Alumni Columns (Volume Summer 1999)

12 Pages·1999·1.2 MB·English

by  Northwestern State University

NorthwesternStateUniversityofLouisiana
Mag£azine Summer 1999
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AlumniColumns
OfficialPublicationofNorthwestern
Dr.RandallJ.Webb,President StateUniversity
NorthwesternStateUniversity Natchitoches,Louisiana
Organizedin1884
AmemberofCASE
DearAlumni: VolumeXINumber2Summer1999
TheAlumniColumns(USPS015480)ispublished
The1998-99academicyearatNorthwesternhascometoa 4Natticmheistoacyheesa,rLboyuNisoiratnhaw,e7s1t4e9r7n-S0t0a0t2ePUenriivoedrisciatlys,
close and ithas been a successful one foryour alma PostagePaidatNatchitoches,LA,andat
mater I'dliketotake afew minutestoreview someofour additionalmailingoffices.POSTMASTER:Send
accomplishments. addresschangestotheAlumniColumns
Mostimportantly,morethan 1,100studentshavejoinedtheranksofNorth- NorthwesternState71U4n9i7v-e0rs0i0t2y.,Natchitoches,LA,
western alumni.Afterearningtheirdegrees,these men andwomen will begin AlumniOfficePhone:318-357-4414
careersinavarietyoffieldsorreturntoschoolforadditionalstudy. and888-799-6486
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creditedfortheatrebytheNationalAssociationofSchoolsofTheatre.Wearein NSUALUMNIOFFICERS
theprocessofseekingaccreditationforfouradditionalprogramstomeetourgoal President TommyChester
ofhavingallprogramsaccreditedby2001. VicePresidAernctadia,Gi1n9g6e9rWiggins
Thisyear.NorthwesternestablishedaDepartmentofSocialWorkwithintheCol- Jackson,1987
legeofLiberalArtswhichwillallowourprograminsocialworktocontinuetogrow. Secretary-Treasurer. SteveHorton
eduNcoatritohnwaelstopepronrthuansibtieeesnfaobrlsettuodbenrtisn.giNnSaUddihtaisonraelcepirvievdattewomoonfethyetolaprrgoevsitdgeifmtosrien ExecutiveDNNiaartteccchhtiiotrto.occhheess,,11S99t88e88veHorton
itshistoryfromtheestateofMrs.AliceE.DearandtheestateofalumnusMarion
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oftheseindividualswilltouchNorthwesternanditsstudentsforyearstocome. CarrollLong Tyler,TX1970
In athletics,we alsohad awonderfulyear.The NSU football team wonthe DaleBernard LakeCharles,1972
SouthlandFootballLeagueandadvancedtotheDivisionI-AAsemifinals.Their DBarvyiadntMoLerwgiasn HaAyunsetsivni,llTeX,11995783
successfulseasonbroughtagreatdealofpositivestatewideandnationalatten- AdrianHoward Arlington,TX 1989
tiontotheuniversity.Oursoftball team madeitsnighttimedebutatitsnewly LeahSherman Dallas,1986
ligThtheedrefiheladvaenbdeeanlssoosmuaccneyssofuultlsytadnedfienngdestdoriitsescoannfdereevnecnetstitthlea.thavetakenplace JJJoioehmnmCuyRnaWnmiislnelgyi.haamsm,Jr..N.BNeaatwtochnOirtRloeocauhngeses,,,111999889643
thisyear.IwishIcouldrelatemoreofthemtoyou.Ithasbeenmypleasuretosee LeonardEndris Shreveport,1974,1975
manyofyouatvarious eventsand activitiesaroundthestate.Yoursupportof RaymondArthur Natchitoches,1964
Northwesternisvitaltoourcontinuedsuccess.Iamappreciativeofallyoudoto GingerWiggins Jackson,MS,1986
helpyouralmamaterremainaspecialplace. STUDENTREPRESENTATIVE
ShawnHornsby Pineville,LA
SGAPresident
TheAlumniColumns ispublishedin
spring,summer,fallandwinter.
Dr.SteveHorton,Director
AlumniAffairs Dr.StEedvietHoorrton
Writers
DavidWest
LeighFlynn
Contributors
FellowNorthwesternGraduatesandFriends: DougIreland
CourtneyLaCour
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Iextendmythankstoallofthosealumniwhoopenedtheirhomesthroughout
Louisianatoourfall1999freshmanclassaspartofourstudent-alumnirecruiting Design/Layout
program. Overallwevisitedwithnearly500freshmenwhoanxiouslyawaittheir NSU
descentonNorthwestern. Iwaspleasedtoseethatsomanyofthesewerechil- I I
drenorgrandchildrenofNorthwesterngraduates.
