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murphy oil and techA historic blend

enrollmentmoves upBigger and better

justin hinckleystands out

Alum of the year

risk-takinG is inNot business as usual

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18 2 From the 16th Floor

The kind of news that never gets old

3 Enrollment ClimbsAccountability, performance equal bigger student body

10 Alum of the Year: Justin Hinckley“Tech was and still is the best in the state.”

12 Young Alum of the Year: Matthew NapoliA personal policy of improvement

13 Distinguished College AlumniShannon Spigener, Steve Davison, Scotty Robertson, Hilton Nicholson, Clint Williamson

20 Athletics» Football: Bulldogs want to bowl» Quest For Excellence: The Quest continues…» Soccer: Record players» Softball: Three are out, new generation in» Baseball: Fans have 31 chances to reach ‘home’» Golf: Autumn’s promise, spring’s challenge» Tech Legends: Dr. B and Freeway Dave» Bowling: Ranked and on a roll

24 News Around Campus

28 News About You

Alumni AssociAtionOfficersMarsha Theis Jabour Ricky Stubbs – President – Vice President

Jeff Parker Lomax Napper – Treasurer – Past President

Jason Bullock Daniel D. Reneau – Member-at-Large – Ex-Officio

BOard Of directOrsDoyle Adams, Tim Brandon, Joe Brown,Sean Cangelosi, Lisa Porter Clark,Leigh Laird Cordill, Nathan Darby,Wendell Delaney, Gil Dowies,James Ginn, Ben Haley, Andrew Hicks,Larry Jackson, Bobby Jefcoat,Rex Jones, Rusty Mabry,Dave Matthiesen, Philip McCrary,Dawn Young McDaniel, Fred McGaha,Stacee Miller Priddy,Caroline Wilkerson Reaves, David Rentrop,Michele Stewart Robinson, Terry Snook, Michael Stephens, Julie Strong Talbot, Brandon Walpole

alumni assOciatiOn staffCorre Stegall – Vice President for University Advancement

Ryan Richard – Director of Alumni Relations

Jackie Kitchingham – Coordinator of Advancement Programs

Barbara Swart – Administrative Coordinator

Lisa Smith – Communications Coordinator/Editor

mArketing And public relAtionsDave Guerin – Director

Teddy Allen – Writer/Editor

Mark Coleman – Designer

Donny Crowe – Photographer

Louisiana Tech Magazine is published semiannually by the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association. We welcome your letters:Louisiana Tech MagazineP.O. Box 3183 | Ruston LA 71272

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Dear Tech Family Member,You play a vital role in the continued success of our dynamic University!I encourage you to remain interested and actively involved with Louisiana Tech. Be a

member of the Alumni Association, a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC), a member of Lagniappe Ladies (an all-female donor society), a donor to the area of your choosing, a season ticket holder of your favorite sport, or possibly an employer that recruits Tech students and alumni. There are so many different ways to stay involved, no matter where you live. You can learn about all of these different opportunities on the Division of University Advancement’s website, www.latechalumni.org.

I hope you had the opportunity to experience “game day” last fall! The atmosphere that surrounded Joe Aillet Stadium prior to each home football game was terrific! You will have the opportunity to again experience this at the annual Spring Football Game scheduled for Saturday, April 2. A special pregame tailgate party for members of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC) and members of the Alumni Association will give fans an opportunity to enjoy 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 a Spirit Group Reunion for those individuals who participated in the Pom Pon Squad, Regal Blues or Cheerleaders, and of course, those who have made our mascot Champ a spirit icon. This will be a great weekend for all Tech fans to be in Ruston; the baseball team and the track team will also be competing. Make plans to be in Ruston on April 1 and 2, 2011.

Even in the dreariness of winter with all the snow and ice, there’s much excitement on the campus!

The announcement of a transformational new corporate partnership (see pages 4-5) and the elevation of Tech in the Carnegie Foundation’s research university classification are clear indications that Tech is moving boldly forward, even in the face of economic uncertainty in the state and nation.

The Tech administration continues to streamline operations, always with an eye on protecting the critically important academic core of the University. As more budget cuts by the Louisiana Legislature loom on the horizon, the entire Tech Family is committed to excellence, and your many expressions of support are highly valued. With this commitment and your continued support, Louisiana Tech will continue to stand strong and make your Tech education even more valuable than ever before!

Thank you for your interest and loyalty.

Ryan W. Richard (’98/’02)

P.S. Stay connected with Louisiana Tech between issues by visiting www.latechalumni.org and signing up for the Tech Update (a daily e-mail) or the e-news (a monthly e-mail), and by visiting www.facebook.com/latechalumni. You can also search the career center link for job postings, update your address, post news about you, and register for events.

A Word from the alumni director

CoNtENts

All in this togetherMore than ever, the interdisciplinary Bulldog Entrepreneurs (founded by alum Ben Erwin, pictured with wife Angela) mean business.

MurphyUsA@LatechPartnership to fuel the future

Karl MaloneNaismith Basketball

Hall of Fame stamps The Mailman

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By now you might have heard the great news. If you haven’t, here it is. And if you have, you’ll enjoy hearing it again. It’s the kind of Louisiana Tech news that never gets old.

First, Tech has entered into a partnership with Murphy Oil USA, a venture historic for all the right reasons. (Read much more about it inside, pages 4-5.) “MurphyUSA@LaTech” is a collaboration that will greatly enhance the educational goals of Murphy USA for its employees while expanding Tech’s opportunities in many valuable areas, including economic development for the region and networking opportunities for students and graduates, as well as innovative teaching, training and research.

Along those very lines of research programs and funding opportunities, as of mid-January, Louisiana Tech became classified in the RU/H: Research University – high research activity category. What this Carnegie Classification means for Tech is lofty distinction. There are only approximately 100 institutions so classified.

In way of explanation, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a framework for classifying, or grouping, colleges and universities in the United States. The primary purpose of the framework is for educational research and analysis, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. The classification includes all accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities in America.

Such recognition is not easily earned nor easily granted. Louisiana Tech can take much pride is this accomplishment.

Congratulations to our faculty, staff, students, supporters 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 institutions.

I have no doubt we will. The Tech Family will settle for nothing less. In this issue of the Tech Magazine, we highlight some of the very people who make our daily advances and national distinction possible.

I’d like to say a special thank you to both Alumnus of the Year Justin Hinckley, whose “what can I do to help?” attitude in action inspires us all, and to Young Alumnus of the Year Matthew Napoli, whose work both for his country and in technology illustrates the kind of success possible with an honorable purpose and vision and a Tech academic foundation.

No one person is bigger than the team. No one person is bigger than Louisiana Tech. But together, we keep surprising people with what we can make happen. Each college’s alumnus of the year featured in this edition illustrates the ideals that make Tech strong and not selfish, successful and not stagnant.

Let’s continue to push one another forward, to encourage each other. Let’s support our students on campus this spring academically, athletically and socially, and let’s continue to recruit our quality students-to-be.

For higher education, it’s been a rocky two years in our state. But look where we are: North Louisiana’s only SREB Doctoral Four-Year 2 Research University; its only Carnegie RU/H: Research University; and once again, on the list of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges.

Linda and I thank you again. We are proud to be a part of the Family.

Daniel D. Reneau

from the 16th floorhistoric collaboration, carneGie classification: We’ve earned it

Our mission as a Louisiana Tech family is to provide the best education possible to our students, preparing them for a life of contribution and success. We hold ourselves accountable for our performance.

And we trust that not only those in our Admissions Office but everyone – staff, faculty, current students, and alums – are recruiters for the University.

Enrollment numbers suggest two things: high school seniors and transfer students trust the University to hold up its end of the deal, and word of Tech’s performance and purpose is continuing to spread.

Tech had the largest percentage increase in enrollment in the fall of 2010 among all the state’s public four-year universities. Within that increase of more than 500 students (up nearly 5 percent) were jumps in both freshman enrollment (6.2 percent) and graduate school enrollment (10.8 percent).

Transfer student and continuing student enrollment also rose.

Tech’s mission to protect the classroom and equip its students is in part “about retention and graduation rates, about cost-effectiveness and productivity,” said Tech president Dan Reneau. “We’re proud of the success Tech has had, and the course is charted for even greater accomplishment.”

“First-time freshmen are telling us that Tech’s academic reputation is a major factor in their choice to attend Louisiana Tech,” said Pamela Ford, dean of

enrollment management.Nine out of 10 first-year and senior

students at Tech said they would rate their entire educational experience at the University as “good or excellent,” according to a 2010 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) report released by the University of Louisiana System.

Ninety percent also said that, if given the chance to start over in selecting a college or university to attend, they would choose Louisiana Tech again.

The significant increase in Tech’s graduate school enrollment reflects positive results from very intentional and strategic decisions over time to expand graduate offerings and build on the University’s strong undergraduate preparation.

“Graduate students are attracted to quality programs which employ productive faculty who participate in significant and meaningful research,” said graduate school dean and executive vice president Terry McConathy.

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“First-time freshmen are telling us that Tech’s academic reputation is a major factor in their choice to attend Louisiana Tech.” - Pamela Ford, dean of enrollment management

Months in the making, a groundbreaking collaboration between the region’s only doctoral-level public research university and the region’s largest corporate entity is primed to make a positive difference for decades.

Fittingly announced from Louisiana Tech’s Enterprise Campus in mid-January, 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.

“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 the private sector, and Murphy USA employees will have access to the campus academics, resources and amenities, including a web portal for accessing information pertaining specifically to MurphyUSA@LaTech students.

“It will open up a whole new base of students for Tech while providing a new model for higher education,” Tech president Dan Reneau said. “It shows a college education can be obtained by any non-traditional student from anywhere in the world.

“Murphy USA and Louisiana Tech have created a shared vision for meaningful and successful educational collaboration which will provide unprecedented opportunities for both organizations and their stakeholders,” Reneau said.

“Through the collaborative agreement with Louisiana Tech University,” Murphy USA president Hank Heithaus said, “we demonstrate a shared commitment to enhance our employees’ education while developing career paths promoting educational advancement.”

Heithaus even noted a meant-to-be similarity: logos of both the University and the company are a winning red and blue.

Through the years, Louisiana Tech has developed a strong reputation for partnering with the private sector in many ways – through internships, education, specialized training, research and innovation. But this partnership is much different in that it is about a more comprehensive relationship. Tech plans to collaborate with Murphy USA on many fronts.

“We have a great company – a Fortune 125 oil and gas company – headquartered just 55 miles from Tech and Ruston,” said Tech vice president for research and development Les Guice. “States like Mississippi and Alabama have none. A prosperous Murphy has major economic impacts on all of the surrounding communities and cities and the entire region. We need to do what we can to ensure that companies like Murphy achieve their goals.

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The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has elevated Louisiana Tech University to its “Research University – high research activity” (RU/H) category, placing it among an exclusive group of approximately 100 research universities in the United States to earn this classification.

Tech joins such distinguished research universities as Auburn University, Mississippi State University, Baylor University, the University of Arkansas and Clemson University.

“For a research institution like Louisiana Tech, the significance of this new classification cannot be overstated,” said Tech president Dan Reneau. “This proves that we can effectively compete with some of the nation’s top research institutions for research funding and faculty.”

“This distinction is a result of the efforts and commitment of our entire university community,” said Louisiana Tech University President Dan Reneau.

As a doctorate-granting university, Louisiana Tech is grouped with similar institutions based on factors such as research funding, doctoral graduates and research staff. These doctorate-granting universities are defined as institutions that award at least 20 doctoral degrees per year, excluding doctoral-level degrees that qualify recipients for entry into professional practice, such as the J.D., M.D. and Pharm.D.

The steady growth of Tech’s research program, envisioned

and planned for years ago, has been a key to changing Tech’s classification. Not only does the two-year-old Enterprise Campus continue to grow, but so does the number of doctoral programs and graduates. Tech set records in doctoral and graduate student enrollment in the fall.

“This new classification is an appropriate reflection of what is occurring at Louisiana Tech,” said Dr. Kenneth Rea, Tech’s vice president for academic affairs. “It attests to our faculty’s commitment and accomplishments, in and outside the classroom.”

The impact is realized in Tech’s ability to recruit and retain excellent faculty and students and to attract key industry partners to associate with the institution. This, in turn, has significant economic impacts on the University, the community and the state.

“As we know, universities and research, in particular, drive economic development.” said Dr. Randy Moffett, president of the University of Louisiana System. “This (classification) reinforces Tech’s impact on Louisiana’s economy and affirms their place among the country’s leading universities.”

In addition to being north Louisiana’s only Carnegie RU/H institution, Tech is also the region’s only SREB Doctoral Four-Year 2 Research University and plays a prominent role in the region as a driver of innovation and commercialization of technologies from its research centers.

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gooD FortUNE: A handshake between Tech president Dan Reneau and Murphy USA president Hank Heithaus cements a historic partnership.

fueling the

futureLouisiana Tech,

Murphy USA an innovative,

educational, economic blend

“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.”

Tech has in place systematic assessments to ensure quality, academic rigor, learning outcomes, and relevance to the mission, goals and objectives of the innovative partnership, one that Reneau said will “leave a major imprint on our community.”

MurphyUsA@LatechWhat it is: An innovative educational and professional development venture rooted in Louisiana

Tech’s strong tradition of research and academics and Murphy USA’s vision of continuous learning and growth for its employees.

Tech’s Executive Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School Terry McConathy: “As the academic collaboration grows, Tech will offer certificates, professional development initiatives and degree programs with content and cohort enrollment for targeted undergraduate and graduate curricula emphasizing the context of the Murphy USA culture and workplace.”

Vice President for Research and Development and Director of Information Technology Les Guice: “While our initial focus is on the academic side, we will also partner with Murphy on various research projects. Our faculty and student research fellows will contribute to Murphy’s operational processes and systems. We expect to conduct research that can be integrated into their business practices. And this is only the beginning of what we anticipate will be extensive, long-term collaborations between our two organizations.”

benefits to tech• Enables the University to achieve its mission of teaching, research and engagement in a

targeted, effective and impactful way• Enables the University to effectively impact economic development by supporting the needs of

the region’s largest corporate entity• Enhances employment and career opportunities for the University’s students and graduates • Enriches the University’s academic programs through closer engagement with the private sector• Enhances research programs and funding opportunities• Expands the impacts of the Global_Campus and online learning• Broadens Louisiana Tech’s exposure through partnerships with a major global company

Carnegie Classification increases tech’s ability to compete for research funding and faculty

Murphy Oil USA, Inc. operates retail gasoline stations under the Murphy USA brand across 22 states in the U.S. These are high-volume, low-cost retail gasoline stations, primarily in the parking areas of Wal-Mart Supercenters.

Murphy Oil USA, Inc. also operates a network of 12 company-owned terminals that provide fuel supply to retail and branded wholesale stations.

Murphy USA opened its first retail store in December of 1996, near a Sam’s Club parking lot in Chattanooga, Tenn. Today, Murphy USA is operating 1,099 stores throughout the U.S.

Parent company Murphy Oil Corporation is located in El Dorado, Ark.

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Hold That Thought!In 2002, Ben Erwin was an electrical engineering

sophomore at Louisiana Tech with ideas, interests and intrigue – but few solid answers.

Newly established that fall was the CEnIT, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, an interdisciplinary program combining the focus, talents and resources of both the College of Engineering and Science and the College of Business.

Its goal: to advance entrepreneurial research, education and technology transfer. In other words, a place to share, learn and network.

Erwin’s ideas found a home.“I would have never thought I was capable of starting a business

if it had not been for the entrepreneurship program at Tech,” said Erwin, today the CEO and co-founder of Bastrop-based Macon Ridge Foods. “From the beginning, the program introduced you to the entrepreneurial tools you needed to get started and was very helpful with networking. That was probably the biggest benefit; hearing stories and learning from seasoned entrepreneurs was inspirational.”

