Alumni Columns (Volume Spring 2000)

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DearAlumni: NatOcrhigtaoncihzeesd,iLnx)1u8i8s4iana
havesharedwithyouinpastletterssomeofthethings AmemberofCASE
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withbothachallengeandanopportunity. NorthwesternStateUniversity,Natchitoches,LA,
Northwestern is taking a leadership role among Louisiana institutions in 71497-0002.
providingclassesbycompressedvideo,desktoptechnologyandtheInternet.Inthe AlumniOafnfidce88P8h-o7n9e9:-361488-6357-4414
spring semester, we are offering 59 classes electronically to more than 2,000 FAX:[phone]
students,someofwhomwouldnotbeabletotakeclassesotherwise. Email:[email protected]
Beginningthisfall,weplantoofferourassociatedegreeprogramincriminal NSUALUMNIOFFICERS
justicecompletelyelectronically.Thecriminaljusticeprogramhasbeensuccessful President TbmmyChester
forus,fillingavitalneedinthisareaandshouldcontinuetogrow. Arcadia,1969
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recentlymetwithrepresentativesof CentralTexasCollegeandwithBrig. Gen. Natchitoches,1985
CharlesSwannackJr.,thenewcommandingofficeratFortPolk.Duringthemeet- ExecutiveDirector ChrisMaggio
ing,wediscussedestablishingapartnershipwithCTCtoexpandacademicdegree Natchitoches,1985
offerings at military bases worldwide. CTC is already established on many BOARDOFDIRECTORS
militarypostsbutonlyofferstwo-yearcertificationanddegreeprograms. TommyChester Arcadia,1969
Mr.JindalandmembersofNorthwestern'sadministrationandfacultyalso GlennTalbert Shreveport.1964
metwithofficialsfromAllianceCompressors,ascrollcompressormanufactur- CDaarlreolBlerLnoanrgd LakeTyClhearr,lTeXs,,11997702
ingplantlocatedinNatchitoches. Throughauniquepartnership.Northwest- DavidMorgan Austin,TX,1973
ern provides on-site workforce development through certification programs BryantLewis Haynesville,1958
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nationalandinternationalpresencethatwillhelptheuniversitygrowandmake
allofuswhocareaboutthisinstitutionproud. STLT3ENTREPRESENTATIVE
ShawnHomsby Tioga,LA
SGAPresident
ChrisMaggio,Director TheAlumni'Columns ispublishedin
AlumniAffairs spring,summer,fallandwinter.
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FellowNorthwesternGraduatesandFriends:
Publisher
SpringtimeishereandasIwalkaroundcampus,Ireal- ChrisMaggio
izehowluckyIamtobeassociated\vithNorthwestern
State University. The beauty ofour campus and the Editor
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friendlinessofourstudents,facult}'andalumnicontinue
tobesomeofourgreateststrengths. Iknoweachofyoucanreflectbacktoyour Writers
timeoncampuswithsomefondmemoriesofthistimeofyear. DavidWest
ThisspringandsummerwillbeabusytimeforyourAlumniAssociation. We DougIreland
willhostover20eventsthroughoutthestateandregionspreadingthegoodnews Photography
aboutyouralmamater. Wehavereceptions,dinners, andofcourse,Louisiana's Gar\-Hardamon
favoritetradition...CrawfishBoilsplanned. Also,wewillagainteamup\\aththe SteveEvans
OfficeofAdmissionsandRecruitingtohostreceptionsinthehomesofouralumni Design/Layout
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thatwearehostingthisyear. Iwanttothankallofouralumniwhohaveopened
uptheirhomesfortheseregionalreceptions!
WealsolookforwardtoourGoldenJubileeCelebrationonMay5and6. Thisis
whenwewillrecognizeouralumnifromthe1950graduatingclass. Wehavetwo
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Discovering and understanding:
Keys to scientific research at Northwestern
Manypeopleget a confused look on Eventhoughthe departmentis relativelysmall,withjustover
theirfacewhentheyhearthatpeople 50 majors, the number ofphysics graduates is growing, said Dr.
are "calibrating a particle accelera- GaryWhite, associateprofessorofphysics andcoordinatorforthe
tor,"butwhenapotismoreresistant department. Tenyears ago. Northwestern averagedlessthanone
physics graduate every five years. This year, NSU's physics pro-
tostuck-onfoods and rusting, orthe gramshouldgraduatesixphysicsmajors—morethanthree-fourths
lead content ofan artifact from an oftheundergraduatephysicsprogramsnationwide.
historicsiteisdated,aparticleaccel-
eratorhas been calibrated and used ^^We want our students to be wellprepared for
in theprocess. work in a science-relatedfield or to continue
People may also wonderhow improving their education. And the amount oftime our
the"defractionefficiencies"ofcertaincrys- students spend doing theirresearch gives them
talswouldbenefitthem,butwhentheirCD thatpreparation and understanding?^
drive works more efficiently, they will —Dr.GaryWlute,associateprofessorofphysics
appreciatethefactthatsomeonehasmade
thatapossibility. Thedepartmentisnowproducingmorephysicsgraduatesthan
Several undergraduate students and otherundergraduateonlyprogramsinthestateandasmanyphys-
recent graduates ofNorthwestern State icsgraduatesasthoseprogramswithgraduatedegrees.Incontrast,
University'sDepartmentofChemistryand thenationalaveragehasdecreasedabout 17percentoverthepast
Physicsareworkingtomakethosescientific 10years.Whitesaid,withthetotalnumberofphysicsgraduatesat
processes a reality, and they have learned a40-yearlow.
