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Murphy Oil and Tech

No.25 | winter 2011

enrollment murphy oil moves up and Bigger and better A historic blend justin hinckley stands out Alum of the year

RISK-TAKING IS IN Not business as usual

Louisiana Tech University www.latech.edu contents Alumni Association Officers Marsha Theis Jabour Ricky Stubbs 2 From the 16th Floor – President – Vice President The kind of news that never gets old Jeff Parker Lomax Napper – Treasurer – Past President 3 Enrollment Climbs Accountability, performance equal Naismith Jason Bullock Daniel D. Reneau bigger student body – Member-at-Large – Ex-Officio Hall of Fame stamps The Mailman 10 Alum of the Year: Justin Hinckley Board of directors “Tech was and still is the best in the state.” Doyle Adams, Tim Brandon, Joe Brown, Sean Cangelosi, Lisa Porter Clark, A Word from the 12 Young Alum of the Year: Matthew Napoli Leigh Laird Cordill, Nathan Darby, 18 Alumni Director Wendell Delaney, Gil Dowies, A personal policy of improvement James Ginn, Ben Haley, Andrew Hicks, Larry Jackson, Bobby Jefcoat, Dear Tech Family Member, 13 Distinguished College Alumni Rex Jones, Rusty Mabry, You play a vital role in the continued success of our dynamic University! Shannon Spigener, Steve Davison, Dave Matthiesen, Philip McCrary, I encourage you to remain interested and actively involved with Tech. Be a , Hilton Nicholson, Clint Williamson Dawn Young McDaniel, Fred McGaha, member of the Alumni Association, a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC), Stacee Miller Priddy, a member of Lagniappe Ladies (an all-female donor society), a donor to the area of your 20 Athletics Caroline Wilkerson Reaves, David Rentrop, choosing, a season ticket holder of your favorite sport, or possibly an employer that recruits » Football: Bulldogs want to bowl Michele Stewart Robinson, Terry Snook, Tech students and alumni. There are so many different ways to stay involved, no matter where » Quest For Excellence: The Quest continues… Michael Stephens, Julie Strong Talbot, you live. You can learn about all of these different opportunities on the Division of University Brandon Walpole Advancement’s website, www.latechalumni.org. » Soccer: Record players I hope you had the opportunity to experience “game day” last fall! The atmosphere that » Softball: Three are out, new generation in Alumni association staff surrounded Stadium prior to each home football game was terrific! You will have » Baseball: Fans have 31 chances to reach ‘home’ Corre Stegall the opportunity to again experience this at the annual Spring Football Game scheduled for » Golf: Autumn’s promise, spring’s challenge – Vice President for University Advancement Saturday, April 2. A special pregame tailgate party for members of the Louisiana Tech Athletic » Tech Legends: Dr. B and Freeway Dave Ryan Richard Club (LTAC) and members of the Alumni Association will give fans an opportunity to enjoy » Bowling: Ranked and on a roll – Director of Alumni Relations a special lunch together prior to the game. If you’re not a current member of LTAC or the Alumni Association, join today at www.latechalumni.org. That same weekend, there will be 24 News Around Campus Jackie Kitchingham a Spirit Group Reunion for those individuals who participated in the Pom Pon Squad, Regal – Coordinator of Advancement Programs Blues or Cheerleaders, and of course, those who have made our mascot Champ a spirit icon. 28 News About You Barbara Swart This will be a great weekend for all Tech fans to be in Ruston; the baseball team and the track – Administrative Coordinator team will also be competing. Make plans to be in Ruston on April 1 and 2, 2011. Lisa Smith Even in the dreariness of winter with all the snow and ice, there’s much excitement on the – Communications Coordinator/Editor campus! The announcement of a transformational new corporate partnership (see pages 4-5) and marketing and the elevation of Tech in the Carnegie Foundation’s research university classification are clear public relations indications that Tech is moving boldly forward, even in the face of economic uncertainty in the state and nation. Dave Guerin The Tech administration continues to streamline operations, always with an eye on – Director protecting the critically important academic core of the University. As more budget cuts Teddy Allen by the Louisiana Legislature loom on the horizon, the entire Tech Family is committed to – Writer/Editor excellence, and your many expressions of support are highly valued. With this commitment Mark Coleman and your continued support, Louisiana Tech will continue to stand strong and make your – Designer Tech education even more valuable than ever before! Thank you for your interest and loyalty. Donny Crowe 6 – Photographer

Louisiana Tech Magazine is published All in This semiannually by the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association. Together We welcome your letters: Ryan W. Richard (’98/’02) More than ever, the Louisiana Tech Magazine interdisciplinary Bulldog P.O. Box 3183 | Ruston LA 71272 P.S. Stay connected with Louisiana Tech between issues by visiting www.latechalumni.org and Entrepreneurs (founded by signing up for the Tech Update (a daily e-mail) or the e-news (a monthly e-mail), and by visiting MurphyUSA@LaTech www.latechalumni.org www.facebook.com/latechalumni. You can also search the career link for job postings, 4 alum Ben Erwin, pictured with update your address, post news about you, and register for events. Partnership to fuel the future wife Angela) mean business. Accountability and performance equal from the 16th floor increased enrollment Historic Collaboration, Carnegie Classification: We’ve Earned It

By now you might have heard the great news. If you haven’t, I have no doubt we will. The Tech Family will settle for nothing here it is. And if you have, you’ll enjoy hearing it again. It’s the less. In this issue of the Tech Magazine, we highlight some of the Our mission as a Louisiana Tech Tech’s mission to protect the classroom enrollment management. kind of Louisiana Tech news that never gets old. very people who make our daily advances and national distinction family is to provide the best education and equip its students is in part “about Nine out of 10 first-year and senior First, Tech has entered into a partnership with Murphy Oil USA, possible. possible to our students, preparing them retention and graduation rates, about cost- students at Tech said they would rate a venture historic for all the right reasons. (Read much more about I’d like to say a special thank you to both Alumnus of the Year for a life of contribution and success. effectiveness and productivity,” said Tech their entire educational experience at the it inside, pages 4-5.) “MurphyUSA@LaTech” is a collaboration Justin Hinckley, whose “what can I do to help?” attitude in action We hold ourselves accountable for our president . “We’re proud of University as “good or excellent,” according that will greatly enhance the educational goals of Murphy USA inspires us all, and to Young Alumnus of the Year Matthew Napoli, performance. the success Tech has had, and the course is to a 2010 National Survey of Student for its employees while expanding Tech’s opportunities in many whose work both for his country and in technology illustrates the And we trust that not only those in our charted for even greater accomplishment.” Engagement (NSSE) report released by the valuable areas, including economic development for the region and kind of success possible with an honorable purpose and vision and Admissions Office but everyone – staff, “First-time freshmen are telling us University of Louisiana System. networking opportunities for students and graduates, as well as a Tech academic foundation. faculty, current students, and alums – are that Tech’s academic reputation is a Ninety percent also said that, if given innovative teaching, training and research. No one person is bigger than the team. No one person is bigger recruiters for the University. major factor in their choice to attend the chance to start over in selecting a Along those very lines of research programs and funding than Louisiana Tech. But together, we keep surprising people with Enrollment numbers suggest two things: Louisiana Tech,” said Pamela Ford, dean of college or university to attend, they would opportunities, as of mid-January, Louisiana Tech became classified what we can make happen. Each college’s alumnus of the year high school seniors and transfer students choose Louisiana Tech again. in the RU/H: Research University – high research activity featured in this edition illustrates the ideals that make Tech strong trust the University to hold up its end of The significant increase in Tech’s category. What this Carnegie Classification means for Tech is and not selfish, successful and not stagnant. the deal, and word of Tech’s performance enrollment (total student body) graduate school enrollment reflects lofty distinction. There are only approximately 100 institutions so Let’s continue to push one another forward, to encourage and purpose is continuing to spread. positive results from very intentional classified. each other. Let’s support our students on campus this spring Tech had the largest percentage increase 12,000 ______and strategic decisions over time to In way of explanation, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions academically, athletically and socially, and let’s continue to recruit in enrollment in the fall of 2010 among expand graduate offerings and build on of Higher Education is a framework for classifying, or grouping, our quality students-to-be. all the state’s public four-year universities. 11,500 ______the University’s strong undergraduate colleges and universities in the . The primary purpose For higher education, it’s been a rocky two years in our state. Within that increase of more than 500 preparation. of the framework is for educational research and analysis, where But look where we are: North Louisiana’s only SREB Doctoral students (up nearly 5 percent) were jumps 11,000 ______“Graduate students are attracted to it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable Four-Year 2 Research University; its only Carnegie RU/H: Research in both freshman enrollment (6.2 percent) 11,804 quality programs which employ productive and graduate school enrollment (10.8 11,289 faculty who participate in significant and institutions. The classification includes all accredited, degree- University; and once again, on the list of U.S. News & World 10,500 ______10,950 granting colleges and universities in America. Report’s Best Colleges. percent). 10,607 meaningful research,” said graduate school Transfer student and continuing student dean and executive vice president Terry Such recognition is not easily earned nor easily granted. Linda and I thank you again. We are proud to be a part of the 10,000 ______enrollment also rose. McConathy. Louisiana Tech can take much pride is this accomplishment. Family. fall ‘07 fall ‘08 fall ‘09 fall ‘10 Congratulations to our faculty, staff, students, supporters Source: Louisiana Board of Regents and alumni family on this achievement and for a job well done. We’ve earned the distinction, but it is indeed an honor to be so recognized. This will only serve to make us work with more passion and integrity at moving up the ladder of premier research Daniel D. Reneau “First-time freshmen are telling us that Tech’s academic reputation is a major institutions. factor in their choice to attend Louisiana Tech.” - Pamela Ford, dean of enrollment management

2 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 3 “To remain competitive, companies like Murphy must have access to highly educated and talented people, and Tech is able to provide that on many levels,” Guice said. “At the same time, Murphy provides great jobs for our graduates, and we hope to see those opportunities increase significantly.” Murphy Oil USA, Inc. Tech has in place systematic assessments to ensure quality, academic rigor, learning outcomes, operates retail gasoline and relevance to the mission, goals and objectives of the innovative partnership, one that Reneau stations under the said will “leave a major imprint on our community.” Murphy USA brand across 22 states in the MurphyUSA@LaTech U.S. These are high- What it is: An innovative educational and professional development venture rooted in Louisiana volume, low-cost retail gasoline stations, Tech’s strong tradition of research and academics and Murphy USA’s vision of continuous learning primarily in the parking and growth for its employees. good Fortune: A handshake areas of Wal-Mart between Tech president Dan Tech’s Executive Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School Terry McConathy: “As the Supercenters. Reneau and Murphy USA president academic collaboration grows, Tech will offer certificates, professional development initiatives and Murphy Oil USA, Inc. Hank Heithaus cements a historic degree programs with content and cohort enrollment for targeted undergraduate and graduate also operates a network partnership. curricula emphasizing the context of the Murphy USA culture and workplace.” of 12 company-owned Vice President for Research and Development and Director of Information Technology terminals that provide Les Guice: “While our initial focus is on the academic side, we will also partner with Murphy on fuel supply to retail various research projects. Our faculty and student research fellows will contribute to Murphy’s and branded wholesale operational processes and systems. We expect to conduct research that can be integrated into their stations. business practices. And this is only the beginning of what we anticipate will be extensive, long-term Murphy USA opened collaborations between our two organizations.” its first retail store in December of 1996, near Benefits to Tech a Sam’s Club parking lot • Enables the University to achieve its mission of teaching, research and engagement in a in Chattanooga, Tenn. targeted, effective and impactful way Today, Murphy USA is operating 1,099 stores • Enables the University to effectively impact economic development by supporting the needs of throughout the U.S. the region’s largest corporate entity • Enhances employment and career opportunities for the University’s students and graduates Parent company Murphy Oil Corporation is • Enriches the University’s academic programs through closer engagement with the private sector located in El Dorado, Ark. Months in the making, a groundbreaking collaboration between the • Enhances research programs and funding opportunities region’s only doctoral-level public research university and the region’s largest corporate • Expands the impacts of the Global_Campus and online learning Fueling • Broadens Louisiana Tech’s exposure through partnerships with a major global company entity is primed to make a positive difference for decades. Fittingly announced from Louisiana Tech’s Enterprise Campus in mid-January, the the venture between Tech and El Dorado, Ark.-based Murphy USA, a Fortune 125 company, is a historic partnership with unprecedented potential throughout the area for educational impact, civic culture enrichment, research, and economic and workforce development. Carnegie Classification increases Tech’s ability Future “MurphyUSA@LaTech” will serve as a model for both academic and corporate collaboration. Tech’s academic programs will be enriched with this close engagement with to compete for research funding and faculty Louisiana Tech, the private sector, and Murphy USA employees will have access to the campus academics, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and planned for years ago, has been a key to changing Tech’s resources and amenities, including a web portal for accessing information pertaining has elevated Louisiana Tech University to its “Research University classification. Not only does the two-year-old Enterprise Campus Murphy USA specifically to MurphyUSA@LaTech students. – high research activity” (RU/H) category, placing it among an continue to grow, but so does the number of doctoral programs “It will open up a whole new base of students for Tech while providing a new model for exclusive group of approximately 100 research universities in the and graduates. Tech set records in doctoral and graduate student an innovative, higher education,” Tech president Dan Reneau said. “It shows a college education can be United States to earn this classification. enrollment in the fall. educational, obtained by any non-traditional student from anywhere in the world. Tech joins such distinguished research universities as Auburn “This new classification is an appropriate reflection of what “Murphy USA and Louisiana Tech have created a shared vision for meaningful and University, State University, Baylor University, the is occurring at Louisiana Tech,” said Dr. Kenneth Rea, Tech’s economic blend successful educational collaboration which will provide unprecedented opportunities for University of and Clemson University. vice president for academic affairs. “It attests to our faculty’s both organizations and their stakeholders,” Reneau said. “For a research institution like Louisiana Tech, the significance commitment and accomplishments, in and outside the classroom.” “Through the collaborative agreement with Louisiana Tech University,” Murphy USA of this new classification cannot be overstated,” said Tech president The impact is realized in Tech’s ability to recruit and retain president Hank Heithaus said, “we demonstrate a shared commitment to enhance our Dan Reneau. “This proves that we can effectively compete with excellent faculty and students and to attract key industry partners employees’ education while developing career paths promoting educational advancement.” some of the nation’s top research institutions for research funding to associate with the institution. This, in turn, has significant Heithaus even noted a meant-to-be similarity: logos of both the University and the and faculty.” economic impacts on the University, the community and the state. company are a winning red and blue. “This distinction is a result of the efforts and commitment of “As we know, universities and research, in particular, drive Through the years, Louisiana Tech has developed a strong reputation for partnering our entire university community,” said Louisiana Tech University economic development.” said Dr. Randy Moffett, president of the with the private sector in many ways – through internships, education, specialized President Dan Reneau. University of Louisiana System. “This (classification) reinforces training, research and innovation. But this partnership is much different in that it is about As a doctorate-granting university, Louisiana Tech is grouped Tech’s impact on Louisiana’s economy and affirms their place a more comprehensive relationship. Tech plans to collaborate with Murphy USA on many with similar institutions based on factors such as research funding, among the country’s leading universities.” fronts. doctoral graduates and research staff. These doctorate-granting In addition to being north Louisiana’s only Carnegie RU/H “We have a great company – a Fortune 125 oil and gas company – headquartered just 55 universities are defined as institutions that award at least 20 institution, Tech is also the region’s only SREB Doctoral Four-Year miles from Tech and Ruston,” said Tech vice president for research and development Les doctoral degrees per year, excluding doctoral-level degrees that 2 Research University and plays a prominent role in the region as Guice. “States like Mississippi and Alabama have none. A prosperous Murphy has major qualify recipients for entry into professional practice, such as the a driver of innovation and commercialization of technologies from economic impacts on all of the surrounding communities and cities and the entire region. J.D., M.D. and Pharm.D. its research centers. We need to do what we can to ensure that companies like Murphy achieve their goals. The steady growth of Tech’s research program, envisioned