Theclassof1949againmadeitsmarkonthecampuswhentheyspenttheweek-
endwiththespring 1999commencementclass. Wehosted52ofthenearly250
graduatesof1949. Theytoured,visited,laughedandcried...andmadearecommit- NsioornthowneCsotlelrengeSstaotfethUeniSvoeurtshietrynisAsacscorceidaittieodnboyfCtohlelCeogemsmiasn-d
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bewiththem.
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Honoringanalumnuswhobecameoneofthemostsuc-
cessful andreveredcoachesinNorthwesternhistory,
whilebenefittingfutureNSUstudent-athletes,isthe
dualpurposeoftheJackClaytonPlazaproject.
DuringHomecomingin1996,theUniversityhonoredtheun-
defeated1966Demonfootballteam.Outofthisreunionofformer
teammembers,acommitmentwasmadetohonorClayton,the
team'scoach, forhiscareerachievements andimpactatNSU.
Sincethen,themovementhasbroadenedtoincludeallofthose
whoplayedforCla3donfrom 1957-66infootball,andhisformer
Demon baseball players in 1967-68. The group has adopted a
"ReinvestinNSU" theme.
The goal is the enhancement ofthe Jack Clayton Memorial
ScholarshipFundandthecompletionoftheJackClaytonPlaza «JaolcOlAytojn
located at the north entrance to theAthletic Fieldhouse. The
PlazawillhonorCoachClayton'smemoryandhiscommitment The
Plaza will bring distinction to a
toexcellenceduringhiscoachingcareerDuringhis 11yearsat previously undeveloped grassy
NSU, he compiled four GulfStates Conference titles and one area between the north entrance
NationalChampionshipinfootball,andoneGulfStatesConfer- to the Athletic Fieldhouse and the football
ence championship in baseball. The Jack Clayton Scholarship field. It also provides an opportunity for all
Fundwillbeusedtodefrayeducationalexpensesforworthystu- alumni and friends of Northwestern to
leave a permanent display of their commit-
dent-athletes.
"Each ofus realizes what a defining factor attending NSU mofenatn teongtrhaeveUdnibvreircskitiyn,twhiethwatlhkewapyurtcohatshee
hasbeeninourlives.Wenowhopethatourteam'scommitment Jack Clayton Plaza. Contributors of $100
to'ReinvestinNSU' willcarryovertoallformerathletesand or more will be entitled to place their name
allofourAlumni,"saidShelleyDickie,oneofthe 1966Demons on a brick in the walkway. Bricks will be
involvedintheproject. laid in groups segmented according to the
witIhnitpiaarlticcoinptartiibountifornosmhathveeUbneievnermsaitdye.bAylltNheS1U96a6lutmenaim,aelsopne-g foll$ow5i0ng00d$on2aa5tni0do0nal-bevoePlvsle:at-inTuimtanium
ciallyformerathletes,areencouragedtodonatetothisproject. $1000 - Gold
The funds generated will finish the Plaza and the continuing $500 - Silver
contributionswillenhancetheJackClaytonMemorialScholar- $100 - Bronze
shipFund. Smaller donations are also appreciated
ThePlazawillbebuiltthissummerwithdedicationceremo- For a better look at the plans for the
niesduringthe 1999footballseason.Ill Plaza,
visit "www.nsula.edu/jcplaza"
or contact
Editorsnote:ThearchitecturalrenderingoftheJackClaytonPlaza onthe Greg Burke, Athletic Director
coverofthismagazineisbyJamesR.Hearron,Designer. at
318-357-5251
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CfiHPusNoies
Reginal Folklorist program
will serve northwest and
north central Louisiana
The Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern
has been selected to be part ofthe Louisiana
RegionalFolklifeProgram.
The program was developedbythe
Louisiana Division oftheArts to pro- NAST accredits NSL
vide in-depth documentation ofthe
state'sfolktraditionsandfacilitateits Theatre prcaram
appropriateusebythepublic.Through
grantstothreestateuniversities,with
funding for two additional regions Northwesternhas been accreditedforatheatre
planned in the future, the Division of programbytheNationalAssociationofSchools
theArts will provide funds for a folk- ofTheatre.The accreditationlastsuntil 2004.
loristineachsectionofthestatetoiden- NSUhashadaBachelorofArtsinTheatresince 1997.
tify and document folk cultural tradi- Northwesternisoneofonly 116collegesanduniversi-
tionsandartists,workwithcommunitygroupstopresent tiesintheUnitedStatesaccreditedfortheatre.
theirfolktraditionstothepublicandtoprovideinfor- "TogainnationalrecognitionthroughNASTaccredi-
mation aboutfolklife through media coverage, univer- tationofNorthwesternprovidesfurtherevidenceofthe
sitylecturesandpublicpresentations.Dr.DaynaBowker overallqualityoftheacademicprogramsattheuniver-
LeewillbetheregionalfolkloristfortheRedRiverVal- sity,"saidNorthwesternPresidentDr.RandallJ.Webb.
