At the reunion many of you said that you would like to have more LSC
merchandise. A donor has responded by designing
new LSC mugs as a fund-raiser for the Oscar George, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Fund and providing the first 100 mugs. The 17 oz. ceramic mug is Scholars'
College green with a white logo and slogan, and white handle and interior.
If you would like to purchase a mug, they are $15 each. We will ship them to you for $10 (UPS) or $7 (USPS), or you can visit us and get one in person! (Shipping costs are essentially identical for 1 or 2 cups, so buy a pair!)
Please make out your check to the NSU Foundation and note "LSC mugs" in the memo line, or email Dr. Cochran for information on how to make a credit card purchase. All proceeds go to the scholarship fund and extra donations are welcome.
Send your order and check to: LSC mugs, Louisiana Scholars' College, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA 71497.
Jennifer Stokey ('03) has earned her M.D. and is now in residency in Emergency Medicine. She recently got engaged. Congratulations to Jennifer!!
Journalist Greg Gelpi ('01) is now a staff writer for the Augusta (GA) Chronicle. He has just completed a year-long assignment profiling "Dropouts in Augusta." To access the articles in the series (published May 27 and 28), you may need to complete a free registration for the newspaper's web site. Great work, Greg! [6/1/07]
Congratulations to Danny Lutterman ('01). In July, he is being sponsored by the National Science Foundation to attend the 57th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany as one of fifty US delegates. In August, he is going to begin a post-doctoral appointment in chemistry with Dan Nocera at M.I.T. as a Jane Coffin Childs Fellow.[6/1/07]
Nicholas Reves ('07) has been selected as a recipient of a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship for participation in the Arabic program in Amman, Jordan from June 13 to August 21. Nick was one of 150 accepted for the program out of more than 3,300 applicants. The Critical Language Scholarships are part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a coordinated federal effort designed to increase the number of Americans learning and teaching critical need foreign languages.[5/11/07]
Congratulations to the College's newest alumni: Jacqueline Adams, Michael Arcement II, Karisa Deculus, Rebecca Fink, Michael Griffin, Jennifer Jarnigan, Natalie Pinell, Will Pratt, Nicholas Reves, Asia Scott, and Chelsea Umbach! [5/4/07]
The Scholars' College is sad to inform you of the death this week of Malcolm Villarrubia III ('05). The funeral will be Friday, March 23 in New Orleans. [3/21/07]
Randall
Schulz ('99) completed his Ph.D. in Microbiology at LSU last December.
Congratulations, Dr. Schulz! [3/20/07]
NSU welcomes Dr. William Broussard ('00) as its new Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs and Development. William successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Arizona in April. [4/13/07]
Scott Ziegler ('99) has a new job: Southeast Regional Manager, Separation Technologies LLC in Tampa, FL. Congratulations, Scott! [3/6/07]
On a business trip to Many, David Meaux ('00) stopped by the College to catch up with his former professors and buy an LSC mug. He's out of the duckweed business now--Dave graduated from LSU Law Center in May and just passed the bar. Congratulations! [10/10/06]
Congratulations to Caryn Ratcliff Hale ('04) who was recently published in Nucleic Acids Research. Caryn is pursuing her Ph.D at the University of Georgia. [8/28/06]
The College was saddened to hear of the death of Oscar
George, Jr. ('93) on October 25. After graduation Oscar
received the J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston
(class of 1996) and the MBA from Suffolk University-Sawyer School of
Management also in Boston (class of 2002). Our condolences go out to
Oscar's family and friends. [11/4/05]
Five years after they first
met at Scholars', Brandon Wilks ('04) and Melinda Cortez ('04) have gotten engaged.
They have not set a date yet because they hope to finish grad school
first. (Brandon's at Utah State while Melinda's at the University of
Akron; that would be quite a commute!) Best wishes to the happy couple. [10/28/05]
Kendi Hensel Pim, DO, ('93)
assistant professor in the Departments of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
and Family Medicine at the University of North Texas graduate
School of Biomedical Sciences, has just received the Wyeth Emerging Leader Award from the American Osteopathic Foundation.