4 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 5 “I would have Tech’s entrepreneurial never thought I was program is a safe place capable of starting Don’t for ideas large and small a business if it had Hold That Thought! not been for the entrepreneurship In 2002, Ben Erwin was an electrical engineering That’s what Erwin did, though he wasn’t sure at the time sophomore at Louisiana Tech with ideas, interests and intrigue – what his thing would be. So with the blessing of Debbie Inman, program at Tech.” but few solid answers. the CEnIT’s coordinator of entrepreneurial studies, he started Newly established that fall was the CEnIT, the Center a “business plan competition” to get other students to explore - Ben Erwin (‘04) for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, an other disciplines and “get some real-world experience outside the co-founder of Macon Ridge Foods interdisciplinary program combining the focus, talents and classroom,” he said. “Like true entrepreneurs, we decided to just resources of both the College of Engineering and Science and the ‘go with it’ in 2002, and we’re happy to see it going strong ever College of Business. since.” Its goal: to advance entrepreneurial research, education and The birth that year of Bulldog Entrepreneurs gave Tech an technology transfer. In other words, a place to share, learn and on-campus group dedicated to promoting and cultivating an network. “entrepreneurial culture” on campus. TOP DAWG, now a decade Erwin’s ideas found a home. old, was organized by the group that same year. Today the group “I would have never thought I was capable of starting a business runs the popular – and very competitive – “Idea Pitch” and the if it had not been for the entrepreneurship program at Tech,” said New Venture Championship. Erwin, today the CEO and co-founder of Bastrop-based Macon This fall’s annual TOP DAWG ‘Idea Pitch’ featured 23 teams Ridge Foods. “From the beginning, the program introduced you to and nearly 300 curious students who visited with the teams to find the entrepreneurial tools you needed to get started and was very out about their ventures, then voted with “Bulldog Bucks” for their helpful with networking. That was probably the biggest benefit; five favorite teams. Teams were judged by business experts. hearing stories and learning from seasoned entrepreneurs was The Top 10 highest-scoring teams will compete in this spring’s inspirational.” New Venture Championship. The purse they’ll compete for: Erwin’s student story mirrors many others. All have in common $10,000, and growing. Supporters of the venture include the a Tech entrepreneurial support system that’s blossomed in the College of Engineering and Science, the College of Business, Jones past decade with the start-up of the CEnIT, the TOP DAWG Walker and the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Business Awards event competitions, the Enterprise Center and the expanding Enterprise held annually by the College of Business and the Ruston-Lincoln Campus. The result is an extensive and effective innovation Chamber of Commerce. enterprise that helps people generate and develop ideas, and start “We have some awesome projects,” said Inman, whose and grow businesses. enthusiasm helps to draw students of all disciplines. “They keep “You can think of TOP DAWG, CEnIT and the Enterprise surprising us.” Center as providing the infrastructure and support network that “Tech is fostering a culture of risk takers and innovators better allows students to develop their entrepreneurial ‘personalities’ and than any other school in the state or region,” said Josh Raley skills while in school, then (pictured below), who completed his master’s in engineering and aggressively pursue their technology management drives after graduation,” in ’08. Raley was on said Davy Norris, director two teams that won of Tech’s Enterprise TOP DAWG and today Center. works with Erwin One of the most developing their Dezzie refreshing things Dough sweet potato about the program product for their Macon is it draws students Ridge Foods company. from all disciplines, “A lot of universities not just business and and public officials not just engineering. want to attract large “The real common companies, big federal characteristic,” Norris programs, the big said, “is that they are fish,” Raley said. “The all entrepreneurial entrepreneurship program go-getters who want to at Tech wants to empower do their own thing.” (continued)

6 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 7 people to start and run their own companies. Through Tech’s local innovation enterprise, a lot of the “Which one,” he said, “sounds better for the community in the developed technologies are having national and international long run?” impacts. Both students and faculty are getting unprecedented TECH’S KEY INNOVATION METRICS Seniors John Dighton and Roy Humphries, each a mechanical support on campus for developing technology and business ideas. • 2008 Ranked 10th nationally in micro/nano commercialization. engineering major, won last year’s Jones Walker Entrepreneurial Tech has been among the nation’s leaders in tech transfer in terms • 2009 Ranked 5th nationally in licenses per dollar of research funding. Spirit Award, which included $2,000. The pair built their first of commercializing intellectual property. Although the infrastructure has had less than 10 years to build, • 2009 Ranked 2nd nationally in startups per dollar of research funding ROI’s at 4x national average: 302 since 2006. and although it’s only in the past two years that Tech has really • 24 issued patents since 2006. 82 patent applications. started generating significant start-up business activity, “we’re • Technology licenses/options: 28 since 2006. generating partnerships from all over the map,” Norris said. • 7 company expansions to Ruston; 4 still here. The nature of the concept means that Tech is learning as • 7 other out-of-state companies licensed our technologies since 2006. the program evolves, constantly re-examining strategy and • 17 new startup companies since 2005; 11 still going. reorganizing to improve and meet changing needs. But the attitude • 23 Small Business Innovation Grants with industry partners. of encouragement and risk-taking has been a constant. “It’s a safe place to be with new ideas,” Norris said, “a safe place innovation to express your ideas, even if they seem far out. And it’s a place where, when you express those ideas -- faculty or student -- you HARRISON: Grand plans UKPAIS: Student startup can get the support you need from our innovation enterprise to “I’ve been trying to start my own business for as long as I can Though they never competed in the Business Plan Competition turn that idea into a reality.” remember,” said Jay Harrison, 21 and a junior management and (now the TOP DAWG New Venture Championship), Whitney entrepreneurship major from Ringgold. “So when I came to Tech, and Jonah Ukpai (shown tutoring) are a solid example of a student For more information, visit latechenterprisecenter.com or I got started.” startup. Their business, “Student2Student Tutor,” or S2S Tutor, is cenit.latech.edu. Debbie Inman calls him a “great example of a student housed in Tech’s Enterprise Center’s incubation space. entrepreneur.” Once he found out about the business competition “We set out to build and lead a community of passionate peers FOSTER: Help is ‘in style’ and Tech’s support system, “I’ve been hooked and that helps, serves and inspires others to succeed in achieving a A budding one-stop-shop stylist whose goal is to meet her committed to Bulldog Entrepreneurs,” Harrison said. clients’ varied fashion and beauty needs, Chunte Foster (pictured He’s started his own business (at www.nobugsla.com), with some of her creations) visited a business plan seminar and recently he launched Grand Bayou Outdoors, his sponsored by Bulldog Entrepreneurs and found the group fit her newest venture. Harrison invented a hunting product he perfectly. calls The Flock (pictured with Harrison), used to support “Getting involved in an organization centered on Mojo decoys. His picked up his first prototype in late entrepreneurship December from Superlift in West Monroe, builders of is a great the original Flock from Harrison’s design. Already he’s opportunity to sold the idea for a generous royalty to Great Day Inc., a network and learn major outdoors company in Louisiana. from other young “Eventually I’d like to use various technologies entrepreneurs being developed at Tech for my own line of decoys going through and clothing,” Harrison said. “I’d also like to use that technology to start a ‘green’ energy business.” THE DRIVE TO COMPETE: Fueled some of the same by passion and guided by Tech’s experiences I program, Humphries (seated) and am,” said the Dighton rode their first electric four- 21-year-old senior, wheeler to a Spirit Award. a merchandising and consumer studies major from electric four-wheeler as a physics Shreveport. “The class project, got a lot of interest fact that Tech transferable learning skill through mentoring from people who wanted to buy gives you this kind and tutoring,” said Jonah, 27. He and wife Whitney, 23, of one, then got involved in TOP of opportunity Natchitoches, are Tech engineering graduates who worked together DAWG because “we knew we is reassuring to to found the business, one that helps students come to believe in needed a solid basis and business students like me themselves and find direction and confidence as they learn. plan and direction,” Dighton said. who have their own Described by Tech vice president for research and development They actually drove part of business or an idea Les Guice as “self-driven, professional and visionary,” Jonah was their plan into the competition. for a business and raised in Nigeria in a two-bedroom home with eight siblings. Since “We were laying tracks and physically getting out there and just don’t know where to start.” coming to America, he hasn’t left home entirely: he’s co-founded enacting what we were learning,” Dighton said. Confident from the She’s always had support from her family. And her Tech network a youth empowerment program in Nigeria that attracts 300 local support they’d received, the pair proceeded to form their business, continues to support her as she goes about “learning things youth annually. Prodigy Powersports, even before their final presentation was concerning my business.” Hopes are that, as tutoring packages and concepts are sold, S2S complete. What she’s working toward is getting into the lucrative fashion will expand to other campuses. Knowing that the business has “We felt (the Tech program) was a great way to be coached into industry, from head to heels. already helped students stay in school and not drop out is worth a owning our own business,” said Humphries. “It just goes to show “People are always looking for the next new thing,” she said, “for lot, Jonah said. that college students can own their own business while still getting a new way of expressing themselves.” “It pays,” he said, “to serve from the heart.” their education.”

8 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 9 Setting up camp Alum of the Year at Louisiana Tech

If Justin Hinckley were your child, you’d never have “Primarily, education is the key thing in life for people,” he Justin to tell him to clean his room, do his homework or mow the grass. said. “But the other thing is, Tech is where I got my education; the Too good to be true, right? reputation of the institution where you were educated goes with ’78 And if he’s your alum, you never have to tell him what needs to you for the rest of your life. You want Tech to be the best it can be be done. He just does it. because its current reputation is the one that reflects on you.” Hinckley “My hobbies are anything that has to do with Louisiana “And how can you not be proud,” he said, “of being part of such Hometown: Pineville Tech,” said Hinckley, a 1978 computer science graduate and the a fine institution?” Resides: Pineville University’s 2010 Alumnus of the Year. His latest project is an attempt to get some trees planted on Family: Jeanette Jarrell Hinckley (also Class of ’78) Pound for pound, Hinckley might be the most low-maintenance campus at specific places where he used to walk from class to class. Degree: Computer science of a long list of Tech alums awarded for selfless contributions. He He asked administration why there were still no trees there. The even brings his own bucket and paint brush. Seriously. answer? No reason in particular. “So I’m on it,” Hinckley said. • Retired in 2008 as general manager of Cleco, a Since his retirement from the information technology support- He’s just always liked Tech, from the very start. Though he and-service industry, Hinckley is on campus more often than flunked his first freshman programming test and thought about Louisiana energy services company some students. Though he and wife Jeanette live two hours away changing majors, he was talked off the ledge by a professor and • Prior job responsibilities for various in Pineville, they keep a “Tech Camp” in Ruston that’s Hinckley’s never looked back. organizations included configuration of home for about half the academic year. “That turned it around for me,” he said. “The offerings at Tech hardware/software, site preparation, data “Other people have fishing and hunting camps,” he said, “so why brought the world to Ruston for my taking. I heard world-class communication design and strategic planning can’t I have a Tech Camp?” speakers, attended touring theater performances, made most of • Big fan of coffee His outfit is most often the unpretentious Tech polo or the athletic events. My exposure to what is possible allowed me to sweatshirt, either jeans or shorts. He might be armed with a rake, pursue my career with confidence.” a paint brush, a trowel…he’s a “no job’s too big or too small” sort He’d already developed an early addiction to coffee, so most of force. Mild-mannered but bull’s-eye effective. A Bulldog and of his weekday afternoons involved “well-cooked” but free joe in Techster supporter who checks his ego at the door, Hinckley has Tolliver where he did homework, read and visited.

“Primarily, education is the key thing in life for people. But the other thing is, Tech is where I got my education; the reputation of the institution where you were educated goes with you for the rest of your life. You want Tech to be the best it can be because its current reputation is the one that reflects on you.”- Justin Hinckley, on why he’s loyal to Tech.

financed signs placed on campus buildings and picked up the trash “Lots of good memories,” he said. “The year Tech won around them. conference in basketball; football going to their first Independence “Justin’s dedication and loyalty are amazing; his love and Bowl; going to Toma Lodge to do homework outdoors; late nights gratitude for Louisiana Tech have inspired the myriad of projects in the basement of Wyly working on computer science projects. that collectively and individually make a significant and positive And all my fellow computer science students that pretty much difference for the University,” said Tech vice president for were in every class I took for four years. Looking back, there were university advancement Corre Stegall. “He and Jeanette exemplify about six of us out of the 40-plus who started in 1974 who stuck it the highest kind of alumni service, and Louisiana Tech is blessed out to the end.” by their generosity.” The earned diploma and out-of-class lessons that went with it Like the wind, Hinckley is hard to see, but you can tell where led to his successful career in information technology services. he’s been. He and Jeanette have supported, either with finances Though retired, Tech is fortunate and happy Hinckley’s still in the or elbow grease or both, most everything “Tech,” from the service industry, either working in tangible ways for his University wakeboarding team to new banners on campus, from Tech 2020 or promoting it. to GTM renovations, from the Bulldog Achievement Resource “Employers and society in general need well-rounded people,” Center to a sporting clay tournament. The Hinckleys have made Hinckley said. “Tech is a great opportunity to explore and get to an impact on the Sports Information Department, the Louisiana know more about yourself and the world around you. Tech Athletic Club (LTAC), the Gameday Experience and the “Ten or 20 years from now, I see Tech offering more online new-and-improved, modernized and renovated Tech Ticket Office. options for students who choose not to experience the traditional They created an Athletics Enhancement Endowment to provide a college life,” he said. “Tech will remain strong regionally, both in source of funds annually for athletic program improvements; each academics and athletics, because of the Tech culture that has been of Tech’s 16 varsity sports has benefitted from individual gifts from kept in place for more than 100 years. The Tech family will not let the 2010 Alum of the Year. the reputation slide, and as an alumnus, I hope to still be involved While there are other causes that receive his attention, most of in supporting Tech as it carries out its mission of educating our Hinckley’s philanthropic passes are thrown Tech’s way, for a couple future leaders.” of reasons.