"Peoplefamiliarwithourtheatreprogramarewellaware
leyandtheNeutralStripwhichincludesnorthwestand
thattheprogramanditsfacultyarefirst-rate. Itisall
northcentralLouisiana themoregratifyingwhenotherrespectedprofessionals
"TheRegionalFolklifeProgramshouldbeofbenefit
arriveatsimilarfindings."
to local communities in northwest and north central As part ofthe process, the theatre program under-
Louisiana," said Lee. "Community members and local went a rigorous 18-month self-study which examined
organizationswillbeabletogetassistancefromthepro- facilities, available technology, faculty, curriculum and
gramtohelpthemidentify,document,andpresenttra- otherareas.
dition-bearers from local occupational, ethnic, family, "Theself-studywasthemostvaluablepartofthepro-
regional,andreligioustraditions." cess,"said CoordinatorofTheatre Dr. JackWann."We
Lee saidtheprogramcanhelpcommunities develop hadtolookatwhatweweredoingasobjectivelyaspos-
and enhance projects involving cultural tourism, help sible."
themidentifytraditionalistswhocanbepresentedtothe In February, a peer review team visited the North-
publicandineducational programs, aswellas develop western campus. The team evaluated the points ad-
effortstoimproveculturalconservationwhichdoesnot dressedintheself-studyaswellastheuniversitylibrary,
adverselyimpactthetraditionalcommunities. Products administrativesupport publishedmaterial,admissions
,
ofdocumentationbytheprogram,suchasphotographs, andstudentretention.Aspartofthevisit,theteamalso
audiotapesandvideotapes,willbearchivedatNSUasa held extensive interviews with faculty, staff, students
permanentrecordoftheregion'sciiltiu-alheritage. andmembersoftheadministration.
Leeearnedabachelorofartsinanthropologyandamas- TheteamsubmittedareporttotheNationalAssocia-
terofartsinhistoryatNorthwestern.Shereceivedadoc- tion, which was evaluated by a committee which ap-
torateinanthropologyfi-omtheUniversityofOklahoma. provedNorthwestern'sfullaccreditation.
The Red River Valley cuts across the state from "The evaluators saidtheyhad never seen alevelof
Shreveporttothe Mississippi RiverincludingShreve- administrative support for the program like existed
piTsoerlxtaa,rsgNenaletyacurhniZdtwooocclhlueems.enOattnhededrAalcneuxdlatinundrcraliluadg.ersTorhupeesmNnieanuncttlrusadoleftSehtaorrsilepy hBpieolrrlet,Bo"rfesDanrit.dRaWanadnndtnyh.eW"etTbhhebia,strDhrea.fpTapcoeumnlteByduarbnnesdc,asuDtrsu.edeDnootfsnt.hHeIattslwueapys,-
whogrewoutoftheFrenchinfluenceinNatchitoches, anWeannsenmsbaliedetfhfeoratc."creditationprocessstrengthenedthe
SpanishculturesnearRobelineandZwolle,CaneRiver theatreprogrambyidentifyingareasthatcouldbeim-
Creole,NativeAmericans,ItaliansandCzechs. provedandallocatingresourcestoaccomplishtheobjec-
FormoreinformationcontactLeeat(318)357-4328 tive.NASTisbasedinReston,Va.Theorganizationhas
[email protected]. been designated as the official accrediting agency for
Ill theatrebytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.Ill
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and I am convinced our students will demand such
courses,"saidDurlabhji."TheInternethaschangedthe
Faculty Note rules ofthe game in almost all industries, even ifthe
business does nothave a e-commerce presence.And of
Faculty Notes course,nowallfacultywill—needtogearuptoutilizethe
Internetintheirteaching orelse."Ill
Faculty Notes
Dr. Gregory P. Granger has been named as the
first Clyde M. Bostick Professor ofSocial Sci-
encesatNSUGrangerwillholdtheprofessor-
shipduringthe1999-2000academicyear.Grangerplans
tousetheprofessorshiptoreorienttheinternationalstud-
ProfessorofBusiness Dr. Subhash Durlabhji has iessectionofNSU'spoliticalscienceprogram.Sincethe
beennamedastherecipientof1999MildredHart breakup ofthe SovietUnion, the emphasis ofinterna-
BaileyResearchAwardatNorthwestern. tionalstudieshasshifted.