to explain them so that others can under- Somebiggeruniversitieshavetheresourceswithwhichtobuymore
standthebenefitsofthoseprocesses. equipmentfortheirphysicalsciencelaboratories,butthatisnotthe
Forexample, ScottDodd, ajuniorphys- key,accordingtoafewofthephysicsstudentsatNorthwestern.
icsmajorfromKinder,isworkingondeter- "What we have, we make it work," said Kristen Russell, a
mining the location ofelectric current in seniorphysicsandmathematicsmajorfi-omMorganCity,"andwe
various shaped resistors. How might that completelyunderstandit."
benefit mankind? Dodd says the research Ben Williams ofNatchi—toches agrees. "There are advantages
could be used to help describe why light everjrwhere, ours is time the time we spend doing actual re-
bulbsburnout. search andthetimeourprofessorsspendhelpingusi^^^B^^d
And Matt Creighton, a senior physics whatwe'redoingandwhy."
major from Natchitoches, said he has cre-
atedafewnewcompoundswhich"mayaid
inmakingbettersemiconductors.
GflMPi/5Mores
Interest in the sciences at Knowlton, associate professor of
Northwesternhasincreasedover physics,wasawardedaNASASum-
thepast 10years, due largelyto mer Faculty Research Award last
theinceptionoftheJOVEProject, summer and worked at Stennis
White said. JOVE is ajoint ven- Space Center in Mississippi. His
ture between universities and workinvolved usingradarto study
NASA and provides a unique changes in surface features ofthe
opportunity for students to earthaswellasarchaeologicalsites
engageinreal researchatan suchasLosAdaesStateCommemo-
undergraduatelevel,whichis U*B"lW rativeAreanearRobeline.
virtually unheard ofat many Dr.MartinRudd,assistantprofes-
collegesanduniversities sor ofchemistry, was awarded his
And the students ar—e doing' secondsummervisitingresearchpo-
some amazing things several of sitionattheU.S.DepartmentofEn-
thephysicsstudentsspentlastsum- ^^Undergraduate researc—h ergyLaboratoryatIowaStateUni-
merworkingonresearchthroughout is agreat opportunity versityinAmes, Iowa. Hisresearch
thecountry,andonechemistrystu- ourfacultymake sure involvedsynthesis oforgano-metal-
dent has created a few new com- that we understand what licmolybdenumcomplexestobeused
poundswhichmaysomedaybeused we're doing and why.99 in controlling the speed ofcertain
tomakebettersemiconductors. chemicalreactions.
Three ofthe students, Russell, —BenWilliams,seniorphysics WhiteworkedwiththeNSUstu-
DoddandMarcieKimball,partici- majorfromNatchitoches. dents atthe particle acceleratorfa-
patedintheResearchExperiences cility atARL in Lafayette. He pre-
for Undergraduates program this sented this work at the summer
past summer, which is funded Chemistry meetingoftheAmericanAssociation
through the National Science ofPhysicsTeachersinSanAntonio,
scholarship
Foundation. Texas,inasessiondevotedtoinvolv-
Russellworkedoncrystalforma- estabhshed ingundergraduatesinresearch.
tionin Seattle atthe Universityof A Beingabletocreatesomethingor
Washington.KimballandDodd,both $50,000endowedscholar- discoveranunknowngivesthesestu-
senior physics majors from shipforchemistrymajors dents agreatfeelingofaccomplish-
Plaucheville and Kinder respec- has been established by ment.
tively,studiedsolidstatephysicsat CharlesandDorthyMondayof "Thephysicalsciencesandmath-
LehighUniversityinPennsylvania Corpus Christi, Texas. Mr. ematics have always been consid-
andRensselaerPolytechnicInstitute Mondayis a 1936 graduate of ered hard," Rudd said. "It takes a
inNewYork. StateNormalCollegeandare- lot ofdedication to get a physical
Twootherphysicsmajors.Shelly tiredexecutivewithAmoco. sciencedegree."
Hynes, aseniorfromNatchitoches, MondaywasastudentofDr. "It's not as hard as many young
and Bob Trull, a junior from JoeWebb, achemistryfaculty people think it is," said Greg
Leesville,workedasresearchassis- majorwhose son. Dr. Randall O'Quinn, aseniorLouisianaSchol-
tants at the Acadiana Research J.Webb,isnowNorthwestem's ars' College student from Sulphur.
LaboratoryinLafayette,calibrating president.Whilehewasastu- "Itjust takes time to understand.
theopticsfor anewlyinstalled mi- dent,Mondayworkedintheli- AndwhileI'myoungandstillwant
croprobesystem. braryandinthechemistrylab. to do all these things, I hope I can
Inrecentyears,morethanadozen HespenthissenioryearasDr. generate some interest among
students from the Department of JoeWebb'slabassistant. youngerpeople."