Erwin’s student story mirrors many others. All have in common a Tech entrepreneurial support system that’s blossomed in the past decade with the start-up of the CEnIT, the TOP DAWG competitions, the Enterprise Center and the expanding Enterprise Campus. The result is an extensive and effective innovation enterprise that helps people generate and develop ideas, and start and grow businesses.

“You can think of TOP DAWG, CEnIT and the Enterprise Center as providing the infrastructure and support network that allows students to develop their entrepreneurial ‘personalities’ and skills while in school, then aggressively pursue their drives after graduation,” said Davy Norris, director of Tech’s Enterprise Center.

One of the most refreshing things about the program is it draws students from all disciplines, not just business and not just engineering. “The real common characteristic,” Norris said, “is that they are all entrepreneurial go-getters who want to do their own thing.”

That’s what Erwin did, though he wasn’t sure at the time what his thing would be. So with the blessing of Debbie Inman, the CEnIT’s coordinator of entrepreneurial studies, he started a “business plan competition” to get other students to explore other disciplines and “get some real-world experience outside the classroom,” he said. “Like true entrepreneurs, we decided to just ‘go with it’ in 2002, and we’re happy to see it going strong ever since.”

The birth that year of Bulldog Entrepreneurs gave Tech an on-campus group dedicated to promoting and cultivating an “entrepreneurial culture” on campus. TOP DAWG, now a decade old, was organized by the group that same year. Today the group runs the popular – and very competitive – “Idea Pitch” and the New Venture Championship.

This fall’s annual TOP DAWG ‘Idea Pitch’ featured 23 teams and nearly 300 curious students who visited with the teams to find out about their ventures, then voted with “Bulldog Bucks” for their five favorite teams. Teams were judged by business experts.

The Top 10 highest-scoring teams will compete in this spring’s New Venture Championship. The purse they’ll compete for: $10,000, and growing. Supporters of the venture include the College of Engineering and Science, the College of Business, Jones Walker and the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Business Awards event held annually by the College of Business and the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

“We have some awesome projects,” said Inman, whose enthusiasm helps to draw students of all disciplines. “They keep surprising us.”

“Tech is fostering a culture of risk takers and innovators better than any other school in the state or region,” said Josh Raley (pictured below), who completed his master’s in engineering and

technology management in ’08. Raley was on two teams that won TOP DAWG and today works with Erwin developing their Dezzie Dough sweet potato product for their Macon Ridge Foods company.

“A lot of universities and public officials want to attract large companies, big federal programs, the big fish,” Raley said. “The entrepreneurship program at Tech wants to empower

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“I would have never thought I was capable of starting a business if it had not been for the entrepreneurship program at Tech.”- Ben Erwin (‘04)

co-founder of Macon Ridge Foods

Tech’s entrepreneurial program is a safe place for ideas large and smalldon’t

(continued)

HArrisoN: grAND pLANs“I’ve been trying to start my own business for as long as I can

remember,” said Jay Harrison, 21 and a junior management and entrepreneurship major from Ringgold. “So when I came to Tech, I got started.”

Debbie Inman calls him a “great example of a student entrepreneur.” Once he found out about the business competition and Tech’s support system, “I’ve been hooked and committed to Bulldog Entrepreneurs,” Harrison said.

He’s started his own business (at www.nobugsla.com), and recently he launched Grand Bayou Outdoors, his newest venture. Harrison invented a hunting product he calls The Flock (pictured with Harrison), used to support Mojo decoys. His picked up his first prototype in late December from Superlift in West Monroe, builders of the original Flock from Harrison’s design. Already he’s sold the idea for a generous royalty to Great Day Inc., a major outdoors company in Louisiana.

“Eventually I’d like to use various technologies being developed at Tech for my own line of decoys and clothing,” Harrison said. “I’d also like to use that technology to start a ‘green’ energy business.”

UKpAis: stUDENt stArtUpThough they never competed in the Business Plan Competition

(now the TOP DAWG New Venture Championship), Whitney and Jonah Ukpai (shown tutoring) are a solid example of a student startup. Their business, “Student2Student Tutor,” or S2S Tutor, is housed in Tech’s Enterprise Center’s incubation space.

“We set out to build and lead a community of passionate peers that helps, serves and inspires others to succeed in achieving a

transferable learning skill through mentoring and tutoring,” said Jonah, 27. He and wife Whitney, 23, of Natchitoches, are Tech engineering graduates who worked together to found the business, one that helps students come to believe in themselves and find direction and confidence as they learn.

Described by Tech vice president for research and development Les Guice as “self-driven, professional and visionary,” Jonah was raised in Nigeria in a two-bedroom home with eight siblings. Since coming to America, he hasn’t left home entirely: he’s co-founded a youth empowerment program in Nigeria that attracts 300 local youth annually.

Hopes are that, as tutoring packages and concepts are sold, S2S will expand to other campuses. Knowing that the business has already helped students stay in school and not drop out is worth a lot, Jonah said.

“It pays,” he said, “to serve from the heart.”

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people to start and run their own companies.“Which one,” he said, “sounds better for the community in the

long run?”Seniors John Dighton and Roy Humphries, each a mechanical

engineering major, won last year’s Jones Walker Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, which included $2,000. The pair built their first

electric four-wheeler as a physics class project, got a lot of interest from people who wanted to buy one, then got involved in TOP DAWG because “we knew we needed a solid basis and business plan and direction,” Dighton said.

They actually drove part of their plan into the competition. “We were laying tracks and physically getting out there and enacting what we were learning,” Dighton said. Confident from the support they’d received, the pair proceeded to form their business, Prodigy Powersports, even before their final presentation was complete.

“We felt (the Tech program) was a great way to be coached into owning our own business,” said Humphries. “It just goes to show that college students can own their own business while still getting their education.”

Through Tech’s local innovation enterprise, a lot of the developed technologies are having national and international impacts. Both students and faculty are getting unprecedented support on campus for developing technology and business ideas. Tech has been among the nation’s leaders in tech transfer in terms of commercializing intellectual property.

Although the infrastructure has had less than 10 years to build, and although it’s only in the past two years that Tech has really started generating significant start-up business activity, “we’re generating partnerships from all over the map,” Norris said.

The nature of the concept means that Tech is learning as the program evolves, constantly re-examining strategy and reorganizing to improve and meet changing needs. But the attitude of encouragement and risk-taking has been a constant.

“It’s a safe place to be with new ideas,” Norris said, “a safe place 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 can get the support you need from our innovation enterprise to turn that idea into a reality.”

For more information, visit latechenterprisecenter.com or cenit.latech.edu.

FostEr: HELp is ‘iN stYLE’A budding one-stop-shop stylist whose goal is to meet her

clients’ varied fashion and beauty needs, Chunte Foster (pictured with some of her creations) visited a business plan seminar sponsored by Bulldog Entrepreneurs and found the group fit her perfectly.

“Getting involved in an organization centered on entrepreneurship is a great opportunity to network and learn from other young entrepreneurs going through some of the same experiences I am,” said the 21-year-old senior, a merchandising and consumer studies major from Shreveport. “The fact that Tech gives you this kind of opportunity is reassuring to students like me who have their own business or an idea for a business and

just don’t know where to start.”She’s always had support from her family. And her Tech network

continues to support her as she goes about “learning things concerning my business.”

What she’s working toward is getting into the lucrative fashion industry, from head to heels.

“People are always looking for the next new thing,” she said, “for a new way of expressing themselves.”

tHE DriVE to CoMpEtE: Fueled by passion and guided by Tech’s program, Humphries (seated) and Dighton rode their first electric four-wheeler to a Spirit Award.

tecH’s keY innoVAtion metrics• 2008 Ranked 10th nationally in micro/nano commercialization.• 2009 Ranked 5th nationally in licenses per dollar of research funding.• 2009 Ranked 2nd nationally in startups per dollar of research funding ROI’s at 4x national average: 302 since 2006.• 24 issued patents since 2006. 82 patent applications.• Technology licenses/options: 28 since 2006.• 7 company expansions to Ruston; 4 still here.• 7 other out-of-state companies licensed our technologies since 2006.• 17 new startup companies since 2005; 11 still going.• 23 Small Business Innovation Grants with industry partners.innovation

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Hometown: Pineville Resides: PinevilleFamily: Jeanette Jarrell Hinckley (also Class of ’78)Degree: Computer science

• Retired in 2008 as general manager of Cleco, a Louisiana energy services company

• Prior job responsibilities for various organizations included configuration of hardware/software, site preparation, data communication design and strategic planning

• Big fan of coffee

Justin Hinckley

ALUm of THe YeAr

If Justin Hinckley were your child, you’d never have to tell him to clean his room, do his homework or mow the grass.

Too good to be true, right?And if he’s your alum, you never have to tell him what needs to

be done. He just does it.“My hobbies are anything that has to do with Louisiana

Tech,” said Hinckley, a 1978 computer science graduate and the University’s 2010 Alumnus of the Year.

Pound for pound, Hinckley might be the most low-maintenance of a long list of Tech alums awarded for selfless contributions. He even brings his own bucket and paint brush. Seriously.

Since his retirement from the information technology support-and-service industry, Hinckley is on campus more often than some students. Though he and wife Jeanette live two hours away in Pineville, they keep a “Tech Camp” in Ruston that’s Hinckley’s home for about half the academic year.

“Other people have fishing and hunting camps,” he said, “so why can’t I have a Tech Camp?”

His outfit is most often the unpretentious Tech polo or sweatshirt, either jeans or shorts. He might be armed with a rake, a paint brush, a trowel…he’s a “no job’s too big or too small” sort of force. Mild-mannered but bull’s-eye effective. A Bulldog and Techster supporter who checks his ego at the door, Hinckley has

financed signs placed on campus buildings and picked up the trash around them.

“Justin’s dedication and loyalty are amazing; his love and gratitude for Louisiana Tech have inspired the myriad of projects that collectively and individually make a significant and positive difference for the University,” said Tech vice president for university advancement Corre Stegall. “He and Jeanette exemplify the highest kind of alumni service, and Louisiana Tech is blessed by their generosity.”

Like the wind, Hinckley is hard to see, but you can tell where he’s been. He and Jeanette have supported, either with finances or elbow grease or both, most everything “Tech,” from the wakeboarding team to new banners on campus, from Tech 2020 to GTM renovations, from the Bulldog Achievement Resource Center to a sporting clay tournament. The Hinckleys have made an impact on the Sports Information Department, the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC), the Gameday Experience and the new-and-improved, modernized and renovated Tech Ticket Office. They created an Athletics Enhancement Endowment to provide a source of funds annually for athletic program improvements; each of Tech’s 16 varsity sports has benefitted from individual gifts from the 2010 Alum of the Year.

While there are other causes that receive his attention, most of Hinckley’s philanthropic passes are thrown Tech’s way, for a couple of reasons.

“Primarily, education is the key thing in life for people,” he said. “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.”

“And how can you not be proud,” he said, “of being part of such a fine institution?”

His latest project is an attempt to get some trees planted on campus at specific places where he used to walk from class to class. He asked administration why there were still no trees there. The answer? No reason in particular. “So I’m on it,” Hinckley said.

He’s just always liked Tech, from the very start. Though he flunked his first freshman programming test and thought about changing majors, he was talked off the ledge by a professor and never looked back.

“That turned it around for me,” he said. “The offerings at Tech brought the world to Ruston for my taking. I heard world-class speakers, attended touring theater performances, made most of the athletic events. My exposure to what is possible allowed me to pursue my career with confidence.”

He’d already developed an early addiction to coffee, so most of his weekday afternoons involved “well-cooked” but free joe in Tolliver where he did homework, read the Tech Talk and visited.

“Lots of good memories,” he said. “The year Tech won conference in basketball; football going to their first Independence Bowl; going to Toma Lodge to do homework outdoors; late nights in the basement of Wyly working on computer science projects. And all my fellow computer science students that pretty much were in every class I took for four years. Looking back, there were about six of us out of the 40-plus who started in 1974 who stuck it out to the end.”

The earned diploma and out-of-class lessons that went with it led to his successful career in information technology services. Though retired, Tech is fortunate and happy Hinckley’s still in the service industry, either working in tangible ways for his University or promoting it.

“Employers and society in general need well-rounded people,” Hinckley said. “Tech is a great opportunity to explore and get to know more about yourself and the world around you.

“Ten or 20 years from now, I see Tech offering more online options for students who choose not to experience the traditional college life,” he said. “Tech will remain strong regionally, both in academics and athletics, because of the Tech culture that has been kept in place for more than 100 years. The Tech family will not let the reputation slide, and as an alumnus, I hope to still be involved in supporting Tech as it carries out its mission of educating our future leaders.”

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“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.

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Hometown: Monroe Resides: Alexandria, Va.Family: Nicole Broussard Napoli (also an ’04 Tech graduate)Degree: Mechanical engineering

• Technical Director of Foreign Affairs, Department of Defense, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Headquarters (the youngest director at Headquarters)

• College of Engineering Outstanding Senior Award recipient, 2003

• President, Tech SGA, 2002-03• Naval Postgraduate School, MS Engineering

Science, 2006• Ph.D. candidate in public policy, George

Washington University

Being Student Government Association president at Louisiana Tech was one thing. But getting called into the “Situation Room” at the White House to “defend a position,” that’s a different ballgame.

“The glamour of the room I was sitting in quickly wore off,” said Matthew Napoli, whose experience in Washington during his past two years on the job has been “life-changing.”

“I was half the age of anyone in the room, the debates were extremely intense, and I was front and center,” he said. “And I loved it.”

Napoli had reason to be confident. Not only was he selected by a four-star admiral to join the elite military engineering group, but he was also working with graduates of other top engineering universities such as MIT, Cornell and Notre Dame. And he knew he belonged. Because his first stop along the path to such rarified air had been Louisiana Tech’s Bogard Hall.

“Upon entering the program it was clear that I had an

education equal to or better than most of my peers,” he said. “I attribute my ability for success directly to Tech and its devoted professors.”

His responsibilities include working with numerous United States agencies and foreign diplomats in domestic policies involving Naval nuclear power. Sensitive work. But he asked for it: his term as SGA president at Tech kindled a desire to blend public policy and public service with the technical background of engineering.

“My goal is to combine my knowledge of engineering with the foundations of public policy and eventually apply my talents in my home state of Louisiana,” he said.

Until then, Napoli pursues his doctorate, supports Tech, and works toward a special reward.

“There is a family agreement,” he said. “As soon as I complete my doctorate, there will be a bulldog puppy waiting for me.”

Matthew Napoli

A personal policy of improvement

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YoUng ALUm of THe YeAr

Hometown: Homer Resides: MindenFamily: Husband Chuck Self, daughters Emily and HaleyDegree: Health information administration

• Emergency department staff physician, Minden Medical Center, Aug. 2010-present

• Emergency department staff physician, Northern Louisiana Medical Center, 2004-Aug. 2010

• Assistant professor, staff physician, LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, 1997-2003

• Former chief resident, LSU Medical Center

She works in a hospital emergency room for a living now. But as a first-quarter freshman at Louisiana Tech, Shannon Spigener found herself in a different sort of emergency room.

Math class.“That was the first test I ever took at college, and I

made a big fat ‘F,’” Spigener said. “That was an eye-opening experience. I realized, ‘Wow. This is an entirely different world from high school; I’d better put in a little effort.’”

She did. Shannon’s been “Dr. Spigener” for more than 15 years now.

“In the ER, one never knows what might come through the doors next; it’s always exciting,” she said. “I chose my career because of my love for the sciences and the inner-workings of the human body. To me, it’s like a puzzle to solve, to diagnose and treat illness and injury.”

Spigener’s also on the medical reform advisory panel for Georgia congressman and physician Tom Price; she lectures both locally and nationally at medical education events.