Durlabhji, who specializesinman- "It is vital that a political science
=71 agement,washonoredforhisresearch program ofinternational studies-re-
intheareasoftheInternet,cross-cul- latedcoursesbedesignedandexecuted
• turalresearchandTotalQualityMan- insuchamannersoastogivethestu-
agementandhighereducation.Hepre- dent every opportunity to remain
viouslywontheBaileyAwardin1992. abreast ofthe analytical challenges
Durlabhjiisthefirstpersontobeatwo- emerging as the new millennium ap-
jmw> timerecipient. proaches," said Granger. "Students
^W^ The BaileyAward is given annu- shouldbeofferedtheopportunitytoun-
^^ allytoaNorthwesternfacultymem- derstand how the complexities facing
ber for outstanding research and/or the peoples ofthe world can be ad-
D^,,^g^y^^^i =±l distinguishedartisticperformanceor dressed through systematic analyses
creativeworksubstantiallycompleted generatedfi"omavarietyofinternationalstudiescourses."
duringthe pastthreeyears. Criteria forthe award in- Inreorientingthecourses.Grangerplanstofocusinter-
clude:scholarlyorcreativesignificance;national,regional nationalstudiescoiirsesontheconceptofsecurity,relating
orlocalimpact;originalityandingenuityofprojectde- primarilytobutnotlimitedtoU.S.security.Theconceptof
signandcriticalrecognitionbyexpertsinthefield. securitywouldnotbelimitedtomilitaryrelations.Issues
Durlabhji earned his doctorate at Michigan State includingtheenvironment,ethnicwarfare,refiigeemove-
University.Hereceivedabachelor'sdegreeandmaster's ments,theriseoftransnationalcriminalorganizationsand
inbusinessadministrationatCornellUniversity. economicdisruptionswouldalsobecovered.
DurlabhjihasbeenamemberofNSU'sfacultysince Grangerhasbeen a memberofNorthwestern's fac-
1987,teachingundergraduateandgraduatecoursesin ultysince 1995.Heearned bachelor'sandmaster'sde-
basicstatistics,principlesofmanagement,strategyand greesatNortheastLouisianaUniversityandadoctor-
policy,business ethics, management ofchange,human ateattheUniversityofNewOrleans.
resourcesmanagement,internationalbusiness,organi- Grangerhaspresentedresearch atseveralregional
zationbehaviorandJapanesemanagement. and national conferences on international relations.
Durlabhji's research on the Internethas garnered a Grangerco-authored,withDr. RobertS.Jordanofthe
greatdealofattentionfromcolleagues.Italsohasopened University ofNew Orleans and Dr. CliveArcher from
upnewareasforhimtoexamineandhaschangedhow ManchesterUniversityintheUnitedKingdom,there-
Durlabhjipresentsmaterialtohisstudents. visedfourtheditionofthetext, "InternationalOrgani-
"The Internet changes everything," said Durlabhji. zations: AnInstitutionalApproachtoGovernanceina
"I'vebeensajdngthisforthepastthreeyearsandget- GlobalSociety,"forthcomingfromGreenwoodPress.
tingstrangelooksfrompeople,buteventsarebeginning BostickwasadecoratedveteranofWorldWarIIwho
todemonstrate thatI maybe right. Igotinterestedin sufferedwoundsjustbeforetheBattleoftheBulge.He
emxeprlcoeribnegcatuheseInIt'emrnientb'suspionteesnstiaanldfoorubrusstiundeesnstosrnee-ecdomt-o eeamrnaenddadibdacahdedliotri'osnaalngdramdausatteer'wsordekgarteUeCatLNAoarntdhwLeosuti--
beabletoexploititforbothresearchande-commerce. sianaStateUniversity.
Durlabhjihasbeenrequiringstudentsinhisinternational Afterworkingasateacherandcounselor,Bostickwent
businesscoursetodoresearchexclusivelyontheInternet. toworkatNSU'sWatsonLibrarywhereheworkedfor
Thisyear,Durlabhjiisteachingacoursehedeveloped, 10yearsuntilheretiredin1981.Bostickdiedin 1994.
