville
NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES: Ashley Michelle Bratschko, Murrieta, Calif.
PSYCHOLOGY: Richard J. Bergeaux Jr., Basile; Andricia Lanette Johnson, Shedreka Y. LeDee, Baton Rouge; Emily M. Stutes, Crowley; Eyan Wess Cea, Kelsey Ann Leidig-Hebert, Sonna Lynn Morvant, DeRidder; Nicole Tyrae Williams, Gibson; Halie E. Stevens, Grand Lake; Meagan Mitchell Oliver, Jennings; Kaylee D. Morgan, Kinder; Demarcio Anthony Wallace Wiltz, Lafayette; Kayla S. Gregory, Chelsea M. Johnson, Varsha Monique Jones, Jasmine R. Mitchell, Vincent E. Voros, Paige Nicole Woodcock, Rickki A. Young, Lake Charles; Ashton B. Ezernack, Noble; Genesis Jehan Wallace, Oakdale; Jolie A. Dubriel, Oberlin; Timikia S. Lazard, Opelousas; Grace C. Hernandez, Case Michael Pousson, Candace N. Ray, Morgan Lindsey Smith Weeks, Sulphur; William Andrew Willis, Vinton; Haleigh A. Jackson, Sydney Nicole LaFleur, Westlake; Kaitlyn M’kenzie Wisehart, Hutto, Texas; Courtney Alexandra Boudreaux, Richardson, Texas
SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TEACHING: Kourtney Claire Kennedy, Lake Charles; Sunni Lynnette Ciulla Wilbur, Ragley
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
ACCOUNTING: Brandon J. Bateman, Belize City, Belize; Michelle Goodwin Dickerson, Wakarusa, Ind.; Laura Casey, Lurgan, Ireland; Justin R. Davis, Baton Rouge; Eric Philip Strauch, Cecilia; Bianca S. Anderson, Tori E. Lormand, Crowley; Olivia J. Fontenot, Elton; Destin Brett Clement, Evangeline; Angela Sue Leonard, Hayes; Heather Renee Armentor, Lacassine; Katelyn Elizabeth Askew, Corin R. Charles, Blake C. DeRouen, Jacob Allen Gillett, Isaac L. LaCombe, Charmaine M. Mosely, Tad R. Nope, Lake Charles; Raven Jacquelle Frank, Mamou; Sarah A. Richard, Mermentau; Kyla A. Langlinais, Sulphur; Felix C. Navejar, Westlake; Kabita Ghimire, Butwal, Nepal; Danielle Osaretin Osagie, Lagos, Nigeria; Jesse J. Morton, Mont Belview, Texas; Krishon O. Seastrunk, Newton, Texas; Uyen Thi Tu Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam; Vinh Phu Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Zachary P. Parrish, Wynne, Ark.; Ebony T. Harris, Alexandria; William Robert Briscoe, Baton Rouge; Jordan Gregory Craft, Haughton; Paul Scott Goen, Sasha L. Guillory, Frank Chilton Hyatt, Alexander D. Parsons, Michael Jamar Richard, Lake Charles; Wallace L. Scott, Weyanoke; Jordan T. Murray, Youngsville; Brittany S. Sherman, Anahuac, Texas; Kelvin J. Bennett, Bon Wier, Texas; Bryan Christopher Foster, Bon Wier, Texas
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ONLINE: Jacqueline Page, Baton Rouge; Halston K. Mills, DeRidder; Joseph Daniel Johnson, Lafayette; James Trey Thomas, Lake Arthur;
Alexis W. Courville, Katie L. Fruge, Loueanna Bargeman Grice, Sandra Carolina Lewis, Michael Gerard Simien, Alexander D. Vincent, Lake Charles; Erroll M. Williams, New Orleans; Landia R. Thompson, Roanoke; Cameron Paul Ellis, Shreveport
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
COMPUTER SCIENCE: Jonathan R. Georgiades, DeRidder; Justin Dale Hebert, Iota; Justin Ryan Daigle, Devin J. Quebodeaux, Lake Charles; Garrett D. Head, Sulphur; Michael A. Pickett, Vinton; Sujit Manandhar, Bidhan Thapa, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
ENGINEERING: Cunzhi Zhao, Suzhou, China; Mateo Aristizabal, Pereira, Colombia; Reginald Trey August, Carencro; Mitchell D. Sewell, DeRidder; Cyrus Lee Vidrine, Duralde; Nickolas Jude Richard, Eunice; Shawn Michael Wilson, Iowa; William J. Benoit, Jarren P. Cornner, Stephanie Renee Myers, Samuel C. Roques, Brock J. Stewart, Edward Leon Williams, Lake Charles; Nolan T. Hunt, Longville; Shalin Jeanise Townsend, Luling; Lauren Renee Petrofes Landry, Ragley; Gunnar R. Busch, Allyson Rose Cloud, Hayden G. Haynes, Ronnie Iftakhar Hossain, Sulphur; Jeevan Rai, Kathmandu, Nepal; Abinash Shrestha, Lalitpur, Nepal; Nabin Dhakal, Lamjumg, Nepal; Minh Hoang Pham, Vung Tali, Vietnam
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Jeremy S. Chafin, Corey Jordan Couvillion, Joseph D. Eastman, Brandon Lee Fruge, Lake Charles; Curtis Mitchell Rogers, Monroe; George Ivy Gilbert, Oakdale; Skylar B. Richard, Ragley; Charles Justin McMillian, Logan Ford Planchard, Vinton; James Nicholas Brewer, Westlake
Bachelor of Science in Finance
FINANCE: Bin Zhao, Huaxian, China; Dushyant J. Patel, Navgari, India; Heather Renee Armentor, Lacassine; Katelyn Elizabeth Askew, Tracey Charmaine Fuselier, Michelle Nicole Gibbs, Jacob Allen Gillett, Charmaine M. Mosely, Tad R. Nope, Lake Charles; Sakulkarn Auyyapat, Hatyai, Thailand