The Wyeth Emerging Leader Award was established to recognize and honor
osteopathic physicians who exhibit exemplary characteristics of emerging
leaders within the profession. Only two people are chosen each year
for the award. Kendi currently resides in Arlington, TX,
with her husband Jack. Congratulations, Kendi! [7/25/05]
Jocelyn Stewart Doehling ('00) dropped by the College during
her recent visit from Europe. She was especially impressed with
the renovations to Morrison. Her biggest surprise since leaving
the United States to work as a JAG lawyer? Bumping into Patrick Thomassie ('99) out on the town one
night when she was on a vacation in France. It's a small world
for the graduates of LSC! [7/22/05]
Aimee Lasseigne ('98) will be performing next
month courtesy of the Austin, TX based theatre Refraction Arts Project
in The Philomel Project: a barbarous
pleasure at The Ninth Annual New York International Fringe Festival.
(That's Aimee to the left having her tongue ripped out!) It is “a
darkly comic, irreverent and lusty re-imagining of Ovid's bloody tale.
Six women wield feathers, flying eggs, synchronized swimmers, and the
Queen of Soul as instruments of a precise and delicious revenge,”
as described on The New York Fringe Festival website.
Performance dates of The Philomel Project at The Ninth Annual International
New York Fringe Festival are August 12, 17, 18, 19, and 20. Our
NYC alumni and anyone planning to be in the area should visit www.fringenyc.org
for the latest performance schedule and for information on purchasing
tickets. [Read the NY
Times review.]
Aimee was first introduced to the character of Philomel when she read
T.S. Elliot’s The Waste Land in Text and Traditions class. "Getting to recite during the play
the inscription above the gate of hell from Dante’s Inferno in the original text that my ancestors spoke is icing on the cake,”
reflected Lasseigne. [7/20/05]
Congratulations to Dr. Matt Barton ('99) who completed his
Ph.D. in English this summer from the University of South Florida and
landed an assistant professor position at St. Cloud University in St.
Cloud, Minnesota. Let's see, Florida/Minnesota, Florida/Minnesota...
At least he won't be worrying about hurricanes as often! [7/18/05]
Eva Deleon Murgor ('04) has landed
in Dallas, where she now works for Capital One. [7/14/05]
Kate Nance ('92) has joined our contingent
of Houston professionals. Kate is now practicing criminal defense,
immigration, and family law in solo practice. She'd love to hear
from her classmates. [7/11/05]
She didn't mean to cause the bad weather, but Marie Loeffler ('03) was a little excited that
her vacation to New Orleans might coincide with a close brush by a tropical
storm. They don't get weather like that in Wisconsin. She
stopped in on the 4th of July weekend to visit Natchitoches and sample real watermelon! {7/05/05]
Another Scholar is joining the ranks of Louisiana teachers: Crystal Mallet ('05) will be teaching 7th and
8th grade Honors and Gifted English and Computers at Pineville Jr. High.
She's very excited to be back home in her first job. [6/13/05]
Anne Jones ('00) is working
on her Ph.D. in English at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Check out her photography at her photoblog. [6/9/05]
While looking for
information on alumni, we stumbled across the web site of Rhonda
Fair ('97). When we last heard from her, Rhonda has just
received a National Science Foundation grant to support her dissertation
research at Oklahoma University. She's now about to finish, but it's
obvious that she has been a graduate student for a long time.
See what we mean at her web site, The
Bobo Project. (That's Bobo to the right.) [6/1/05]
Congratulations to Louis Nelson ('00) and wife Keena, proud
parents of Kayla Renee Nelson! By all reports, Louis is a very
proud papa. The Nelsons live in Bloomington, IL where Louis continues
to work for State Farm Insurance as a systems analyst. [5/24/05]
One of our legal eagles in New York City, Sloan Snow ('97), has a new job. Sloan is now associate counsel at NBA Properties,
Inc. (That's the National Basketball Association, of course!) [5/11/05]
Dr. Fraser Snowden (far
right), Professor of Philosophy, retired at the end of the Spring 2005
semester. In his honor the LSC faculty have established the Snowden
Prize in Philosophy for the best philosophy essay by an LSC or NSU student.