Webonomics 1.0,whichexaminessomeoftheemerging Theprofessorshipwasestablishedwithadonationof
principlesofe-commerce. $60,000fromtheBostickestateandwasmatchedwith
"Universities like Carnegie Mellon and MIT are al- $40,000infundingfromthestateofLouisiana.Ill
readyofferingMaster'sdegreeprogramsine-commerce
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Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
recolonizes on NSU campus
ThenewestfraternityatNorthwesternisonethat
should feel at home.After an absence ofmore
than 15years,acolonyofPiKappaPhiFrater-
nityhasbeenformed.
Thecolonyisrecruitingmembersandhopestoapply
foranationalcharterbytheendofthefallsemester.
TheformationofthecolonybeganinJanuarywhena
group offriends decided to create a new fraternity at
Northwestern.
"Weweresittingaroundtalkinganddecidedtogofor
it,"saidWesleyBreeden,abusiness majorfrom Pride,
whoispresidentofthecolony."Wewantedtofindoutif
itwaspossibletoformafraternity.Wefoundoutitwould
notbeeasy,butitcouldbedone."
Breeden said NSUhas a strongGreek system with "Wehadagoodgroupatthetime,butknewwecould
severalgoodfraternities,butnoneoftheexistingorga- domore withanational affiliation,"saidJackMcCain
nizationswereexactlywhatheandhisfriendswerelook- Jr.ofNatchitoches,alocalbusinessmanandmemberof
ing for. Breeden sent letters ofinquiry to 32 national the Natchitoches City Council, who was the chapter's
fraternities. After receiving information, the interest firstpresident."I'mdelightedtoseethembackatNorth-
groupnarroweditschoicestofour,thenchosetoaffili- western. I amimpressed with theyoungmen. I know
atewithPiKappaPhi. beingpartofafraternitywasaniceextraforme."
AfterchoosingtojoinPiKappaPhi,leadershipcon- PiKappaPhiisanationalfraternitywhichhasiniti-
sultant Larry Keller visited NSU to help the chapter atedmorethan77,000mensinceitsfoundingin 1904.
organize. Thefraternityisaleaderineducationalprogramming
"We'reheretofacilitatethewholeprocessoforganiz- through its award-winningJourneyProject. Pi Kappa
ingandactasaliaisonbetweennationalandthelocal Phi also sponsors local, area and national events each
chapter," said Keller, who is based in Charlotte, N.C. year,teachingthefundamentalsofleadershipandchap-
"Beingpartofanationalorganizationmakesmorere- termanagement.
sourcesavailabletothechapter.Weofferalotofcourses FraternityalumniincludeformerLosAngelesDodg-
onleadershipdevelopmentandIbelievethatappealed ersmanagerTommyLasorda,HowardBaker,Jr.,chief
tothegrouphere." ofstafftoPresidentReaganandRandyOwen,leadsinger
"Wehavereceivedagreatdealofhelpfromouralumni forthegroup"Alabama."
and the national," said Breeden. "We started with 15 PiKappaPhialumnusDavidMorgansaidhisexperi-
membersandareupto27.Nextfall,weplantobevery ence in afraternityhas helped himforge a successful
activeandlookforwardtoanumberofeventsincluding businesscareer.
Homecoming." "Ilearnedcommunicationskillsandhowtogetalong
"I'mexcitedandgladtheywillbebackoncampus," withothers,"saidMorgan,aNorthwesterngraduateand
saidalumnusGeorgeEtheredgeJr."Thephilosophyof presidentofUnitedTeacherAssociatesInsuranceCom-
thefraternitysystemhas changed. Itis more commu- panyinAustin,Texas."Afraternityfunctionslikeabusi-
nityorientednow.Theyhavegottenothergroupssuch ness. Revenuecomesinfromduesandyouhavetode-
asathletesinvolved.It'sagoodgroupofguyswithalot cide how to spend it. It was valuable experience that
ofambition. Theywillbe the fraternity others willbe preparedmeforrealworldsituations.Ifeelafraternity
tryingtostaywith." canhelppreparestudentsforacareerinbusiness.There
Etheredge,aNatchitochesinsuranceagent,plansto aresomanyalumnithatwanttogetinvolvedandhelp
assist the colony as an alumni adviser and help with thisgroupsucceed."
fundraising. NSU has five otherfraternities underthe Interfra-
"Alotofalumniareexcitedandwanttobeinvolved," ternityCouncil,KappaAlpha,KappaSigma,SigmaNu,
hesaid. "HavingachapterwillbegoodforNorthwest- TauKappaEpsilonandThetaChi.FourteenotherGreek
ernbecauseitwillbringbackalumniforotherevents." organizationsarecharteredatNorthwestern.PiKappa
The firstchapterofPi Kappa Phiformed atNorth- Phiwouldbethethirdorganizationtoreceiveacharter
westernin1956whenalocalfraternitysoughtnational inthepasttwoyears.AlphaOmicronPiandSigmaNu
affiliation. createdchaptersin 1997. Ill
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Northwestern'sofficesofAlumniAffairsandAdmissions
andRecruitingwerehostedbyalumnsDan('57)andLilly
ChaseintheirBatonRougehomeaspartoftheuniversity's
'76 8A^ fra'nces sOtvuedren6t0r0echriuigthinsgcrheocoelptsieonnsiohresldwthhorowuiglhloubtetehnetestraitneg.