Chemisti-y and Physics have re- "Wethoughtthisscholarship "Alotofpeopleareintimidatedby
ceivedREUpositionsorsimilarpo- could show strongsupportfor science,"saidBenWilliams,asenior
sitionsatvariouslocationsacrossthe pubUceducation,"saidMonday. physics major from Natchitoches.
nation, including Rice University, "Ihopethiswillmakeiteasier "Undergraduateresearchis agreat
—
ArgonneNationalLaboratoryinChi- forstudents toobtain anedu- opportunity ourfacultymakesure
cagoandUniversityofAlabama. cation." Criteria forthe schol- thatwe understand whatwe're do-
Thedepartmentalfacultyarealso arshipwillbeestablished. ingandwhy."
very active in research. Dr. Kelly
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terGeesnteirnattihnegsicni-- Scholarship is estabHshed to honor
enceswasalsoone
Webster Parish educator
ofthe aims ofthe
recent "Psi2K: A
CelebrationofSci- Northwestern State University whoworktirelesslytoimprovetheir
is honoring one ofits distin- communities."
ence," which the guishedalumniwiththeestablish- Beginningthisfallonefreshman,
department held ment ofthe Honorable Everett G. onesophomoreandonejuniorwillre-
in conjunction DoergeScholarship. ceivethescholarship,anduptonine
with the regional Doerge,aNorthwesternalumnus, Northwesternstudents possiblybe-
meetingoftheSo- wasalong-timeWebsterParishedu- ing assisted by the 2002-2003 aca-
ciety of Physics catorandmemberoftheLouisiana demicyear. Thescholarshipisneed
Students, a na- House ofRepresentative for seven based. Those receivingthe scholar-
years.HediedinMay1998. shipmustbeenrolledintheCollege
tional organiza-
Theestablishmentofthescholar- ofEducation or entering into the
tion for which ship was initiated by many of College ofEducation and have at
White serves as president and Doerge's former colleagues in the leasta3.0gradepointaverage.
Russell serves as associate zone Legislature and approved by the Doerge earned a bachelor's and
councilmemberforZone 10. University of Louisiana System master's degree at NSU and a doc-
During Psi2K, speakers from BoardofSupervisors. Studentsen- torateatLouisianaStateUniversity.
NASA, the Laser Interferometer rolled in the College ofEducation He was a teacher and coach at
Gravitational-Wave Observatory in willbenefitfromthescholarship. MindenHighSchoolfrom1964until
Lmiavdinegstpornesanedntmaatniyonosthearnsdciemntaidstes dou"sEvferrieetntdaDnoderagdevowcaatseafortreedmuecna-- S1c9h7o4o,lfprroinmc1i9p7a6luanttilL1o9w7e8,Mseicdodnlde-
tion throughout his career. I can ary education supervisor for the
hands-onpresentations. thinkofnobetterwaytohonorhim Webster Parish School Board from
Russell alsoledadiscussionses- than by establishing a scholarship 1979until1984andassistantsuper-
sion during theAmerican Physical that will enable others to become intendentofschoolsinWebsterPar-
Society's100thanniversarymeeting educators," said Northwestern ishfrom 1984until 1992.
lastyearinAtlanta.Thesociety'stwo President Dr. Randall J. Webb. "It In1991,Doergewaselectedtothe
annualmeetingswerecombinedinto is my hope that those who benefit LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives,
one,withanestimated10,000physi- from this scholarship will seek to serving on the House Education
followhisexamplebybecomingout- Committee.Ill
cistsinattendance.Russellwasthe standing teachers and individuals
only undergraduate to lead alarge
group session during the meeting.
Several other Northwestern stu- Looking back through the Columns
dents were showcased during four
SocietyofPhysicsStudentssessions. ThestaffoftheAlumniColumnsthoughtourfellowalumniwouldbe
interestedintakingalookbackandrememberingsomeoftheevents
Forthoserecentgraduatesofthe andhighlightsfromthemagazine'snearly60yearsofexistence.Itisinthis
program.Whitesaidthepossibilities editionthatwebegin"LookingBack,"whichincludesexcerptsfromolder
are almost endless. Several recent editionsoftheColumns.Wehopeyouwillhaveasmuchfunreadingthem
graduatesarenowattendinggradu- aswehavegatheringthem.
ate school, but others are already In May 1938, tocommemorate launchingthe magazine, the staffgave
puttingtheireducationtowork.Seth theirreasonsfornamingthemagazine"TheNormalAlumniColumns"and
LeGrandisworkingatBrookhaven updatedalumnionmanyprojects:
National Lab in Upton, N.Y., and "NormalalumniareenvisioningagreaterNormalsurroundedandsup-
BradBoydisworkingforRa3rtheon/ psoerrvteedabsyaapmuoblrieccmloosuetlhypkineicteaolfutmhnoisegrootuhpe.r..c.oTlhuemnNsoromfablriCcoklaunmdnswhisitteo
HughesinWashington,D.C. stuccoontheNormal campus, those muteyeteloquentwitnesses topast
"Wewantourstudentstobewell educationalachievementandgrandeur,thosesilentmonumentsofscholas-
prepared for work in a science-re- tictraditionsandideals;thosetoweringmemorialsofthebestandnoblest
latedfieldortocontinuetheiredu- inpubliceducationinLouisiana.
cation,"Whitesaid."Andtheamount "But...thepredominantaimofTheNormalAlumniColumnsistomain-
oftime our students spend doing tainandpromoteacloseandliverelationshipbetweentheNormalCollege
theirresearchgivesthemthatprepa- and its sons and daughters ... those human columns that dominate and
safeguardineverycornerofthestatethemental andspiritualgrowthof
rationandunderstanding."Ill ouryouthintorealmanhoodandwomanhood."