Even more important and just as unrehearsed is Spigener’s work away from the hospital. She’s a wife and mom with two daughters, two golden retrievers, two horses, a guinea pig, two cats, a bischon frise, and a bassett hound named Freckles.

“As you can see,” she said, “the family enjoys animals.”Her favorite hobby is traveling. But she’s also a big fan of

gardening, of flying, of scuba diving and of her alma mater. Spigener remembers her freshman year as the first time she got to feel really “grown-up.” It turns out that an “F” on a test was just that: a test. She lost that battle but won the war.

“Tech taught me how to study, to be responsible, to manage my time and to be independent, to rely on myself to make things happen as they should and on time,” she said. “I’m proud of Tech, quite proud of what’s being done to continue to improve our athletic programs and proud of the overall progress in academics, especially in the technology and engineering fields. I love the progressive attitude at Tech these days; I think this is just the infancy of that.”

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Earning all ‘A’s’ in the Er

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Hometown: Ruston Resides: ChoudrantFamily: Wife Sarah, children Michael and EmilyDegree: Management/Pre-law

• A developer of Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant

• Leadership Team, Quest for Excellence Campaign

• Past President, Louisiana Tech Alumni Association

• Member, Tech Athletic Council

He’s been the radio color analyst for the Louisiana Tech Football Network since 2004 and lettered four times for the Bulldog baseball team. But neither of those is the reason Steve Davison was named by The Times in Shreveport as one of its “11 Sports People to Watch in 2011.”

Davison, Terry Bradshaw and 2010 Tech Alum of the Year Drake Mills are co-chairs of Tech’s ambitious “Quest for Excellence,” a $20 million fundraising campaign geared toward construction of a 90,000-plus square-foot multipurpose facility in the south end zone of Joe Aillet Stadium.

The construction project is just one of several on the Tech campus but likely the most important in terms of putting Tech on par or above any other mid-major in the country in terms of athletic facilities.

“I envision Tech will continue to improve facilities and infrastructure on campus over the next decade or two,” said Davison. “The Quest for Excellence will transform our athletic department as well as enhance intramurals,” Davison

said, “and projects like the new research park, the new business building, the new recreation area along Tech Drive, and continued improvement of housing are game-changers that will have an enormous impact on our University.”

Davison has been in a tangible way involved with Tech since his birth.

“My father (James Davison) has been a passionate supporter of Tech for as long as I can remember,” he said, “so maybe that’s a trait I inherited, if that’s possible. I’ve been a Tech fan all my life. Some of my favorite childhood memories involve Tech sporting events. I never really considered going to school anywhere else.”

An attorney and racehorse breeder, Davison understands competition and what it takes to win.

“I see tremendous challenges for our school because of our state’s financial crisis,” he said, “but I believe that if our state can find a way to adequately fund the University, private monies can be raised additionally to allow Tech to achieve its full potential which, in my opinion, is incredible.”

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Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark., and ShreveportResides: RustonFamily: Wife Betty Lou, daughters Libby, Claudia and VickiDegree: Health and physical education

• Tech head basketball coach, 1964-73. Won three Gulf States Conference championships, earned a pair of appearances in the national college division playoffs, compiled a 161-86 record, averaged 20 wins a year, 1969-73

• First head coach of the New Orleans Jazz, 1974• Coached with 9 NBA teams• Inducted into 8 halls of fame, including Tech’s

and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

Wearing a Louisiana Tech T-shirt and a warm-up suit from one of the nine NBA teams he’s coached, Scotty Robertson entertained and educated a kinesiology class for nearly two hours this winter in a classroom at Memorial Gym.

“For those of you going into coaching, remember that it’s not about the money,” he said. “That will come. I started at the very bottom. Meanwhile, along the way you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy what you do and the opportunity to do some good for a lot of people.”

Down the hall from this classroom is the classroom where Robertson did a lot of good during a fun 10-year run. With “Coach Scotty” in charge, Memorial Gym’s floor was “homeroom” for some of the Bulldogs’ most exciting teams.

After playing basketball and baseball at Tech, Robertson coached high school for a dozen years and was a Tech assistant for one season before taking over the program.

“I came back to Tech for less money,” Robertson said, “but I knew what might happen in the future.”

What happened was a memorable stretch of employment. He was the first Tech coach to sign a black athlete, the architect of some of the game’s top college division teams, and an educator and entertainer in the NBA for more than 25 years before retiring in Ruston.

Betty Lou still screams at the TV set when she disagrees with an NBA official, but the only statistic Robertson seems to care about these days (outside of duck season) is their number of grandchildren, now in double digits. “Got enough for two teams,” Robertson said.

He still spends time with Tech basketball if asked; he’ll always be a coach, as he is this day talking to the coaches of tomorrow.

“Prepare yourself for everything, and start your career wherever you have the opportunity,” he tells them. “And be honest. You’ll have the chance to get an edge illegally; don’t do it. Do things the right way.”

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proof Coaching Can be a ball

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Hometown: Mobile, Ala. Resides: Clifton Park, N.Y.Family: Wife Carolyn, daughters Carmen and Tiffany, son KeatonDegree: Electrical engineering

• President and CEO of Sixnet, an Internet connectivity company

• Former president, Network Solutions Business Unit for ADC Telecommunications

The path from student to CEO seems to have been perfectly engineered for Hilton Nicholson. But it was incentive and determination – and encouragement from Louisiana Tech – that fueled his walk.

A National Society of Black Engineers brochure highlighting the best-paying jobs for college graduates sparked his interest when he was a high school senior.

“Number one was electrical engineering,” he said. “I decided that if I was going to college, I might as well take this career path and make lots of money. I knew nothing about electrical engineering, but I was very good in science and math and decided to give it a try.”

He chose Tech over Alabama, Auburn and LSU because of “small class sizes and the small-town, family atmosphere.” From his first day on campus, he saw the beaker as half full.

“I grew up in a large, poor family. We had seven kids and lived in a one-bedroom duplex,” Nicholson said. “Therefore, I loved school! I had food to eat, only one roommate, and even air-conditioning. I wasn’t a natural student, but I worked hard because I didn’t want to be kicked out of school and go back

to the way my family was living.”He rarely missed a football or basketball game, was a

frequent visitor at Aswell to see Carolyn Sheppard (his future wife), and, when he could find enough loose change, enjoyed the discounted day-old donuts from Pete’s. But always, he was a student with a goal, something the engineering gods reward.

“My last quarter at Tech, I took a relatively new course, microcomputer design,” he said. “It gave me confidence to take a position designing microprocessor-based communications systems at AT&T. That experience resulted in my being in the forefront of the Internet revolution and, eventually, the CEO of Sixnet.”

He’s been so impressed with the University’s direction that he joined the Engineering and Science Foundation Board of Directors and has addressed the engineering student body more than once at the request of dean Stan Napper.

“When I attended Tech, it was all about individual projects and performance. Now,” he said, “it’s more team-based, which is more reflective of the real world.”

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Hometown: Ruston Resides: Washington, D.C.Family: Wife Ivana Nizich, twin daughters Isabel and SofiaDegree: Political science

• Special expert to the Secretary-General of the United Nations

• U.S. Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes 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

Clint Williamson left his hometown and Louisiana Tech with a political science degree, prepared for a career in law. But some things, you just can’t plan for.

Like meeting your future wife at an International Criminal Tribunal in Holland. Or discussing affairs of national security with the king of Saudi Arabia. Or having a part in overseeing the exhuming of mass graves in Bosnia and Croatia, or working from a field office in Tirana while Serbian forces launch a campaign of terror against the Albanian population in Kosovo.

What has been an unrehearsed career began at Tech and continued to unfold in New Orleans, first at law school, then as an assistant district attorney in New Orleans, and finally as a prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, Organized Crime Section. When the Department needed help in The Hague, Netherlands, it sent Williamson, who’d by chance backpacked through Yugoslavia in 1990.

Tech’s No. 1 athletic trainer as a student, Williamson is still trying to patch things up, only on a much more dangerous and global scale. Before his most recent appointment,

Williamson spent most of 2007-09 coordinating U.S. policy responses to atrocity crimes around the world, ones that either were occurring or had occurred.

“On any given day, we would be dealing with issues on three or four different continents, with very different characteristics,” he said. “Very few jobs in government give you this opportunity.”

From experience, he tells today’s students to be open to opportunities, to build on a solid Tech education “by experiencing new things, by exposing yourself to different views and perspectives.”

Though his passport’s well-worn, Williamson remains close to Tech because of strong family ties and strong former-student gratitude.

“I feel confident Tech will continue to advance academically because of the University’s strong leadership,” he said, “the ever-improving quality of incoming students, the strong alumni support, and the informed way in which Tech has focused its academic specializations.”

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With his wife Kay, their four children and many supporters from North Louisiana in attendance, Karl Malone offered a seven-minute acceptance speech, decked in a tux and looking like he could still give you 20 minutes a game.

“I didn’t do anything but try to play hard,” Malone said. “I didn’t have a motive. It wasn’t about me. It never was about me. It’s not about me tonight. It’s about a lot of other people.”

Tech’s only other member of the illustrious Hall is Leon Barmore. Lady Techsters coach Teresa Weatherspoon was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame this summer. All three are Louisiana Sports Hall of Famers.

Malone thanked his teammates and opponents, his coaches, and his mom. “My hero,” he said. “Mrs. Shirley” passed away seven years to the day before Malone’s induction.

“I’m here today,” he said, “because of her.”“To my friends that made the journey here from Louisiana,” he

said, above some Ruston-flavored spontaneous cheering, “I’m from north Louisiana. I’m country. I love it. This is me.”

He gave the Louisiana faithful plenty to cheer about, even if he’d never played in the NBA. During his time at Tech, the on-court wins with a special cast of players mounted, and Malone’s weights and work added 20 pounds to a frame built to run up and down an NBA court. When he’d left for the Utah Jazz, he’d left Tech in good shape: starting with Malone’s final two seasons, Tech rolled up nine straight 20-win seasons and nine straight postseason berths.

Malone is still on the team, a valuable member of the Ruston community, along with his young family.

“I tell all my friends and family, try to live life the way you want to be remembered; try to leave life better than you found it,” he said in closing. “And, what good is success if you’re not willing to share it.”

“Once again, it was not about me. It was about trying to do something to make everybody proud. Love you guys. Thank you, and I’m honored.”

On the occasion of Karl Malone’s induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, some of the “main players” from the 1984-85 Bulldogs basketball program checked in with comments to and about The Mailman.

HEAD CoACH ANDY rUsso: “I have always felt that Karl carried the banner for a great group of guys. The qualities that personified his NBA career – hard work, toughness, resilience, respect and humility – were the very qualities that his college team and teammates demonstrated while they were together. I think that we saw in Karl a little bit of ourselves out there each night. His career served as a constant reminder of what it took to achieve what we did!”

WAYNE sMitH, rECorD-sEttiNg FoUr-YEAr stArtEr At poiNt gUArD: “For the Mailman: Congratulations to you on your Hall of Fame induction. Your 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.”

“VoiCE oF tHE bULLDogs” DAVE Nitz: “Now that you have experience driving a truck, do you think you and I could do an all-night truckin’ show on radio? Seriously, congrats on the Hall of Fame. No one else deserves it any more than you do.”

sports iNForMAtioN DirECtor KEitH priNCE: “Thanks largely to Karl’s intimidating (and dominating) play in his final year at Tech (1984-85), my most vivid memory of his career is that he helped give Louisiana Tech (and its fans) its most sustained period ever on the national sports stage – and it brought media guys to Ruston like USA Today columist Mike Loprestri, CNN’s Nick Charles, writers from The New York Times, the Denver Post, The Dallas Morning News…and various other members of the national media. They all came to ‘discover’ who this Man-Child was, this big guy who could run like the wind and break backboards, and also find out how the heck this Louisiana Tech basketball team could keep on winning night after night. The season kept all of us in the sports information office deliriously busy – from that first BIG TIME win over Louisville that shoved Tech into the national Top 20 in early December…all the way until that mesmerizing shot in Dallas’ Reunion Arena that ended Malone’s college career in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 16. It was a season (and a treasure) that no Tech fan will ever forget.”

KELViN “KELbo” LEWis, gUArD: “I believe Karl’s focus, dedication, God-given ability and drive to be the best he could possibly be made him an exceptional NBA player. The aspect that made him a great teammate at all levels is the fact he would demand more than the minimum out of each teammate. He has a knack to get more out of a person than they were capable of achieving. I’m grateful to have taken the floor with him and am more proud of the stand up man he has become.”

ADAM FrANK, gUArD: “Karl was someone special, a big man who could do more than just post up. He ran the floor like a small forward and shot the ball like one. Posting up against him was a no-no: his quick hands and feet put other post players to guessing…Congrats Karl!”

DAViD JorDAN, CENtEr: “It makes my career sound better when I tell people I backed up Karl Malone. Just being associated with him makes people think I could actually play. So what they 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 him work hard in practice and to improve his game. When Karl would post up he would ALWAYS go baseline after he got the ball. So I would overplay him to the baseline side to make him go the other way. It didn’t work. So, I would always have matching bruises on my biceps because that’s where he would hit me with his elbows as he turned towards the baseline.”

WiLLiE bLAND, gUArD/ForWArD, sixtH MAN: “The special traits his mom had, she passed to Karl: dedication, hard work, commitment to excellence. Most important, he’s a humble man, a man we could always depend on, a man I could always call my brother.”

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With friends and family from North Louisiana beside him, a record-setting ride that started in Summerfield and led through Louisiana Tech and the NBA ended with an exclamation point for …

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.

Malone at techFreshman: 20.0 points per game, 19-9 record.

Sophomore: 18.7 points per game, 26-7, Southland Conference Tournament title; lost to Houston in second round of NCAA Tournament

Junior: 16.5 points per game, 29-3, SLC champs; wins over Pitt and Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament; lost in overtime to Oklahoma in Sweet 16, Reunion Arena in Dallas

...and in the nba19 seasons, two MVPs, 14-time All-Star, two Olympic gold medals, second all-time leading scorer in league history.

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Do you know how to get to Mississippi?

Good, because Louisiana Tech will play in its neighboring state three times this fall, against Conference USA’s Southern Miss and Southeastern Conference old hands Mississippi State and Ole Miss.

Those games, along with visits to Joe Aillet Stadium from Houston and Brigham Young, highlight Tech’s demanding 2011 schedule.

And that’s not counting the Western Athletic Conference games. Tech will travel to Fresno State, Idaho, Utah State and Nevada. Hawaii, New Mexico State and San Jose State will visit Ruston.

The schedule’s set. But what about the team?Head coach Sonny Dykes finished 5-7 overall, 4-4 in the WAC

in his rookie season, one that fell just short of postseason play for the second time in three years. The most immediate factors between winning and losing are obvious.

“We’ve got to be able to stop the run a little bit better,” Dykes said. Navy, Fresno State and Nevada pushed the Bulldogs around in the second half of each of those games in 2010. “As our offense gets better, people are going to want to keep the ball away from us by running the football,” Dykes said.

Depth across the board, but especially in the offensive and defensive lines, will be key this fall, as will play at quarterback.

“Obviously, the quarterback position is going to be the most important,” Dykes said. “I don’t care if it is seventh-grade football or professional football, you are only as good as your quarterback allows you to be. We have to really get good at that position.”

Dykes said a solid offensive line and core group of skill position players who return give the Bulldogs a chance to be the offensive team they’d hoped to be last fall.

“Now,” he said, “we have to mix in some explosive players and get some guys healthy.”

