NEWS RELEASE

Contact: David West (west@nsula.edu )
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

8/05/2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES ­ Natchitoches physical therapist Richard Guidroz and his wife Rhonda have made a donation to the NSU Foundation to establish the Guidroz Physical Therapy Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to a student in health and exercise science or pre-physical therapy.

Both Richard and Rhonda Guidroz are Northwestern alumni. Richard Guidroz began practicing as a physical therapist in 1976 and opened his private practice in 1980.

"I am celebrating 25 years in private practice and wanted to do something special to show what Northwestern means to us," said Richard Guidroz. "Both of us went here and it gave us a tremendous foundation. We are indebted to the university and to the faculty who taught us."

Guidroz remembers how important financial aid was for him and his wife when they were attending NSU.

"If not for financial aid and scholarships, neither I nor my wife would have gotten where we are today," he said. "We want to be able to make it easier for students."

As a practicing professional in Natchitoches, Guidroz works with students taking health and exercise science and pre-physical therapy classes and assists them as they begin the transition into the profession.

"The students I come into contact with are very well prepared for the competitive environment of physical therapy," said Guidroz. "Northwestern students are accepted into physical therapy school at a very good rate."

A scholarship committee including faculty from the Department of Health and Human Performance and the Department of Biological Science will choose the scholarship recipient.

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