StillothertidbitsfromthefirsteditionsoftheAlumniColumnsincluded
fiL*f^OcL*f^Sf'^2000/
CfiHPUiNaiei
thefollowing: fostered hard work, good business
"The new athletic field is being $100,000 ethics,thevalueandimportanceof
constructed on the south portion of honesty and superior leadership
thecampus.Ljdngbetweentwohills, Baton Rouge skills. Iworkedtheentirefouryears
thefieldisanaturalbowl,andwhen ofmycollegecareer."
completedwillprovide ... oneofthe area fund drive Proceedsofthedrivewillbeused
mostbeautifulstadiainthenation." to create permanent, endowed
"TheLouisianaStateNormalCol- is scheduled scholarships. Once the scholar-
lege during the year installed a ships are set up, specific criteria
broadcastingstudio and broadcasts Ellis Coutee ofBaton Rougehas willbeestablished. Ill
by remote control through station
KALBinAlexandria.Thestationwas been selected to head a Baton
bifonrrsottasadloclfaesPdtriotnfhgerssostuoagrthiOottnihhseeRru.enCtfraiceriwil.nigtTatheefes- NRStoSautUgeeUFanoriuevneadrfsauitntidyo-.nrTaihasteinNdgroirdvrteihviwesefssoctrheterhdne-
in promoting radio broadcasts uledtobeginlaterthisyearwiththe Foundation Board
taimoonsngofstchheoosltsatea.n"d civic organiza- gsohailpsofartaiNsiSnUg$t1o00b,e0n0ef0iftorstscuhdoelnatrs- welcomes
And in conjunction with this fromtheBatonRougearea.
spring'scoverstoryabouttheDepart- "Volunteeringisfuntome. I am new members
mentofChemistryandPhysics,the constantlylookingtodomeaningful
followingexcerpts were taken from workwithmeasurableresults,"said
theDecember1938AlumniColumns: Coutee,whoearnedabachelor'sde- Dr.SteveHorton ofNatchitoches
"AsthisissueoftheColumnsgoes greeinbusinessfromNorthwestern andCherylWilsonofWodworth
tothepress,theScienceBuildingre- in 1960. "Assisting Northwestern have been appointed to the North-
minds us ofthe proverbial stuffed State University in one ofits first western State University Founda-
turkey ofThanksgiving. All ofthe projectsforthenewmillenniumisa tionBoard.
hallsandavailableroomsarestuffed perfect opportunity for me to give Hortonearnedbachelor'sdegrees
totheceilingwithnewequipmentfor somethingbacktoaninstitutionthat injournalismandjournalismeduca-
thechemistry,physics,homeeconom- affordedandgavemesomuch." tionfromNorthwestern.Hebecame
icsandagriculturelaboratories....St—u- An enrolled agent with 40 years anassistantprofessorofjournalism
dentswillfindaChristmasprese—nt experience,Couteeisapartnerinthe atNorthwesternin1989andserved
fine new laboratory apparatus on firmofCouteeandCouteeTaxCon- asstudentpublicationsadviserfrom
theirreturnaft;ertheholidays. sultants. Hehasageneraltaxprac- 1994through 1998.
"The mere mention ofBoyd Hall ticewithemphasis intaxrepresen- In 1998,Hortonbecamedirector
issufficienttoawakenlongcherished tationsonaudits,appeals,litigation ofalumni affairs. Heheldthatpo-
memoriesintheheartsofcountless andestatetaxreturns. sition until 1999 when he was
men and women today throughout Last year, Coutee and his wife named head ofthe Department of
thestate.Manyhavebeenthehands Juanita established an endowed Journalism.
clappedtoearsasthereportsofthe scholarshipatNorthwestern. Wilsonhas served as chiefoper-
hydrogengunrangthroughthecor- "Students from the metropolitan ating officer ofRapides Regional
ridors; manythe sparks and crack- Baton Rouge area are no different MedicalCentersince1997.Shewas
les ofstatic electricity which have than those from other parts ofour interim chiefexecutive officerfrom
emerged through the doors ofthe state.Manyneedscholarshipstoas- Nov. 1998untilMarch1999.
physicslectureroom....BoydHallis sist them as they pursue their de- Wilsonearnedabachelor'sdegree
nowbutamemory, andourwork... grees," said Coutee. "I like tothink injournalismandamaster'sinstu-
iscarriedonintheoldtrainingschool I'm planting seeds and nurturing dentpersonnelservicesatNSU.She
buildingwhereconditionsaremuch seeds for young entrepreneurs and alsoreceivedamaster'sinhospital
moresatisfactory. professionalsbyexposingthemtoan andhealthcareadministrationfrom
"Theworkofferedinsciencetoday excellenteducationopportunitypur- TrinityUniversity.