Dykes reorganized the awards for the annual end-of-the-year football program; he chose seven awards and named each one after a former Tech great. Here are the award winners for 2010:

Terry Bradshaw Offensive Player of the Year: QB Ross JenkinsFred Dean Defensive Player of the Year: DE Matt BrohaMatt Stover Special Teams Player of the Year: Kick return man

Phillip LivasSpecial Teams Points Winner: Myke ComptonWillie Roaf Lineman of the Year: OL Cudahy HarmonKarl Malone Strength and Conditioning Award: Jared MilesDavison Family Community Service Award: Chandler Spence

and Solomon RandleDr. Dan Reneau Academic Award: Lyle Fitte and Stephen

WarnerAlso recognized were the senior class, All-WAC recipients Livas

and offensive lineman Rob McGill (first team), Broha, linebacker Adrien Cole and running back Lennon Creer (second team), and sophomore kicker Matt Nelson, an ESPN Academic All-District first teamer.

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tech’s “Quest for excellence,” the university’s $20 million fundraising campaign geared toward the construction of a 90,000-plus square-foot multipurpose facility in the south end zone of Joe aillet stadium, continues.

the new facility will include a state-of-the-art medicine facility to complement the in-place dr. William Bundrick sports medicine center, a new strength and conditioning complex, and a new academic center. signifying tech’s vision and commitment to compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics, the Quest and its result will mean that louisiana tech’s student-athletes will have the kinds of top-shelf facilities that will enable them to make the most of both their academic and athletic pursuits.

the Questcontinues

To donate, contact Adam McGuirt, Director of LTAC, at either 318-255-7950 or adam@latechalumni.org, or visit quest4excellence.com.

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Coming off yet another winning season, the Louisiana Tech Lady Techster softball team will face some challenges this spring after graduating three of the top offensive players to ever don the uniform.

However, head coach Sarah Dawson and her staff have built a winning mentality over the past three years. The Lady Techsters are playing for their fourth straight winning season and another trip to the NCAA Tournament like the one the program took in 2008.

“The 2011 season will be one of new faces,” said Dawson. “We graduated four girls last year who had started nearly every game in their careers and were pillars on our team. I am excited to see what this new generation of players has to offer.”

Three seniors return, along with a deep pitching staff led by ace Meghan Krieg, a first team All-Western Athletic Conference performer and the program’s record holder for single-season strikeouts with 260 (in 222.1 innings).

The key for Krieg: cut down on the free passes. The Sonora, Texas, native walked 141 and hit 25 batters in 2010.

Behind Krieg in the circle, Dawson can turn to a trio of underclassmen: sophomores Michelle Jones (5-4, 4.86 ERA) and Janna Frandrup (3-1, 4.65) and true freshman Erin Kipp.

Because of graduations, Tech will have to replace 60 percent of its starting infield this year. Junior Allie Geisler will share catching duty with true freshman Tricia Van Winkle. Sophomore Meghan Knowles will see the majority of action at first base. Senior veteran Heather Doiron and Frandrup will vie for playing time at second.

Michelle Jones and freshman Emma Eichmann are the favorites to play short. Senior Molly Goza is the likely starter at third.

In the outfield, look for a mix of experienced juniors Kendra Harmon and Christina Gamboa, freshmen Cassie Krieg and Katelynn Hill, junior college transfer Charday Wilson, and Geisler.

The Lady Techsters’ schedule includes tournaments at LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Mississippi State as well as a home doubleheader against Big 12 foe Baylor. On the schedule are six NCAA Tournament participants last year: LSU, Texas A&M, San Diego State, Hawaii, Fresno State and McNeese State.

The 2010 Western Athletic Conference Tournament will be played in Las Cruces, New Mexico, May 11-14.

They were picked to finish last in the WAC. Instead, Tech’s soccer team finished tied for third and broke many school records, including most wins in a season (15) and most WAC wins (5), and the Lady Techsters earned a first-ever trip to the WAC Tournament.

The conference season was highlighted by a 5-4 overtime win over WAC champion San Jose State. In the contest, Tech trailed 4-2 with 10 minutes to play until junior Scotti Culton made a penalty kick to tie the game at 4-4. Senior forward Kiva Gresham, named the team’s overall Player of the Year, then scored her third goal of the game for her first career hat trick in an emotional victory.

With Gresham being the only senior on the team, the Lady Techsters return an experienced bunch as well as an excellent incoming freshman class and hope to make a run at the 2011 WAC Championship.

Gresham was also named Offensive Player of the Year for the

second consecutive season. The Albuquerque, N.M., native set a school record with 32 points as she scored 12 goals and led the team with eight assists.

Sophomore Mo Rockwell, who switched from midfielder to defender during the season, was named the Defensive Player

of the Year. She was the top defender on a team that recorded eight shutouts and allowed just 21 goals on the season, the second-best mark in school history.

Freshman Paige Dunn (a goal and three assists) was named Midfielder of the Year. Freshman forward Emily Brennan (one goal, four assists) was named most improved player.

Junior defender/midfielder Olivia Lukasewich earned the Team Award, given annually to the player who best reflects the program’s four pillars of family, respect, fearlessness and passion.

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Three are going, going, gone… but winning mentality returns

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record-setting season, record-setting team

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Tech’s No. 1 ‘go-to’ surgeon earns another honor

Dr. William Bundrick, or “Dr. B,” as hundreds of Tech athletes have affectionately called him since he began working regularly with the athletic department in the 1970s, was recognized at midcourt of a Bulldog basketball game in December for his service to and love for his University.

The Dr. William Bundrick Sports Medicine Center is officially in the Charles Wyly Athletic Center. The 3,800-square-foot facility contains a Swimex therapeutic pool, cardiovascular equipment, private staff offices and a physician’s examination room.

But the “satellite office,” also funded by Dr. B’s generosity, is in the Thomas Assembly Center. Basketball athletes are the main beneficiaries of the state-of-the-art equipment there.

Co-captain of the 1959 9-1 Tech football team and a three-year letterman for the Bulldogs, Dr. Bundrick is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1995 and was named Louisiana Tech Alumnus of the Year in 1980. He also earned the Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Medicine from the Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions in 2010.

A helper and healer of many from his offices at The Bone and Joint Clinic in Bossier City, Dr. Bundrick is well known as one of the best orthopedic surgeons in the United States, and as one of the best friends Louisiana Tech has ever had.

The 2011 Bulldog Baseball opponents include programs that have a combined 17 College World Series appearances and two College World Series titles. The 57-game regular season schedule features 31 games at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in

addition to 14 games against four teams that played in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

“We worked hard to get more home games on our schedule because this team was at a slight disadvantage the last couple of years playing more road games,” said ninth-year head coach Wade Simoneaux. “We tried to really build our home schedule to help give them that confidence going into conference play.”

The highlight of the 2011 non-conference schedule will put the Bulldogs up against Baylor and Rice, two perennial powers from the state of Texas.

Tech opens conference play by hosting New Mexico State April 8-10. The annual Battle of the Bone series against Fresno State is May 6-8.

Louisiana Tech will conclude regular season play May 20-22 at Sacramento State.

“One thing about our conference schedule is that three of the toughest places to play – Fresno State, Nevada and New Mexico State – are all coming to us this year,” Simoneaux said.

Louisiana Tech returns 22 lettermen to a roster infused with a healthy crop of talented arms, four all-WAC performers and a five-member senior class headlined by 2010 ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-American third team honoree, catcher Clint Ewing.

steady success from tech’s legendary voice

Dave Nitz keeps a bag packed and his gas tank full.

The veteran of state broadcasters and an icon at Louisiana Tech, “Freeway Dave” hit a milestone on Dec. 22, 2009, when he broadcast his 2,000th Louisiana Tech sporting event – a men’s basketball game against Texas-Pan American. His 35 years at LA Tech rank in the top five in the country among active broadcasters with the same school.

“The Voice” of Bulldog football, baseball and basketball since the mid-1970s, Nitz was named the Louisiana Sportscaster of the Year in 2010 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Besides providing the play-by-play, Nitz is the radio broadcaster and the media relations director for the Sioux City Explorers, an independent minor league baseball team in the American Association.

In addition to working for Sioux City, Nitz has also served as the play-by-play man for a number of minor league teams, including teams in the Orioles, Giants and Rangers organizations.

bowling: Nationally ranked, on a rollRanked 20th in the nation with a 27-17 record in early winter, Louisiana Tech’s

bowling team hopes to keep it between the gutters well enough to make the NCAA women’s finals in Detroit April 14-16. The top 8 in the late-March polls qualify, something Tech can attain if it knocks off some of the higher-ranked teams it faces this winter.

Last year with only one senior, the girls set a Tech record for most wins in a season with 44 and finished the season ranked 14th, beating national runner-up Nebraska three times.

fans treated to 31 games on the Bulldogs’ diamond

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‘We have a lot of guys who can play’

Jeff Parks and the louisiana tech Bulldog golf team are coming off their most productive fall season in the last two decades and are eyeing a possible run at the 2011 Western athletic conference title.

recording three top 4 finishes while competing in five fall events – including capturing the 2010 squire creek invitational title, the program’s first since winning the Hal sutton intercollegiate in 2007 – the Bulldog golfers showed great promise on the links.

led by senior clinton shepard and his team-best 72.53 scoring average, Parks and co. saw six different golfers earn top 20 finishes in at least one tournament this fall, led by shepard with four and cody santone with three.

tech, which also finished third at the uta/Waterchase invitational and fourth at the sam Hall intercollegiate, earned a historic rise in the polls along the way. following the Bulldogs’ success in the first few events of the fall, tech recorded a ranking of 59th in the country by Golfstat.com – surpassing its previous best of 98th, accomplished on two separate occasions in the past 20 years.

“it’s a team effort whether the guys are in the van or not,” Parks said. “We have a lot of guys who can play. i’m proud of what we have accomplished (this fall), but we have a long way to go. We hope to continue our success. it’s great from where we have come, but 59th is not where we ultimately want to be.”

Parks and co. will begin their spring season february 21 at the rice intercollegiate and will also play in events hosted by arkansas-little rock, Ole miss and texas state. tech will host the la tech Bulldog classic at squire creek march 13-15.

the 2011 Western athletic conference championships are may 2-4 in Henderson, nevada.

tHE LoW DoWN: As a true freshman in last year’s Squire Creek Invitational, Sam Forgan shot a 65, which ties for the third lowest round in recorded Bulldog golf history.

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Calling it the single most important need of the college at this time, Stan Napper, Dean of the College of Engineering and Science, announced the campaign to build a new $15 million integrated engineering and science education building at Louisiana Tech.

The three-story building will be located in the new Enterprise Park, adjacent to Bogard Hall, and will feature new active learning class labs, shops and meeting rooms for engineering, math and science classes. Visit latech.edu/coes/building to learn more.

“Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering and Science is already regarded as a national leader in engineering and science education because of its integrated and projects-based approach,” Napper said. “Unfortunately, our facilities have not kept up with our academic reputation. This building will provide new active learning space for first- and second-year engineering and science students for the first time since Bogard Hall was opened in 1940. The modern facility will also serve as an excellent recruiting tool for our college, especially in East Texas where many high schools have outstanding facilities.”

The Eastman Chemical Company is supporting Napper in this endeavor and has presented him with the first major corporate

gift in support of the campaign. Mark Bogle, the Vice President and General Manager of Texas Operations for Eastman Chemical Company, presented Napper with a pledge for $300,000, saying it was an investment in Tech’s facilities and its people.

“At Eastman, we believe that quality education is the cornerstone to a stable society and the foundation for a stronger workforce,” Bogle said. “A large percentage of our contributions are dedicated to universities, colleges and innovative educational initiatives. We continually place an emphasis on the importance of science, technology, engineering and math for future generations.”

Bogle commended Tech for its ongoing commitment to partnering with students, faculty, staff, alumni,

employers, corporate partners and citizens to “strengthen the quality of their programs while continuing to work even harder at building engineers and scientists for tomorrow.”

Members of Eastman’s Texas Operation’s Leadership Team and 29 staff members, each a Tech alum, joined Bogle to make the presentation in Longview late this fall. Bogle made the point that the alumni present at the presentation represent nearly 20 percent of Eastman’s engineering population.

National Honors For History organization

Continuing a long tradition of excellence, Tech’s Lambda-Rho Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc., has once again walked off with national honors in the society’s annual “best chapter” competition.

The Tech chapter was officially recognized in late summer as “best chapter” for 2010 in Division IV, colleges and universities with enrollments of between 10,000 and 15,000 students.

Lambda-Rho Chapter was also designated as recipient of the Nels A. Cleven Award for 2010. The Cleven Award is reserved for those chapters who have exhibited a unique level of excellence. This marks the seventh time in seven years that Lambda-Rho has received Nels Cleven recognition; it’s also the chapter’s 25th Best Chapter Award.

“The student leadership we see in Phi Alpha Theta is a great source of pride to Louisiana Tech,” Tech history department head Dr. Stephen Webre said. “This kind of leadership is a tradition at Tech.”

Judging in the competition is based on documented chapter activities during the academic year. During 2009-2010, student members of Lambda-Rho Chapter organized public programs on history topics, a used book sale, a joint research paper conference with history students at Grambling State University, and a spring awards banquet. Phi Alpha Theta members also presented papers at scholarly conferences and served as judges at social studies fairs in local schools.

Captain shipshape for toss

Captain Brian J. Harrison, USN and a 1984 electrical engineering graduate, participated in the coin toss at midfield

prior to the Louisiana Tech-Navy football game in September.

A native of New Orleans, Harrison received his naval commission in 1986 and has served in various positions in the United States and abroad since. He has received numerous naval decorations, including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with one Gold Star), Navy Commendation Medal (with four Gold Stars), Navy Achievement Medal, Sea Service Ribbon (with one Silver and one Bronze Star), and various service and campaign ribbons.

Navy won the toss and the game, 37-23.

Winner Winner Chicken DinnerFry ’dat!Recent Tech graduates Ben Backus of Ruston and Ben Boutwell of Winnsboro

proved hot enough to win the national “Church’s Spicier Spicy Chicken Song Contest” in late November.

Their “Chicken Genius” video was voted tops by judges and online voters, earning the pair $3,000 and a year’s supply of Church’s Chicken, what the two in song call a “fried delicacy.” View the video at spicierspicychickensong.com/winners

Backus, 22, graduated in November in business administration. He wrote the video’s lyrics and music. Boutwell, an ’09 graduate in communications design, filmed and provided special effects, of which there are plenty. Both appear in the video; the two have worked together often and won at least three other regional awards for their tag-team music videos.

The duo will move to Nashville soon and pursue careers there, along with Backus’ band mates from Heavens To Betsy, a Ruston-based Christian pop group. Chicken should come in handy in Tennessee.

But… do they really eat Church’s?

“We do now!” Backus said.

citgo petroleum awards coes scholarships

Citgo Petroleum Corporation of Houston awarded $10,000 to the College of Engineering and Science to provide scholarships to junior or senior level students majoring in either mechanical or chemical engineering.

The funds will also enable the college to allocate money for various educational purposes including scholarships, field trips, visiting speakers, equipment purchases, and student and faculty travel.

Tech’s COES is one of 14 universities affiliated with the National Academy of Engineering (through its Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education).

City of Monroe invests in TechHalftime of the Louisiana Tech-Nevada football game featured the City of Monroe playing

Tech’s song.On behalf of the Monroe City Council, Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo presented Tech President

Dan Reneau with a check for $20,000 to support Louisiana Tech’s research park, Enterprise Campus, and its economic development vision for north Louisiana.

The funds will better allow Tech to continue to assist start-up companies emerging from the University’s small business incubators and to provide support for student-owned businesses created through on-campus entrepreneurial programs such as the TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition.

“The City Council and I are ‘Monroe Proud’ to be able to support the Louisiana Tech Foundation’s efforts to enhance opportunities for business growth and development,” said Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo. “Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. When they start here, they tend to stay here.”

CHECK tHis oUt: Monroe mayor Jamie Mayo (middle) presents a donation to Tech president Dan Reneau to help Tech’s Foundation “enhance opportunities for business growth and development.”