Bachelor of Science in General Business
GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Marcela Studinska, Bohumin, Czech Republic; Sadie R. Lambert, DeRidder; Michael A. Wimberley, Eunice; Mark Logan Fontenot, Ross Evan Johnson, Trekessa Lasha Siverand, Lake Charles; Van B. Nguyen, New Orleans; Jaci Lynn Williams, Reeves; AnnaMarie Elizabeth Bruce, Desiree Claire Smith, Sulphur; Uyen Thi Tu Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication
Mass Communication: Roselie G. Kelly, Lancaster, Calif.; Jodi L. Miller, Eunice; Megan Elizabeth Landry, Hathaway; Steve B. Corbin, Kinder; Adam J. Bradley, Sara E. Drott, Paige D. Gatson, Karleigh Rose Gutierrez, Sara E. Martin, Lake Charles; Jude Anthony Richard, Westlake; Bailey Anne Gilbeaux, Orange, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Management
MANAGEMENT: Jodi L. Fournerat, Basile; Matthew Thomas Thibodeaux, Central; Bianca S. Anderson, Crowley; Mary Elizabeth Williams Washington, DeRidder; Katlyn Blair Wallett, Eunice; Patrick F. Hardey, Jonathan H. Harless, Justin Matthew Mouser, Lauren Ann Ricklefsen, Courtney Erin Robinson, Kaelynn D. Stidham, Lamaraka D. Suggs, Lake Charles; Richard Mason Ross, Leesville; Dylan Thomas Windsor, Ruston; Jack Edward Clyde, Sulphur; Kandice Lin DuBroc, Sulphur; Britta Hyman, Sulphur; Dylan M. Stitzlein, Sulphur; Sujina Maharjan, Kathmandu, Nepal; Hoang Nam Duong, Moscow, Russia; Lance Sefcik, Georgetown, Texas; Leslie Anne Spell, Orangefield, Texas
MANAGEMENT ONLINE: Michelle E. Broussard, Erath; Dylan E. Morgan, Grand Lake; Mason Dean Hicks, Hackberry; John Marshall Griffin, Jennings; Jennifer L. Arceneaux Armentor, Early Wayne Ledbetter III, Kristin E. Wright, Lake Charles; Alyson N. Kratzer, Mermentau; Alvin Varnado, New Orleans; Jason Robert Dupuis, Sulphur; Anna Eva Matteo, Deptford, N.J.; Gabrielle Renae Williams, Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
MARKETING: Grant L. Dubroc, Baton Rouge; Megan E. Townsley, DeRidder; Benjamin Charles Benoit, Adam Ross Guidry, Lake Charles; Gabrielle Aimee Deloach Rider, Mamou; Marybeth Katlin Anderson, Pitkin; Madeleine Claire Benoit, Prairieville; AnnaMarie Elizabeth Bruce, Matthew Grant Dunn, Sulphur; Danielle N. Reilly, Ville Platte; Sanjib Bastola, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
NURSING: Nezira Obatogni Akobi, Cotonou, Benin; Corissa N. Storms, Cottonwood, Calif.; Miranda J. Savoie, Baton Rouge; Kathedria Nicole Davis, Breaux Bridge; Kei’Andrea Monae Barker, Andrew C. Batiste, Crowley; Ashley Nicole Fejarang, Gregory Paul Taylor, DeRidder; Lanh T. Duong, Eunice; Hannah N. Cashat, Alyssa M. Saporito, Gueydan; Alaina Lauren LeJeune, Iota; Erika Jade Guillory, Iowa; Alisha Menard LeDay, Jennings; Lauren M. Hoffman, Kinder; Denise Justine Eugene, Brittany Ann Hardy, Hannah Catherine Lutz, Kelci Elizabeth Quereau, Lafayette; Mandy Duckworth Benoit, Carly Joy Hay, Lake Arthur; Andrew Armand, Hannah R. Babineaux, Taylor J. Belaire, Anna B. Breaux, Dana M. Breaux, Sylvia M. Dugas, Sondra Lewis Flugence, Lauren Meredith Fruge, Kimberly J. Galmore, Daulton Jacob Huber, Meleah Elizabeth Kimball, Kristina D. LeBleu, Courtney Brooke Manuel, Diante A. Marks, Kaitlyn Marie McEvoy, Kathryn C. Phillips, Hannah M. Reed, Amberly N. Richard, Alexis N. Sonnier, Vanessa Ann Stewart, Jessica E. Young, Lake Charles; Kadie Leigh Castro, Maurice; Amber Renee Faulk, Joi R. Thomas, Rayne; Kelsi M. Kyle, Rosepine; Brooklynn M. Belcher, Brennan C. Bergeron, Amanda Renee Murray Blount, Colby D. Ceasar, Brandi Morgan Drost, Madison Nicole Ezernack, Courtney Joy Hawkins, Shelly Denee Hollier, Lexus Louvier Martin, Nikkole E. Miller, Nicholas S. Parsons, Adam Michael Price, Sulphur; Allison Dalton Hillebrandt, Vinton; Wendy Yvonne Hornsby Hotard, Welsh; Cheyenne T. Ganley, Thurmont, Md.; Anita Shrestha, Kathmandu, Nepal; Khara L. Ryals, Beaumont, Texas; Mikah Lea Morris, Port Neches, Texas
NURSING - RN TO BSN ONLINE: Jennifer Naomi Lamarche Perry, Alexandria; Deborah Thomas, Baton Rouge; Angela Renee Fontenot, Evangeline; Brantley Paul Booth, Christine Miller Fox, Lake Charles; Lauren Elizabeth Vallery, Longview; Amy Dutton, Pine Prairie; Scott Jamison Leger, Sulphur
Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies
PARALEGAL STUDIES: Brittany Naylene Jouett, Alberta, Canada; Sara N. Thompson, Hayes; Kissie Simon, Madison Danielle Valenti, Emily Sue Wing, Lake Charles
Associate of General Studies
GENERAL STUDIES: Brittany Naylene Jouett, Alberta, Canada; Judy L. Thomas, Orlando, Fla.; Michelle Antoinette Harden, Bastrop; Crystal Dalene Crawford LaVergne, DeRidder; Dianna Lynn Bergeron, Joalice Marie Valmore, Eunice; Daphani L. McKenzie, Houma; Kaitlyn Blair Kingrey, Kinder; Jodi Fitzgerald, Matthew Scott Fitzgerald, Brittney Paige Sonnier Moore, Lake Arthur; April Marie Lowe Ben, Hannah E. Clements, Michael Todd Fontenot, Lea Anne Hollier, Robert Earl Jacobi, Brittany Nichole Joseph, Janie E. Lunn, Christian M. McMorris, Tara Louise Proffitt, Adriana Paulina Quigley, Michaela Dakota Touchstone, Rachel Marie Walker, Lakeyn Kristine Ward, Lake Charles; Ariel Renee Allen, New Orleans; Phyllis Sue Gray, Ragley; Elizabeth Arielle Kellner, Michael Benjamin Lucas, Rosepine; Grace C. Hernandez, Sulphur; Garhett J. Fontana, Westlake; Khara L. Ryals, Beaumont, Texas; Gabrielle D. August, Houston, Texas; Dakota A. Breaux, Pearland, Texas; Nick W. Vidrine, Oakley, Utah
Associate of Science in Engineering
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Malik Montrell Fontenot, Opelousas; Logan Ford Planchard, Vinton