is such that the services ofthree suedinafamily-likeatmosphere." Anactivememberofthecommu-
tmeeamcbheerrssaorfetrheequsitarfefdbieninbigolMorg.y,H.tLh.e menCotuwtietehsNayosrthhiswecsotnteirnnueisdoinnevowlvaey- nkietty,inWgi/lCsoomnmiusncihcaaitriomnasnoCfotmhmeitMtaere-
Barr,Dr.PriscillaE.HusseyandDr. ofrepayingadebttotheuniversity. for the United Way and is also on
LaurettaFox.Inchemistry,thework "The university gave me much their Executive Committee and
iasnbdeiMnrg.dJo.nWe.bWyebMbr,.Ab.oLt.hDbuecionugrAn.aBu. maotrmeostphhaenraeqauanlditeynevdiurcaotnimoen.ntThoef bCoeanrtdr.aWlilLsoounisisivaincae-AcmhearirimcaannofRtehde
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Karl and Linda Moore
hosted NSU's Pi Kappa
Phi reunion in Belgium
Several alumni ofNSU's Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
recently convened in the home ofKarl and Linda
MooreinBrussells,Belgiumforaspecialreunion.Karl
HNiobretrhnwieastNeartnioSntaalteBUannikverhsaistymaFoduendaactoinotnritbouctrieoanteofan$6e0n,d0o0w0etdoptrhoe- (anNdSUas'D60iraecntdor'7o4f)Fiisnaanncoeff(iCceFrO)offoIrntIePr'snaEtuironoapleaPnapoepr-
fessorshipinbankinginNSU'sCollegeofBusiness.Thedonationwill erationsmakeshishomeinBrussells.Thealumniwho
bematchedwith$40,000fromtheLouisianaBoardofRegents'Sup- attended graduated from Northwestern between 1958
portFund.ShownataluncheoninShreveportannouncingthedona- and 1963 and travelled from Chicago, Smithfield, Va.,
tcihoaniwremraen:oHfitbheernNioartSheenironrRVeigcieonP,reMsiindneentttKTehiotrhnBteorng,ermoanr,keBtoibnFglmurarny-, Dallas,Shreveport,WinnfieldandNewOrleanstotake
agerfortheNorthernRegion,AreaPresidentHaroldTurner,NSU part.Thesefraternitybrothershaveremarkablystayed
AssociateProfessorofBusinessDr.SusanWhite,HiberniaAvoyelles incontactfor40yearsandwereabletogettogetherin
PresidentLynnBordelonandNorthwesternDirectorofInstitutional Brussellsafterfourdecades.
AdvancementTonyGustwick. Thoseparticipatingwere:CharlesBice,BillandMary
Hibernia endows NSU Ellen (LaCaze) Cook, John Echols, Robert Kelley and
Nancy Coleman-Jennings, Mickey and Sylvia (George)
professorship in banking Murphy, Karl and Linda (Aiken) Moore, Larry Rice,
CharlesVarnellandJohnWheat.RonaldKnottandhis
wife along with Billy Paul Plunkett and his wife had
The NSU Foundation has received a donation of plannedtobepartofthegroupbutwereunabletopar-
$60,000fromHiberniaNationalBanktocreatean ticipatebecauseofhealthand/orbusinessreasons.
endowedprofessorshipinbankinginNSU'sCollegeof Thegroupeachhad"uniforms"(white shirts embla-
Business. The donationwillbe matchedwith $40,000 zonedinpurplewithPiKappaPhi...Brussells1999)pro-
fromtheLouisianaBoardofRegents'SupportFund. videdbyMikeandSylviaMurphy.Thefraternitybroth-
"ThisdonationisanimportantstepastheCollegeof ers lived in a fraternity-type situation staying in the
Businessworkstostrengthenitsnationalreputation," Moore's home. Two vans transported them on a busy
saidDr.CarrollD.AbyJr.,deanoftheCollegeofBusi- sofchtehdeulBeultgheatMeimnocrliuadle,dtBhreusAsreldlesn,neBsasFtoorgenset,,tthheeGBartatnlde
ness."BecauseofHiberniaNationalBank'ssupport,we Duchy ofLuxembourg and the American Cemetery,
will be able to attract orretain a top faculty member Brugge,Paris,Antwerp,BelgiumandMonshau,Germany.
whowillbe abletoprepareourstudentsforthe chal- TheyalsospentthreedaysinNormandytouringthe
lengestheywillfaceinthejobmarket." beachesusedfortheD-Daylandingandmuseums.The
"Webelieveaprofessorshipinbankingisespecially grouparrivedatOmahaBeachattheendofthedayas
criticalinordertoattractanddeveloptopstudentswho theflagwasloweredand"Taps"wasbeingplayed,remind-
willonedaybecomeleadersinthebankingfield,"said ingthemofthesacrificesmadebythosewhofoughtthere.
MinnettThornton, marketingmanagerforHibernia's The tripwas so successful that they plan to get to-
Northern Region. "It's an important step for the uni- getherlaterthisyearinSanMigueldeAllende,Mexico.
versityandLouisiana'sfinancialservicesindustry."
The Hibernia National Bank Professorship is the
sixthendowedprofessorshipestablishedintheCollege
ofBusinessinrecentmonths.
"The business community and private foundations
alongwithalumniandsupportersofNorthwesternhave
beenverywillingtooffersupportaswehavemetwith
themandtoldthemaboutourfutureplans,"saidAby.