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Young Alum of the Year College of Applied and Natural Sciences Matthew Shannon Napoli‘04 Spigener ’89 Hometown: Monroe Hometown: Homer Resides: Alexandria, Va. Resides: Minden Family: Nicole Broussard Napoli (also an ’04 Family: Husband Chuck Self, daughters Emily and Haley Tech graduate) Degree: Health information administration Degree: Mechanical engineering • Emergency department staff physician, Minden • Technical Director of Foreign Affairs, Medical Center, Aug. 2010-present Department of Defense, Naval Nuclear • Emergency department staff physician, Northern Propulsion Program Headquarters (the Louisiana Medical Center, 2004-Aug. 2010 youngest director at Headquarters) • Assistant professor, staff physician, LSU Health • College of Engineering Outstanding Senior Sciences Center Shreveport, 1997-2003 Award recipient, 2003 • Former chief resident, LSU Medical Center • President, Tech SGA, 2002-03 • Naval Postgraduate School, MS Engineering Science, 2006 • Ph.D. candidate in public policy, George Washington University

A Personal Policy of Improvement Earning all ‘A’s’ in the ER Being Student Government Association president at education equal to or better than most of my peers,” he said. She works in a hospital emergency room for a living now. Even more important and just as unrehearsed is Spigener’s Louisiana Tech was one thing. But getting called into the “I attribute my ability for success directly to Tech and its But as a first-quarter freshman at Louisiana Tech, Shannon work away from the hospital. She’s a wife and mom with two “Situation Room” at the White House to “defend a position,” devoted professors.” Spigener found herself in a different sort of emergency room. daughters, two golden retrievers, two horses, a guinea pig, that’s a different ballgame. His responsibilities include working with numerous United Math class. two cats, a bischon frise, and a bassett hound named Freckles. “The glamour of the room I was sitting in quickly wore States agencies and foreign diplomats in domestic policies “That was the first test I ever took at college, and I “As you can see,” she said, “the family enjoys animals.” off,” said Matthew Napoli, whose experience in Washington involving Naval nuclear power. Sensitive work. But he asked made a big fat ‘F,’” Spigener said. “That was an eye-opening Her favorite hobby is traveling. But she’s also a big fan of during his past two years on the job has been “life-changing.” for it: his term as SGA president at Tech kindled a desire experience. I realized, ‘Wow. This is an entirely different gardening, of flying, of scuba diving and of her alma mater. “I was half the age of anyone in the room, the debates were to blend public policy and public service with the technical world from high school; I’d better put in a little effort.’” Spigener remembers her freshman year as the first time she extremely intense, and I was front and center,” he said. “And I background of engineering. She did. Shannon’s been “Dr. Spigener” for more than 15 got to feel really “grown-up.” It turns out that an “F” on a test loved it.” “My goal is to combine my knowledge of engineering with years now. was just that: a test. She lost that battle but won the war. Napoli had reason to be confident. Not only was he the foundations of public policy and eventually apply my “In the ER, one never knows what might come through the “Tech taught me how to study, to be responsible, to selected by a four-star admiral to join the elite military talents in my home state of Louisiana,” he said. doors next; it’s always exciting,” she said. “I chose my career manage my time and to be independent, to rely on myself to engineering group, but he was also working with graduates of Until then, Napoli pursues his doctorate, supports Tech, because of my love for the sciences and the inner-workings of make things happen as they should and on time,” she said. other top engineering universities such as MIT, Cornell and and works toward a special reward. the human body. To me, it’s like a puzzle to solve, to diagnose “I’m proud of Tech, quite proud of what’s being done to Notre Dame. And he knew he belonged. Because his first stop “There is a family agreement,” he said. “As soon as I and treat illness and injury.” continue to improve our athletic programs and proud of the along the path to such rarified air had been Louisiana Tech’s complete my doctorate, there will be a bulldog puppy waiting Spigener’s also on the medical reform advisory panel for overall progress in academics, especially in the technology Bogard Hall. for m e .” Georgia congressman and physician Tom Price; she lectures and engineering fields. I love the progressive attitude at Tech “Upon entering the program it was clear that I had an both locally and nationally at medical education events. these days; I think this is just the infancy of that.”

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college of business College of education Steve Scotty Davison’89 Robertson’51 Hometown: Ruston Resides: Choudrant Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark., and Shreveport Family: Wife Sarah, children Michael and Emily Resides: Ruston Degree: Management/Pre-law Family: Wife Betty Lou, daughters Libby, Claudia and Vicki • A developer of Squire Creek Country Club in Degree: Health and physical education Choudrant • Leadership Team, Quest for Excellence • Tech head basketball coach, 1964-73. Won Campaign three championships, • Past President, Louisiana Tech Alumni earned a pair of appearances in the national Association college division playoffs, compiled a 161-86 • Member, Tech Athletic Council record, averaged 20 wins a year, 1969-73 • First head coach of the Jazz, 1974 • Coached with 9 NBA teams • Inducted into 8 halls of fame, including Tech’s and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

Point Man on a Quest Proof Coaching Can be a Ball He’s been the radio color analyst for the Louisiana Tech said, “and projects like the new research park, the new Football Network since 2004 and lettered four times for the business building, the new recreation area along Tech Drive, Wearing a Louisiana Tech T-shirt and a warm-up suit from What happened was a memorable stretch of employment. Bulldog baseball team. But neither of those is the reason Steve and continued improvement of housing are game-changers one of the nine NBA teams he’s coached, Scotty Robertson He was the first Tech coach to sign a black athlete, the Davison was named by The Times in Shreveport as one of its that will have an enormous impact on our University.” entertained and educated a kinesiology class for nearly two architect of some of the game’s top college division teams, “11 Sports People to Watch in 2011.” Davison has been in a tangible way involved with Tech hours this winter in a classroom at Memorial Gym. and an educator and entertainer in the NBA for more than 25 Davison, and 2010 Tech Alum of the since his birth. “For those of you going into coaching, remember that it’s years before retiring in Ruston. Year Drake Mills are co-chairs of Tech’s ambitious “Quest “My father (James Davison) has been a passionate not about the money,” he said. “That will come. I started at Betty Lou still screams at the TV set when she disagrees for Excellence,” a $20 million fundraising campaign supporter of Tech for as long as I can remember,” he said, “so the very bottom. Meanwhile, along the way you’ll have the with an NBA official, but the only statistic Robertson seems geared toward construction of a 90,000-plus square-foot maybe that’s a trait I inherited, if that’s possible. I’ve been a opportunity to enjoy what you do and the opportunity to do to care about these days (outside of duck season) is their multipurpose facility in the south end zone of Joe Aillet Tech fan all my life. Some of my favorite childhood memories some good for a lot of people.” number of grandchildren, now in double digits. “Got enough Stadium. involve Tech sporting events. I never really considered going Down the hall from this classroom is the classroom for two teams,” Robertson said. The construction project is just one of several on the Tech to school anywhere else.” where Robertson did a lot of good during a fun 10-year run. He still spends time with Tech basketball if asked; he’ll campus but likely the most important in terms of putting An attorney and racehorse breeder, Davison understands With “Coach Scotty” in charge, Memorial Gym’s floor was always be a coach, as he is this day talking to the coaches of Tech on par or above any other mid-major in the country in competition and what it takes to win. “homeroom” for some of the Bulldogs’ most exciting teams. tomorrow. terms of athletic facilities. “I see tremendous challenges for our school because of After playing basketball and baseball at Tech, Robertson “Prepare yourself for everything, and start your career “I envision Tech will continue to improve facilities and our state’s financial crisis,” he said, “but I believe that if our coached high school for a dozen years and was a Tech wherever you have the opportunity,” he tells them. “And be infrastructure on campus over the next decade or two,” state can find a way to adequately fund the University, private assistant for one season before taking over the program. honest. You’ll have the chance to get an edge illegally; don’t said Davison. “The Quest for Excellence will transform our monies can be raised additionally to allow Tech to achieve its “I came back to Tech for less money,” Robertson said, “but do it. Do things the right way.” athletic department as well as enhance intramurals,” Davison full potential which, in my opinion, is incredible.” I knew what might happen in the future.”

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college of engineering and science College of liberal arts Hilton Clint Nicholson’80 Williamson’83 Hometown: Mobile, Ala. Resides: Clifton Park, N.Y. Hometown: Ruston Family: Wife Carolyn, daughters Resides: Washington, D.C. Carmen and Tiffany, son Keaton Family: Wife Ivana Nizich, twin daughters Degree: Electrical engineering Isabel and Sofia Degree: Political science • President and CEO of Sixnet, an Internet connectivity company • Special expert to the Secretary-General of • Former president, Network the United Nations Solutions Business Unit for ADC • U.S. Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Telecommunications Issues, 2007-10 • Served on White House staff in several positions, including director of stability operations on the National Security Council, senior adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Justice at Baghdad, and trial attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia

Engineered to go the Distance An Ambassador for America – and for Tech The path from student to CEO seems to have been to the way my family was living.” Clint Williamson left his hometown and Louisiana Tech Williamson spent most of 2007-09 coordinating U.S. policy perfectly engineered for Hilton Nicholson. But it was He rarely missed a football or basketball game, was a with a political science degree, prepared for a career in law. responses to atrocity crimes around the world, ones that incentive and determination – and encouragement from frequent visitor at Aswell to see Carolyn Sheppard (his future But some things, you just can’t plan for. either were occurring or had occurred. Louisiana Tech – that fueled his walk. wife), and, when he could find enough loose change, enjoyed Like meeting your future wife at an International Criminal “On any given day, we would be dealing with issues A National Society of Black Engineers brochure the discounted day-old donuts from Pete’s. But always, he was Tribunal in Holland. Or discussing affairs of national security on three or four different continents, with very different highlighting the best-paying jobs for college graduates a student with a goal, something the engineering gods reward. with the king of Saudi Arabia. Or having a part in overseeing characteristics,” he said. “Very few jobs in government give sparked his interest when he was a high school senior. “My last quarter at Tech, I took a relatively new course, the exhuming of mass graves in Bosnia and Croatia, or you this opportunity.” “Number one was electrical engineering,” he said. “I microcomputer design,” he said. “It gave me confidence working from a field office in Tirana while Serbian forces From experience, he tells today’s students to be open decided that if I was going to college, I might as well take this to take a position designing microprocessor-based launch a campaign of terror against the Albanian population to opportunities, to build on a solid Tech education “by career path and make lots of money. I knew nothing about communications systems at AT&T. That experience resulted in Kosovo. experiencing new things, by exposing yourself to different electrical engineering, but I was very good in science and in my being in the forefront of the Internet revolution and, What has been an unrehearsed career began at Tech and views and perspectives.” math and decided to give it a try.” eventually, the CEO of Sixnet.” continued to unfold in New Orleans, first at law school, then Though his passport’s well-worn, Williamson remains He chose Tech over Alabama, Auburn and LSU because He’s been so impressed with the University’s direction that as an assistant district attorney in New Orleans, and finally close to Tech because of strong family ties and strong former- of “small class sizes and the small-town, family atmosphere.” he joined the Engineering and Science Foundation Board of as a prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, Organized student gratitude. From his first day on campus, he saw the beaker as half full. Directors and has addressed the engineering student body Crime Section. When the Department needed help in The “I feel confident Tech will continue to advance “I grew up in a large, poor family. We had seven kids and more than once at the request of dean Stan Napper. Hague, Netherlands, it sent Williamson, who’d by chance academically because of the University’s strong leadership,” lived in a one-bedroom duplex,” Nicholson said. “Therefore, I “When I attended Tech, it was all about individual projects backpacked through Yugoslavia in 1990. he said, “the ever-improving quality of incoming students, the loved school! I had food to eat, only one roommate, and even and performance. Now,” he said, “it’s more team-based, which Tech’s No. 1 athletic trainer as a student, Williamson is still strong alumni support, and the informed way in which Tech air-conditioning. I wasn’t a natural student, but I worked hard is more reflective of the real world.” trying to patch things up, only on a much more dangerous has focused its academic specializations.” because I didn’t want to be kicked out of school and go back and global scale. Before his most recent appointment,

16 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 17 It was finally Friday night in Springfield, Mass. August 13, 2010. In a filled-to-the-brim Springfield Symphony Hall, after a week of Enshrinement Events and before a glitzy formal- wear audience, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame put its stamp of approval on The Mailman.

With his wife Kay, their four children and many supporters “Voice of the Bulldogs” Dave Nitz: “Now that you from North Louisiana in attendance, Karl Malone offered a seven- have experience driving a truck, do you think you and I could do minute acceptance speech, decked in a tux and looking like he an all-night truckin’ show on radio? Seriously, congrats on the Hall could still give you 20 minutes a game. of Fame. No one else deserves it any more than you do.” “I didn’t do anything but try to play hard,” Malone said. “I didn’t Sports Information Director Keith Prince: have a motive. It wasn’t about me. It never was about me. It’s not “Thanks largely to Karl’s intimidating (and dominating) play in about me tonight. It’s about a lot of other people.” his final year at Tech (1984-85), my most vivid memory of his Tech’s only other member of the illustrious Hall is Leon career is that he helped give Louisiana Tech (and its fans) its Barmore. Lady Techsters coach Teresa Weatherspoon was inducted most sustained period ever on the national sports stage – and it into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame this summer. All three brought media guys to Ruston like USA Today columist Mike are Louisiana Sports Hall of Famers. Loprestri, CNN’s Nick Charles, writers from The New York Times, Malone thanked his teammates and opponents, his coaches, the Denver Post, The Morning News…and various other and his mom. “My hero,” he said. “Mrs. Shirley” passed away seven members of the national media. They all came to ‘discover’ who years to the day before Malone’s induction. this Man-Child was, this big guy who could run like the wind and “I’m here today,” he said, “because of her.” break backboards, and also find out how the heck this Louisiana “To my friends that made the journey here from Louisiana,” he Tech basketball team could keep on winning night after night. The said, above some Ruston-flavored spontaneous cheering, “I’m from season kept all of us in the sports information office deliriously north Louisiana. I’m country. I love it. This is me.” busy – from that first BIG TIME win over Louisville that shoved He gave the Louisiana faithful plenty to cheer about, even if he’d Malone At Tech Tech into the national Top 20 in early December…all the way never played in the NBA. During his time at Tech, the on-court Freshman: 20.0 points per game, 19-9 until that mesmerizing shot in Dallas’ Reunion Arena that ended wins with a special cast of players mounted, and Malone’s weights record. Malone’s college career in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 16. It and work added 20 pounds to a frame built to run up and down an was a season (and a treasure) that no Tech fan will ever forget.” Sophomore: 18.7 points per NBA court. When he’d left for the , he’d left Tech in good Kelvin “Kelbo” Lewis, Guard: game, 26-7, shape: starting with Malone’s final two seasons, Tech rolled up nine “I believe Karl’s focus, Tournament title; lost to Houston in straight 20-win seasons and nine straight postseason berths. dedication, God-given ability and drive to be the best he could second round of NCAA Tournament Malone is still on the team, a valuable member of the Ruston possibly be made him an exceptional NBA player. The aspect community, along with his young family. that made him a great teammate at all levels is the fact he would Junior: 16.5 points per game, 29-3, “I tell all my friends and family, try to live life the way you want demand more than the minimum out of each teammate. He has SLC champs; wins over Pitt and Ohio to be remembered; try to leave life better than you found it,” he a knack to get more out of a person than they were capable of State in the NCAA Tournament; lost said in closing. “And, what good is success if you’re not willing to achieving. I’m grateful to have taken the floor with him and am in overtime to in Sweet 16, share it.” more proud of the stand up man he has become.” Reunion Arena in Dallas “Once again, it was not about me. It was about trying to do Adam Frank, Guard: “Karl was someone special, a big ...and in the nba something to make everybody proud. Love you guys. Thank you, man who could do more than just post up. He ran the floor like a 19 seasons, two MVPs, 14-time and I’m honored.” small forward and shot the ball like one. Posting up against him All-Star, two Olympic gold medals, was a no-no: his quick hands and feet put other post players to second all-time leading scorer in guessing…Congrats Karl!” league history. On the occasion of Karl Malone’s induction into the David Jordan, Center: “It makes my career sound better Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, some of the “main when I tell people I backed up Karl Malone. Just being associated players” from the 1984-85 Bulldogs basketball program with him makes people think I could actually play. So what they checked in with comments to and about The Mailman. don’t know won’t hurt them…One of my roles at Tech as a player was to guard Karl every day in practice. I felt it was my job to make With friends and family from North Louisiana beside Head coach : “I have always felt that Karl him work hard in practice and to improve his game. When Karl him, a record-setting ride that started in Summerfield carried the banner for a great group of guys. The qualities that would post up he would ALWAYS go baseline after he got the ball. and led through Louisiana Tech and the NBA ended personified his NBA career – hard work, toughness, resilience, So I would overplay him to the baseline side to make him go the respect and humility – were the very qualities that his college team other way. It didn’t work. So, I would always have matching bruises with an exclamation point for … and teammates demonstrated while they were together. I think on my biceps because that’s where he would hit me with his elbows that we saw in Karl a little bit of ourselves out there each night. as he turned towards the baseline.” His career served as a constant reminder of what it took to achieve Willie Bland, Guard/Forward, Sixth Man: “The what we did!” Karl Malone, special traits his mom had, she passed to Karl: dedication, hard Wayne Smith, record-setting four-year work, commitment to excellence. Most important, he’s a humble starter at point guard: “For the Mailman: man, a man we could always depend on, a man I could always call From the Heart and in the Hall Congratulations to you on your Hall of Fame induction. Your my brother.” hard work and dedication to the game made the difference. Proud to have been a part of the success with you at Louisiana Tech University.”