Former philosophy students (and anyone who is interested) are encouraged
to donate to the Snowden Fund to endow the prize, which will be awarded
the first time next year. Please consider adding an extra $10-25
to your Alumni Association annual gift, designated to this account.
(And don't forget to designate your regular gift for the Scholars' College!)
Thank you for your support. [5/1/05]
Guess who has been honored in only his second year of teaching?
None other than Chris Owens ('03)! Chris was recently
named to Who's Who of American Teachers. Congratulations, Chris! [4/13/05]
A third year at Oxford has been granted to Marshall Scholar, Alex Billioux ('03). Alex will begin working
on his D.Phil. this summer and next year. He's also been elected
president of the Middle Common Room at Merton College. (MCR is
the graduate student body.) Not only that, but on his presidential
web page Alex is proudly wearing his LSC t-shirt. Congratulations,
Alex! [4/12/05]
News from the Class of 1991: Kent Laborde is Public Affairs Officer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in Washington, DC. In his spare time he's renovating
a Victorian house, circa 1890, and pursuing a Master's degree in Public
Policy at the University of Maryland. [1/28/05]
A paper based on Jeff Harman's ('02) senior thesis, Liar,
Liar: Internet Faking Behaviors, but not Frequency of Internet Use,
Affect Social Skills, Aggression, Social Anxiety, and Self-Esteem in
Children, has been published in the journal Cyberpsychology
and Behavior. Congratulations, Jeff! [1/25/05]
Congratulations to Greg Romero ('99), one of 14 collaborative
playwrights for Return to the Upright Position, written
in response to the
events of September 11th. The work explores the confusion,
fear, and humanity of the American people dealing with an event that
changed everyone's world. Originally presented on the one year anniversary
of 9/11 in New York (Cherry Lane Theatre and The Women's Project), Portland
(Portland Stage), Seattle (theatre simple), Providence (Perishable Theatre),
Cambridge (Athena Theatre Company), Austin (rm 120 theatre) and Glasgow,
Scotland (Gilmorehill Theatre), this theatre work will be presented
again in Austin, TX on Saturday, September 11th, 2004; 8:00
pm in the Atrium of the F. Loren Winship Building,
23rd St and San Jacinto, on the U of Texas campus. The play
will be followed by a community discussion exploring and questioning
the "responsibility of the artist" and working to understand the
conversation between art and community, all viewed through the lens
of our current cultural dilemmas. If you're in the Austin area, take
in the performance! [9/10/2004]
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The next time
you get
an invitation to an NSU Alumni Association event, go! You never
can tell who you'll run into. Case in point: the NSU
crawfish boil last spring in Dallas. In attendance (as evidenced
by these mug shots) were Brett Chiquet ('02) and Mike Callac ('02)--far left and far right in the photo on the left--and Mark Alexander ('96)--far left
in
the photo on the right, with former LSC students Kathy Alexander and
Sean Schneyer. Mandy
Cason ('02) reports she had a blast at a similar event in
Maryland. |
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News flash from Crystal Carver
Veronie ('99): she's happily married and living in Alexandria,
where she is working as a Patient Assistance Program Specialist for the
Cenla Medication Access Program. Crystal and her husband, John, are
expecting a baby girl in November. [6/24/2004]
Alumni visiting for Spring 2004 commencement ceremonies included 2003
graduates Alex Billioux, Chris Owens, and Michael Thomas.
A number of other alumni have dropped in recently, including Andrew
Kolb ('99), now practicing law at Adams and Reese, LLP in
Baton Rouge; Carmella Williams ('99), an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Louisiana; Bess
Vincent ('02), with her brand new MA in Sociology from
Tulane; David Knox ('02), a Portfolio
Analyst in Houston, TX; and Mike Callac ('02), who has gone
back to school part time for a Master's in Computer Science.