"Wehaveattractedbright,capablefacultyfromaround
thecountrywhoareproducingstudentswhomeetthe
needsofbusiness. The proofofthequalityofourpro-
gram is in ourgraduates whohave excelled academi-
callyandareundertakingchallengingworkinanum-
MembersofthePiKappaPhialumnigroupwhichheldarecent
beroffields." reunioninBelgiumincluded(frontfromleft)LarryRice,Nancy
Northwestern's College ofBusiness is accredited by Coleman-Jennings, Sylvia (George) Murphy, Mickey Murphy,
theAmericanAssemblyofCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness, Linda(Aiken)Moore,KarlMoore,MaryEllen(LaCaze)Cook(back
adesignationheldbyonlyone-thirdofthecollegesand from left)John Wheat, Robert Kelley, Charles Bice, Charles
Varnell,JohnEcholsandBillyRoyCook.
universitiesintheU.S.withbusinessprograms.
fiL*M^Cel^f^Sf^tU^2000/S
"Coinmoj^-seiise rendvations'^ to Northwestern
athletic facilities benefit students, alumni
Excitingrenovationsofexistingathleticfacilitiesat and his wife, Lori, provided seed money for theAca-
Northwesternwillgreatlybenefitstudent-athletes demicStudyCenter/PurpleandWhiteRoomandVIP
in their academic pursuits, strengthen the Demons' Boxprojects.
nationally-competitivebaseballprogramandgiveNSU "Thesearecommonsensesolutionstopressingneeds.
footballfansatop-calibermeetingroomastone'sthrow Theprojectswillbenefitimportantandveryworthwhile
fromtheturfatTurpinStadium peopleandprograms,"hesaid."Thesearewiseinvest-
The project list, announced by director ofathletics mentsinourfuture."
GregBurke,includes: ForemostonthelististheAcademicEnhancement
•anAcademicEnhancementCampaignwhichwillpro- Campaign, with establishing the Academic Study
videphysicalandfinancialresourcesdesignedtoprovide Centerthekeystep.The2,400-squarefootcenterwill
NSUstudent-athleteswithahigherlevelofacademicsup- include study carrels, one-on-one tutoring rooms, a
port thatwill serve them well in the new millennium. computerlabwith 10 stations, a group studyconfer-
Thecenterpieceoftheprojectisconvertingtheexisting enceroomandofficespacefortheAthleticDepartment
Purple & White Room in theAthletic AcademicAdvisor.Theroomcanserveas
Fieldhouse to an Academic Study ik!iik ^^ manyas80student-athletescomfortably
Centerforthe300-plusstudent-athletes atanytime.
intimefortheFall2000semester Thesecondstepinthecampaignisto
• At the same time, the Purple & bolstertheAthleticDepartment'sexisting
White Room will be relocated to what scholarshipendowmentof$250,000,help-
nowisthevisitors'dressingroomonthe ingnotonlytofundannualscholarships
firstfloorofthefieldhouse, adjacentto butalsotoprovidevaluablefifth-yearaid
theJackClaytonPlaza. Therenovated forstudent-athleteswhohavecompleted
roomwillfeatureapanoramicviewofthestadium,per- theireligibilityandstilllackasemesterortwobefore
fect for pregame and postgame gatherings in football graduating.
season and for special events and working functions RenovatingandimprovingthegrandstandatBrown-
throughouttheyear Stroud Field is a project first conceived by former
• After a decade ofunprecedented achievement by DemoncoachJimWells,wholaunchedNSUbaseball
Northwestern baseball, the foundation will be estab- onapathhardlyanyonecouldhaveimagined10years
lished to keep the Demon program amongthe bestin ago. Since 1990, Northwestern ranks as the 23rd
thenation.ThelongdiscussedBrown-StroudFieldreno- winningestprogramin majorcollegebaseball, along-
vationprojectwillbeginthisspringwithcompletionin side schools such as LSU, Texas, Mississippi State,
time for the 2001 season, providing a covered and Miami,ArizonaStateandStanford.LSU,Alabamaand
expandedgrandstandarea,featuringchairbackseating Nebraskawillvisittherenovatedstadiumduringthe
in premier lower concourse locations ranging from 2001season.Recruitingandfancomfortwillbegreatly
dugouttodugout enhanced,saidBurke.
• Theloyalsupporterswhoenjoythecomfortofthe Baseballfansandalumnicansupporttheprojectby
VIPboxesforDemonfootballgamesatTurpinStadium purchasingchairbackseatsforaone-timedonationof
willbenefitfrom the refurbishingofthose facilities in $500 per seat. The donor's name will appearon the
time for the 2000 season. It will be the first major backofeachchairbackseattheypurchase.
upgradefortheVIPboxessincethestadiumwasopened "Ourcoachesliketotelltheirteamsthatyoudon't
in1977. standstill,youeithermoveforwardoryoufallbehind,"
Inadditiontotheaforementionedprojects,theNSU he said. "These initiatives assure that in some very
AthleticAssociationalsohasgeneratedcontributionsfor important ways, we are making significant progress
the Jack Clayton Plaza/Scholarship project, enhance- that will benefit each student-athlete in every sport
ments in Prather Coliseum, sprinkler systems for whileenhancingfacilitiestobenefittheidentityofour
women'ssoftballandsoccer,storagebuildingsforbase- university."
ball and men's/women's track. All told, those projects For information on how you can contribute to the
represent in excess of$500,000 in improvements to effort, please contact Burke at [phone] or by
NSU's athletic facilities within a span of 18 months. e-mailat"[email protected]." Ill
Aleadgiftof$150,000fromNSUalumnusSteveStroud
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Class of 1950 RichardC.Henderson,Jr. O.H.Patterson
AudreyRachaelHoff ClarencePatton
RubyJeanHolliman WynellL.Peavy
GoldenJubilee planned JoanHough EfrainPerezPerez
VirginiaNewkirkHouston LucilleCloutierPine
WilliamJennings MarthaAnnaPixley
PalmaGaynellJohnson PatriciaAnnPowell
Itwas a time ofmeetingfriends at the Rendezvous, HaroldWayneJordan ThurmanC.Pullen,Jr.