18 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 19 lyle Bulldogs Want to Bowl Record-setting season, record-setting team They were picked to finish last in the WAC. Instead, Tech’s second consecutive season. The Albuquerque, N.M., native set a fitte in Dykes’ Second Season soccer team finished tied for third and broke many school records, school record with 32 points as she scored 12 goals and led the Do you know how to get Depth across the board, but especially in the offensive and including most wins in a season (15) and most WAC wins (5), team with eight assists. to Mississippi? defensive lines, will be key this fall, as will play at quarterback. and the Lady Techsters earned a first-ever trip to the WAC Sophomore Mo Rockwell, who switched from midfielder to Good, because Louisiana “Obviously, the quarterback position is going to be the most Tournament. defender during the season, was named the Defensive Player Tech will play in its important,” Dykes said. “I don’t care if it is seventh-grade football The conference season was of the Year. She was the top neighboring state three or professional football, you are only as good as your quarterback highlighted by a 5-4 overtime win defender on a team that times this fall, against allows you to be. We have to really get good at that position.” over WAC champion San Jose State. kiva recorded eight shutouts and Conference USA’s Southern Dykes said a solid offensive line and core group of skill position In the contest, Tech trailed 4-2 with allowed just 21 goals on the Miss and Southeastern players who return give the Bulldogs a chance to be the offensive 10 minutes to play until junior Scotti gresham season, the second-best mark in Conference old hands team they’d hoped to be last fall. Culton made a penalty kick to tie school history. Mississippi State and Ole “Now,” he said, “we have to mix in some explosive players and the game at 4-4. Senior forward Freshman Paige Dunn (a Miss. get some guys healthy.” Kiva Gresham, named the team’s goal and three assists) was Those games, along with Dykes reorganized the awards for the annual end-of-the-year overall Player of the Year, then named Midfielder of the Year. visits to football program; he chose seven awards and named each one after scored her third goal of the game Freshman forward Emily from Houston and a former Tech great. Here are the award winners for 2010: for her first career hat trick in an Brennan (one goal, four assists) Brigham Young, highlight Terry Bradshaw Offensive Player of the Year: QB Ross Jenkins emotional victory. was named most improved Tech’s demanding 2011 Defensive Player of the Year: DE Matt Broha With Gresham being the only player. schedule. Matt Stover Special Teams Player of the Year: Kick return man senior on the team, the Lady Junior defender/midfielder And that’s not counting the Western Phillip Livas Techsters return an experienced Olivia Lukasewich earned the Athletic Conference games. Tech will travel to Fresno State, Idaho, Special Teams Points Winner: Myke Compton bunch as well as an excellent Team Award, given annually to Utah State and Nevada. Hawaii, New Mexico State and San Jose Willie Roaf Lineman of the Year: OL Cudahy Harmon incoming freshman class and hope the player who best reflects the State will visit Ruston. Karl Malone Strength and Conditioning Award: Jared Miles to make a run at the 2011 WAC program’s four pillars of family, The schedule’s set. But what about the team? Davison Family Community Service Award: Chandler Spence Championship. respect, fearlessness and passion. Head coach finished 5-7 overall, 4-4 in the WAC and Solomon Randle Gresham was also named in his rookie season, one that fell just short of postseason play Dr. Dan Reneau Academic Award: Lyle Fitte and Stephen Offensive Player of the Year for the for the second time in three years. The most immediate factors Warner between winning and losing are obvious. Also recognized were the senior class, All-WAC recipients Livas “We’ve got to be able to stop the run a little bit better,” Dykes and offensive lineman Rob McGill (first team), Broha, linebacker said. Navy, Fresno State and Nevada pushed the Bulldogs around Adrien Cole and running back Lennon Creer (second team), and in the second half of each of those games in 2010. “As our offense sophomore kicker Matt Nelson, an ESPN Academic All-District gets better, people are going to want to keep the ball away from us first teamer. Three are going, going, gone… by running the football,” Dykes said. but winning mentality returns Coming off yet another winning season, the Louisiana Tech Michelle Jones and freshman Emma Eichmann are the favorites to Lady Techster softball team will face some challenges this spring play short. Senior Molly Goza is the likely starter at third. after graduating three of the top offensive players to ever don the In the outfield, look for uniform. a mix of experienced The Quest However, head coach Sarah Dawson and her staff have built a juniors Kendra Harmon winning mentality over the past three years. The Lady Techsters are and Christina Gamboa, Continues playing for their fourth straight winning season and another trip to freshmen Cassie Krieg Tech’s “Quest for Excellence,” the University’s $20 million the NCAA Tournament like the one the program took in 2008. and Katelynn Hill, junior fundraising campaign geared toward the construction of a “The 2011 season will be one of new faces,” said Dawson. “We college transfer Charday 90,000-plus square-foot multipurpose facility in the south end graduated four girls last year who had started nearly every game in Wilson, and Geisler. zone of Joe Aillet Stadium, continues. their careers and were pillars on our team. I am excited to see what The Lady Techsters’ The new facility will include a state-of-the-art medicine this new generation of players has to offer.” schedule includes facility to complement the in-place Dr. William Bundrick Three seniors return, along with a deep pitching staff led by tournaments at LSU, Sports Medicine Center, a new strength and conditioning ace Meghan Krieg, a first team All-Western Athletic Conference A&M, Ole Miss and complex, and a new academic center. Signifying Tech’s vision performer and the program’s record holder for single-season Mississippi State as well and commitment to compete at the highest level of collegiate strikeouts with 260 (in 222.1 innings). as a home doubleheader athletics, the Quest and its result will mean that Louisiana The key for Krieg: cut down on the free passes. The Sonora, against Big 12 foe Baylor. Tech’s student-athletes will have the kinds of top-shelf facilities Texas, native walked 141 and hit 25 batters in 2010. On the schedule are that will enable them to make the most of both their academic Behind Krieg in the circle, Dawson can turn to a trio of six NCAA Tournament and athletic pursuits. underclassmen: sophomores Michelle Jones (5-4, 4.86 ERA) and participants last year: LSU, Janna Frandrup (3-1, 4.65) and true freshman Erin Kipp. Texas A&M, San Diego meghan To donate, contact Adam McGuirt, Director of LTAC, at Because of graduations, Tech will have to replace 60 percent of State, Hawaii, Fresno State either 318-255-7950 or [email protected], or visit its starting infield this year. Junior Allie Geisler will share catching and McNeese State. krieg quest4excellence.com. duty with true freshman Tricia Van Winkle. Sophomore Meghan The 2010 Western Athletic Knowles will see the majority of action at first base. Senior veteran Conference Tournament will Heather Doiron and Frandrup will vie for playing time at second. be played in Las Cruces, New Mexico, May 11-14.

20 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 21 Fans treated to 31 games on the Bulldogs’ diamond The 2011 Bulldog Baseball opponents include programs that addition to 14 games against four teams that played in the 2010 have a combined 17 College World Series appearances and two NCAA Tournament. College World Series titles. The 57-game regular season schedule “We worked hard to get more home games on our schedule Steady features 31 games at J.C. Love Field at Park in because this team was at a slight disadvantage the last couple of years playing more road games,” said ninth-year head coach Wade success Simoneaux. “We tried to really build our home schedule to help from give them that confidence going into conference play.” The highlight of the 2011 non-conference schedule will put the Tech’s Bulldogs up against Baylor and Rice, two perennial powers from the state of Texas. legendary Tech opens conference play by hosting New Mexico State April voice 8-10. The annual Battle of the Bone series against Fresno State is Dave Nitz keeps a bag packed May 6-8. and his gas tank full. Louisiana Tech will conclude regular season play May 20-22 at The veteran of state broadcasters Sacramento State. and an icon at Louisiana Tech, “One thing about our conference schedule is that three of the “Freeway Dave” hit a milestone on toughest places to play – Fresno State, Nevada and New Mexico Dec. 22, 2009, when he broadcast State – are all coming to us this year,” Simoneaux said. his 2,000th Louisiana Tech sporting clint Louisiana Tech returns 22 lettermen to a roster infused with event – a men’s basketball game a healthy crop of talented arms, four all-WAC performers and a against Texas-Pan American. His five-member senior class headlined by 2010 ESPN The Magazine’s 35 years at LA Tech rank in the top ewing Academic All-American third team honoree, catcher Clint Ewing. Tech’s No. 1 ‘go-to’ surgeon five in the country among active broadcasters with the same school. “The Voice” of Bulldog football, earns another honor baseball Dr. William Bundrick, or “Dr. B,” as hundreds of Tech athletes have and affectionately called him since he began working regularly with the athletic basketball department in the 1970s, was recognized at midcourt of a Bulldog basketball since the game in December for his service to and love for his University. mid-1970s, ‘We have a lot of The Dr. William Bundrick Sports Medicine Center is officially in the Nitz was Charles Wyly Athletic Center. The 3,800-square-foot facility contains a Swimex named the therapeutic pool, cardiovascular equipment, private staff offices and a physician’s Louisiana guys who can play’ examination room. Sportscaster of the Year Jeff Parks and the Louisiana Tech Bulldog golf team are coming off their most productive But the “satellite office,” also funded by Dr. B’s generosity, is in the . Basketball athletes are the main beneficiaries of the state-of- in 2010 by fall season in the last two decades and are eyeing a possible run at the 2011 Western Athletic the-art equipment there. the National Conference title. Co-captain of the 1959 9-1 Tech football team and a three-year letterman Sportscasters Recording three Top 4 finishes while competing in five fall events – including capturing for the Bulldogs, Dr. Bundrick is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics and the 2010 Squire Creek Invitational title, the program’s first since winning the Hal Sutton Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1995 Sportswriters Intercollegiate in 2007 – the Bulldog golfers showed great promise on the links. and was named Louisiana Tech Alumnus of the Year in 1980. He also earned Association. Led by senior Clinton Shepard and his team-best 72.53 scoring average, Parks and Co. saw the Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Medicine from the Ark-La-Tex Sports Besides six different golfers earn Top 20 finishes in at least one tournament this fall, led by Shepard Museum of Champions in 2010. providing the play-by-play, Nitz with four and Cody Santone with three. A helper and healer of many from his offices at The Bone and Joint Clinic in Bossier is the radio broadcaster and the media relations director for the Tech, which also finished third at the UTA/Waterchase Invitational and fourth at the Sam City, Dr. Bundrick is well known as one of the best orthopedic surgeons in the United Sioux City Explorers, an independent Hall Intercollegiate, earned a historic rise in the polls along the way. Following the Bulldogs’ States, and as one of the best friends Louisiana Tech has ever had. minor league baseball team in the success in the first few events of the fall, Tech recorded a ranking of 59th in the country by American Association. Golfstat.com – surpassing its previous best of 98th, accomplished on two separate occasions In addition to working for Sioux in the past 20 years. City, Nitz has also served as the play- “It’s a team effort whether the guys are in the van or not,” Parks said. “We have a lot of guys Bowling: Nationally ranked, on a roll by-play man for a number of minor who can play. I’m proud of what we have accomplished (this fall), but we have a long way Ranked 20th in the nation with a 27-17 record in early winter, Louisiana Tech’s league teams, including teams in to go. We hope to continue our success. It’s great from where we have come, but 59th is not bowling team hopes to keep it between the gutters well enough to make the NCAA the Orioles, Giants and Rangers where we ultimately want to be.” women’s finals in Detroit April 14-16. The top 8 in the late-March polls qualify, organizations. Parks and Co. will begin their spring season February 21 at the Rice Intercollegiate and will something Tech can attain if it knocks off some of the higher-ranked teams it faces this the Low down: As a true also play in events hosted by Arkansas-Little Rock, Ole Miss and Texas State. Tech will host the freshman in last year’s Squire Creek winter. Invitational, Sam Forgan shot a 65, LA Tech Bulldog Classic at Squire Creek March 13-15. Last year with only one senior, the girls set a Tech record for most wins in a season which ties for the third lowest round The 2011 Western Athletic Conference Championships are May 2-4 in Henderson, Nevada. with 44 and finished the season ranked 14th, beating national runner-up Nebraska three in recorded Bulldog golf history. times.

22 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 23 news around campus news around campus A 115-year-old tradition continues, in 21st-century style Captain Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Calling it the single most important need of the college at this gift in support of the campaign. Mark Bogle, the Vice President shipshape Fry ’dat! time, Stan Napper, Dean of the College of Engineering and Science, and General Manager of Texas Operations for Eastman Chemical for toss Recent Tech graduates Ben Backus of Ruston and Ben Boutwell of Winnsboro announced the campaign to build a new $15 million integrated Company, presented Napper with a pledge for $300,000, saying it proved hot enough to win the national “Church’s Spicier Spicy Chicken Song Captain Brian J. engineering and science education building at Louisiana Tech. was an investment in Tech’s facilities and its people. Contest” in late November. Harrison, USN and The three-story building “At Eastman, we believe Their “Chicken Genius” video was voted tops by judges and online voters, a 1984 electrical will be located in the new that quality education earning the pair $3,000 and a year’s supply of Church’s Chicken, what the two engineering graduate, Enterprise Park, adjacent to is the cornerstone to a in song call a “fried delicacy.” View the video at spicierspicychickensong.com/ participated in the Bogard Hall, and will feature stable society and the winners coin toss at midfield new active learning class foundation for a stronger Backus, 22, graduated in November in business administration. He wrote the prior to the Louisiana Tech-Navy football labs, shops and meeting workforce,” Bogle said. “A video’s lyrics and music. Boutwell, an ’09 graduate in communications design, game in September. rooms for engineering, large percentage of our filmed and provided special effects, of which there are plenty. Both appear in the A native of New Orleans, Harrison received math and science classes. contributions are dedicated video; the two have worked together often and won at least three other regional his naval commission in 1986 and has served Visit latech.edu/coes/ to universities, colleges awards for their tag- in various positions in the United States and building to learn more. and innovative educational team music videos. abroad since. He has received numerous “Louisiana Tech’s initiatives. We continually The duo will naval decorations, including the Defense College of Engineering and place an emphasis on the move to Nashville Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Science is already regarded importance of science, soon and pursue Service Medal (with one Gold Star), Navy as a national leader in technology, engineering careers there, along Commendation Medal (with four Gold Stars), engineering and science and math for future with Backus’ band Navy Achievement Medal, Sea Service Ribbon education because of its generations.” mates from Heavens (with one Silver and one Bronze Star), and integrated and projects- Bogle commended Tech To Betsy, a Ruston- various service and campaign ribbons. based approach,” Napper for its ongoing commitment based Christian Navy won the toss and the game, 37-23. said. “Unfortunately, our to partnering with students, pop group. Chicken facilities have not kept up faculty, staff, alumni, should come in with our academic reputation. This building will provide new employers, corporate partners and citizens to “strengthen the handy in Tennessee. active learning space for first- and second-year engineering and quality of their programs while continuing to work even harder at But… do they science students for the first time since Bogard Hall was opened in building engineers and scientists for tomorrow.” really eat Church’s? 1940. The modern facility will also serve as an excellent recruiting Members of Eastman’s Texas Operation’s Leadership Team and “We do now!” tool for our college, especially in East Texas where many high 29 staff members, each a Tech alum, joined Bogle to make the Backus said. schools have outstanding facilities.” presentation in Longview late this fall. Bogle made the point that The Eastman Chemical Company is supporting Napper in this the alumni present at the presentation represent nearly 20 percent endeavor and has presented him with the first major corporate of Eastman’s engineering population. National Honors For City of Monroe invests in Tech Citgo Petroleum History Organization Halftime of the Louisiana Tech-Nevada football game featured the City of Monroe playing Awards COES Tech’s song. Continuing a long tradition of excellence, Tech’s Lambda-Rho Chapter of Phi On behalf of the Monroe City Council, Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo presented Tech President Scholarships Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc., has once again walked off with national Dan Reneau with a check for $20,000 to Citgo Petroleum Corporation honors in the society’s annual “best chapter” competition. support Louisiana Tech’s research park, of Houston awarded $10,000 to The Tech chapter was officially recognized in late summer as “best chapter” for Enterprise Campus, and its economic the College of Engineering and 2010 in Division IV, colleges and universities with enrollments of between 10,000 development vision for north Louisiana. Science to provide scholarships and 15,000 students. The funds will better allow Tech to to junior or senior level students Lambda-Rho Chapter was also designated as recipient of the Nels A. Cleven continue to start-up companies majoring in either mechanical or Award for 2010. The Cleven Award is reserved for those chapters who have emerging from the University’s chemical engineering. ‘Outdoor Life’ exhibited a unique level of excellence. This marks the seventh time in seven years small business incubators and to The funds will also enable that Lambda-Rho has received Nels Cleven recognition; it’s also the chapter’s 25th provide support for student-owned the college to allocate money for profiles Dickson Best Chapter Award. businesses created through on-campus various educational purposes Hunting for one of the 25 most influential “The student leadership we see in Phi Alpha Theta is a great source of pride entrepreneurial programs such as the including scholarships, field trips, people in the nation in hunting and fishing? to Louisiana Tech,” Tech history department head Dr. Stephen Webre said. “This TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition. visiting speakers, equipment You’ll find him on South Campus. kind of leadership is a tradition at Tech.” “The City Council and I are ‘Monroe purchases, and student and Outdoor Life magazine this year featured Judging in the competition is based on documented chapter activities during Proud’ to be able to support the Louisiana faculty travel. Dr. James Dickson, professor of forestry and the academic year. During 2009-2010, student members of Lambda-Rho Chapter Tech Foundation’s efforts to enhance Tech’s COES is one of 14 wildlife habitat management coordinator at organized public programs on history topics, a used book sale, a joint research opportunities for business growth and universities affiliated with the Tech, in its Outdoor Life 25, which profiles paper conference with history students at Grambling State University, and a spring CHECK THIS OUT: Monroe mayor Jamie development,” said Monroe Mayor Jamie National Academy of Engineering those who have changed the face of hunting awards banquet. Phi Alpha Theta members also presented papers at scholarly Mayo (middle) presents a donation to Tech Mayo. “Small businesses are the backbone (through its Center for the and fishing and have made major positive conferences and served as judges at social studies fairs in local schools. president Dan Reneau to help Tech’s Foundation of our communities. When they start Advancement of Scholarship on “enhance opportunities for business growth and impacts on outdoor sports as nationally- development.” here, they tend to stay here.” Engineering Education). respected wildlife and conservation advocates.