A 115-year-old tradition continues, in 21st-century style

‘outdoor life’ profiles dickson

Hunting for one of the 25 most influential people in the nation in hunting and fishing? You’ll find him on South Campus.

outdoor Life magazine this year featured Dr. James Dickson, professor of forestry and wildlife habitat management coordinator at Tech, in its outdoor Life 25, which profiles those who have changed the face of hunting and fishing and have made major positive impacts on outdoor sports as nationally-respected wildlife and conservation advocates.

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Partnerships Create An Even MoreWelcoming Campus Community

More soup’s on. More Shakespeare too. Both are getting easier to come by.Recent partnerships formed through the Division of Student Affairs are a solid demonstration of the University’s commitment to its

students and to the future. As a campus community, Tech has a responsibility to do everything it can to continue to recruit, educate and graduate the next generation of Louisiana’s leaders. On-campus options in touch with the integral parts of students’ success increase Tech’s odds of doing just that.

Two major cultural shifts involve two of the busiest places on campus: the campus bookstore and the dining halls.

Tech’s partnership with Barnes & Noble College Booksellers (pictured) allows students several new and cost-effective options, among them the choice to lease textbooks or receive them in digital format. All students, especially those taking courses through distance education, should find purchasing materials online convenient.

Though you might not need a textbook, you can always use more Bulldog and Lady Techster gear. If you haven’t visited Barnes & Noble College Booksellers on campus yet, make it a point to check out the new clothing and gift items suitable for all occasions – and every item is available online.

New food options and a new look and increased student satisfaction are the result of a $500,000 renovation to the main dining cafeteria. Tolliver Hall is undergoing a winter semi-renovation to make room for a McAlister’s Deli and Counter Culture, scheduled to open by springtime.

i/o psych program Wastes No time Making its Mark

In only its second year of existence, Tech’s Industrial/Organizational Psychology Ph.D. program, the only one in Louisiana, the only one within 300 miles of Ruston, and one of only three in the Southeast, is growing up fast.

A group of graduate students in the doctoral program have formed Applied Research & Organizational Solutions (AROS), a consulting alliance that works with organizations to provide quality solutions in all areas of human capital. One of the core principles of the I/OP program is that real learning takes place in the real world: AROS is an attempt at learning by doing.

Already, the students have worked with multiple area businesses, including the Ruston Chamber of Commerce. AROS can design and administer surveys, analyze data, evaluate outcomes, identify areas of needed improvement, and perform in many other areas in which a proper understanding of and application of the psychology of business would promote success. The goal of AROS: help organizations improve in leadership, team effectiveness, employee satisfaction and overall performance.

The AROS offices are located on campus in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences.

rural businesses Get boost from tbdc and usda

Tech’s Technology Business Development Center (TBDC) provides technical assistance and training services to small and emerging private business enterprises in 17 rural Louisiana parishes.

TBDC’s efforts were bolstered this fall by a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Funded through the USDA’s Rural Business Enterprise Grant program, the grant means Tech can better serve the small rural business enterprises so vital to the long-term economic growth of north Louisiana.

The Rural Business Enterprise Grant program helps to finance and facilitate the development of new and existing businesses in rural America. Funds can be used for start-up and working capital loans, building and plant renovations, transportation improvements, project planning 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 to serve both new and existing companies that are eager to adopt new technologies and integrate innovation into their operations in order to expand and strengthen their business ventures.”

more big names join prescott

Lord Byron. Thackeray and Thoreau. Those are among the names now represented in a personal way in Prescott 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 collection of noteworthy literary documents is named after Lorna’s father, Frellsen Smith, the University’s first technical writing professor.

Presented by the couple to special collections librarian and archivist Peggy Carter, additions to the two-year-old collection include 1st editions of Byron’s “Child Harold’s Pilgrimage, Canto 3,” a Louisa May Alcott letter, a 1st edition Thackeray, documents by Charles and Mary Lamb, and a Thoreau signature.

“Thanks to Lorna and Jon, Louisiana Tech probably already has the finest collection of literary artifacts in the South,” said Rick Simmons, George K. Anding Endowed Professor of English and the Director of Tech’s Honors Program.

“Their donations cover a broad range of literary figures, and while some of the contributions, such as some of the letters and the signatures, are interesting simply because they were penned by the authors, other pieces are extremely important.”

Among the other names represented by documents in the collection: Dickens, Wordsworth, Southey, Ruskin, Tennyson, Thackeray, Ainsworth, and American greats Twain and Sandburg.

The collection is available for viewing in Prescott’s archives/special collections wing.

Social Media: Staying Connected To Tech Is Easier Than Ever

Technology and teamwork combine to keep you in touch with your University 24 hours a day, every day. Former students, alums, fans and prospective students can tap into Tech at any time in any or all of the following ways:

Facebook: More than 20,000 fans; the second largest university page in Louisiana. facebook.com/latech (Also check out facebook.com/latechalumni)

Twitter: More than 1,400 followers; constant updates about what’s going on on campus and off involving Tech; get hooked up for quick answers to your Tweets. twitter.com/latech

YouTube: Collections of Tech videos created by staff, faculty and students. youtube.com/louisianatech

Flickr: Collection of recent Tech photos, updated regularly. flickr.com/photos/louisiana_tech/collections

ECEC earns prestigious accreditation

A jewel of the School of Human Ecology in Tech’s College of Applied and Natural Sciences, the Early Childhood Education Center is one of only three centers in north Louisiana to have earned full accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), one of the nation’s premier accrediting bodies for early childhood education programs.

The ECEC, a pre-K learning laboratory school, has maintained its NAEYC accreditation since the late 1980s. The NAEYC’s intensive evaluation process includes a thorough portfolio review, unannounced classroom observations and a review of 10 specific program elements.

The other two schools in north Louisiana to earn the NAEYC accreditation are located in Bossier City and Natchitoches.

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Walter D. Larrick Jr., wildlife conservation, has been selected as the Yakima Field Office Manager in Yakima,

Wash., for the Bureau of Reclamation. He has more than 27 years of experience in the Yakima Basin on numerous water-related issues.

Steve Robertson, health and physical education, has retired from the United States Army (12 years active duty USAF and eight years in the DCARNG); he also retired from The American Legion after 22 years in its Legislative Division. In May, he joined the Washington, D.C., staff of Senator Bernard Sanders (Vt.) as senior legislative assistant.

Raymond A. Thompson, finance, has been elected to the District 5 Committee of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. He is Senior Vice President, Compliance and Operations, of Dorsey & Company, Inc., a New Orleans-based broker-dealer and investment advisory firm.

1974Malcolm S. Murchison, history, was recognized by Louisiana Super Lawyers® 2010 for his work in energy and natural

resources, real estate and business/corporate litigation, and he was named The Best Lawyers in America® in 2010 for energy law, mining law, natural resources law, and oil and gas law. In October 2010 Best Lawyers named him as “Shreveport Best Lawyers Oil and Gas Lawyer of the Year” for 2011. He is a partner in Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC (Shreveport and New Orleans).

1980Nicholas F. Verrett Jr., civil engineering, is a recipient of the 2009 Charles E. Dunbar Jr. Career Service Award from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. He is District 08 administrator for DOTD.

1981Mark A. Bodron, marketing (master’s finance 1982, accounting 1984), was recently inducted as a fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. He is a partner in the Houston office of the Baker Botts

law firm.

Rodgers M. Wilson, zoology, has served as the Chief Medical Officer of Behavioral Health Services at Arizona Department of Health and the Substance Abuse Single State Authority. He has served as the Chief Medical Officer of Friends Hospital in Philadelphia and the Vice President for Workplace Violence/Special Projects at the Isaac Ray Center in Chicago. He is board certified in general psychiatry, administrative psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and

medical quality management. His areas of expertise include sexual behaviors, psychological injury, racial discrimination and jury, law enforcement consultation, and cultural competency. He is presently a Professor of Psychiatry at Creighton University/ Phoenix Campus.

1982Cathi Cox Boniol, health and physical education (master’s health and physical education 1983), has been named to the newly-created

Directors’ Advisory Group for the national New Tech Network. She is one of 10 New Tech directors from across the United States chosen to represent the 14 states and 62 schools currently within the network. She is the director of New Tech @ Ruston for Ruston High School.

1983Jerry W. Gilley, industrial/organizational psychology, is the new Department Head and Professor of the HRD and Technology

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Jude lAndrYYOuNG GuN HAvING FuN

Assistant professor of Art, Mississippi State; recently recognized as a Young Gun, a global competition that recognizes the top graphic designers under age 30.

Now resides iN: Starkville, Mississippi

degree aNd year of graduatioN: B.F.A in 2003, M.F.A in 2006

family: Married to Alisha Guilbeaux Landry (B.S. in family and child studies, 2006). Two children: Joan, 2 years old, Charlotte, 6 months old

your curreNt job – or iN your case, jobs: As an assistant professor of art, I teach several courses in graphic design including Graphic Design 1 & 2, Print

Production and Screen Printing. I am also a freelance designer who works with a variety of clients designing logos, posters and many other types of print media.

tell us about your “youNg guN” recogNitioN, what it meaNs iN geNeral aNd what it meaNs to you specifically: The Young Guns award is a global competition created by the Art Director’s Club to recognize creative individuals for exceptional work early in their careers. The award is judged solely on a portfolio of 10 pieces. Personally it is a huge accomplishment. The award is affirmation from my peers that I am a top graphic designer in the 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 and hopes for this kind of recognition, and it feels amazing to have achieved it so quickly.

how i got to tech: I wanted to attend a medium-sized university that had plenty of opportunities but wasn’t so large that I would feel insignificant. I thought about studying architecture, and looked into the program at Tech, but after seeing the amazing work that the graphic designs students were producing, I quickly changed my mind.

how tech prepared me for my curreNt positioN: Coming out of high school, I was used to getting A’s fairly easily, but in art classes, A’s are much more difficult to earn. I struggled in my first two years to create anything decent, because I wasn’t even really aware of what good design was or how to go about creating it. My professors, especially Jonathan Donehoo, Todd Maggio and Matt Willemson, pushed me to do better, and I wanted to be the best. Eventually the work paid off, and I finished near the top of my class. In graduate school, Jonathan Donehoo (now the director of the School of Art) really gave me good advice on becoming a teacher, and I gained great teaching experience through my assistantship. It all prepared me for my first job out of school as an assistant professor at Illinois State University.

wheN did you kNow you could draw aNd create? From a young age I enjoyed drawing and could tell that I was better than average. I think I won my first award in third grade for a portrait I did in pencil.

if i’ve learNed oNe thiNg iN life, it’s: Hard work is everything. I have an unstoppable drive to succeed, to be the best, and I’ll stop at nothing until I am the best.

advice to iNcomiNg freshmeN: Find your passion, the thing that excites you the most in life, and pursue it without reservation. Freshmen should also get involved in a student group, or find a community of people that will support you.

favorite memories of tech: Meeting my wife, Alisha, would be at the top of the list. I was at Tech for seven years, so I got to know a lot of different people and watched many of them come and go. I loved watching basketball games at the TAC, especially Paul Millsap. I was also heavily involved in the Association of Catholic Tech Students as well, so I have lots of good memories of spending time at the St. Thomas Aquinas Student Center.

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1951Robert “Scotty” Robertson, health and physical education, was inducted into the Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions

in Shreveport that honors the top athletes in the three-state area. He made his mark as one of the most

versatile basketball coaches in the country as he had success in high school, college and professional ranks during his career that spanned decades. He coached the Bulldogs for 10 years, leading Tech to three Gulf States Conference titles and two NCAA tournament appearances. He also coached the program to a No. 1 ranking in the national college division in the early 1970s.

1957D. Ronald Harrell, petroleum engineering, has been elected to the Board of Managers at eCorp International, LLC. He is Chairman Emeritus and Advisor to the Board of Ryder Scott Co. in Houston, a Director of Union Drilling, Inc., Chairman of the University of Houston’s Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board, and immediate past president of Louisiana Tech University’s Engineering and Science

Foundation Board.

1958Thomas W. Hinton, business administration, was inducted into the Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions in Shreveport that honors the top athletes in the three-state area. A Ruston High School standout, he later helped Tech to four straight winning seasons and a pair of Gulf State Conferences titles in 1955 and 1957. He was named the Gulf States Conference Athlete of the Year in 1957, one of only two Tech football players to earn the honor.

1960William S. Bundrick, zoology, received the Lifetime Achievement in Sports Medicine Award from the Ark-La-Tex

Sports Museum of Champions in Shreveport. He was presented with various tokens of appreciation by the University recently for his nearly 40 years of serving as the team physician, and the training rooms in both the Thomas Assembly Center and the Charles Wyly Athletic Center have been named in his honor.

1968Donna Welch Patrick, elementary education, has been selected as the 2010 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is a sixth-grade math and language arts teacher at Southern Hills Elementary School in Wichita Falls, Texas.

1969Reta Godby McFarland, art education, is a recipient of the 2009 Charles E. Dunbar Jr. Career Service Award from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. She is DOTD’s structured training director and has worked with DOTD for 40 years.

1973Betty Chamblin Joyner, business administration, received the Philanthropist of the Year title from Eastern New Mexico University. She and her husband, Don, established the Donald and Betty Joyner Endowed Scholarship at ENMU. She retired from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in 2003.

cAtHie beck “CHEAP,” BUT NOT EASY

This former journalism student has written a WOW! (“Women on the Way!”) memoir.

title: Writer, author of the best-selling memoir, “Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship”

hometowN: Indianapolis

Now resides iN: Denver

degree: B.A in English, Louisiana Tech (’90); M.A., creative writing, University of Colorado at Boulder (’93).

tell us about the book aNd how you got ‘iN a place’ to write it: This book was born from the loss of my best friend – a friendship I never saw coming and which dramatically altered both of our lives. However, those who’ve read it say it’s much more than a memoir “about friendship” – that it is one of “triumph and the human condition and irrepressible hope” (a fan’s words).

the book’s gotteN a lot of atteNtioN: It’s the only memoir named a “Great Group Read” by the National Women’s Book Association, a multiple winner in the Denver Women’s Press Club, a Denver Post Books Bestseller and a Finalist for 2010’s “Books for a Better Life Award.” Iris Dart, author of the movie “Beaches,” endorsed it; she wrote on the book’s cover, “A wonderfully poignant memoir that will remind every woman to call her best friend right away.”

your “professioNal route” to your preseNt job: Baton twirling teacher, babysitter, house cleaner, secretary, cocktail waitress, journalist, short story writer, teacher, book author.

what i do Now: Book publishing. An average day on the job involves book events, writing articles, hiding out in coffee shops and eating pounds of really expensive chocolate.

how did tech help prepare you for this: The journalism school gave me my first real journalism opportunities – faculty was extraordinarily supportive!

what would you tell aN iNcomiNg freshmaN today to help him/her iN college: Stay true to your soul. If your major isn’t working for you, switch. Life is short.

some triumphs you are most proud of: Finishing with advanced college degrees, with honors, while raising children alone.

if i’ve learNed oNe thiNg iN life, it’s…: The bulldog on a bone – unflappable persistence – is the thing most don’t have. So have it!

a couple of favorite memories of tech: I really liked the cool Tech shirts (baseball-style) sold at the bookstore, and the J-school folks.

what’s Next: The next book is in the works. It’s great fun, set in the Midwest, along the lines of “A Confederacy of Dunces.” There’s more at cathiebeck.com and at facebook.com/cheapcabernet. I even Twitter, @cheapcabernet.

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of the American Institute of Architects. Beard + Riser Architects is experienced in new commercial construction, partial and whole building renovations, and residential projects of all types.

1996Brent Wade Crawford, marketing, has earned a place in Kansas City Life Insurance Company’s Hall of Fame. The honor recognizes total life insurances sales throughout a career. To qualify, an agent must have at least $100 million of life insurance coverage in force. He co-manages Crawford Financial, LLC in Ruston.