dancesattheFieldHouse,watermelonparties,walk- JimmieMarieJordan LoisRains
ingtotowntoattendamovieattheAmusutheater,and QuentinH.Jordan IrisJoReynolds
catchingthetrain infrontofthe mainentryto attend ALneonnC.W.JoKyineerrbow JRiamnmsioenFEa.yReotRihser
theStateFairgameinShreveport. JeanFoellerKingsley MaryEllenSaxby
MembersoftheClassof1950atNorthwesternState BasilD.Kolb HansfordG.Shannon
Collegewillhavetheopportunitytoreflectonthoseand JohnJ.Lacy UndineShows
othermemorieswhentheyarehonoredontheirGolden ADodraotLheyeALnanngLsatwornence MLirlsl.ianJuAl.iaSnibClaeiynShuler
Anniversary. KatherineEmmaMorganLeach MildredMaxineSibley
TheGoldenJubileecelebrationisbeingheldincon- MichaelBernardLeBleu MamieMixonSimmons
junction with Northwestern State University's 115th JoyceM.Mack BetsyNinaSmith
commencementexercisesonMay5. BEemtotjyeeaHnoOp.eMMaatrthienws GMieroiragmeES..SSomribterht
MembersoftheGoldenJubileeclasswillenjoylunch, JessieA.Maxey YvonneE.Spencer
abustourofthecityandcampusandareceptionatthe AlmaByrdMcKinney DoyleR.Stephens
President'shousehonoringtheclassesof1950and2000. WilliamHoodMcLeod KathrineErisTaylor
At 6 p.m., members ofthe Class of1950 will again AEdddaieGrEauygMeenrechMaenldter RReuxbyH.M.TaTyolmorpkins
makethecommencementwalktoreceivetheir50-year JohnRobertMitchell GenevaVivianC.Trammel
diplomas. RobertD.Murphy BerniceE.Turner
On Saturday, members ofthe Class of1950 will be HueyFNolan HarmonE.Walker
MiltonR.Orendorff MildredRuthWells
inducted in the "50-Plus Club", as part ofthe group's QuintonTOrsborn JoJohnsonWest
annualluncheon. TheluncheonwillbeheldinVic'sin JorgeO.ComasPabon WyattJ.Westbrook
theFriedmanStudentUnion. VirginiaD.Page CamilleWindham
NorthwesternStateUniversity'sAlumniAssociation MaryFrancesPassman HattieMillerWright
islookingtoupdatetheaddressesforseveralmembers ClydeLewisPatterson WilliamKennethYancey
ofthe Classof1950. Anyalumnuswho knowshowto
getintouchwithanyoneappearingonthelistofnames Roper memorial golf
below, should contact theAlumni Center at (318)357-
4414or(888)799-6486withtheinformation,orbye-mail
tournament announced
[email protected]
BRReioscbhsbaiireedLSiHugeegnirnAydAAdackmoissntsa OWMdr.isl.J.eTDDheeoeCmsu,aIsrJr.Hampton Thmeen1t8,thsapnonnusaolreCdhrbisyRtohpeerNMSeUmorOfifailceGoolffAToluurmnnai-
ErnestFrankAnderson DeLoach Affairs and the Department of Health and Human
JamesE.Anderson MarjorieGrahamDoggett Performance, will be held Saturday, April 29 at the
ANentdtrieeJLoeoBnakAeurbry RFircahnacredsCL.ouDiusgegDaunlin RobertW.WilsonRecreationComplexinNatchitoches.
WillieFosterTannerBarnidge KathleenDupree Lunch will be served at noon, and tee time for the
JohnA.Baskin,Jr. AndrewR.Eaton four-manscrambleis 1p.m.
DewitfS.Benton,Jr. FrancesEbarb Roper died in a traffic accident over the Christmas
BDiollniaelFdrJa.ncBersasBsleazaiuexr JHualmiensD.BuElckkihnasnnonEdwards holidaysin 1982.AnativeofCamden,Ark., Roperwas a
GlennieG.Breedlove ThomasR.Enwin senior at Northwestern and the top golfer on the 1981
RobertM.S.Butler LaverneR.Evans Demonsquad.HewasamemberoftheTrans-AmericanAll
WSWiaalymbnemreyCeEa.lGlC.eanCssaerylyon JSLuaedroianthGRaRoloyesFeFoirFsdeherrguson ConfTehreenfceeetfeoarm,thpelatcoinugrnnianmtehnitntishe$4l0e,agwuehitcohurinnacmleundte.s
HerbertAlvadoCherrier FayeBryantGalyean lunch.Additionalmealticketscanbepurchasedfor$7
GeorgeD.Cole KennethM.Ganey each.Cartrentalsare$7.50perplayer.
LillianN.Cole VeraA.Gates Tournamentproceedswillbeusedforscholarshipsin
JFaanyieceHyConluemmCaonok SKautseanGiAb.bGoanyle HealthandHumanPerformance.
HarrietMilfordCook WillisR.Goldsby The tournament is limited to the first 72 golfers.