Northwesternthisfallvisitedwithuniversityfaculty,staff,
studentsandalumniaspartofthereceptionsthisspring.
TheDallas-FortWorthAlumniChapterhostedacrawfishboilonMay6
fornearly75Northwesterngraduatesandfriends. Thoseattending
includedPollyOrcutt,JanaLucky,LaurenLandry('98),A.J.Kennedy
('98),Tonyand Mona Bombassi('90),DavidWright('80),TerryGuin
('78),WalterHeatherwick,andRichardKaramatic('76).
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MembersoftheClassof1949relivedtheirNorthwesternyearsonMay7aspartoftheuniversity'sGoldenJubileecelebrationheld
aspartofthespringcommencementexercises. Theywerethehonoredguestsofseveralevents,andmadeanotherwalkacross
thestagetoreceivetheirdiploma. Membersoftheclassattendingincluded:
MargaretWhitesideAckel,MargaretAckelAdkins,JacobAnderson, FredHallBandy,LeonBasco, BillBrister,MarvinCarter
JohnW.Davis,SidA.Dean,ErnestineSpeightsDees,ThomasH.Deloach,WilliamJ.Derrick,PhilipJ.deTournillion,JaniePalmer
Dobbins,MelvinDoggett,JamesMalcolmDurham,MillieJoPulleyEdwards,RalphB.Edwards,LoisElaineGregory,TherrellE.
Hassell,WillettC.Hornsby,Jr.,MargueriteWhiteHudson,JettieJohnsonJames,ChesterLutherJohnson,JuanitaCordozier
Kilpatrick,PaulN.LeBleu,TrentO.Melder,MiltonW.McLanahan,ChesterW.O'QuinJr., MaryJoGauthreauxO'Quin,Annie
EznackReed,RoyRemont,MargieMooreRike,FrancesElouiseSanders,BenjaminLaDelleSandifer,WallaceLeonSandifer,
GeraldineJohnsonShaw,MeadeP.Shaw,WilliamE.TimonJr.,MargieKnightTipton,WilliamMarshTorbitt,PeggyJeanCasemore
Wilhelm,M.MarieDurrWilliams,JerryEdmondWise,andHarrisonYoung,Jr.
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incelebratingits40thanniversaryontheNorthwesterncampus.
Friday,October29 Memberswillpaytributetotheiruniversityfounder.DeanLeonard
Nichols,whoisalsooneoftheUniversity'sLongPurpleLine
HomecomingGolfTourney/Lunch recipients. Call(318)357-5286toletthemknowyou'recoming.
sR1ec1sraea.rmmvb.al—teifRooenrcsr$ce3aa5ntpibeoernmpClaoamdypeelrea(txi.tnchCleouRdmeeescrpleauarnttciihocinbpyCatoCemoaipnclhethxGeeoarnnebnyuKancleaclghlotil)nfg. N10-aC.lm.u—bPHurapllel&ofWhFitaemReooIm,ndAtuhclettiicoFnieCldehrouesmeony
357-3208. Or,ifyouprefertojusthavelunch,youcanjointhe
golfersfor$7!(besuretomakeyourreservation). LadyDemonBasketballpractice
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NSUFoundationBoardMeeting morning PratherColiseum
12:30p.m.CaneRiverRoom,StudentUnion.Opentothepublic. DemonBasketballpractice
A2lp.um.m—nCianAessRiovceiraRtoiomo,nSBtuodaenrtdUnMieoenting mcooarcnhinMgi—kePrMactChoenraCtohlyi)seum(underthedirectionofnewhead
Annualboardofdirectorsmeetingopentothepublic.
UniversityBookstoreOpen
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HomecomingParade 10a.m.-1p.m. StudentUnion
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5p.m.(approx.) Campus/TownAnnualHomecomingParadefor Class,GroupReunions(includingClassof1949)
boththeNorthwesternandNatchitochescommunitiesfeaturing
50-plusfloats.BeginsatPratherColiseumandendsatthe 11a.m.-1:30p.m.—TailgatingField
DowntownRiverbank. PeprallyonRiverbankwillfollowparade.