Associate of Science in Nursing
NURSING: Frances Marie Zaworski, Emporia, Kan.; Kelcie Lee Ann Coram, DeRidder; Kaylyn Marie Dawsey, Grand Lake; Khristopher Paul Fuselier, Iowa; Tomika Marie Galmore, Sara Christine Loewer, Jennings; Alishia G. Richard, Lake Arthur; Lanette Tower Babineaux, Andrew Evan Bearb, Rebekah Lynn Bourque, Kelly Fontenot Campbell, Tina Marie Carroll, Adriana Allyse Childress, Veronica Marie Crader Doucett, Christopher J. Miles, Romina Pacheco, Cortney Charles Rochon, Amy Lynn Sheffield, Lake Charles; Krystal G. Hargrave Boudreaux, Morse; Tabitha Harris, New Iberia; Noell Elizabeth Hebert, Perry; Terri D. Williams, Ragley; Bethany Lynell Knatt-Broussard, St. Martinville; Annie Lynn Bourque, Vanessa Ann Parker, Kristie Gail Whisenhunt, Sulphur; Lauren Nicole Broussard Hawkins, Vinton; Nadyia Jean Achane, Evan W. Iguess, Welsh; Stacey Renee’ Freeman Bynum, Westlake; NeAisha M. Anderson, Jackson, Miss.; Sorin Marius Munteanu, Constanta, Romania
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McNeese Awards Honorary Doctorate