Heather St. Marie, graphic design, is with the band Hydrovibe and has received a record deal with the Japanese label SPINNING. The group’s title track on the EP “Killer Inside” was featured in the movie “SAW III” and the “SAW III” soundtrack.

Charles W. Williams, quantitative analysis (doctorate of engineering 1998), has been selected as the dean of the business school at the University of the Virgin Islands. He comes to UVI from the Fred Hale School of Business at East Texas Baptist University where he served as dean for the past eight years.

1997Mathew K. Dauzat, graphic design, is with the band Hydrovibe and has received a record deal with the Japanese label SPINNING. He was formerly Kelly Osburne’s guitarist. The group’s title track on the EP “Killer Inside” was featured in the movie “SAW III” and the “SAW III” soundtrack.

1999John A. Baine, accounting, was inducted as Junior Chamber International Senator on August 14, 2010, at the Arkansas Junior Chamber Annual Meeting in El Dorado. The award was created in 1952 and is presented only to those that have shown the highest commitment to the principles and beliefs of the organization. He is only the tenth member of the El Dorado Jaycees to receive this award.

Marty W. French, accounting (master’s accounting 2001), was selected to serve on the Society of

Louisiana CPA’s Young CPA Board as a Member at Large. He is a partner in the Monroe CPA firm DeWitt French Giger, LLP.

Julie Ann Bartlett Stephenson, Spanish (master’s English 2001, master’s education 2006), has been named Louisiana’s 2011 High School Teacher of the Year. She teaches Pre-Advanced Placement English II and Advanced Placement Language and

Composition at Ruston High School.

2000Nathan C. Darby, biomedical engineering, has recently joined the physicians at Hattiesburg (Miss.) Clinic Orthopaedics and Sports

Medicine, specializing in the practice of primary care sports medicine.

Sabrina McBride Ewald, health and physical education (master’s health and physical education 2001), recently participated in G-Camp, a

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Department at the University of Texas at Tyler.

1984L. Dwayne Breaux, civil engineering (master’s civil engineering 1985), has been appointed President and CEO of Wilson Floating Systems. The company will provide world-class engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services to the deepwater floating drilling and production market. Over the past 20 years, he has worked on

nearly all types of floating facilities including TLPs, semisubmersibles and spars, and in fabrication and construction yards around the world.

1987William Mitchell Redd, business management and entrepreneurship, has been named the attorney for the city of Sulphur. He is a partner in Liles and Redd, L.C. in Lake Charles.

Kellye Williams Walker, marketing, has been named American

Water Works Company’s chief administrative office (CAO) and general counsel. She will continue to lead the company’s legal function as well as oversee Human Resources, Communications and Information Services. American Water Works Company is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company.

1988Kyle Edmiston, finance, received the 2010 Rising Star Award from

the Southeast Tourism Society in Greenville, S.C. The award is given to a tourism professional with less than five years of experience who has made a significant impact on his or her destination since entering the industry. He is the president and CEO of the Ruston-Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau.

1990Susan Traylor Bittick, general studies, has been promoted to Principal of Ryan, the leading tax services firm in North America.

She is a key executive in Ryan’s Public Affairs practice based in the Austin, Texas, office and specializes in state tax legislative and regulatory analysis, public affairs strategies, and advocacy services.

1994Thomas L. Fanning, business management and entrepreneurship, has been selected as the Director of Replacement Sales for Continental Tire of the Americas near Charlotte, N.C. He is responsible for strategic selling initiatives across dealer and fleet channels for the Continental General, Ameri*Steel, Euzkadi, and associated brands.

Tony R. Farley, general studies, has written a memoir that tells of a boy’s “unique adventures in a small town.” Released by Dog Ear Publishing, the book recounts much of Farley’s growing-up experience in his hometown of Vienna, where he still lives – and gets most of his stories.

Jeremy S. Mead, mathematics, has been appointed as chief investment officer at World Trend Financial

in Cedar Rapides, Iowa. He works as a wealth advisor for individuals and serves as a member of the World Trend Financial Investment Committee, which sets the investment approach for the firm’s clients.

1995Charles Ray Pynes, finance, opened a Broken Egg restaurant in Shreveport. The Broken Egg serves a mixture of traditional and unique breakfast, brunch and lunch items.

Dale D. Riser, architecture, of Beard + Riser Architects won an AIA Honor Award and Best of Show for Spring Hill House in Spring Hill, Miss., at the 2010 Mississippi Convention

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Vickie flAndersHELPING STuDENTS MAkE LIFE ADD uP

This award-winning math teacher loves making a difference in the lives of her students.

title: Instructor of Mathematics

preseNt employer: Baton Rouge Community College

hometowN: Hessmer

Now resides iN: Zachary

degree: B.S. mathematics (’90)

additioNal educatioN: M.A education/curriculum and instruction from University of Phoenix Online; 18 graduate level mathematics credit hours, LSU.

how did you earN the 2009 excelleNce iN teachiNg award from batoN rouge commuNity college aNd the outstaNdiNg faculty award from the louisiaNa commuNity aNd techNical college system? One of my colleagues nominated me for the Excellence in Teaching Award at Baton Rouge Community College. This award is given once a year at the Spring Convocation to a member of the faculty who displays exemplary work. I was the honored faculty member selected for the award this year, and I am very proud of this achievement. Baton Rouge Community College is one of the 10 schools in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), and I also received an Outstanding Faculty Award from LCTCS at their annual conference this year. I am extremely proud of these awards.

my professioNal route to my preseNt job: After I graduated from Tech, I attended graduate school in mathematics at LSU in 1993. My studies were put on hold as I had three lovely children. I then decided to be a stay-at-home mom and opened a part-time tutoring business in my home. When my youngest child began middle school, I went back to graduate school, but this time in education through the University of Phoenix Online. I wanted to learn more about student psychology and the different learning styles people have. I also began working as an adjunct instructor at Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC). I earned a master’s in 2006, and I began a full-time teaching position at BRCC.

aN average day oN the job: I arrive at BRCC at 7:30 every morning. I work in my office for an hour and welcome students to bring in any questions on math problems to me. Then, depending on the day of the week, I teach a calculus class, a trigonometry class and a college algebra class before lunch. After lunch I teach a couple of elementary algebra classes, volunteer by tutoring in the Academic Learning Center, and hold more office hours. There seems to always be test papers to grade, online homework assignments to create and class lecture notes to review before class. Throughout the month, there are several committee meetings to attend and responsibilities to hold. Some days are long, and sometimes I bring work home to finish, but at the end of the day, I feel good about what I do.

how did tech help prepare you for this: I took many mathematics and science courses at Louisiana Tech. My professors taught me how to think logically and analytically. As I sat in class, I would also study my professors’ different teaching methods. I would apply those techniques when I tutored students, and this helped me to devise my own teaching style.

what advice would you give iNcomiNg freshmeN? Work hard and never give up! You will be so proud of yourself in the end!

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 my class because they quickly see that I truly do care. This motivates them to work hard in my class, and they will then put forth every effort and invest long hours of homework and studying. In the end they are so proud of themselves at what they have accomplished.

a couple of favorite memories of tech: I really enjoyed hanging out with my husband (then boyfriend) and our group of friends. I lived in Harper Dorm when the new food court opened across the street. I remember 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 from Pizza Tech or even get a steak from the steakhouse.

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cHristie cHeAtHAm stAnleYMILkING A TECH EDuCATION

This expert in the calf and heifer industry works daily to improve dairy production and the dairy industry, a passion born at Tech Farm.

title: Southwest Calf and Heifer Specialist for Land O’Lakes Purina Feed

hometowN: Ruston

Now resides iN: Amarillo, Texas

degree: Ph.D. animal and dairy sciences, LSU ’05; M.A. animal, dairy and poultry sciences, LSU ’01; B.S. animal science, summa cum laude, Louisiana Tech, ’97

age: 35

what brought you to tech: My dad Bob Cheatham was a teacher at Louisiana Tech for almost 30 years and Tech was a part of our family. I wanted to pursue a career in agriculture and Tech certainly had a great program.

why did you choose this career: When I was a teenager, I had the opportunity to raise calves that we purchased from Mr. Jimmy Hanna at the Tech Dairy. This was a great experience for me as a young lady to gain practical knowledge about agriculture and running a business. My passion for the dairy industry and calves grew from this small entrepreneurship. After completing my bachelor’s at Tech, I found Dr. Cathy Williams at LSU. She too had a passion for raising calves, as this is her research focus. I was able to enter her program and had the opportunity to teach and do research under her direction. My current job incorporates both teaching and research. I enjoy being able to use my practical experience and education to help people with their calf programs.

where you see yourself iN five years: Working for Land O’Lakes Purina Feed.

your best memories of tech: All of my classes at the Tech farm, particularly those taught by Dr. William Green.

your advice to tech freshmeN today: Seize the day and take every opportunity in and out of the classroom to learn all you can. Work hard and dream big. Use this time to figure out who you are. Never compromise your goals or your integrity.

a “day-iN-the-life” oN the job: I’m a calf and heifer specialist in the Southwest, working with nutritionists to develop solutions for improving young animal nutrition and performance on dairies and calf ranches. I help facilitate new product demonstrations and launches as well as capture customer insights and regional industry news for strategic sales and marketing planning. A large part of my job is troubleshooting for dairies and offering management strategies so that they have an optimum calf program. It is great to work for a company that is so dedicated to helping producers through developing new products and supporting the products they sell with technical service and consulting.

a reward of my job is: Helping dairies and calf ranches achieve their goals.

my career’s biggest challeNge: Working in the tough dairy economic environment.

how tech beNefitted me outside the classroom: Working during registration, I had the opportunity to develop problem-solving skills. Working in the meat lab, I learned valuable lessons not only about meat science but about time management and getting along with coworkers.

As an officer of Alpha Zeta, I had a chance to learn leadership skills.

Presiding over the Alpha Zeta awards banquet taught me much about speaking in public. I was active in the agriculture clubs. I particularly enjoyed helping with our petting zoos at the Tech Farm.

2003Joshua Pope Adams, forestry, and Heidi Lynn Puckett, Oct. 16, 2010, Starkville, Miss.

Franklin Ayres Bradford, political science, and Jennifer Louise Soileau, June 19, 2010, Baton Rouge

Hugh Brandon Burris, business administration, and Amy Elizabeth Cannizaro, Feb. 16, 2010, Baton Rouge

Jennifer Lynn Canterbury, merchandising and consumer affairs, and Joshua Vaughn Fryer, June 5, 2010, Simsboro

Stephanie Ann Netherton, journalism, and Ty Grady Jordan, Sept. 11, 2010, Shreveport

Heather Ruth Ray, industrial/organizational psychology, and Christopher McCullough Lafitte, Oct. 23, 2010, Shreveport

Erin Elizabeth Warner, photography, and Corey Charles Ledbetter, May 29, 2010, Destin, Fla.

2004Wesley Ryan Aguillard, aviation management, and Kimberly Dawn Williams, Aug. 2010, Elton

Tiffany Renae Havard, nursing, and Christian Brian Cecil, Nov. 27, 2010, Fort Worth, Texas

Lisa Ashley Smith, elementary education, and Devin Scott Ledet, general studies, Dec. 4, 2010, Bossier City

2005Justin Allen Atchison, mechanical engineering, and Lisa Nicole Toth, Aug. 24, 2010, Ellicott City, Md.

Rusty Joseph Breaux, nursing, and Amy Michelle Davis, Sept. 25, 2010, Ruston

Amy Lynn Britton, Spanish, and Troy Quinn Richards, June 12, 2010, Delhi

Megan Marin Carrigee, business administration, and Clay Matthew Freeland, Nov. 20, 2010, Ruston

Erin Frances Eubanks, preprofessional speech language pathology (master’s speech pathology 2008), and Hugh Clark Hinton, business management and entrepreneurship 2008, June 26, 2010, West Monroe

Michael Lee Irvin, electrical engineering technology, and Amanda Duckett, Aug. 21, 2010, Monroe

Dusti Ray Hayward, sociology, and Jason Moore, July 4, 2010, Charleston, S.C.

Emily Suzanne Holmes, accounting (master’s accounting 2005), and Joshua Dean Leahy, July 10, 2010, Bossier City

Whitney Michelle Massingale, finance, and Stephen Thomas Neil, Oct. 23, 2010, Ruston

2006Aaron Faye Beeson, psychology (master’s counseling and guidance 2009), and Michael Nolan Jordan, May 24, 2010, Ruston

Katie Robin Elkins, speech pathology, and Charles Andrew Weeks, June 12, 2010, Spearsville

Heather Nicole Jones, finance, and Phillip Slaton, July 17, 2010, West Monroe

Angela Elicia Nugent, English (master’s English 2008), and Jason Samuel Reed, Nov. 20, 2010, West Monroe

Natalie Anne Rentz, family and child studies (master’s early childhood education 2010), and Ricky Andrews, medical technology 2005, June 5, 2010, Columbia

Carolyn Renee Slack, preprofessional speech language pathology (master’s speech pathology 2008), and Lee Aylmer Rainwater, forestry 2002, June 12, 2010, Shreveport

Arlin Timothy Smith, general studies, and Kerri Elizabeth Williams, Aug, 7, 2010, Pineville

Jennifer Nicole Waldroup, elementary education (master’s curriculum and instruction 2010), and Michael Drew Routon, June 19, 2010, West Monroe

2007Melynn Allison Bailey, general studies, and Stephen Paul Brown, computer science 2010, Oct, 30, 2010, Shreveport

Clinton Ryan Blazier, general studies, and Sarah Beth Blake, Sept, 17, 2010, Farmerville

Casey Lee Burnette, general studies, and Robert Joseph Lands, June 26, 2010, Elm Grove

Derek Anthony Davenport, computer science, and Melodie Ann Hills, June 29, 2010, Ruston

Jerri E Giordano, merchandising and consumer affairs, and Dan Lineberry, Nov. 5, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska

Kristen Ann Guillot, nursing, and William Wasson Michael, Oct. 23, 2010, Shreveport

Heather Lynn Hebert, psychology, and Joseph Angelo Cordaro, environmental science 2003, Oct. 16,

2010, Minden

David S. King, computer information systems, and Shantell M. Holly, May 22, 2010, Austin, Texas

Rebekah Lynn Lenox, family and child studies, and Phillip Bradley Hill, July 2, 2010, Burleson, Texas

Kathryn Louise Price, marketing, and Robert Christopher Parker, April 17, 2010, Shreveport

Brittany Nicole Rojas, civil engineering, and Stephen P Rooney, electrical engineering technology, July 16, 2010, Metairie

Jean Nicole Smith, general studies, and Joshua Brian Nuccio, June 12, 2010, Haughton

Mary Victoria Soto, merchandising and consumer affairs, and Christopher Mayes Brister, Aug. 28, 2010, Ruston

2008Mandy Lea Bolling, speech, and John Robert Smith, construction engineering technology, June 26, 2010, Ruston

Emily Elizabeth Carey, family and child studies, and Brian Scott Lang, medical technology, July 17, 2010, Ruston

Ashlee Lauren Clark, history (master’s English 2010), and Clint Jenkins Bell, biology 2009, June 19, 2010, Longview, Texas

James Evan Gates, studio (master’s multiple levels education 2010), and Morgana Helen Broussard, July 3, 2010, Shreveport

Nathan Abram Hamaker, business administration, and Elizabeth Lenie Staton, Dec. 31, 2010, Shreveport

Lindsay Zane Hawthorne, kinesiology and health promotion, and Dan Morgan Dupree, Aug. 14, 2010, Shreveport

John Bellinger Hilliard, general studies, and Christine Chapman Parker, Oct. 16, 2010, Shreveport

Jessica Dawn Ivey, biology, and Ricky Coker, May 22, 2010, Monroe

Sarah Christine Jeffords, biomedical engineering, and Dustin W. Ritter, biomedical engineering 2007, Jan. 2, 2010, West Monroe