24 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 25 news around campus news around campus Social Media: Staying Connected Rural Businesses I/O Psych Program Wastes To Tech Is Easier Than Ever Get Boost From No Time Making Its Mark TBDC And USDA In only its second year of existence, Tech’s Industrial/ Technology and teamwork combine to keep you in touch with your University Tech’s Technology Business Development Organizational Psychology Ph.D. program, the only one in 24 hours a day, every day. Former students, alums, fans and prospective students Center (TBDC) provides technical assistance Louisiana, the only one within 300 miles of Ruston, and one of can tap into Tech at any time in any or all of the following ways: and training services to small and emerging only three in the Southeast, is growing up fast. Facebook: More than 20,000 fans; the second largest university page in private business enterprises in 17 rural Louisiana A group of graduate students in the doctoral program have Louisiana. facebook.com/latech (Also check out facebook.com/latechalumni) parishes. formed Applied Research & Organizational Solutions (AROS), Twitter: More than 1,400 followers; constant updates about what’s going on TBDC’s efforts were bolstered this fall by a a consulting alliance that works with organizations to provide on campus and off involving Tech; get hooked up for quick answers to your $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of quality solutions in all areas of human capital. One of the core Tweets. twitter.com/latech Agriculture. Funded through the USDA’s Rural principles of the I/OP program is that real learning takes place in YouTube: Collections of Tech videos created by staff, faculty and students. Business Enterprise Grant program, the grant the real world: AROS is an attempt at learning by doing. youtube.com/louisianatech means Tech can better serve the small rural Already, the students have worked with multiple area Flickr: Collection of recent Tech photos, updated regularly. business enterprises so vital to the long-term businesses, including the Ruston Chamber of Commerce. flickr.com/photos/louisiana_tech/collections economic growth of north Louisiana. AROS can design and administer surveys, analyze data, evaluate The Rural Business Enterprise Grant program outcomes, identify areas of needed improvement, and perform Front Row (left to right): Cole Napper, Luke Simmering, Jefferey Binder, helps to finance and facilitate the development in many other areas in which a proper understanding of and John Buckner, Amy Frost Back Row (left to right): Stephanie Murphy, of new and existing businesses in rural America. application of the psychology of business would promote success. Chris Castille, Victoria Smoak, DeAnn Arnold Funds can be used for start-up and working The goal of AROS: help organizations improve in leadership, capital loans, building and plant renovations, team effectiveness, employee satisfaction and overall performance. transportation improvements, project planning The AROS offices are located on campus in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. and other business needs. “The TBDC is pleased to expand our business development assistance to enterprising individuals across north Louisiana,” said Kathy Wyatt, director of the TBDC. “We will continue More Big Names to serve both new and existing companies that are eager to adopt new technologies and Join Prescott integrate innovation into their operations in Lord Byron. Thackeray and Thoreau. Those are among order to expand and strengthen their business the names now represented in a personal way in Prescott ventures.” Memorial Library. Lorna Kardatzke and her husband Jon, of Wichita, Ks., founders of that city’s popular Museum of World Treasures, expanded the Frellsen Fletcher Smith Memorial Collection this fall. On loan from the Kardatzkes, the Partnerships Create An Even MoreWelcoming collection of noteworthy literary documents is named after Lorna’s father, Frellsen Smith, the University’s first technical writing professor. Campus Community Presented by the couple to special collections librarian More soup’s on. More Shakespeare too. Both are getting easier to come by. and archivist Peggy Carter, additions to the two-year-old Recent partnerships formed through the Division of Student Affairs are a solid demonstration of the University’s commitment to its collection include 1st editions of Byron’s “Child Harold’s students and to the future. As a campus community, Tech has a responsibility to do everything it can to continue to recruit, educate and Pilgrimage, Canto 3,” a Louisa May Alcott letter, a 1st graduate the next generation of Louisiana’s leaders. On-campus options in touch with the integral parts of students’ success increase Tech’s ECEC earns prestigious edition Thackeray, documents by Charles and Mary Lamb, odds of doing just that. and a Thoreau signature. Two major cultural shifts involve two of the busiest places on campus: accreditation “Thanks to Lorna and Jon, Louisiana Tech probably the campus bookstore and the dining halls. A jewel of the School of Human Ecology in Tech’s College of already has the finest collection of literary artifacts in the Tech’s partnership with Barnes & Noble College Booksellers (pictured) Applied and Natural Sciences, the Early Childhood Education Center South,” said Rick Simmons, George K. Anding Endowed allows students several new and cost-effective options, among them the is one of only three centers in north Louisiana to have earned full Professor of English and the Director of Tech’s Honors choice to lease textbooks or receive them in digital format. All students, accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Program. especially those taking courses through distance education, should find Young Children (NAEYC), one of the nation’s premier accrediting “Their donations cover a broad range of literary figures, purchasing materials online convenient. bodies for early childhood education programs. and while some of the contributions, such as some of Though you might not need a textbook, you can always use more The ECEC, a pre-K learning laboratory school, has maintained the letters and the signatures, are interesting simply Bulldog and Lady Techster gear. If you haven’t visited Barnes & Noble its NAEYC accreditation since the late 1980s. The NAEYC’s because they were penned by the authors, other pieces are College Booksellers on campus yet, make it a point to check out the intensive evaluation process includes a thorough portfolio review, extremely important.” new clothing and gift items suitable for all occasions – and every item is unannounced classroom observations and a review of 10 specific Among the other names represented by documents in available online. program elements. the collection: Dickens, Wordsworth, Southey, Ruskin, New food options and a new look and increased student satisfaction The other two schools in north Louisiana to earn the NAEYC Tennyson, Thackeray, Ainsworth, and American greats are the result of a $500,000 renovation to the main dining cafeteria. accreditation are located in Bossier City and Natchitoches. Twain and Sandburg. Tolliver Hall is undergoing a winter semi-renovation to make room for a The collection is available for viewing in Prescott’s McAlister’s Deli and Counter Culture, scheduled to open by springtime. archives/special collections wing.

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What’s new with you? Walter D. Larrick Jude Landry Do you have news to share in the News About You section? We want to share the stories of your accomplishments and Jr., wildlife milestones. Photos are always welcome, too. Submit your information for News About You online at conservation, Young Gun Having Fun www.latechalumni.org where you can then click on “News About You.” has been Assistant professor of Art, Mississippi State; recently recognized as selected as the Yakima Field a Young Gun, a global competition that recognizes the top graphic Office Manager designers under age 30. Foundation Board. in Yakima, Cathie Beck Wash., for the Bureau of Reclamation. Now resides in: Starkville, Mississippi 1958 He has more than 27 years of “Cheap,” but not easy experience in the Yakima Basin on Degree and year of graduation: B.F.A in 2003, M.F.A in 2006 Thomas W. Hinton, business numerous water-related issues. This former journalism student has written a WOW! (“Women on the administration, was inducted into Family: Married to Alisha Guilbeaux Landry (B.S. in family and child studies, Way!”) memoir. the Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Steve Robertson, health and physical 2006). Two children: Joan, 2 years old, Charlotte, 6 months old Champions in Shreveport that honors education, has retired from the Your current job – or in your case, jobs: Title: Writer, author of the best-selling memoir, “Cheap Cabernet: A the top athletes in the three-state United States Army (12 years active As an assistant professor of art, I teach Friendship” area. A Ruston High School standout, duty USAF and eight years in the several courses in graphic design including Graphic Design 1 & 2, Print he later helped Tech to four straight DCARNG); he also retired from The Production and Screen Printing. I am also a freelance designer who works with a variety of clients designing Hometown: Indianapolis winning seasons and a pair of Gulf American Legion after 22 years in logos, posters and many other types of print media. State Conferences titles in 1955 and its Legislative Division. In May, he Now resides in: Denver 1957. He was named the Gulf States joined the Washington, D.C., staff Tell us about your “Young Gun” recognition, what it means in general and what it means to you specifically: The Conference Athlete of the Year in Degree: B.A in English, Louisiana Tech (’90); M.A., creative writing, of Senator Bernard Sanders (Vt.) as Young Guns award is a global competition created by the Art Director’s Club to recognize creative individuals 1957, one of only two Tech football senior legislative assistant. for exceptional work early in their careers. The award is judged solely on a portfolio of 10 pieces. Personally University of at Boulder (’93). players to earn the honor. it is a huge accomplishment. The award is affirmation from my peers that I am a top graphic designer in the Tell us about the book and how you got ‘in a place’ to write it: Raymond A. Thompson, finance, This book was 1960 has been elected to the District 5 world under the age of 30. I am so shocked by this that it still doesn’t feel real. I’ve always had high ambitions born from the loss of my best friend – a friendship I never saw coming and which dramatically altered both Committee of the Financial Industry and hopes for this kind of recognition, and it feels amazing to have achieved it so quickly. William S. of our lives. However, those who’ve read it say it’s much more than a memoir “about friendship” – that it is Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Bundrick, FINRA is the largest independent How I got to Tech: I wanted to attend a medium-sized university that had plenty of opportunities but wasn’t so one of “triumph and the human condition and irrepressible hope” (a fan’s words). zoology, regulator for all securities firms doing large that I would feel insignificant. I thought about studying architecture, and looked into the program at received the The book’s gotten a lot of attention: It’s the only memoir named a “Great Group Read” by the National business in the United States. He is Lifetime Tech, but after seeing the amazing work that the graphic designs students were producing, I quickly changed Senior Vice President, Compliance Women’s Book Association, a multiple winner in the Denver Women’s Press Club, a Denver Post Books Achievement in my mind. and Operations, of Dorsey & Bestseller and a Finalist for 2010’s “Books for a Better Life Award.” Iris Dart, author of the movie “Beaches,” Sports Medicine Company, Inc., a New Orleans- How Tech prepared me for my current position: Coming out of high school, I was used to getting A’s fairly easily, endorsed it; she wrote on the book’s cover, “A wonderfully poignant memoir that will remind every woman to Award from based broker-dealer and investment the Ark-La-Tex but in art classes, A’s are much more difficult to earn. I struggled in my first two years to create anything call her best friend right away.” advisory firm. Sports Museum of Champions in decent, because I wasn’t even really aware of what good design was or how to go about creating it. My Your “professional route” to your present job: Baton twirling teacher, babysitter, house cleaner, secretary, Shreveport. He was presented with 1974 professors, especially Jonathan Donehoo, Todd Maggio and Matt Willemson, pushed me to do better, and cocktail waitress, journalist, short story writer, teacher, book author. various tokens of appreciation by the I wanted to be the best. Eventually the work paid off, and I finished near the top of my class. In graduate University recently for his nearly 40 Malcolm S. What I do now: Book publishing. An average day on the job involves book events, writing articles, hiding out in school, Jonathan Donehoo (now the director of the School of Art) really gave me good advice on becoming years of serving as the team physician, Murchison, a teacher, and I gained great teaching experience through my assistantship. It all prepared me for my first job coffee shops and eating pounds of really expensive chocolate. and the training rooms in both the history, was Thomas Assembly Center and the recognized out of school as an assistant professor at Illinois State University. How did Tech help prepare you for this: The journalism school gave me my first real journalism opportunities – Charles Wyly Athletic Center have by Louisiana When did you know you could draw and create? From a young age I enjoyed drawing and could tell that I was faculty was extraordinarily supportive! been named in his honor. Super Lawyers® better than average. I think I won my first award in third grade for a portrait I did in pencil. 2010 for his What would you tell an incoming freshman today to help him/her in college: Stay true to your soul. If your major 1968 work in energy If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: Hard work is everything. I have an unstoppable drive to succeed, to be the isn’t working for you, switch. Life is short. and natural Donna Welch Patrick, elementary best, and I’ll stop at nothing until I am the best. resources, real estate and business/ Some triumphs you are most proud of: Finishing with advanced college degrees, with honors, while raising education, has been selected as the corporate litigation, and he was 2010 Texas Elementary Teacher of Advice to incoming freshmen: Find your passion, the thing that excites you the most in life, and pursue it children alone. named The Best Lawyers in America® the Year. She is a sixth-grade math without reservation. Freshmen should also get involved in a student group, or find a community of people in 2010 for energy law, mining law, If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s…: The bulldog on a bone – unflappable persistence – is the thing most don’t and language arts teacher at Southern natural resources law, and oil and gas that will support you. Hills Elementary School in Wichita have. So have it! law. In October 2010 Best Lawyers Falls, Texas. Favorite memories of Tech: Meeting my wife, Alisha, would be at the top of the list. I was at Tech for seven A couple of favorite memories of Tech: I really liked the cool Tech shirts (baseball-style) sold at the bookstore, named him as “Shreveport Best years, so I got to know a lot of different people and watched many of them come and go. I loved watching Lawyers Oil and Gas Lawyer of the and the J-school folks. 1969 Year” for 2011. He is a partner in basketball games at the TAC, especially . I was also heavily involved in the Association of What’s next: The next book is in the works. It’s great fun, set in the Midwest, along the lines of “A Confederacy Reta Godby McFarland, art Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC Catholic Tech Students as well, so I have lots of good memories of spending time at the St. Thomas Aquinas of Dunces.” There’s more at cathiebeck.com and at facebook.com/cheapcabernet. I even Twitter, @ education, is a recipient of the (Shreveport and New Orleans). Student Center. 2009 Charles E. Dunbar Jr. Career cheapcabernet. Service Award from the Louisiana 1980 Department of Transportation Nicholas F. Verrett Jr., civil and Development. She is DOTD’s law firm. medical quality management. His Directors’ Advisory Group for the engineering, is a recipient of the structured training director and has areas of expertise include sexual national New Tech Network. She is 1951 versatile basketball coaches in the 1957 2009 Charles E. Dunbar Jr. Career Rodgers M. Wilson, zoology, has worked with DOTD for 40 years. behaviors, psychological injury, one of 10 New Tech directors from country as he had success in high Service Award from the Louisiana served as the Chief Medical Officer racial discrimination and jury, law across the United States chosen to Robert “Scotty” school, college and professional D. Ronald Harrell, petroleum Robertson, engineering, has been elected to 1973 Department of Transportation and of Behavioral Health Services at enforcement consultation, and represent the 14 states and 62 schools ranks during his career that spanned Development. He is District 08 Arizona Department of Health and cultural competency. He is presently currently within the network. She is health and decades. He coached the Bulldogs the Board of Managers at eCorp physical International, LLC. He is Chairman Betty Chamblin Joyner, business administrator for DOTD. the Substance Abuse Single State a Professor of Psychiatry at Creighton the director of New Tech @ Ruston for 10 years, leading Tech to three administration, received the Authority. He has served as the Chief University/ Phoenix Campus. for Ruston High School. education, was Gulf States Conference titles and two Emeritus and Advisor to the Board inducted into of Ryder Scott Co. in Houston, a Philanthropist of the Year title from 1981 Medical Officer of Friends Hospital in NCAA tournament appearances. Eastern New Mexico University. She Philadelphia and the Vice President the Ark-La-Tex Director of Union Drilling, Inc., Mark A. Bodron, marketing (master’s 1982 1983 He also coached the program to a and her husband, Don, established for Workplace Violence/Special Sports Museum Chairman of the University of finance 1982, accounting 1984), No. 1 ranking in the national college the Donald and Betty Joyner Projects at the Isaac Ray Center in Cathi Cox Boniol, health and Jerry W. Gilley, industrial/ of Champions Houston’s Petroleum Engineering was recently inducted as a fellow of division in the early 1970s. Endowed Scholarship at ENMU. She Chicago. He is board certified in physical education (master’s health organizational psychology, is the in Shreveport that honors the top Advisory Board, and immediate the American College of Employee retired from Texas A&M-Corpus general psychiatry, administrative and physical education 1983), has new Department Head and Professor athletes in the three-state area. He past president of Louisiana Tech Benefits Counsel. He is a partner in Christi in 2003. psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and been named to the newly-created of the HRD and Technology made his mark as one of the most University’s Engineering and Science the Houston office of the Baker Botts