December 12, 2015, 11:56 am
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McNeese Awards Honorary Doctorate

McNeese State University President Dr. Philip C. Williams, right, presented Michael R. Fuljenz with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during McNeese’s fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 12, at Burton Coliseum.


(December 12, 2015) McNeese State University conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Michael R. Fuljenz, a successful businessman, civic leader and supporter of McNeese, during the 145th commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 12, at Burton Coliseum.

“This is the highest honor that the university can bestow upon an individual,” said Dr. Philip C. Williams, McNeese president. “Mike Fuljenz has contributed time and resources to numerous McNeese student activities, including key contributions to academic, athletic and cultural organizations, and is deserving of this honor for his outstanding contributions to both McNeese State University and his community.”

Fuljenz’s financial support in response to various recognized needs now places him among the top 10 all-time donors at McNeese. He was inducted into the McNeese Athletic Hall of Honor in 2009.

Fuljenz is president of Universal Coin & Bullion in Beaumont, Texas, and a nationally recognized gold and numismatic (rare coins) expert. He attended McNeese from 1972-75 on scholarships awarded by the State Board of Education, Southwest Louisiana American Chemical Society and McNeese Band. At McNeese, he was a chemistry/biology major and played in the marching and concert bands.

He has also served on the faculty and as principal of the summer Governor’s Program for Gifted Children, which is housed at McNeese.

Fuljenz has received numerous awards from the Numismatic Literary Guild - a respected nonprofit organization composed of authors, editors and publishers who cover rare coins, paper money and precious metals - including the prestigious Clemy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also a recipient of the Medal of Merit from the American Numismatic Association.

His articles on consumer education and protection work in rare coins and precious metals have appeared in such national publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes and Kiplinger and he has been interviewed by CNBC, Fox Business News and Bloomberg TV. He has also been a consultant for the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. General Services Administration, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Mint and Royal Canadian Mint.

Fuljenz has served as an outstanding civic leader in his community. He has served as president of the Beaumont Catholic Diocesan School Board and the local youth basketball association. He has received the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Award, the St. Thomas Aquinas Top Award for Outstanding Support of Catholic Schools, his local police department’s Top Corporate Supporter Award and the Golden Ring of Freedom from the National Rifle Association. He has also supported Meals on Wheels for over 15 years and has coached 25 youth soccer, baseball and basketball teams.
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Entergy Donates to Banners at McNeese

January 15, 2016, 7:56 am
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Entergy Donates to Banners at McNeese


(January 15, 2016) Banners at McNeese State University is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Entergy has donated $10,000 for the spring 2016 Banners program. Frank Shannon left, Entergy senior region manager, presents the donation to Patricia Prudhomme, Banners director.
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