Bradley George Kaufman, mechanical engineering, and Nora Samantha Craft, July 10, 2010, Shreveport

Brittany Noel Lee, psychology (master’s industrial/organizational psychology 2009), and Gage Allen Trahan, July 24, 2010, Colfax

Adam Aubrey Rogers, business management and entrepreneurship, and Amanda Kay Richardson, July 10, 2010, Ruston

Ryan Stratton Slack, general studies, and Rebecca Elizabeth Butler Mock, Oct. 9, 2010, Shreveport

2009Megan Elizabeth Almond, family and child studies, and Jordan Michael Speer, forestry, Oct. 9, 2010, Ruston

Alyssa M. Andres, architectural studies (master’s architecture 2010), and Jordan Kyle Whitehurst, architectural studies (master’s of architecture 2010), Nov. 6, 2010, Haughton

Lauren Lanette Barkley, nursing, and Eric Michael Gibbs, finance 2008, Nov. 13, 2010, Shreveport

Kadie Marie Bimle, biology, and Dustin Carl Frost, civil engineering 2010, June 26, 2010, Ruston

Emma Dawn Blunt, family and child studies, and Jordan Lee Bradley, Nov. 27, 2010, Ruston

Tiffany Danielle Bullock, health information and information management, and Benjamin A. Thomas, July 17, 2010, Dubach

Sarah Elizabeth Canfield, finance, and Charles Preston Lowder IV, Dec. 18, 2010, Shreveport

Chelsea Renae Chapman, nursing, and Brantley Chase McPherson, June 12, 2010, Marion

Jamie Lee Costello, photography, and Ragan McCann, Aug. 28, 2010, Simsboro

Jordan Elizabeth Dauzat, nursing, and Jacob Frank Hughes, Sept. 25, 2010, Alexandria

Jana Nicole Duncan, elementary education, and Michael Scott Davis, sociology, June 12, 2010, Monroe

Jennifer Paige Ensminger, architectural studies, and Justin Garrett O’Neal, Oct. 9, 2010, Monroe

Mary Margaret Gilbert, English, and Andrew Lee Edmonson, architectural studies 2010, July 31, 2010, Shreveport

Jessica Jane Jones, communications design, and Jimmy Dale Pullin, May 15, 2010, Pineville

Keshia Machelle Jones, accounting, and Clayton Howard Allen, chemical engineering, Nov. 27, 2010, Downsville

Ross Hearne Killgore, business management and entrepreneurship, and Micah Kassidy Pesnell, Oct. 16, 2010, Haynesville

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Texas A&M College of Geosciences education program for elementary, middle and high school science teachers. She is an AP Environmental teacher at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas.

2001Yoosuf N. Picard, mechanical engineering, is an Assistant Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa.

2002Matthew P. Barham, forestry, has been promoted to Vice President of Argent Property Services, a subsidiary of Argent Financial Group, Inc.

2003Allyson Bleich Brown, finance, has joined Argent Financial Group, Inc. as Vice President and Corporate Counsel. She

is a member of the Florida and Mississippi Bars. Prior to joining Argent, she worked in Ridgeland, Miss., as an attorney specializing in Estate Planning, Probate, and Trusts and Estates Litigation.

Tiffany S. Walker, merchandising and consumer affairs, has been named a 2009 “40 Under 40” honoree by the Shreveport

Chamber of Commerce for her commitment to the community and contributions in the fashion industry. She was also named one of the seven Shreveport-Bossier’s Most Outstanding Singles for her work in the community and success in the fashion industry.

2004Jenny Taliaferro Blalock, elementary education (master’s curriculum instruction 2007), was named Louisiana’s 2011 Elementary School Teacher of the Year. She teaches first grade at A.E. Phillips Lab School in Ruston.

Kelvin J. Cochran, industrial/organization psychology, has been named Atlanta’s (Ga.) new fire chief. He served as fire chief there from 2008 to 2009 when President Barack Obama appointed him U.S. Fire Administrator.

Benjamin L. Erwin, electrical engineering, is co-founder of Dezzie Dough, a sweet potato muffin and

biscuit dough that is packaged, processed and sold all with Louisiana sweet potatoes, all with Louisiana people and Louisiana companies. The headquarters is in Bastrop; the company website is dezziedough.com.

2005Justin Atchison, mechanical engineering, graduated from Cornell University in August with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. He is working at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, a federally funded university-affiliated research center (UARC), as a Senior Professional Engineer in the Space Department’s Mission Design and Navigation Group.

Stephen G. Bell, biology, received a doctor of medicine degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in May and was honored with the Lewis Gottlieb Scholar Award. He is a resident in internal medicine at the UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala.

2006John H. Colvin, finance, graduated from LSU with his MBA in May and has accepted a position with Humana, Inc. at their corporate offices in Louisville, Ky.

Joshua Daniel Gates, finance, received his designation as a Naval Aviator in July 2009; he selected the CH-53E Super Stallion (helicopter) and is currently stationed at MCAS Miramar in San Diego. He was promoted to Captain in the United States Marine Corps in September.

Paul W. Lee, business administration, has been promoted to banking officer with OMNI Bank. He serves as a commercial credit analyst, with systemwide responsibilities including the assessment of credit data for commercial loans.

2007Zachary S. Champion, sociology, signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

Amanda A. James, journalism, has joined the law firm of Davenport, Files & Kelly LLP in Monroe.

Jeremy T. Pendergrass, history, has been promoted to President of Argent Property Services, a subsidiary of Argent Financial Group, Inc.

Lacy D. Pynes, biology, opened a Broken Egg restaurant in Shreveport. The Broken Egg serves a mixture of traditional and unique breakfast,

brunch and lunch items.

Joshua M. Raley, business management and entrepreneurship (master’s engineering and technology management 2008), is co-founder of Dezzie Dough, a sweet potato muffin and biscuit dough that is packaged, processed and sold all with Louisiana sweet potatoes, all with Louisiana people and Louisiana companies. The headquarters is in Bastrop; the company website is dezziedough.com.

2008Nathan A. Hamaker, business administration, was selected to serve on the Society of Louisiana CPA’s Young CPA

Board as a Member at Large. He is an in-charge tax accountant with the Shreveport firm Young & Bell CPAs.

2010Magnum Rolle, sociology, was drafted third overall in the D-League, an official minor league of the NBA, by the Maine Red Claws in Portland, Maine. Rolle was originally chosen in the 2010 NBA Draft in May by the NBA’s Oklahoma City franchise and signed with the Indiana Pacers.

Leon Sanders III, biology, has been awarded the Diversity of Views and Experience Fellowship from the Office for Diversity in Graduate Education at the University of Minnesota.

Samantha R. Shipman, marketing, was chosen as a Kappa Delta Sorority chapter development consultant. She will travel throughout the country, helping establish new chapters and assisting existing chapters with leadership and organizational training.

wedded bliss1973David Wayne Wesson, advertising design (master’s fine arts 1975), and Karen Springer, Oct. 2, 2010, Homer

1988Nancy Kay Jenkins, library science, and Harry Alan White, Sept. 10, 2010, Newark, Texas

1990John Austin Bowie, business management and entrepreneurship (master’s business administration 1997), and Rebecca R. Ragsdale, June 19, 2010, Alpharetta, Ga.

1994Temeka LaShon Douglas, political science, and John Williams, Aug. 7, 2010, Little Rock, Ark.

Elizabeth Alane Madden, English (master’s English 1995, health information and information management 1999), and David G. Bryan, May 15, 2010, West Monroe

1998Carla L. Lenert, general studies, and Chad Joseph Boyd, June 5, 2010, Shreveport

1999Elizabeth Ann Maranto, accounting, and Thomas Lavelle Sandifer, Sept. 18, 2010, Shreveport

2000Hugh Murry Hodge, marketing, and Julie Marie Bennett, July 31, 2010, Shreveport

2001Stormy Gayle Roark, health information and information management, and Shawn David McCallon, Oct. 16, 2010, Shreveport

Gerrud Alexander Wallaert, electrical engineering, and Kelly Lynn Davenport, June 5, 2010, Chicago

2002Corey Flint Berlin, health and physical education fitness/wellness, and Stacie DeLynn Duncan, May 15, 2010, Mansfield, Texas

Lanie Lynn Blackman, computer information systems, and Charlie Blackman, Nov. 13, 2010, Little Rock, Ark.

Brandon Bonapart Brown, computer information systems (master’s business administration 2004), and Kimberly Michelle Davis, April 17, 2010, Monroe

Daniel McCann Butler, general studies, and Marybeth B. Bozeman, June 5, 2010, Shreveport

David Richard Camus, computer information systems, and Shelly Marie Kerrigan, Oct. 23, 2010, Monroe

Robert Wesley Rea, English (master’s English 2003), and Carley Ann Green Navarette, July 31, 2010, Monroe

Jesse Eli Schneider, professional aviation, and Erin Elizabeth Harabis, Oct. 2010, Ennis, Texas

Misty Dawn Trichell, elementary education, and Howard Jennings, June 12, 2010, Monroe

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Sour Lake, Texas

Mary Seal Dunlap, 91, home economics, Oct. 30, 2010, Woodville, Miss.

Geraldine John Mulhern, 89, business administration, Aug. 5, 2010, Baytown, Texas

Pearl Perry Nolan, 98, education, Nov. 23, 2010, Helotes, Texas

Arrie Kerrigan Schooler, 88, business administration, July 11, 2010, Winnsboro

Nancy Barnes Westbrook, 90, arts and sciences, Oct. 6, 2010, Ruston

1942Elby Crosby Hammett, 89, home economics, June 22, 2010, Ruston

Ernestine Dudley Moss, 88, education, July 26, 2010, Lafayette

Lester R. Page Jr., 90, life sciences, Nov. 13, 2009, Minden

1943Martha Marshall Damerow, 87, education, April 4, 2010, Vero Beach, Fla.

Maureen Allen Herbert, 91, education, Nov. 3, 2010, Ruston

1944Varie Aulds Pettit, 86, office administration, Nov. 14, 2010, Mooringsport

Wilkins B. Rickerson, 87, mechanical engineering, Aug. 16, 2010, Owensboro, Ky.

1945Alice Collier Jamison, 85, home economics, Sept. 29, 2010, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Nancy Kinard See, 88, journalism, Aug. 7, 2010, Lake Charles

1947Agnes Allbritton Harris, 85, education, Aug. 27, 2010, Longview, Texas

1948Mary Furlow Boles, 82, business administration, Sept. 25, 2010, Monroe

Ronald Edgar Cannon, 84, mechanical engineering, Oct. 24, 2010, Tulsa, Okla.

Clayton Voltaire Ing Jr., 83, electrical engineering, Nov. 7, 2010, Houston

Ellis M Killgore, 86, mechanical engineering, Nov. 4, 2010, Ruston

Vince A. Madona, 90, education, July

1, 2010, Lafayette

Billie Downer Miller, 84, home economics, Sept. 1, 2010, Alexandria

Beverly Golsby Thomas, 82, education, Aug. 7, 2010, West Monroe

Robert Louis Wood, 86, accounting, Sept. 29, 2010, Jena

1949Larry Gene Chandler, 87, plant science, June 26, 2010, Ida

H. C. Dickerson, 86, forestry, Nov. 4, 2010, Jasper, Texas

Mary Monroe Moncrief, 82, education, Aug. 3, 2010, Monroe

Charles R. Varnado, 84, accounting, Sept. 28, 2010, Winnsboro

1950Leland Rodney Dick, 82, education, Aug. 2, 2010, Shreveport

Alice Cole Lewellin, 81, business administration, July 13, 2010, Sugar Land, Texas

Paul Allen Pomeroy, 83, education, Oct. 10, 2010, Bastrop

Cecil Edwin Rhodes, 84, business administration, June 9, 2010, Houston

Arthur E. Shelton, 87, civil engineering, April 13, 2010, Houston

Marteal Berry Webb, 90, education, June 22, 2010, West Monroe

John P. Whitley, 84, electrical engineering, July 31, 2010, Crossroads, Texas

1951James L. Caldwell, 79, accounting, Aug. 7, 2010, Monroe

Johnny Frank Dopson, 86, forestry, Sept. 17, 2010, West Monroe

Peggy Rogers McDaniel, 80, chemical engineering, June 13, 2010, Bastrop

Archie Preston Miller, 80, chemical engineering, Nov. 29, 2010, Monroe

1952Henry Luther Campbell Jr., 93, business administration, July 1, 2010, Ruston

James Cyrus Coates, 90, electrical engineering, Nov. 12, 2010, Longmont, Colo.

Jesse Ray Lindow, 83, accounting, Nov. 27, 2010, Monroe

Armed Murrell Mathews Sr., 83, history, July 20, 2010, Jonesboro

John Oliver Moffett, 78, business administration, Aug. 3, 2010, Sulphur

Frank Zontek, 81, forestry, Aug. 12, 2010, Tallahassee, Fla.

1953Arthur Charles Avey, 80, business administration, Sept. 13, 2010, Rosenberg, Texas

James M. Dozier Jr., 78, political science, Sept. 29, 2010, Farmerville

Federico Fernandez, 84, plant science (master’s microbiology 1971), Oct. 17, 2010, Bossier City

Pansy Varnado Ingram, 81, office administration, Nov. 2010, Winnsboro

Geraldine Mays Miles, 80, business administration, Sept. 23, 2010, Tucson, Ariz.

Defee Nash, 85, life sciences, April 9, 2010, Mansfield

Johnnie V. Stone, 78, business administration, Feb. 4, 2010, Houston

1954Charles J. Laenger, 81, electrical engineering, Dec. 26, 2009, Murphy, Texas

Thomas Odom Lewis, 80, health and physical education, June 28, 2010, Gilmer, Texas

1955John Simpson Culpepper, 77, chemical engineering (master’s chemical engineering 1977), Aug. 11, 2010, Slidell

Shirley Wheeler McDonald, 76, business administration, Nov. 28, 2010, Fairhope, Ala.

Edna Stringer Parker, 93, education, Sept. 26, 2010, Winnfield

Norma Stewart Webster, 76, education, July 22, 2010, Monroe

1956Harold Bartlett, 84, education, Nov. 10, 2010, Minden

1957Hugh Ellis Jones, 75, chemical engineering, Oct. 30, 2010, Pearl, Miss.

1958Julie Wooley Peden, 73, preprofessional social welfare, July 11, 2010, El Dorado, Ark.

Wayne Earl Wright, 74, mechanical engineering, June 4, 2010, Houston

1959Samuel Harris Greenwood Sr., 74, petroleum engineering, June 12, 2010, Perryville, Ark.

1960Arthurine Armour Harrison, 71, education, Nov. 7, 2010, Little Rock, Ark.

1961Ira Wallace Anthony, 73, journalism, June 8, 2010, Eugene, Ore.

Clyde Larry Butler, 72, plant science, April 14, 2010, Natchitoches

John Walker Trigg III, 79, civil engineering, Aug. 3, 2010, Grapevine, Texas

1962John Thomas Bain, 70, civil engineering, Nov. 18, 2010, Ruston

Johnny Ervin Bridges, 70, education, Sept. 15, 2010, Hot Springs, Ark.

Edgar Matthew Rea III, 71, math, June 30, 2010, New Orleans

1963Johnnie Edward Weston, 68, forestry, July 25, 2010, Hot Springs, Ark.

1964Madeline Kees Davis, 68, speech language hearing therapy, Oct. 14, 2010, Athens, Ga.