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the Southeast Tourism Society in of the American Institute of Christie Cheatham Stanley Greenville, S.C. The award is given Architects. Beard + Riser Architects Vickie Flanders to a tourism professional with less is experienced in new commercial Milking a Tech education than five years of experience who construction, partial and whole Helping Students Make Life Add Up has made a significant impact on his building renovations, and residential This award-winning math teacher loves making a difference in the lives This expert in the calf and heifer industry works daily to improve dairy or her destination since entering the projects of all types. production and the dairy industry, a passion born at Tech Farm. industry. He is the president and CEO of her students. of the Ruston-Lincoln Convention 1996 Title: Southwest Calf and Heifer Specialist for Land O’Lakes Purina Feed and Visitors Bureau. Title: Instructor of Mathematics Brent Wade Crawford, marketing, Hometown: Ruston has earned a place in Kansas City Present Employer: Baton Rouge Community College 1990 Life Insurance Company’s Hall of Now resides in: Amarillo, Texas Susan Traylor Fame. The honor recognizes total life Hometown: Hessmer degree: Bittick, general insurances sales throughout a career. Now resides in: Ph.D. animal and dairy sciences, LSU ’05; M.A. animal, dairy studies, has To qualify, an agent must have at Zachary and poultry sciences, LSU ’01; B.S. animal science, summa cum laude, been promoted least $100 million of life insurance Degree: B.S. mathematics (’90) Louisiana Tech, ’97 to Principal coverage in force. He co-manages of Ryan, the Crawford Financial, LLC in Ruston. Additional Education: M.A education/curriculum and instruction from Age: 35 leading tax University of Phoenix Online; 18 graduate level mathematics credit hours, LSU. Heather St. Marie, graphic design, What brought you to Tech: My dad Bob Cheatham was a teacher at Louisiana Tech for almost 30 years and Tech services firm in North America. is with the band Hydrovibe and How did you earn the 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award from Baton Rouge Community College and the Outstanding was a part of our family. I wanted to pursue a career in agriculture and Tech certainly had a great program. She is a key executive in Ryan’s Public has received a record deal with Faculty Award from the Louisiana Community and Technical College System? One of my colleagues nominated me the Japanese label SPINNING. Why did you choose this career: When I was a teenager, I had the opportunity to raise calves that we purchased Affairs practice based in the Austin, for the Excellence in Teaching Award at Baton Rouge Community College. This award is given once a year at Texas, office and specializes in state The group’s title track on the EP from Mr. Jimmy Hanna at the Tech Dairy. This was a great experience for me as a young lady to gain practical tax legislative and regulatory analysis, “Killer Inside” was featured in the the Spring Convocation to a member of the faculty who displays exemplary work. I was the honored faculty knowledge about agriculture and running a business. My passion for the dairy industry and calves grew from public affairs strategies, and advocacy movie “SAW III” and the “SAW III” member selected for the award this year, and I am very proud of this achievement. Baton Rouge Community this small entrepreneurship. After completing my bachelor’s at Tech, I found Dr. Cathy Williams at LSU. She services. soundtrack. College is one of the 10 schools in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), and I too had a passion for raising calves, as this is her research focus. I was able to enter her program and had also received an Outstanding Faculty Award from LCTCS at their annual conference this year. I am extremely 1994 Charles W. Williams, quantitative the opportunity to teach and do research under her direction. My current job incorporates both teaching analysis (doctorate of engineering proud of these awards. and research. I enjoy being able to use my practical experience and education to help people with their calf Thomas L. Fanning, business 1998), has been selected as the My professional route to my present job: After I graduated from Tech, I attended graduate school in programs. management and entrepreneurship, dean of the business school at the mathematics at LSU in 1993. My studies were put on hold as I had three lovely children. I then decided to be has been selected as the Director of University of the Virgin Islands. He Where you see yourself in five years: Working for Land O’Lakes Purina Feed. Replacement Sales for Continental comes to UVI from the Fred Hale a stay-at-home mom and opened a part-time tutoring business in my home. When my youngest child began Tire of the Americas near Charlotte, middle school, I went back to graduate school, but this time in education through the University of Phoenix Your best memories of Tech: All of my classes at the Tech farm, particularly those taught by Dr. William Green. School of Business at East Texas N.C. He is responsible for strategic Baptist University where he served as Online. I wanted to learn more about student psychology and the different learning styles people have. I also Your advice to Tech freshmen today: Seize the day and take every opportunity in and out of the classroom to selling initiatives across dealer and dean for the past eight years. began working as an adjunct instructor at Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC). I earned a master’s in learn all you can. Work hard and dream big. Use this time to figure out who you are. Never compromise your fleet channels for the Continental 2006, and I began a full-time teaching position at BRCC. General, Ameri*Steel, Euzkadi, and 1997 goals or your integrity. associated brands. An average day on the job: Mathew K. Dauzat, graphic design, I arrive at BRCC at 7:30 every morning. I work in my office for an hour and A “day-in-the-life” on the job: I’m a calf and heifer specialist in the Southwest, working with nutritionists to Tony R. Farley, general studies, has is with the band Hydrovibe and welcome students to bring in any questions on math problems to me. Then, depending on the day of the develop solutions for improving young animal nutrition and performance on dairies and calf ranches. I help written a memoir that tells of a boy’s has received a record deal with the week, I teach a calculus class, a trigonometry class and a college algebra class before lunch. After lunch I teach facilitate new product demonstrations and launches as well as capture customer insights and regional industry “unique adventures in a small town.” Japanese label SPINNING. He was a couple of elementary algebra classes, volunteer by tutoring in the Academic Learning Center, and hold more news for strategic sales and marketing planning. A large part of my job is troubleshooting for dairies and Released by Dog Ear Publishing, formerly Kelly Osburne’s guitarist. office hours. There seems to always be test papers to grade, online homework assignments to create and class offering management strategies so that they have an optimum calf program. It is great to work for a company the book recounts much of Farley’s The group’s title track on the EP lecture notes to review before class. Throughout the month, there are several committee meetings to attend “Killer Inside” was featured in the that is so dedicated to helping producers through developing new products and supporting the products they growing-up experience in his and responsibilities to hold. Some days are long, and sometimes I bring work home to finish, but at the end of hometown of Vienna, where he still movie “SAW III” and the “SAW III” sell with technical service and consulting. lives – and gets most of his stories. soundtrack. the day, I feel good about what I do. A reward of my job is: Helping dairies and calf ranches achieve their goals. How did Tech help prepare you for this: I took many mathematics and science courses at Louisiana Tech. Jeremy 1999 S. Mead, My professors taught me how to think logically and analytically. As I sat in class, I would also study my My career’s biggest challenge: Working in the tough dairy economic environment. John A. Baine, accounting, was mathematics, professors’ different teaching methods. I would apply those techniques when I tutored students, and this inducted as Junior Chamber How Tech benefitted me outside the classroom: Working during registration, I had the opportunity to develop has been helped me to devise my own teaching style. International Senator on August 14, appointed problem-solving skills. Working in the meat lab, I learned valuable lessons not only about meat science but 2010, at the Arkansas Junior Chamber as chief What advice would you give incoming freshmen? Work hard and never give up! You will be so proud of yourself about time management and getting along with coworkers. Annual Meeting in El Dorado. The investment in the end! award was created in 1952 and is officer at World As an officer of Alpha Zeta, I had a chance to learn leadership skills. presented only to those that have Trend Financial If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: To be honest. My students trust me when I say I care about their success in shown the highest commitment Presiding over the Alpha Zeta awards banquet taught me much about speaking in public. I was active in the in Cedar Rapides, Iowa. He works my class because they quickly see that I truly do care. This motivates them to work hard in my class, and they to the principles and beliefs of the agriculture clubs. I particularly enjoyed helping with our petting zoos at the Tech Farm. as a wealth advisor for individuals will then put forth every effort and invest long hours of homework and studying. In the end they are so proud organization. He is only the tenth and serves as a member of the member of the El Dorado Jaycees to of themselves at what they have accomplished. World Trend Financial Investment receive this award. Committee, which sets the investment A couple of favorite memories of Tech: I really enjoyed hanging out with my husband (then boyfriend) and our Department at the University of Texas nearly all types of floating facilities Water Works Company’s chief approach for the firm’s clients. group of friends. I lived in Harper Dorm when the new food court opened across the street. I remember at Tyler. including TLPs, semisubmersibles administrative office (CAO) and Marty W. French, thinking how cool it was ... like a food court at the mall! I could get a salad from the salad bar or get a pizza and spars, and in fabrication and general counsel. She will continue to 1995 1984 construction yards around the world. lead the company’s legal function as accounting from Pizza Tech or even get a steak from the steakhouse. well as oversee Human Resources, Charles Ray Pynes, finance, opened a (master’s L. Dwayne Breaux, civil engineering Communications and Information Broken Egg restaurant in Shreveport. accounting (master’s civil engineering 1985), 1987 Services. American Water Works The Broken Egg serves a mixture 2001), was has been appointed President and William Mitchell Redd, business Company is the largest investor- of traditional and unique breakfast, selected to CEO of Wilson Floating Systems. management and entrepreneurship, Julie Ann Bartlett Stephenson, Composition at Ruston High School. Medicine, specializing in the practice owned U.S. water and wastewater brunch and lunch items. serve on the The company will provide world- has been named the attorney for the Spanish (master’s English 2001, of primary care sports medicine. utility company. Society of class engineering, procurement, city of Sulphur. He is a partner in Dale D. Riser, architecture, of Beard Louisiana CPA’s Young CPA Board as master’s education 2006), has been 2000 named Louisiana’s 2011 High School Sabrina McBride Ewald, health construction and installation (EPCI) Liles and Redd, L.C. in Lake Charles. + Riser Architects won an AIA Honor a Member at Large. He is a partner in Nathan C. Darby, biomedical 1988 Teacher of the Year. She teaches Pre- and physical education (master’s services to the deepwater floating Award and Best of Show for Spring the Monroe CPA firm DeWitt French engineering, has recently joined the Kellye Williams Walker, marketing, Advanced Placement English II and health and physical education 2001), drilling and production market. Over Kyle Edmiston, finance, received Hill House in Spring Hill, Miss., at Giger, LLP. physicians at Hattiesburg (Miss.) has been named American Advanced Placement Language and recently participated in G-Camp, a the past 20 years, he has worked on the 2010 Rising Star Award from the 2010 Mississippi Convention Clinic Orthopaedics and Sports

