2000-4 Winter - Northwestern State University Alumni

Northwestern State University of Louisiana 

A LUMNI 

COLUMNS 

Magazine Winter 2000 

Homecoming 2000 

October 19-21

Dr. Randall J. Webb, President 

Northwestern State University 

Dear Alumni: 

When speaking to alumni or civic groups, I am often fond 

of saying “Good things are happening at Northwestern.” 

And as we approach the holiday season, there are more 

positive achievements to share with you. 

Enrollment is at an all-time high this semester as 9,292 students signed 

up for classes at Northwestern. The university enrolled 1,855 first-time freshmen, 

the largest number since NSU began breaking down freshman enrollment 

in 1985. The average ACT score of first-time freshman improved to 20.33 

from 20.02, above the state average of 19.6. Northwestern also increased the 

number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians enrolling by 18 percent. 

Those figures show that we are attracting better students. That is a 

good sign for the university’s future. 

Northwestern is also continuing to take a leadership role in the electronic 

delivery of courses. This fall, 75 courses were offered electronically via the 

Internet, compressed video or desktop video. 

We will take our offerings to a new level in the spring with the unveiling of 

eNSU. Through eNSU, students will be able to access all available services 

through the Internet. They will be able to register, pay fees, buy books and 

take classes without leaving home. Six degree programs will be available completely 

online. 

The university has been aggressive in this area because we realize there 

are many people who want to take classes but cannot take classes in a traditional 

way because of work or family obligations. And if NSU does not offer 

these classes, other institutions will fill the need. 

Thank you for your continuing interest and support of Northwestern. I 

wish you and your families the happiest of holiday seasons and my best wishes 

for the New Year. 

Chris Maggio, Director 

Alumni Affairs 

Fellow Northwestern Graduates and Friends: 

I would like to take this time to wish each of you the 

happiest holiday season. Most of you remember the 

beauty of Natchitoches and Northwestern during December 

as the Christmas Festival weekend ushered in 

the holiday season. It is nice to know that a few things remain constant, and 

this Natchitoches tradition carries on today. 

I would like to reflect a moment on homecoming weekend, held in late October. 

It was a pleasure to see so many Northwestern alumni return “home” to 

rekindle old friendships and refresh memories of their days spent in college. 

Furthermore, it was a joy to honor so many alumni for their lifelong service 

and achievements. The homecoming banquet and induction ceremonies 

in the various colleges brought recognition to so many deserving alumni and 

a tremendous amount of pride to our university. The weekend was capped off 

by a thrilling football victory in front of more than 14,000 enthusiastic fans. 

It will be a homecoming that I will always remember. 

On another note, it is with pride that we announce that the Alumni Association 

has partnered with zUniversity.com to bring you our first on-line 

Alumni Center – a fully integrated Web site that any true NSU alumnus can 

proudly call home. More on zNSUdemons.com can be found in this edition. 

I invite you to register at zNSUdemons.com today and start reliving the 

great memories. 

See you online! 

Alumni Columns 

Official Publication of Northwestern 

State University 

Natchitoches, Louisiana 

Organized in 1884 

A member of CASE 

Volume XII Number 4 Winter 2000 

The Alumni Columns (USPS 015480) is published 

4 times a year by Northwestern State University, 

Natchitoches, Louisiana, 71497-0002 Periodicals 

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NSU ALUMNI OFFICERS 

President.........Ginger Wiggins 

Jackson, Miss. 1986 

Vice President.......Dr. B.L. Shaw 

Shreveport, 1955,1960 

Secretary-Treasurer.........Chris Maggio 

Natchitoches, 1985 

Executive Director............Chris Maggio 

Natchitoches, 1985 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Tommy Chester.....................Arcadia, 1969 

Glenn Talbert..................Shreveport, 1964 

Carroll Long....................Tyler, Texas 1970 

Dale Bernard...............Lake Charles, 1972 

David Morgan...............Austin, Texas 1973 

Bryant Lewis.................Haynesville, 1958 

Adrian Howard......Arlington, Texas 1989 

Leah Sherman..............Dallas, Texas 1986 

John Ramsey................New Orleans, 1986 

Joe Cunningham, Jr. ...Natchitoches, 1984 

Leonard Endris......Shreveport, 1974, 1975 

Jimmy Williams.................Winnfield, 1993 

Leonard Endris.......Shreveport, 1974,1975 

Ginger Wiggins..........Jackson, Miss., 1986 

K. Michael Sawrie...........Alexandria, 1972 

Gail Jones...................Natchez, 1981, 1998 

Dr. B.L. Shaw.........Shreveport, 1955, 1960 

Carlos Jones...........................Ruston, 1995 

F.Allen Horton Jr....New Iberia, 1957,1962 

Jerry Brungart....Natchitoches, 1969, 1971 

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE 

David Gunn..........Slidell 

SGA President 

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spring, summer, fall and winter. 