J. Ken Hollis Jr., 68, business administration, Sept. 10, 2010, Metairie

James Ronnie Pouncey, 68, petroleum engineering, Aug. 3, 2010, Onalaska, Texas

1965Stephen Edward Everett, 66, pre-law, June 12, 2010, Pineville

James Shelby Harris, 68, business administration, Aug. 11, 2010, Springhill

David M. Laura, 69, mechanical engineering, Sept. 9, 2010, Spring, Texas

Kenneth Richard Roys, 66, mechanical engineering, June 18, 2010, Houston

1966Richard Arlen Lewis, 66, marketing, Sept. 8, 2010, Kingwood, Texas

1967John Randall Greene Jr., 64, zoology, Aug. 20, 2010, Saint Petersburg, Fla.

Driskill Belcher Horton Jr., 67, education (master’s education 1970), July 19, 2010, Shreveport

Susan Felts Robillard, elementary education (master’s elementary education 1983), Dec. 2, 2010, Shreveport

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Joe King Montgomery, aviation management, and Virginia Kleinpeter Brown, June 12, 2010, New Orleans

Lindsey Fenton Schoolfield, early childhood education (master’s curriculum and instruction 2010), and Thomas Charles Looney, chemical engineering, June 26, 2010, Shreveport

Paige Elizabeth Stinson, merchandising and consumer affairs (master’s elementary education 2010), and Jason Richard Smith, political science, July 24, 2010, Flowood, Miss.

Courtney Cherrie Temple, sociology, and Justin Lewis Gordon, July 17, 2010, West Monroe

Lauren Nicole Tomlinson, nursing, and Chase Alan Townley, sociology 2006, Nov. 6, 2010, Bossier City

Ashley Denise Wheat, nursing, and Brandon Derek Wilkinson, July 17, 2010, Monroe

2010Bethani S. Baxter, general studies, and Jacob Brian Hodges, chemical engineering, June 26, 2010, West Monroe

Melissa Lyn Bordelon, psychology, and John Stephen Shields, Oct. 9, 2010, West Monroe

Dean Richard Burgess, aviation management, and Jessica Nell Munson, May 29, 2010, Eagle River, Alaska

Jessica Lynne Cox, elementary education, and Felix Ray Armstrong, Sept. 25, 2010, Bossier City

Kathleen Marie Crawford, kinesiology and health promotion, and Jeremy DeLaine Smith, marketing 2009, Nov. 20, 2010, Ruston

Morgan LeeAnn Dyer, civil engineering, and Michael Thomas Porter, June 5, 2010, Pineville

Sarah Elizabeth Goldsby, nutrition and dietetics, and Brian Harvey Burford, Sept. 18, 2010, Keithville

Miranda Brooke Hibbard, sociology, and John Skipworth Jr., Nov. 19, 2010, West Monroe

Tara E. Kaufman, family and child studies, and Matt Stone, Sept. 11, 2010, Ruston

Jonathan Morgan Nicholson, mechanical engineering, and Casey Louise Madison, May 15, 2010, Monroe

Savanna Marie Pace, animal science, and Denton William Culpepper, wildlife conservation 2009 (forestry 2009), June 12, 2010, Baton Rouge

Ian Philip Rohde, general studies, and Jennifer Shannon Bradley, Oct. 31, 2010, Bossier City

Halee Noel Stockton, preprofessional speech language pathology, and Harry Clayton Eagles, civil engineering 2009, June 19, 2010, Ball

Amy Alison Updegraff, speech, and Forrest Riggs Heintz, professional aviation 2009, Oct. 30, 2010, Shreveport

Meredith Anne Vines, interior design, and Travis Ryan Harrison, professional aviation 2008, July 10, 2010, Vidalia

stork report1991Lee Hoye “Bo” Grafton, zoology, and Becky Grafton, daughter, Georgia Belle, July 13, 2010, Thibodaux

1997Chad Lester Burks, social sciences, and Kimberly Burks, daughter, Kohen Lane, June 13, 2010, Youngsville

1998Nancy Haley Jordan, marketing (computer information systems 1999), and Skylar Scott Jordan, son, Cooper Benjamin, Sept. 23, 2010, Little Rock

1999Jill Beemon Basham, elementary education, and James Robert Basham, finance 1998, daughter, Abigail Annagrace, July 7, 2010, Haughton

Wesley Boyd Evans, computer science, and Mathilda Evans, son, Derek Ryan, June 21, 2010, Spring, Texas

2000Rhonda Giltner Stokley, biology, and Gary Martin Stokley, general studies, daughter, Sloane Abigail, Aug. 12, 2010, Austin, Texas

2001Renee’ White Roberie, speech, and Lance Roberie, son, Liam Paul, May 2, 2010, Mandeville

2002Shannon Moss Girlinghouse, elementary education, and Chad J. Girlinghouse, electrical engineering technology 2000, son, Chase Edward, April 8, 2010, Jena

2003Lynda Thomas Gates, elementary education (master’s speech language

pathology 2006), and Joshua Daniel Gates, finance 2006, son, Gray Thomas, March 19, 2009, San Diego

Kimberly Mire McDaniel, civil engineering, and Thomas Jeremy McDaniel, speech 2000, daughter, Madeline Grace, Sept. 17, 2010, Baton Rouge

Janie Sutton McGehee, social studies education, and Jeffrey Powell McGehee, computer science, daughter, Millie Marie, June 30, 2010, Ruston

Jodi Dyer Wood, interior design, and Joseph Alexander Wood, business administration 2004, daughter, Katherine Alice, Oct. 27, 2010, Ruston

2004Amanda Ratliff Barham, family infancy and early childhood education, and Matthew Paul Barham, forestry 2002, son, Sawyer Paul, June 18, 2010, Ruston

Rachel Booth Shipp, photography, and Andrew Michael Shipp, political science 2005, daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, July 24, 2010, Roswell, N.M.

Emily Griffin Williams, marketing (master’s business administration 2005), and Walter Benjamin Williams, graphic design 2001, daughter, Addison Riley, June 29, 2010, Natchez, Miss.

2006Amy Gilbert Hogan, nutrition and dietetics (master’s nutrition and dietetics 2008), and Gabe Hogan, son, Nolan Craig, April 26, 2010, Ruston

Bridget Driskill Langley, health information and information management, and Eric Langley, mechanical engineering, son, Ethan, Jan. 20, 2009, Beaumont, Texas

Brittney Dirks Trahan, English education, and Josh Matthew Trahan, computer information systems 2004 (master’s accounting and master’s business administration 2005), son, Reid Matthew, Sept. 15, 2010, Shreveport

Beverly Poisso Walker, early childhood education, and Craig Carson Walker, health and physical education fitness/wellness 2003, son, Landon Andrew, July 5, 2010, Maumelle, Ark.

Christal Beach Workman, architecture, and Stephen Anthony Workman, business management and entrepreneurship 2007, son, Stihl Anthony, Oct. 11, 2010, Alexandria

2007Lauren McGehee Hannon,

accounting (master’s accounting 2008), and Patrick James Hannon, biology, daughter, Emily Katherine, Sept. 9, 2010, Bossier City

John Seth Hood, business management and entrepreneurship, and Vanna Neal Hood, son, Milton Reid, Oct. 20, 2010, Ruston

Cydni Hightower Scroggs, family and child studies, and Matthew Christopher Scroggs, accounting, son, Samuel Christopher, Feb. 12, 2010, Ruston

Megan Hart Whitard, health information and information management, and Jared Michael Whitard, daughter, Josie Katherine, Nov. 23, 2010, Haughton

Shantrell Moore Williams, sociology, and Tramon Vernell Williams, sociology 2005, son, Tramon Jr., Sept. 21, 2010, Richmond, Texas

2008Dennis Michael Levite, electrical engineering, and Sharee, son, Ethan Michael, Dec. 5, 2010, Ruston

2009Jillian Norris Burns, pyschology, and Blake Burns, daughter, Anslea Meadow, July 1, 2010, Ruston

in memoriAm1935Sara Bennett Hargrove, 94, arts and sciences, Nov. 21, 2010, Shreveport

1938Margaret Montgomery Burns, 95, home economics, Sept. 17, 2010, Springhill

Martha Jones Williams, 92, education, April 24, 2010, Plano, Texas

1939Kathleen Smelley Green, 90, arts and sciences (master’s education 1960), July 24, 2010, Waco, Texas

1940Sarah Kelley Boan, 94, education, June 14, 2010, Wickenburg, Ariz.

Orville Kince Davis, 90, agricultural science, July 1, 2010, Monroe

Frances Lavinia Fogle, 90, business administration, Nov. 6, 2010, New Ulm, Texas

Lillian Young Wynn, 90, home economics, July 30, 2010, Sicily Island

1941Howard Warren Barker, 93, health and physical education, Nov. 7, 2010,

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John Joel Ward, 65, education, July 18, 2010, Bossier City

1968Clyde S Hardwick Jr., 65, civil engineering, July 22, 2010, Carrollton, Texas

Robert Martin Holt, 64, business administration, Oct. 10, 2010, Frisco, Texas

1969Rodney Allen Bright, 64, accounting (business administration 1977), Oct. 23, 2010, Smyrna, Del.

Larry Thomas Hilburn, 64, business administration, Dec. 1, 2010, Monroe

Robert Fredric Tucker III, 71, mechanical engineering (doctorate mechanical engineering 1976), Nov. 26, 2010, Kingsville, Texas

1970Jean Williams Cheek, 72, home economics (master’s home economics 1977), Oct. 27, 2010, Delhi

Luther Glynn Tubbs, 69, education, Oct. 24, 2010, Monroe

1971Kenneth Brian Liberto, 63, business administration, Nov. 27, 2010, Houston

1972Bobby E. Hodges, 87, history, Nov. 12, 2009, Ooltewah, Tenn.

James F. Paynter III, 59, accounting, July 3, 2010, Shreveport

1973Adron Eugene Butler, 59, animal science, Oct. 2010, Mangham

Hewitt Douglas Carter, 84, agricultural business, July 21, 2010, Farmerville

Richard Edward Paige, 79, education, Sept. 26, 2010, Ruston

Morgan Williams Sanborn, 78, industrial engineering, June 21, 2010, San Antonio, Texas

1974John Worthington Baldwin, 61, English education, Nov. 7, 2010, Shreveport

Beverly Stephenson Canterbury, 58, elementary education (master’s elementary education 1982), July 5, 2010, Arcadia

Maggie Dixon Green, 68, counseling, Oct. 17, 2010, Shreveport

Grady L. Thompson, Jr., 64, wildlife conservation (forestry 1976), Dec. 2, 2010, West Monroe

1975George Victor Bryson, 59, business administration, Sept. 10, 2010, Windermere, Fla.

Thomas Roger Womack, 58, business administration, June 9, 2010, Woodworth

1976Clyde Dirk Hyde, 56, civil engineering (master’s civil engineering 1979), June 21, 2010, Shreveport

Gregory Joseph Padula, 88, general studies, Nov. 12, 2010, Bossier City

Hines Earnest Rogers III, 54, journalism, July 12, 2010, Keatchie

1978Norwood Emile Meiners, 55, general studies, Aug. 18, 2010, Mandeville

Janice Miller Thompson, 71, home economics education, Oct. 18, 2010, Reno, Nev.

Randall H. Ward, 57, agricultural business, Aug. 29, 2010, Nacogdoches, Texas

1979Eric Charles Bantle, 52, construction engineering technology, Sept. 25, 2010, Shreveport

Vergil Harris Rhodes, 84, mechanical engineering, Oct. 28, 2010, Bartlesville, Okla.

Della Edwards Wills, 59, counseling, Oct. 2010, Shreveport

1980Kaye Taylor Copell, 65, business technology, Nov. 23, 2010, Minden

1981Ann Wood Brock, 77, elementary education, July 12, 2010, Bossier City

Barry Gordon Cook, 51, business administration (master’s business administration 1982), Nov. 26, 2010, Garnerville, N.Y.

Terrell Vance Ellen, 52, electrical engineering, Sept. 27, 2010, Cotter, Ark.

Harvey D. Helms, 51, accounting, Oct. 30, 2010, Lafayette

1982Ronald Glynn Green, 49, petroleum engineering technology, Aug. 21, 2010, Benton

1983Penny Hazen Hanes, 49, special education, June 23, 2010, Shreveport

Errol Jean Savoie, 62, industrial/organizational psychology, June 17, 2010, Baton Rouge

Bernice Murrell West, 75, elementary education, July 12, 2010, Minden

1985James Ray Jenkins, 49, health and physical education recreation, July 5, 2010, Oakland, Calif.

Michael Ray Sugg, 49, construction engineering technology, Aug. 6, 2010, Natchez, Miss.

1987Anna Crump Gregory, 45, animal science, Oct. 28, 2010, Aurora, Texas

1988Lewis Joseph McCulloch Sr., 56, social studies, Nov. 5, 2010, Shreveport

1991Sherry Bell, 64, elementary education (master’s reading 1992), July 12, 2010, Monroe

Alva Mae Welick, 79, counseling, Sept. 16, 2010, Tucson, Ariz.

1994Faye L. Underwood, 60, nursing, Sept. 15, 2010, West Monroe

1995Joyce Alexander Hall, 66, general studies, June 28, 2010, Ruston

1999Corine Perry Moore, 53, counseling, July 12, 2010, Shreveport

2001Joseph Kennedy Harmon II, 43, general studies, June 10, 2010, Shreveport

2002Brannon Mikel Boone, 29, professional aviation, July 10, 2010, Waskom, Texas

2003Della Faye Jeter, 52, general studies, June 9, 2010, Bossier City

2004Ulrike Amborn Buckley, 50, education, Oct. 22, 2010, Shreveport

Swayze Walker Gardner, 37, aviation management, Nov. 14, 2010, Bradenton, Fla.

in memoriAm (FRieNDS OR ReTiReD FACULTY/STAFF)Hal B. Barker, 85, Oct. 11, 2010, Ruston

Gene A. Crowder, 73, Oct. 5, 2010, Granbury, Texas

Eleanor Roye Dozier, 85, June 5, 2010, Kerrville, Texas

Rolanda Howe, 68, Sept. 10, 2010, Ruston

James Thomas Howell, 90, Sept. 25, 2010, Simsboro

Paul S. Hurysz, 68, Aug. 2010, Ruston

Elaine Guy Levy, 62, Aug. 8, 2010, Ruston

Michael Ray Mangham, 71, Sept. 16, 2010, Lafayette

Lucius de Yampert McGehee, 88, Nov. 12, 2010, Ruston

John Peek McKee Jr., 74, Aug. 4, 2010, West Monroe

Dan Michael Moreman, 63, July 22, 2010, Shreveport

Pat M. Moyers, 70, Oct. 28, 2010, Ruston

M. Sue Peace, 85, July 2010, Ruston

Huey M. Roberson, 85, June 17, 2010, Ruston

John Wiley Sanders, 86, Nov. 5, 2010, Ruston

Joe C. Smith Sr., 89, June 2, 2010, Dubach

Jerry Norton Stutts, 69, June 10, 2010, Bonita

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THANk yoU FoR yoUR SUPPoRT.The Louisiana Tech Alumni Association salutes these Lifetime Members:

D. Randall BarnettJeremy V. BryantHeath R. CarpenterIndia Dunlap CarrollGiselle ChatelainCharles H. Clawson, IIIkititke Johnson CookJohn L. DenisonMike & Rebecca DiCarloMichael D. DunnStanley & Susan DupuyMack & Hilda EstesStanley M. Gorman

Stephen J. GuionBen & Ellen HaleyTom & Patsy Hintonkenny & Danna HodgesDaniel & Tina Joneskirk G. JordanMeg Lyonkenneth W. MartinBilly & Millicent McConnellBarry J. MoralesCynthia Aillet MurryMatt & Nicole NapoliMatthew & Dara Neyland

Jonathan & Brandi NicholsJim H. OxnerJohn T. RichardsDale D. RiserWilliam & Jean SandersDwayne T. StewartStuart & Lisa StigallShelly Bitowski ThigpenGault H. TownsendNatalie Ellen Turnerken & Dawn WardVirginia S. WebbWilliam C. Windham

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