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Texas A&M College of Geosciences biscuit dough that is packaged, brunch and lunch items. 1994 2003 Emily Suzanne Holmes, accounting 2010, Minden Adam Aubrey Rogers, business education program for elementary, processed and sold all with Louisiana (master’s accounting 2005), and management and entrepreneurship, middle and high school science sweet potatoes, all with Louisiana Joshua M. Raley, business Temeka LaShon Douglas, political Joshua Pope Adams, forestry, and Joshua Dean Leahy, July 10, 2010, David S. King, computer information and Amanda Kay Richardson, July 10, teachers. She is an AP Environmental people and Louisiana companies. management and entrepreneurship science, and John Williams, Aug. 7, Heidi Lynn Puckett, Oct. 16, 2010, Bossier City systems, and Shantell M. Holly, May 2010, Ruston teacher at Centennial High School in The headquarters is in Bastrop; the (master’s engineering and technology 2010, Little Rock, Ark. Starkville, Miss. 22, 2010, Austin, Texas Frisco, Texas. company website is dezziedough.com. management 2008), is co-founder of Whitney Michelle Massingale, Ryan Stratton Slack, general studies, Dezzie Dough, a sweet potato muffin Elizabeth Alane Madden, English Franklin Ayres Bradford, political finance, and Stephen Thomas Neil, Rebekah Lynn Lenox, family and and Rebecca Elizabeth Butler Mock, (master’s English 1995, health science, and Jennifer Louise Soileau, 2001 2005 and biscuit dough that is packaged, Oct. 23, 2010, Ruston child studies, and Phillip Bradley Hill, Oct. 9, 2010, Shreveport processed and sold all with Louisiana information and information June 19, 2010, Baton Rouge July 2, 2010, Burleson, Texas Yoosuf N. Picard, mechanical Justin Atchison, mechanical management 1999), and David G. sweet potatoes, all with Louisiana Hugh Brandon Burris, business 2006 2009 engineering, is an Assistant Research engineering, graduated from Cornell people and Louisiana companies. Bryan, May 15, 2010, West Monroe Kathryn Louise Price, marketing, administration, and Amy Elizabeth Aaron Faye Beeson, psychology Megan Elizabeth Almond, family Professor of Materials Science and University in August with a Ph.D. The headquarters is in Bastrop; the and Robert Christopher Parker, April Cannizaro, Feb. 16, 2010, Baton (master’s counseling and guidance and child studies, and Jordan Michael Engineering at Carnegie Mellon in Aerospace Engineering. He company website is dezziedough.com. 1998 17, 2010, Shreveport Rouge 2009), and Michael Nolan Jordan, Speer, forestry, Oct. 9, 2010, Ruston University in Pittsburgh, Pa. is working at the Johns Hopkins Carla L. Lenert, general studies, and Applied Physics Laboratory, a May 24, 2010, Ruston Brittany Nicole Rojas, civil 2008 Chad Joseph Boyd, June 5, 2010, Jennifer Lynn Canterbury, federally funded university-affiliated engineering, and Stephen P Rooney, Alyssa M. Andres, architectural 2002 Shreveport merchandising and consumer affairs, research center (UARC), as a Senior Nathan A. Katie Robin Elkins, speech pathology, electrical engineering technology, July studies (master’s architecture 2010), Matthew P. Barham, forestry, has and Joshua Vaughn Fryer, June 5, Professional Engineer in the Space Hamaker, and Charles Andrew Weeks, June 12, 16, 2010, Metairie and Jordan Kyle Whitehurst, been promoted to Vice President of 1999 2010, Simsboro Department’s Mission Design and business 2010, Spearsville architectural studies (master’s of Argent Property Services, a subsidiary administration, Jean Nicole Smith, general studies, architecture 2010), Nov. 6, 2010, Navigation Group. Elizabeth Ann Maranto, accounting, Stephanie Ann Netherton, of Argent Financial Group, Inc. was selected Heather Nicole Jones, finance, and and Joshua Brian Nuccio, June 12, Haughton and Thomas Lavelle Sandifer, Sept. journalism, and Ty Grady Jordan, Stephen G. Bell, biology, received to serve on Phillip Slaton, July 17, 2010, West 2010, Haughton 18, 2010, Shreveport Sept. 11, 2010, Shreveport 2003 a doctor of medicine degree from the Society of Monroe Lauren Lanette Barkley, nursing, and Mary Victoria Soto, merchandising Louisiana State University School of Louisiana CPA’s Eric Michael Gibbs, finance 2008, Allyson 2000 Heather Ruth Ray, industrial/ Angela Elicia Nugent, English and consumer affairs, and Medicine in Shreveport in May and Young CPA Nov. 13, 2010, Shreveport Bleich Brown, organizational psychology, and (master’s English 2008), and Jason Christopher Mayes Brister, Aug. 28, was honored with the Lewis Gottlieb Board as a Member at Large. He is Hugh Murry Hodge, marketing, and finance, has Christopher McCullough Lafitte, Oct. Samuel Reed, Nov. 20, 2010, West 2010, Ruston Kadie Marie Bimle, biology, and Scholar Award. He is a resident in an in-charge tax accountant with the Julie Marie Bennett, July 31, 2010, joined Argent Shreveport 23, 2010, Shreveport Monroe Dustin Carl Frost, civil engineering Financial internal medicine at the UAB Medical Shreveport firm Young & Bell CPAs. 2008 2010, June 26, 2010, Ruston Center in Birmingham, Ala. Erin Elizabeth Warner, photography, Group, Inc. as 2001 Natalie Anne Rentz, family and child Vice President 2010 and Corey Charles Ledbetter, May 29, studies (master’s early childhood Mandy Lea Bolling, speech, and Emma Dawn Blunt, family and child 2010, Destin, Fla. John Robert Smith, construction and Corporate 2006 Magnum Rolle, sociology, was Stormy Gayle Roark, health education 2010), and Ricky Andrews, studies, and Jordan Lee Bradley, Nov. engineering technology, June 26, Counsel. She John H. Colvin, finance, graduated drafted third overall in the D-League, information and information medical technology 2005, June 5, 27, 2010, Ruston 2010, Ruston is a member of the Florida and from LSU with his MBA in May and an official minor league of the NBA, management, and Shawn David 2004 2010, Columbia Tiffany Danielle Bullock, health Mississippi Bars. Prior to joining has accepted a position with Humana, by the Maine Red Claws in Portland, McCallon, Oct. 16, 2010, Shreveport Wesley Ryan Aguillard, aviation Carolyn Renee Slack, preprofessional Emily Elizabeth Carey, family and information and information Argent, she worked in Ridgeland, Inc. at their corporate offices in Maine. Rolle was originally chosen Gerrud Alexander Wallaert, management, and Kimberly Dawn speech language pathology (master’s child studies, and Brian Scott Lang, management, and Benjamin A. Miss., as an attorney specializing in Louisville, Ky. in the 2010 NBA Draft in May by the electrical engineering, and Kelly Lynn Williams, Aug. 2010, Elton speech pathology 2008), and Lee medical technology, July 17, 2010, Thomas, July 17, 2010, Dubach Estate Planning, Probate, and Trusts NBA’s Oklahoma City franchise and Davenport, June 5, 2010, Chicago Aylmer Rainwater, forestry 2002, Ruston and Estates Litigation. Joshua Daniel Gates, finance, signed with the . Tiffany Renae Havard, nursing, and June 12, 2010, Shreveport Sarah Elizabeth Canfield, finance, received his designation as a Naval Christian Brian Cecil, Nov. 27, 2010, Ashlee Lauren Clark, history Tiffany S. 2002 and Charles Preston Lowder IV, Dec. Aviator in July 2009; he selected the Leon Sanders III, biology, has been Fort Worth, Texas (master’s English 2010), and Clint Walker, Arlin Timothy Smith, general 18, 2010, Shreveport CH-53E Super Stallion (helicopter) awarded the Diversity of Views and Corey Flint Berlin, health and Jenkins Bell, biology 2009, June 19, merchandising studies, and Kerri Elizabeth Williams, and is currently stationed at MCAS Experience Fellowship from the physical education fitness/wellness, Lisa Ashley Smith, elementary 2010, Longview, Texas Chelsea Renae Chapman, nursing, and consumer Aug, 7, 2010, Pineville Miramar in San Diego. He was Office for Diversity in Graduate and Stacie DeLynn Duncan, May 15, education, and Devin Scott Ledet, and Brantley Chase McPherson, June affairs, has been promoted to Captain in the United Education at the University of 2010, Mansfield, Texas general studies, Dec. 4, 2010, Bossier Jennifer Nicole Waldroup, James Evan Gates, studio (master’s 12, 2010, Marion named a 2009 States Marine Corps in September. Minnesota. City elementary education (master’s multiple levels education 2010), and “40 Under 40” Lanie Lynn Blackman, computer curriculum and instruction 2010), Morgana Helen Broussard, July 3, Jamie Lee Costello, photography, honoree by Paul W. Lee, business administration, Samantha R. Shipman, marketing, information systems, and Charlie 2005 and Michael Drew Routon, June 19, 2010, Shreveport and Ragan McCann, Aug. 28, 2010, the Shreveport has been promoted to banking was chosen as a Kappa Delta Sorority Blackman, Nov. 13, 2010, Little Rock, Justin Allen Atchison, mechanical 2010, West Monroe Simsboro Chamber of Commerce for her officer with OMNI Bank. He serves chapter development consultant. She Nathan Abram Hamaker, business Ark. engineering, and Lisa Nicole Toth, commitment to the community as a commercial credit analyst, with will travel throughout the country, administration, and Elizabeth Lenie Jordan Elizabeth Dauzat, nursing, Aug. 24, 2010, Ellicott City, Md. 2007 and contributions in the fashion systemwide responsibilities including helping establish new chapters Brandon Bonapart Brown, computer Staton, Dec. 31, 2010, Shreveport and Jacob Frank Hughes, Sept. 25, industry. She was also named one of the assessment of credit data for and assisting existing chapters information systems (master’s Rusty Joseph Breaux, nursing, and Melynn Allison Bailey, general 2010, Alexandria the seven Shreveport-Bossier’s Most Lindsay Zane Hawthorne, commercial loans. with leadership and organizational business administration 2004), and Amy Michelle Davis, Sept. 25, 2010, studies, and Stephen Paul Brown, Outstanding Singles for her work in kinesiology and health promotion, Jana Nicole Duncan, elementary training. Kimberly Michelle Davis, April 17, Ruston computer science 2010, Oct, 30, 2010, the community and success in the 2007 2010, Monroe Shreveport and Dan Morgan Dupree, Aug. 14, education, and Michael Scott Davis, fashion industry. 2010, Shreveport sociology, June 12, 2010, Monroe Zachary S. Amy Lynn Britton, Spanish, and Troy wedded bliss Daniel McCann Butler, general Quinn Richards, June 12, 2010, Delhi Clinton Ryan Blazier, general studies, 2004 Champion, studies, and Marybeth B. Bozeman, and Sarah Beth Blake, Sept, 17, 2010, John Bellinger Hilliard, general Jennifer Paige Ensminger, sociology, June 5, 2010, Shreveport Megan Marin Carrigee, business Farmerville studies, and Christine Chapman architectural studies, and Justin Jenny Taliaferro Blalock, elementary signed with the 1973 administration, and Clay Matthew Parker, Oct. 16, 2010, Shreveport Garrett O’Neal, Oct. 9, 2010, Monroe education (master’s curriculum Winnipeg Blue David Wayne Wesson, advertising David Richard Camus, computer Freeland, Nov. 20, 2010, Ruston Casey Lee Burnette, general studies, instruction 2007), was named Bombers of design (master’s fine arts 1975), and information systems, and Shelly and Robert Joseph Lands, June 26, Jessica Dawn Ivey, biology, and Ricky Mary Margaret Gilbert, English, Louisiana’s 2011 Elementary School the Canadian Karen Springer, Oct. 2, 2010, Homer Marie Kerrigan, Oct. 23, 2010, Erin Frances Eubanks, 2010, Elm Grove Coker, May 22, 2010, Monroe and Andrew Lee Edmonson, Teacher of the Year. She teaches first Football League. Monroe preprofessional speech language architectural studies 2010, July 31, Sarah Christine Jeffords, biomedical grade at A.E. Phillips Lab School in 1988 pathology (master’s speech Derek Anthony Davenport, 2010, Shreveport Amanda A. James, journalism, has engineering, and Dustin W. Ritter, Ruston. Robert Wesley Rea, English (master’s pathology 2008), and Hugh Clark computer science, and Melodie Ann joined the law firm of Davenport, Nancy Kay Jenkins, library science, biomedical engineering 2007, Jan. 2, Jessica Jane Jones, communications English 2003), and Carley Ann Green Hinton, business management and Hills, June 29, 2010, Ruston Kelvin J. Cochran, industrial/ Files & Kelly LLP in Monroe. and Harry Alan White, Sept. 10, 2010, 2010, West Monroe design, and Jimmy Dale Pullin, May Navarette, July 31, 2010, Monroe entrepreneurship 2008, June 26, 2010, organization psychology, has been Newark, Texas Jerri E Giordano, merchandising and 15, 2010, Pineville West Monroe named Atlanta’s (Ga.) new fire chief. Jeremy T. Pendergrass, history, has Jesse Eli Schneider, professional consumer affairs, and Dan Lineberry, Bradley George Kaufman, been promoted to President of Argent mechanical engineering, and Nora Keshia Machelle Jones, accounting, He served as fire chief there from 1990 aviation, and Erin Elizabeth Harabis, Michael Lee Irvin, electrical Nov. 5, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska Property Services, a subsidiary of Samantha Craft, July 10, 2010, and Clayton Howard Allen, 2008 to 2009 when President Barack John Austin Bowie, business Oct. 2010, Ennis, Texas engineering technology, and Amanda Argent Financial Group, Inc. Kristen Ann Guillot, nursing, and Shreveport chemical engineering, Nov. 27, 2010, Obama appointed him U.S. Fire management and entrepreneurship Duckett, Aug. 21, 2010, Monroe Administrator. Misty Dawn Trichell, elementary William Wasson Michael, Oct. 23, Downsville Lacy D. Pynes, biology, opened a (master’s business administration Brittany Noel Lee, psychology education, and Howard Jennings, Dusti Ray Hayward, sociology, and 2010, Shreveport Broken Egg restaurant in Shreveport. 1997), and Rebecca R. Ragsdale, June (master’s industrial/organizational Ross Hearne Killgore, business Benjamin L. Erwin, electrical June 12, 2010, Monroe Jason Moore, July 4, 2010, Charleston, The Broken Egg serves a mixture 19, 2010, Alpharetta, Ga. Heather Lynn Hebert, psychology, psychology 2009), and Gage Allen management and entrepreneurship, engineering, is co-founder of Dezzie S.C. Dough, a sweet potato muffin and of traditional and unique breakfast, and Joseph Angelo Cordaro, Trahan, July 24, 2010, Colfax and Micah Kassidy Pesnell, Oct. 16, environmental science 2003, Oct. 16, 2010, Haynesville

