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FALL 2011 THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE of residential I nvestiture P ick J. Nas the eighthruno president, Ph.D. of The University of Louisiana at Monroe B A Man on a Mission Excellence drives sense of purpose Discover ULM Traditions The value of old and new traditions Excellence in Faculty and Staff Excellence exemplified FROM THE PRESIDENT hat a pleasure it is to welcome readers to Discover ULM, the magazine of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The magazine’s new title reflects the theme I have utilized throughout Wthe first year of my presidency. As I have met with alumni, friends and the community-at-large, I continue to encourage everyone to discover ULM’s excellence. I am proud to say they are doing just that! Some are discovering faculty members’ many noteworthy accomplishments, from the arts to outstanding research, which includes work in addressing major health issues such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Others continue to place a premium on mentoring our students. In addition, ULM researchers have again earned the distinction of having a U.S. patent awarded; read about it on page 3 of the magazine. Others are discovering our outstanding facilities and equipment. From the Natural History Museum to the new video scoreboard at Malone Stadium, ULM boasts some of the best accommodations for learning, cultural enrichment and entertainment in the region. Both are featured in this issue. The in-house creation of ULM’s own mobile app, featured on page 3, and our other technology successes such as Flight Path – ULM’s degree auditing system – makes it even easier for prospective students to discover all the university has to offer. Speaking of students, discover their excellence in our accredited programs with impressive licensure passage rates, as well as the talented and intelligent Miss Louisiana winners who earned ULM a “triple crown” three years in a row. Their story and a review of all the Miss Louisiana winners with ULM ties are featured on page 4. These points of pride are the fruition of a seed sown many decades ago, when the university started out as a tiny, northeastern Louisiana junior college. Along the way, some of our best campus traditions were born. This edition of the magazine showcases some of those traditions. You will also read about many of our successful alums who contribute to their communities and who help us discover what a great resource this university has been to them. These outstanding graduates who are featured in this issue are the best evidence that, regardless of the decade, there is still so much to discover about ULM. Nick J. Bruno, Ph.D. ULM President ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CONTENTS Fall 2011 • Volume 11, no. 1 THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE 3 28 A Man on a Mission ULM President Nick J. Bruno’s Passion for Excellence drives his “Sense of Purpose” 14 Discover Your ULM Pride: The Traditions of ULM Homecoming and other events remind campus community of tradition’s value 4 21 Excellence in Faculty and Staff Meet Dr. Raymundo Rodriguez, Dr. Roxie Stewart, Dr. Anne Case Hanks, Ms. Kathy Davenport and others who exemplify the excellence in ULM’s faculty and staff. 22 Campus and Sports News 6 n A tribute to the University Builder: President Emeritus Dr. George T. Walker n ULM awarded patents for breakthroughs in cancer treatment n Getting technical: ULM launches smart phone app n Never seen a Tyrannosaurus rex? Visit ULM’s Natural History Museum n ULM Beauty Queens Reign Supreme in Miss Louisiana Pageants n Making the grade: ULM grads exceed national average on licensure test passage n Style your Ride with Warhawk Pride! n So you want to play in the NFL? These Warhawks do 8 n Warhawks debut new video scoreboard, Website n Retirement is just a number. ULM retires Glynn Saulters’ #12 jersey n Hoop season is just around the corner and season tickets are now on sale 20 Alumni News n Alumni Profiles: Marc Swayze ’36; Vicki Gilliam ’87, ’90 n Class Notes – Milestones, Births, Marriages, Retirements and In Memorium ON THE COVER: 32 Point of View President Nick J. Bruno, ULM’s eighth president n Brooke Dugas, SGA President INSIDE BACK COVER: ULM’s Sound of Today provides a long tradition of music, entertainment ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ and________________________________________________________________________________________________ inspiration________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ to generations________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ of________________________________________________________________________________________________ Warhawk________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________