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McNeese Student Works With Wolves | |
McNeese student Tanner Broussard spent his summer working with wolves. Broussard, a junior natural resource conservation management major from Sulphur, interned at the Wildlife Science Center in Stacy, Minnesota.
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The Economic Impact of McNeese State University | |
McNeese impacts Southwest Louisiana every day. According to a recent economic impact report, McNeese contributed $614 million in total income to the region in fiscal year 2021-22.
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Outstanding Alums
McNeese alumnus and former Cowboy distance runner, Jarrett LeBlanc, broke Guinness World Record the world record for the half marathon run on a treadmill. As a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer his endeavors raised money for Camp Bon Coeur, a nonprofit organization that provides programs for children with heart defects.
Another former Cowboy runner, Charles Jackson, was named USA Track and Field National Masters Runner of the Year for his efforts at the National Masters Track and Field Championships on the campus of North Carolina A&T. Jackson is the health and physical education teacher at Molo Middle School in Lake Charles.
Mike Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin & Bullion in Beaumont, Texas, is being honored with the American Numismatic Association’s Chester L. Krause Memorial Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor conferred by the association in recognition of numerous years of outstanding, dedicated service to numismatics. Fuljenz also is being recognized with the association’s 2023 Philanthropy Award. In 2021, he was named Dealer of the Year and he received the organization’s Medal of Merit in 2014. Fuljenz received an honorary doctorate from McNeese for his contributions of time and resources to academic, athletic and cultural organizations within the university and he is an inductee of the McNeese Athletic Hall of Honor.
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McNeese Emeritus Professor Elected to Fulbright Association of Arkansas
Congratulations to McNeese Professor Emeritus Dr. Henry Sirgo on his election to the Fulbright Association of Arkansas, which promotes the Fulbright Program and international education. Sirgo, who taught political science at McNeese for 43 years, was a Fulbright Scholar who taught 10 months at a university in Seoul, Korea, and who was also a recipient of a Fulbright-Hayes grant for advanced study in China for five weeks.
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McNeese Cowboy Club 5k Gallop Fun Run/Walk and Kids 1k Round Up | |
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McNeese Track and Field/Cross Country teams are hosting the annual McNeese Cowboy Club 5k Gallop Fun Run/Walk and Kids 1k Round Up on Oct. 7.
Registration is now open at https://runsignup.com/Race/LA/LakeCharles/cowboygallop5k
The course is a flat fast loop course around campus and surrounding neighborhoods and finishes on the 50-yard line of the Cowboy Stadium. There is something for the entire family-race, run, jog or walk- and and the kids have a 1k fun run. All finishers will receive a custom medal.
Participants and fans can enjoy post-race refreshments, music and age group awards at the Robert Noland Alumni Pavilion immediately after the events.
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Thank You to Our First Choice Partners | |
Corporate First Horizon $37,500 • Port of Lake Charles $300,000 • Turner Industries $300,000 • C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates $30,000 • ReCon $15,000 • Energy Transfer $30,000 • Phillips 66 $30,000 • ISC Constructors, LLC $20,000 • JD Bank $100,000 • SASOL $75,000 • Triad Electric & Controls $15,000 • CITGO Lake Charles $300,000 • McNeese Foundation $25,000 • McNeese Alumni Association $80,000 • Magnolia LNG $2,000 • Louisiana Pigment $75,000 • Waste Management $60,000 • John D. DeRosier $5,000 • Safety Council of SWLA $1,000 | |
Individuals Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Larkin • Mr. & Mrs. Randall Hall • Mr. & Mrs. Charles Thomas, II • Ms. Donna Kestel • Mr. & Mrs. David Donald • Mr. Darrell Morris • Mr. R. Reed Mendelson Jr. • Dr. & Mrs. Terrell Murphy • Mr. and Mrs. Brett Downer • Dr. Lisa Harris • Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Stine • Mr. & Mrs. Duane Morgan • Mr. &. Mrs. Paul Hart Miller • Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Gabb • Dr. & Mrs. Michael Fuljenz • Dr. & Mrs. Timothy A. DeRouen • Bill Doré Family • Mr. & Mrs. Mike Eason • Dr. & Mrs. William Denny II • Damain Sullivan • Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Reid • Linda Finley • Lilly Ann Hebert • Gayle Pearce • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Earl Turner • Darilyn & Eugene Bouquet • Nell Hayes • Ivy Mouton • Mr. & Mrs. John Vaughan • Dr. Sharon VanMatre & Van VanMetre • Dr. & Mrs. Larry R. DeRouen • Dr. Anne Dye & Mr. Joe Dye • Wilma Moore • Ray Chavanne • Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Kleckley • Anonymous Donors | |
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