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Joe King Montgomery, aviation Ian Philip Rohde, general studies, pathology 2006), and Joshua Daniel accounting (master’s accounting Sour Lake, Texas 1, 2010, Lafayette Frank Zontek, 81, forestry, Aug. 12, 1960 management, and Virginia Kleinpeter and Jennifer Shannon Bradley, Oct. Gates, finance 2006, son, Gray 2008), and Patrick James Hannon, 2010, Tallahassee, Fla. Brown, June 12, 2010, New Orleans 31, 2010, Bossier City Thomas, March 19, 2009, San Diego biology, daughter, Emily Katherine, Mary Seal Dunlap, 91, home Billie Downer Miller, 84, home Arthurine Armour Harrison, 71, Sept. 9, 2010, Bossier City economics, Oct. 30, 2010, Woodville, economics, Sept. 1, 2010, Alexandria 1953 education, Nov. 7, 2010, Little Rock, Lindsey Fenton Schoolfield, early Halee Noel Stockton, preprofessional Kimberly Mire McDaniel, civil Miss. Ark. childhood education (master’s speech language pathology, and engineering, and Thomas Jeremy John Seth Hood, business Beverly Golsby Thomas, 82, Arthur Charles Avey, 80, business curriculum and instruction 2010), Harry Clayton Eagles, civil McDaniel, speech 2000, daughter, management and entrepreneurship, Geraldine John Mulhern, 89, education, Aug. 7, 2010, West Monroe administration, Sept. 13, 2010, 1961 business administration, Aug. 5, 2010, Rosenberg, Texas and Thomas Charles Looney, engineering 2009, June 19, 2010, Ball Madeline Grace, Sept. 17, 2010, Baton and Vanna Neal Hood, son, Milton Ira Wallace Anthony, 73, journalism, chemical engineering, June 26, 2010, Rouge Reid, Oct. 20, 2010, Ruston Baytown, Texas Robert Louis Wood, 86, accounting, James M. Dozier Jr., 78, political June 8, 2010, Eugene, Ore. Shreveport Amy Alison Updegraff, speech, and Sept. 29, 2010, Jena Pearl Perry Nolan, 98, education, science, Sept. 29, 2010, Farmerville Forrest Riggs Heintz, professional Janie Sutton McGehee, social Cydni Hightower Scroggs, family Clyde Larry Butler, 72, plant science, Paige Elizabeth Stinson, aviation 2009, Oct. 30, 2010, studies education, and Jeffrey and child studies, and Matthew Nov. 23, 2010, Helotes, Texas 1949 Federico Fernandez, 84, plant science April 14, 2010, Natchitoches merchandising and consumer affairs Shreveport Powell McGehee, computer science, Christopher Scroggs, accounting, Arrie Kerrigan Schooler, 88, business Larry Gene Chandler, 87, plant (master’s microbiology 1971), Oct. 17, (master’s elementary education 2010), daughter, Millie Marie, June 30, 2010, son, Samuel Christopher, Feb. 12, John Walker Trigg III, 79, civil administration, July 11, 2010, science, June 26, 2010, Ida 2010, Bossier City and Jason Richard Smith, political Meredith Anne Vines, interior Ruston 2010, Ruston engineering, Aug. 3, 2010, Grapevine, design, and Travis Ryan Harrison, Winnsboro science, July 24, 2010, Flowood, Miss. H. C. Dickerson, 86, forestry, Nov. 4, Pansy Varnado Ingram, 81, Texas professional aviation 2008, July 10, Jodi Dyer Wood, interior design, and Megan Hart Whitard, health 2010, Jasper, Texas office administration, Nov. 2010, Courtney Cherrie Temple, sociology, 2010, Vidalia Joseph Alexander Wood, business information and information Nancy Barnes Westbrook, 90, arts and sciences, Oct. 6, 2010, Ruston Winnsboro 1962 and Justin Lewis Gordon, July 17, administration 2004, daughter, management, and Jared Michael Mary Monroe Moncrief, 82, John Thomas Bain, 70, civil 2010, West Monroe Katherine Alice, Oct. 27, 2010, Whitard, daughter, Josie Katherine, education, Aug. 3, 2010, Monroe Geraldine Mays Miles, 80, business 1942 engineering, Nov. 18, 2010, Ruston stork report Ruston Nov. 23, 2010, Haughton administration, Sept. 23, 2010, Lauren Nicole Tomlinson, nursing, Elby Crosby Hammett, 89, home Charles R. Varnado, 84, accounting, Tucson, Ariz. Johnny Ervin Bridges, 70, education, and Chase Alan Townley, sociology 1991 2004 Shantrell Moore Williams, sociology, economics, June 22, 2010, Ruston Sept. 28, 2010, Winnsboro Sept. 15, 2010, Hot Springs, Ark. 2006, Nov. 6, 2010, Bossier City and Tramon Vernell Williams, Defee Nash, 85, life sciences, April 9, Lee Hoye “Bo” Grafton, zoology, and Amanda Ratliff Barham, family sociology 2005, son, Tramon Jr., Sept. Ernestine Dudley Moss, 88, 1950 2010, Mansfield Edgar Matthew Rea III, 71, math, Ashley Denise Wheat, nursing, and Becky Grafton, daughter, Georgia infancy and early childhood 21, 2010, Richmond, Texas education, July 26, 2010, Lafayette Leland Rodney Dick, 82, education, June 30, 2010, New Orleans Brandon Derek Wilkinson, July 17, Belle, July 13, 2010, Thibodaux education, and Matthew Paul Johnnie V. Stone, 78, business Aug. 2, 2010, Shreveport 2010, Monroe Barham, forestry 2002, son, Sawyer 2008 Lester R. Page Jr., 90, life sciences, administration, Feb. 4, 2010, Houston 1997 Paul, June 18, 2010, Ruston Nov. 13, 2009, Minden 1963 2010 Dennis Michael Levite, electrical Alice Cole Lewellin, 81, business Chad Lester Burks, social sciences, Rachel Booth Shipp, photography, engineering, and Sharee, son, Ethan administration, July 13, 2010, Sugar 1954 Johnnie Edward Weston, 68, forestry, 1943 July 25, 2010, Hot Springs, Ark. Bethani S. Baxter, general studies, and Kimberly Burks, daughter, and Andrew Michael Shipp, political Michael, Dec. 5, 2010, Ruston Land, Texas Charles J. Laenger, 81, electrical and Jacob Brian Hodges, chemical Kohen Lane, June 13, 2010, science 2005, daughter, Margaret Martha Marshall Damerow, 87, engineering, Dec. 26, 2009, Murphy, engineering, June 26, 2010, West Youngsville Elizabeth, July 24, 2010, Roswell, 2009 education, April 4, 2010, Vero Beach, Paul Allen Pomeroy, 83, education, Texas 1964 Monroe N.M. Fla. Oct. 10, 2010, Bastrop Jillian Norris Burns, pyschology, Madeline Kees Davis, 68, speech 1998 Thomas Odom Lewis, 80, health and language hearing therapy, Oct. 14, Melissa Lyn Bordelon, psychology, Emily Griffin Williams, marketing and Blake Burns, daughter, Anslea Maureen Allen Herbert, 91, Cecil Edwin Rhodes, 84, business Nancy Haley Jordan, marketing physical education, June 28, 2010, 2010, Athens, Ga. and John Stephen Shields, Oct. 9, (master’s business administration Meadow, July 1, 2010, Ruston education, Nov. 3, 2010, Ruston administration, June 9, 2010, Houston (computer information systems Gilmer, Texas 2010, West Monroe 2005), and Walter Benjamin 1999), and Skylar Scott Jordan, son, Arthur E. Shelton, 87, civil J. Ken Hollis Jr., 68, business Williams, graphic design 2001, 1944 Cooper Benjamin, Sept. 23, 2010, engineering, April 13, 2010, Houston 1955 administration, Sept. 10, 2010, Dean Richard Burgess, aviation daughter, Addison Riley, June 29, Little Rock in memoriam Varie Aulds Pettit, 86, office Metairie management, and Jessica Nell 2010, Natchez, Miss. John Simpson Culpepper, 77, administration, Nov. 14, 2010, Marteal Berry Webb, 90, education, Munson, May 29, 2010, Eagle River, 1935 chemical engineering (master’s James Ronnie Pouncey, 68, Alaska 1999 Mooringsport June 22, 2010, West Monroe chemical engineering 1977), Aug. 11, 2006 Sara Bennett Hargrove, 94, arts and petroleum engineering, Aug. 3, 2010, Jill Beemon Basham, elementary 2010, Slidell Onalaska, Texas Jessica Lynne Cox, elementary Amy Gilbert Hogan, nutrition and sciences, Nov. 21, 2010, Shreveport Wilkins B. Rickerson, 87, mechanical John P. Whitley, 84, electrical education, and James Robert education, and Felix Ray Armstrong, dietetics (master’s nutrition and engineering, Aug. 16, 2010, engineering, July 31, 2010, Shirley Wheeler McDonald, 76, Basham, finance 1998, daughter, 1965 Sept. 25, 2010, Bossier City dietetics 2008), and Gabe Hogan, son, 1938 Owensboro, Ky. Crossroads, Texas business administration, Nov. 28, Abigail Annagrace, July 7, 2010, Nolan Craig, April 26, 2010, Ruston 2010, Fairhope, Ala. Stephen Edward Everett, 66, pre-law, Kathleen Marie Crawford, Haughton Margaret Montgomery Burns, 95, 1951 home economics, Sept. 17, 2010, 1945 June 12, 2010, Pineville kinesiology and health promotion, Bridget Driskill Langley, health Edna Stringer Parker, 93, education, Wesley Boyd Evans, computer Springhill Alice Collier Jamison, 85, home James L. Caldwell, 79, accounting, and Jeremy DeLaine Smith, information and information Sept. 26, 2010, Winnfield James Shelby Harris, 68, business science, and Mathilda Evans, son, economics, Sept. 29, 2010, Oak Ridge, Aug. 7, 2010, Monroe marketing 2009, Nov. 20, 2010, management, and Eric Langley, Martha Jones Williams, 92, administration, Aug. 11, 2010, Derek Ryan, June 21, 2010, Spring, Tenn. Norma Stewart Webster, 76, Ruston mechanical engineering, son, Ethan, education, April 24, 2010, Plano, Johnny Frank Dopson, 86, forestry, Springhill Texas education, July 22, 2010, Monroe Jan. 20, 2009, Beaumont, Texas Texas Nancy Kinard See, 88, journalism, Sept. 17, 2010, West Monroe Morgan LeeAnn Dyer, civil David M. Laura, 69, mechanical Aug. 7, 2010, Lake Charles engineering, and Michael Thomas 2000 Brittney Dirks Trahan, English Peggy Rogers McDaniel, 80, chemical 1956 engineering, Sept. 9, 2010, Spring, Porter, June 5, 2010, Pineville education, and Josh Matthew Trahan, 1939 Texas Rhonda Giltner Stokley, biology, and 1947 engineering, June 13, 2010, Bastrop Harold Bartlett, 84, education, Nov. Gary Martin Stokley, general studies, computer information systems 2004 Kathleen Smelley Green, 90, arts and Sarah Elizabeth Goldsby, nutrition 10, 2010, Minden daughter, Sloane Abigail, Aug. 12, (master’s accounting and master’s sciences (master’s education 1960), Agnes Allbritton Harris, 85, Archie Preston Miller, 80, chemical Kenneth Richard Roys, 66, and dietetics, and Brian Harvey 2010, Austin, Texas business administration 2005), July 24, 2010, Waco, Texas education, Aug. 27, 2010, Longview, engineering, Nov. 29, 2010, Monroe mechanical engineering, June 18, Burford, Sept. 18, 2010, Keithville son, Reid Matthew, Sept. 15, 2010, Texas 1957 2010, Houston Shreveport Hugh Ellis Jones, 75, chemical Miranda Brooke Hibbard, sociology, 2001 1940 1952 1948 engineering, Oct. 30, 2010, Pearl, 1966 and John Skipworth Jr., Nov. 19, 2010, Renee’ White Roberie, speech, and Beverly Poisso Walker, early Sarah Kelley Boan, 94, education, Henry Luther Campbell Jr., 93, Miss. Richard Arlen Lewis, 66, marketing, West Monroe Lance Roberie, son, Liam Paul, May childhood education, and Craig June 14, 2010, Wickenburg, Ariz. Mary Furlow Boles, 82, business business administration, July 1, 2010, Sept. 8, 2010, Kingwood, Texas 2, 2010, Mandeville Carson Walker, health and physical administration, Sept. 25, 2010, Ruston Tara E. Kaufman, family and child Orville Kince Davis, 90, agricultural 1958 education fitness/wellness 2003, Monroe studies, and Matt Stone, Sept. 11, science, July 1, 2010, Monroe James Cyrus Coates, 90, electrical 2002 son, Landon Andrew, July 5, 2010, Julie Wooley Peden, 73, 1967 2010, Ruston Ronald Edgar Cannon, 84, engineering, Nov. 12, 2010, Maumelle, Ark. preprofessional social welfare, July 11, John Randall Greene Jr., 64, zoology, Shannon Moss Girlinghouse, Frances Lavinia Fogle, 90, business mechanical engineering, Oct. 24, Longmont, Colo. 2010, El Dorado, Ark. Jonathan Morgan Nicholson, administration, Nov. 6, 2010, New Aug. 20, 2010, Saint Petersburg, Fla. elementary education, and Chad J. Christal Beach Workman, 2010, Tulsa, Okla. mechanical engineering, and Casey Ulm, Texas Jesse Ray Lindow, 83, accounting, Girlinghouse, electrical engineering architecture, and Stephen Anthony Wayne Earl Wright, 74, mechanical Driskill Belcher Horton Jr., 67, Louise Madison, May 15, 2010, Clayton Voltaire Ing Jr., 83, electrical Nov. 27, 2010, Monroe technology 2000, son, Chase Edward, Workman, business management engineering, June 4, 2010, Houston education (master’s education 1970), Monroe Lillian Young Wynn, 90, home engineering, Nov. 7, 2010, Houston April 8, 2010, Jena and entrepreneurship 2007, son, Stihl July 19, 2010, Shreveport economics, July 30, 2010, Sicily Island Armed Murrell Mathews Sr., 83, 1959 Savanna Marie Pace, animal science, Anthony, Oct. 11, 2010, Alexandria Ellis M Killgore, 86, mechanical history, July 20, 2010, Jonesboro 2003 Susan Felts Robillard, elementary and Denton William Culpepper, 1941 engineering, Nov. 4, 2010, Ruston Samuel Harris Greenwood Sr., 74, wildlife conservation 2009 (forestry Lynda Thomas Gates, elementary 2007 John Oliver Moffett, 78, business petroleum engineering, June 12, 2010, education (master’s elementary 2009), June 12, 2010, Baton Rouge education (master’s speech language Howard Warren Barker, 93, health Vince A. 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34 | Louisiana Tech Magazine www.latech.edu | 35 news about you Stay connected John Joel Ward, 65, education, July 1975 Errol Jean Savoie, 62, industrial/ in memoriam Join the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association today 18, 2010, Bossier City organizational psychology, June 17, George Victor Bryson, 59, business 2010, Baton Rouge (Friends or retired 1968 administration, Sept. 10, 2010, faculty/staff) Windermere, Fla. Bernice Murrell West, 75, elementary “The landscape of research and learning at Clyde S Hardwick Jr., 65, civil education, July 12, 2010, Minden Hal B. Barker, 85, Oct. 11, 2010, Louisiana Tech University is fast forwarding into engineering, July 22, 2010, Carrollton, Thomas Roger Womack, 58, Ruston Texas business administration, June 9, 2010, 1985 the future, and I invite you to join me as a proud Woodworth Gene A. Crowder, 73, Oct. 5, 2010, member of the Alumni Association to ensure Robert Martin Holt, 64, business James Ray Jenkins, 49, health and Granbury, Texas that our education legacy continues for future administration, Oct. 10, 2010, Frisco, 1976 physical education recreation, July 5, Texas 2010, Oakland, Calif. Eleanor Roye Dozier, 85, June 5, graduates. Your membership and participation Clyde Dirk Hyde, 56, civil 2010, Kerrville, Texas in this outstanding organization is an important 1969 engineering (master’s civil Michael Ray Sugg, 49, construction investment in Louisiana Tech as we help fund engineering 1979), June 21, 2010, Rolanda Howe, 68, Sept. 10, 2010, engineering technology, Aug. 6, 2010, scholarships and support activities that are Rodney Allen Bright, 64, accounting Shreveport Natchez, Miss. Ruston (business administration 1977), Oct. vital to the continued success of our University. 23, 2010, Smyrna, Del. 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Lewis Joseph McCulloch Sr., 26, 2010, Kingsville, Texas Norwood Emile Meiners, 55, general 56, social studies, Nov. 5, 2010, Michael Ray Mangham, 71, Sept. 16, studies, Aug. 18, 2010, Mandeville Shreveport 2010, Lafayette thank you for your support. 1970 Janice Miller Thompson, 71, home 1991 Lucius de Yampert McGehee, 88, The Louisiana Tech Alumni Association salutes these Lifetime Members: Jean Williams Cheek, 72, home economics education, Oct. 18, 2010, Nov. 12, 2010, Ruston D. Randall Barnett Stephen J. Guion Jonathan & Brandi Nichols Sherry Bell, 64, elementary education economics (master’s home economics Reno, Nev. Jeremy V. Bryant Ben & Ellen Haley Jim H. Oxner (master’s reading 1992), July 12, 2010, 1977), Oct. 27, 2010, Delhi John Peek McKee Jr., 74, Aug. 4, Heath R. Carpenter Tom & Patsy Hinton John T. Richards Randall H. Ward, 57, agricultural Monroe 2010, West Monroe India Dunlap Carroll Kenny & Danna Hodges Dale D. Riser Luther Glynn Tubbs, 69, education, business, Aug. 29, 2010, Nacogdoches, Giselle Chatelain Daniel & Tina Jones William & Jean Sanders Oct. 24, 2010, Monroe Texas Alva Mae Welick, 79, counseling, Dan Michael Moreman, 63, July 22, Sept. 16, 2010, Tucson, Ariz. 2010, Shreveport Charles H. Clawson, III Kirk G. Jordan Dwayne T. Stewart 1971 1979 Kititke Johnson Cook Meg Lyon Stuart & Lisa Stigall 1994 Pat M. Moyers, 70, Oct. 28, 2010, John L. Denison Kenneth W. Martin Shelly Bitowski Thigpen Kenneth Brian Liberto, 63, business Eric Charles Bantle, 52, construction Ruston Mike & Rebecca DiCarlo Billy & Millicent McConnell Gault H. Townsend administration, Nov. 27, 2010, engineering technology, Sept. 25, Faye L. Underwood, 60, nursing, Sept. Michael D. Dunn Barry J. Morales Natalie Ellen Turner Houston 2010, Shreveport 15, 2010, West Monroe M. Sue Peace, 85, July 2010, Ruston Stanley & Susan Dupuy Cynthia Aillet Murry Ken & Dawn Ward Mack & Hilda Estes Matt & Nicole Napoli Virginia S. 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