N-ClubReunion
Reception 11a.m.-1:30p.m.—TailgatingField
HonoringAlumniBoard,FoundationBoard, Distinguished
FacultyRecipients,andLongPurpleLinerecipients,both TailgatingActivities
c5:u4r5repn.tm.a-nd7pp.asmt..—AlumniCenter Byinvitationonly 11a.m.-1:30p.m.—TailgatingField
Pregameactivities
HomecomingBanquet 1p.m.—TurpinStadium
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7:30p.m. StudentUnionBallroom
ArmualbanquethonoringLongPurpleLinerecipients,the HomecomingGamevs.SouthwestTexas
President'sDistinguishedServiceAwardrecipient.Distinguished 2p.m.—TurpinStadium
FacultyAwardrecipients,N-Clubinductees,andtheClassof1949.
Ticketsare$15perpersonandcanbepurchasedattheAlumni
Centerorbycalling357-4414or888-799-6486. Socialhourprior HalftimeCere—monies
tothebanquetwillbeheldfrom6:45-7:30p.m.inthelobbyofthe 3:30p.m. (approx) TurpinStadium
StudentUnion. VictheDemonmaybethere!
BandAlumniParty(membersonly)
Saturday,October30 5p.m.(approx)—AlumniCenter
5K"RunforRichard" PostgameReceptionforHomecomingCourt
8:30a.m.—BeginsatLedetTrackComplex andmembersoftheAlumniHomecoming
Costis$15perperson,whichincludest-shirt,gameticket, Courts(byinvitation)
andbarbequedinner. Advancedreservationsrequired. Call 5p.m.(approx)—Purple&WhiteRoom,AthleticFieldHouse
357-5251"fordetails. ProceedswillbenefittheRichardWare
ScholarshipFund.
N-ClubActivities(membersonly)
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5p.m.(approx) ShrinersClub
CollegeofBusinessAlumniBreakfast
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8a.m. Vic's,StudentUnion
AllgraduatesoftheCollegeofBusinessareinvitedtoattenda "Boogieon—theBricks"
breakfastthatwillhonorinducteesoftheCollege'sHallof 5p.m.(approx) FrontStreet
Fame. Formoreinformation,call(318)357-5161. JoinDemonfansintheHistoricDistrictformusic,foodanddrink
asNatchitochesputsonitsbestfortheDemons!
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ForNSUalumnusDr.F.GaryCunningham, Cunninghambelongstoseveralmedicalsocieties
thequahtyeducationhereceivedfromhis includingtheAmericanGynecologicalandObstetrical
professorsattheNorthwesternwasacareer- Society,theSocietyforGynecologicInvestigationand
inspiringexperience. theSocietyforMaternalFetalMedicine,thethreemost
Cunningham,whograduatedfromNorthwestern prestigiousacademicsocietiesinobstetricsandg3me-
withabachelor'sdegreeinbiologyin 1964,believes cology.
hisprofessorsmorethanpreparedhimforhisown Despitehismanysuccesses,Cunninghaminsists
careerasaprofessorintheDepartmentofObstetrics hisrealjoycomesfromteaching.Infact,whenpeople
andGynecologyattheUniversityofSouthwestern askwhathedoesforaliving,hisimmediateresponse
MedicalSchoolinDallas. is,"I'm ateacher."
HeisalsothechairmanoftheHolder,Beatriceand Cunninghamsaidhealwaysknewhewantedtobe
MiguelEliasDistinguishedChairinObstetricsand ateacher.Someofhisearliestmemoriesareofhis
Gynecology. grandfatherFrancisFournet,whowaschairmanof
DuringhistimeatNorthwestern,Cunningham theDepartmentofChemistryandPhysicsatNorth-
saidhereceivedthesamequalityeducationasthose westernandalsoCunningham'snamesake.Fournet
studentswhoattendedlargerinstitutions,ifnot Hallwasnamedinhonorofhisgrandfather.
better. Hehopestousetheteachingskillshelearnedfrom
"Tome,NSUwastherightplace,"hesaid."North- hisgrandfatherandhisownprofessorsatNSUto
westerndoesdeservethecredit.Thepre-medical makeadifferenceinstudents'lives.
trainingwasasgoodasitgetsanywhereelse." "There'snodoubtI'mabetterteacherbecauseof
Cunninghamhasbeenthechiefofobstetricsand thoseteachersatNorthwestern,"hesaid.
gynecologyatParklandMemorialHospitalinDallas Cunninghamissteadfastinhisbeliefthatthe
since 1982,thelargestob-gynresidencyandobstetri- professorsheencounteredatNorthwesternwere
calserviceintheUnitedStates.Infact, 13,750babies simplyamazingdue,inpart,totheirgreatintelli-
weredeliveredtherelastyear genceandenthusiasm.