Melinda Gray ('99)
finished her master's degree in
Art at NSU and is working as Graphics and Interface Designer for the
Space Science Group here at NSU. In November she married Joe Parrie,
NSU's webmaster. Congratulations, Joe and Melinda! [12/10/03]
Also tying the knot in November were Elizabeth-Lee Joffrion ('99) and Edward Tarkington. They reside in Tallahassee, FL, where she works for the National Park Service as an editor and he is a doctoral student at Florida State. [12/10/03]
Congratulations to William Broussard ('00), one of six winners of the University of Arizona Centennial Achievement Award. William is pursuing a Master of Arts in English concurrently with his Ph.D. in Rhetoric Composition and the Teaching of English. [12/20/03]Here's the latest from Scotty Williams ('99): he lives in Alexandria, VA and works for Capitol Advantage, researching local government officials. [12/4/2003]
Scott Ziegler ('99) has moved on to a new job with yet another European-owned cement manufacturer. He's also living in the D. C. area with his wife, Mary Louise, and working for Essroc, a subsidiary of Italcementi. [11/12/2003]
LSC alumni live all over the world, even in Council Bluffs, Iowa! That's the news from Maidie (Ciminel) Meckley ('96), whose husband, Brett, is a college basketball coach on his way up the ladder. Maidie earned her Master's Degree in Education in 1999 and taught in several "classrooms" including those of an elementary teacher and a teacher education instructor. Currently she is the Director of Iowa Western Community College's Learning Initiatives Center, which provides instructional staff development for the faculty of the college. Who knows where the Meckleys (Maidie, Brett and son, Evan) might end up next? [10/6/2003]
LSC senior, Sarah Baker, was the beneficiary when Garrick Rose ('95) dropped by to say
hello. Sarah's studying the Chinese Tallow, an invasive tree
species, and Garrick knew just where to find the latest GIS data on the
spread of the pest. Garrick is switching careers from Urban and
Regional Planning to oenology. (Actually, he's helping establish
a new business marketing wine, with connections in Louisiana, New York,
and Naples.) He'd love to find a small town that could use his
planning expertise on a volunteer or part-time basis, but he's found
the profession too full of red tape to suit him for a full-time
job. [9/25/03]
Kudos to Himanshu Singh ('98) who was awarded the
Wigmore
Key as the one member of the graduating class who has "done the most to
preserve
the traditions of Northwestern University School of Law." Himanshu was
also
president of the Student Bar Association (Class of 2003) and on Law
Review. He will soon
be working for a law firm in New York. 
[5/21/03]
Patrick
Thomassie ('99) (right) was in town for
the gala to honor retiring theater director, Dr. Jack Wann.
Patrick's been very busy out in Hollywood, appearing in all of your
favorite tv shows, even West Wing. Visit
his web site for his latest movie releases. Check out the commercial
on video clip to see Patrick dance! (Be patient--it takes a while
to load.) [4/9/2003]
The last we heard from Geneva
Marney ('99), she was working as a Marketing Assistant at the
Arkansas Aviation Tech Center. After a year with Americorps/VISTA,
she has taken a full-time job as Development Coordinator with the New
Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity. At the left is Neva with P.J.
Brown of the New Orleans Hornets whom she met as part of the Rebound for
Charity Project. Email her if you've been out of touch for a while. [4/8/2003]
If you live in Lake Charles and find life too stressful,
just seek
out Rhiannon Roberts ('00).
Rhi
is now practicing massage therapy while preparing
to attend graduate school
in philosophy. [2/14/03]
David Meaux ('00) dropped by the College with his
new
blue heeler, Rau. (That's not just her name, it's what she says).
Rau had a great time greeting everyone, including Moliere
(right). David reports he's still working for an environmental
testing firm (duckweed experiments are good for something) and
planning to attend law school
next fall. [2/14/03]
Here's the latest from Clint Benoit ('01): He's currently a MALDI Mass spec
operator at LSU-Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and taking graduate
courses in biochem. [1/22/03]
Shea Eaves ('96) is working in Gulfport,
Mississippi for Marine Animal Productions. Shea is a Marine Mammal
Trainer working with Atlantic Bottlenosed dolphins, California sea lions,
and even a harbor seal! This is her dream job. [1/06/03]
Matt Commeaux ('01) returned to the College this fall to
complete a second bachelor's degree, this time in Chemistry. Chris
Billioux ('99) is returning Spring semester to prepare for law school.
[1/06/03]
Andrea Conque ('99) is now teaching philosophy at Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge. Andrea received her M. A. in Philosophy from LSU last year. [1/06/03]
