Photo submitted by Dollar Family, as Dr. Susan Dollar considered herself the “Queen of History.”
NATCHITOCHES – The family of the late Dr. Susan Dollar and the Northwestern State University Foundation have created the Susan E. Dollar Endowed Scholarship in History and the Social Sciences and the Dr. […]
NATCHITOCHES – A memorial service for William Terry Monday will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 27 in A.A. Fredericks Auditorium on the campus of Northwestern State University. Monday, age 70, passed away March 17, 2022, at his home in Jacksonville, Florida.
Terry Monday was born November 5, 1951, in Shreveport, LA to William Horace […]
NATCHITOCHES – An immigrant family, for whom education was crucial to achieving the American dream, are giving back by establishing a Northwestern State University scholarship that honors their parents and acknowledges their family’s story of courage and perseverance.
Katina Manitzas Booras of Shreveport and Helen Manitzas Malachias of New Orleans created the Harry and Anastasia Manitzas […]
NATCHITOCHES – Several Northwestern State University faculty will be presenters as the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars presents its 36th annual conference Monday, May 23-Tuesday, May 24 and several have been involved in planning the virtual conference. The theme is “Collaborative Resilience: Recreating Global Pathways.”
Associate Professor of Music Education Dr. Sharon Joy […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is in the beginning stages of an overlay project of Sam Sibley Drive. Regional Construction has begun mobilization and placed barricades in front of the Dr. Randall J. Webb Wellness, Recreation and Activities Center and Caspari Hall. The campus community can expect workers and construction equipment from the corner of […]
NATCHITOCHES –A team of Northwestern State University students presented their Flight Readiness Review (FRR) before the Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (LaSPACE) Monday, earning permission to launch their payload into space via sounding balloon. The DemonSats-3 team of Derek Dupre of Houma, Jordan Sensat of Pineville and Arianna Jackson of Mandeville, a student at Louisiana […]
NATCHITOCHES – Anne Fruge of Kinder, 67, left college at 18 to marry her husband of 48 years, but returned to earn a degree in general studies with a minor in social sciences to fulfill a promise she made to her father that she would finish her degree. Fruge also has Parkinson’s disease, but she […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities to Lela Mae Wilkes, seated, during spring commencement ceremonies. NSU President Dr. Marcus Jones presided over the honors. Wilkes was honored along with graduates of the School of Business and Technology. Wilkes, a 1968 graduate of NSU, is owner and chief executive officer of […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded 1,025 degrees to 991 graduates during spring commencement May 11-12. Graduates collected diplomas for associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates and post-master’s degrees. An honorary doctor of humanities was awarded to Baton Rouge businesswoman and 1968 NSU alumna Lela Mae Wilkes.
Graduates listed by hometown are as follows.
Abbeville – […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s International Student Resource Center hosted a recognition program for graduating international students May 10. The graduates were recognized for their academic achievements and participated in a panel discussion about their experiences at NSU, followed by a sash ceremony.
Students shared many common challenges attending college in a foreign country, struggling with […]