Mrs.H.ClydeCook GeorgeHobsonGraham,Jr. Checks should be made payable to Chris Roper Golf
LauraL.Copeland JohnN.E.Greene Tournamentandshouldbemailedalongwithanentry
HBiollriaecJeeaAnubCroeryryCorley PHaatrrriicnkgtHoenbertHampton formtoHallAdams,NSURecComplex,PO. Box5225,
DavidL.Coyie MarcieFrancesHarrison Natchitoches, La. 71497. For more information or to
WilmaAlineCraig KasklenaHays request an entryform, call the Recreation Complexat
JohnA.Davis ReggieA.Hebert [phone].Ill
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P^U^^y-^Sv«<4//Q.\Ai<>A/ores
April
4—6:30-8:30P.M.HomeofNSUAlumniDanandLillyChase 1925 1950
2750WindrushWay,BatonRouge,LA70809(225)929-5040 MarieE.Toupsis AnnKeyesLeeis
RecruitingReception retiredandlivesin marriedandhasthree
Lockport. Shewasa children. Shelivesin
6—6:30-8:30P.M.HomeofNSUAlumniJimmyandRosemary tyeeaacrhserfo/rprtihneciLpaaflouforrch4e2 Manakin-Sabot,Va.
Patterson2409BentonRd.,BossierCity,LA71111(318)686-9374 ParishSystem. 1951
RecruitingReception HershalMcConathyis
1932 arealtorforCherry
11511—26M:a3p0l-8e:3St0.,P.WMi.nnHfioemled,oLfANS71U4A8l3u(m3n1i8)D6o2n8-a57n3d5JRaenceruPiutrisnegr MreeratnriryLeodBuiufssriohamnBaSaolUuentsihveears-t- CLairntedtelhekitsoRnew,ailfCteoylhoS.aovueHtethwion
Reception sityinHammond. She children.
wasahealthand
13—6:30-8:30RM.HomeofNSUAlumniJulianFoy 1490San physicaleducation 1954
AntonioAve.,Many,LA71449(318)256-2066Recruiting/Alumni professor. Shehasone JackSmithreceiveda
Reception daughter. master'sdegreefrom
NSUin1961. He
27—6:30-9:30RM.HomeofNSUAlumniDavidandKimWright A1l9m3a3Flournoy mGaarrrnieerdSGmeintehvwaho
6436BermudaDunes,Piano,TX75093(972)306-4967Dallas Rountreetaughtin attendedNorthwest-
AreaAlumniCrawfishBoil CaddoParishfor ernfrom1957-1958.
51/2years. She Theylivein
29—8A.M.-6RM.NorthwesternHillGolfCourse,Natchitoches, workedherway Weatherford,Okla.,
LA71497ChrisRoperMemorialGolfTournament tgrhardoiungghpcaolpleergseabnyd Jaancdkhraevceenttwloycrheitlidrreedn.
workingasachemistry fromSouthwestern
May labassistant. Sheis OklahomaState
5—10A.M.-9P.M.NorthwesternStateUniversityCampus, currentlylivingin Universityafter46
Natchitoches,LA71497GoldenJubileeReunion 1950Graduates Alexandriaandis yearsineducation.
proudtoannouncethat
6—11:30A.M.NorthwesternStateUniversityStudentUnion, sfohuerhtaeesnsgixracnhdicldhrielnd,ren L1a9u5r5aLongMarkeris
Natchitoches,LA 50+GraduatesLuncheon andfourgreatgrand- aretired3rdgrade
children. teacher. Sheandher
husbandlivein
1937 Houston,Texas,and
1 "^Torthwestern alumnus GeorgeWilkinsonWise havetwochildren.
M m y f m. oIfN'51,Jo'h6n1)MtcaCloknsawtihtyh(JCloahsns WSHiresheisaDsaepsretet.vierSnetdocrhoeiwlandrneedrn.of W1e9l6d0onMiddleton
Brewton (Class of '54) and RedRiverParish receivedamaster's
Harold Wright (Class of'56) CreditBureauin degreefromNSUin
duringanalumnireceptionat Coushatta. S19u8z0a.nnHeeSmwaarnrined
theUniversityofTexas-Arling- 1939 Middleton(1959)who
tonbasketballgameinArling- NancyBrownDurham receivedamaster's
ton in early February. workedasateacher degreefromNSUin
McConathyandhiswife,Corene,attendedinsupportof andsocialworkerfor 1967. Theylivein
themen'sbasketballteaim,whichiscoachedbytheirson. theStateofLouisiana CoUierviUe,Ttenn.,and
MikeMcConathy for30years. Sheis havethreechildren.
nowlivingin Weldonisanexam
Longmont,Colo. specialistforRegional
OfficeFDICinMemphis.
Morethan150NorthwesternStateUniversityalumni 1940
attendedareceptionheldinSanAntonioinconjunc- MarjorieGaunt 1961
tcioonnfewritehncteh.eTeAxamsoMnugsicEducatorsAssociation'sannual MBSeholercehahleosrouastnatduagiuhngthMthoinisrntooer.y mNBiaSlsltUyerCi'nosn1ed9e7r1ge.rceeeHiveferdiosma
those attending were attheUniversityof nowretiredandliving
KimberlyCurtis (Class Tennesseeandadult inMcCormick,S.C.
of1996),NathanCurtis, tailoringclassesfor13 Billyismarriedand
Steve Lozano (Class of yearswhilelivingin hastwochildren.
'86) andTommyMoore nLoonwdolinv,esEninglKannodxv.ilSlhe,e 1962
(Classof'87). Tenn.,nearherson. JamesCannonis
Marjoriewasalsoproud retiredandlivesin
tomentionhertwo Cloutierville. Heis
successfulgrandsons. marriedandhasfive
children.
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