STAFF 

Publisher 

Chris Maggio 

Editor 

Leigh Flynn 

Writers 

Adrienne Acosta 

Doug Ireland 

David West 

Photography 

Gary Hardamon 

Cover Design 

Steve Evans 

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Northwestern State University is accredited by the Commission 

on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and 

Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: 

Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award Associate, Baccalaureate, 

Master’s, Specialist and Doctorate degrees. 

It is the policy of Northwestern State University of Louisiana 

not to discriminate on the bases of race, color, religion, 

sex, national origin, age, or disability in its educational programs, 

activities or employment practices as required by Title 

VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination 

in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act 

of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Executive 

Order 11246, Sections 503 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 and Section 402 of the Vietnam Era 

Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.

Znsudemons.com 

is your alumni 

connection to 

northwestern 

The latest campus news and sports are 

just a click away for Northwestern 

State alumni, as well as a way to give 

back to the University through a new interactive 

World Wide Web portal launched recently 

by the NSU Alumni Association. 

zNSUdemons.com, a new connection to campus and 

community news as well as the world, is a customized 

Internet site that provides users with links to information, 

entertainment and commerce while bringing 

Demons around the world together online. 

Northwestern has partnered with zUniversity, the 

premier online and offline affinity marketing company 

for higher education, to create 

zNSUdemons.com. 

Through a customizable Web platform, 

which includes community, 

e-mail, career center and chat, the 

zNSUdemons site enables the 

NSU Alumni Association to maintain 

contact with more than 

50,000 alumni throughout the 

world, online, while contributing 

a percentage of all proceeds back 

to the university. 

NSU’s Director of Alumni Affairs 

Chris Maggio said the new Web site 

is “a powerful communication tool 

that provides another way to keep our 

alumni around the world informed about 

what is going on here in Natchitoches. Everything 

is at their fingertips.” 

Northwestern is the second university in Louisiana 

to partner with zUniversity. Universities such as LSU, 

Florida State, Ole Miss, Indiana University and Arizona 

State University are among the 86 universities throughout 

the United States and Canada that are currently 

zPartners. 

The zNSUdemons site is customized to reflect 

Northwestern’s unique identity and personality. It 

includes: University and alumni association news and 

content; free e-mail; news from reliable content providers 

in the business, finance, national and international 

news, technology, sports, weather and entertainment categories; 

stock quotes and portfolio services; a career center; 

and online access to retail stores, name-brand catalog 

and local merchants. 

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Northwestern merchandise is also available on the site 

through a partnership with Campus Corner, Maggio said. 

“There are revenue streams built into the platform site, from 

which NSU gets a percentage of those sales,” he said. “So not 

only will our alumni be able to shop at places like Amazon.com, 

the Alumni Association will get a percentage of that money.” 

In addition, alumni will be able to connect with other alumni 

throughout the world. The “community building” aspect of the 

zNSUdemons site allows alumni groups to build Web sites and 

communities geared toward their specific interests or graduation 

year. 

“The zNSUdemons.com site is designed to strengthen Northwestern 

State University’s relationship with its graduates,” said 

W. Grant Gregory, chairman and CEO of zUniversity. “ This is 

a global communication tool that will reconnect and provide 

valuable resources to alumni worldwide.” 

“They can post calendars for reunions and photos and chat 

with one another,” Maggio said. “The possibilities are endless. 

Alumni can make zNSUdemons their homepage, and they don’t 

have to go any further.” 

“Alumni live busy lives, and zNSUdemons.com is a convenient 

way for them to access personalized features and a wonderful 

communication tool for staying connected to NSU and 

not losing touch with classmates,” noted Tommy Chester, a 1969 

graduate of Northwestern and president of the NSU Alumni 

Association. “It will give all graduating classes the opportunity 

to create a special site just for them. It will be their own private 

club to help stay connected.” 