Cunninghamhasearnedalonglistofaccomplish- "Theywereanextremelydedicated,hardworking
ments,includinghaving88scientificabstracts faculty,"hesaid."Theywereexcellentrolemodelsand
presentedatnationalmeetings. agreatinspiration."
Heistheauthororeditorofsixbooksincluding Despiteteachingstudentswhohaveearned
"WilliamsObstetrics,"whichhasbeenincontinuous bachelor'sdegreesfrommuchlargerschools,
publicationsinceitsfirsteditionin 1903. CunninghambelievesNorthwesternstudentsare
Cunninghamwastheseniorauthorofthe 18th, 19th receivingthesamevalueofeducation.Partofhis
and20theditions.Hehaswritten76chaptersin beliefstemsfromthetimeandeffortteachersare
variousbooksandhashad 140peer-reviewedpublica- willingtogivetheirstudents,justashisownteachers
tionsinmedicaljournals.Cunninghamhasalso didwhenhewasanundergraduate.
servedasaconsultanttothesurgeongeneralofthe "I'mproudtobefromNorthwestern,"hesaid."I
ArmyandtheAirForce. hopeI'mhalfasgoodastheywere."Ill
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Old NSU friends retire from
Texas Tech University
Two
Northwestern alumni,Dr.Joe Cornettand
Dr. Joe Green, have recently completed
distinguished careers in higher education at
TexasTechUniversity. Cornett,anativeofWaterproof,
and Green, who is from Bernice, met in 1954 at
Northwestern.
ProfessorCornetthadathirty-yearcareeratTexas
Tech where he served as Chair of the College of
Education's Division ofEducational Psychology and
Leadership. Prior to that, he taught three years at
Southeastern Louisiana University and served as a
mathematics teacher at Rusheon Junior High in
BossierCity. TwoNorthwesternalumniwhorecentlyretiredfromTexas
CornettwasjoinedatTexasTechin1996byGreen,a TaencdhJUoneivCeorrsniettyt.arepicturedtogether,(L-R)JoeL.Green
Professor Emeritus ofLouisiana State University in
Shreveport,wherehehadservedforsixteenyears,nine
as chairman ofthe Department ofEducation. Green
had previously taught at Murray State (Kentucky) numerous chapters and articles in professional
University,theUniversityofSouthwesternLouisiana, journals, encyclopedia, and scholarly proceedings.
and the University of South Florida. Prior to his Threeofhisjournalarticleshavebeenrecognizedwith
university positions, Green taught English at Houma specialawards.
CentralJuniorHigh SchoolinTerrebonneParish and Though their research and scholarly work in
served nine years as basketball coach and teacher at education,bothCornettandGreenhavegainednational
HarrisonburgHighSchoolinCatahoulaParish. andinternationalreputationsintheirrespectivefields.
The two Northwestern graduates have enjoyed Each has received special recognition by their
markedlyparallelcareers. Bothearneddoctoratesfrom universitiesandbyscholarlygroupsfortheirsustained
theUniversityofArkansas:Cornettin 1966;Greenin records of published research over the past three
1969. Eachservedasgraduateassistanttooneofthat decades.
university's most distinguished professors, Rudyard CornettismarriedtotheformerElayneSutherlinof
Kipling Bent. Professor Bent directed both oftheir Haughton. They have two children and two
doctoral dissertations. (Green later would write a grandchildren. GreenismarriedtotheformerEmmilee
biographyofProfessorBentin 1992.) JohnsonofHarrisonburg. Theyhavetwochildrenand
Cornett'sacademicinterestsledhimtospecializein onegrandchild.
theareasofCurriculum,QuantitativeResearchDesign TheCornettsnowresideinRogers,Arkansas. The
andAnalysis,andStatistics. Heisauthororco-author Greens live in Harrisonburg, Louisiana. The two
ofeight books and more than fiftyjournal articles, couplesremainclosefriendsandstayinregularcontact
monographs,andtechnicalreports. throughe-mailandoccasionalvisits. BothCornettand
Green's academic specialization was Curriculum Green express pride and appreciation in the
Theory and Educational Foundations, primarily foundationalexperiencestheygainedatNorthwestern
philosophyandhistoryofeducation. Hehasproduced inthe 1950s.HI
some 169'scholarlyworks,includingthreebooks and
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