The zNSUdemons.com site is just one of the many university-branded 

customized platforms developed in the past few 

months by zUniversity, representing a total of more 18.1 million 

constituents. 

zUniversity, based in Stamford, Conn., represents the largest 

interactive network of universities connecting alumni, students, 

fans, parents, faculty, staff and friends within each distinguished 

institution, while generating revenue that benefits 

both the university and its constituents. 

The company has hired Kristi Cooley, an NSU graduate, as 

the manager of university relations for northern Louisiana. She 

has worked with Northwestern to implement and promote the 

zNSUdemons site. III 


CAMPUS NEWS 

ensu 

Northwestern takes major step 

in electronic course delivery 

Beginning this spring, students will be able to take classes 

and earn a degree at Northwestern without setting foot on 

campus. 

Northwestern will unveil a new web site, ensu, which will allow 

students to apply for admissions, receive financial aid, pay fees, 

purchase textbooks, get assistance from an advisor and receive 

any other needed service online. The site will soon be available at 

www.nsula.edu/ensu. Also this spring, six degree programs will be available 

completely online. After receiving approval from the State Board of 

Regents and the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. 

Students will be able to get an Associate Degree in General Studies, 

Masters of Education with a concentration in Educational Technology 

and a Masters of Education with a concentration in Adult Education 

from NSU. 

Northwestern’s RN to B.S.N. (registered nurse to Bachelor of Science 

in Nursing) and RT to B.S.R.T. (registered technologist to Bachelor of 

Science in Radiologic Technology) will also be available electronically. 

NSU previously received approval to offer the Associate Degree in Criminal 

Justice online. 

“The start of ensu is very important for Northwestern as we maintain 

a leadership position in the electronic delivery of courses,” said 

NSU President Dr. Randall J. Webb. “The development of ensu will 

allow us to serve students wherever they are. If a student wants to gain 

a college education, this will allow them to receive a first-rate education 

from an accredited institution that is seeking to serve their needs.” 

Northwestern offers more electronic courses than any other higher 

education institution in Louisiana. NSU is offering 75 electronic classes 

this semester. These classes are delivered by compressed video, desktop 

video and the Internet. 

University of Louisiana System President Bobby Jindal commended 

Northwestern’s continued leadership in the development 

and application of distance learning for Louisiana. 

“This is a great move for Northwestern which has long been a leader 

in the development and offering of courses through distance learning 

technologies,” said Jindal. 

“Through these interactive courses and degrees, Northwestern is responding 

positively to several ULS priorities. The university is 1) using 

the latest technologies to deliver courses to thousands of students where 

they need them, 2) expanding the effectiveness of the university, and 3) 

giving students the practical education they need to excel in their fields.” 

Total enrollment in the electronic classes is 1,788, a significant increase 

from last fall. The number of students in these courses should increase in 

the spring when 96 courses are scheduled to be offered electronically. 

This semester, 356 students are 

taking only electronic courses. Students 

from 16 different states are 

taking electronic classes which includes 

students in the military and 

overseas. 

“When you look at a non-typical 

student who works full-time, and has 

parental responsibilities, the ability 

to take classes from home at any time 

is a tremendous advantage,” said 

Darlene Williams, electronic learning 

systems coordinator at Northwestern. 

“One of the trends in education 

is that students are requesting 

educational opportunities that do 

not fall within the traditional boundaries 

of time and place.” 

Williams emphasized that all 

services available to students who 

attend classes in person can be 

used by students taking classes 

through ensu. Designated faculty 

in each academic program will 

work with students to schedule 

classes and handle other academicrelated 

needs. Students taking 

electronic classes can also contact 

counselors and other campus staff 

for help whenever needed. 

Early registration for the spring 

2001 semester began Wednesday, 

Nov. 8. Spring classes begin Jan. 

8, 2001. For more information on 

ensu, call (318) 357-6355 or e- 

mail e-learning@nsula.edu. III 


CAMPUS NEWS 

NSU radiologic technology 

program will be offered in 

Alexandria 

In an effort to meet an increasing demand in central 

Louisiana and statewide, Rapides Regional 

Medical Center and Northwestern State University 

have joined together to offer a four-year radiologic 

technology program in Alexandria. 

Beginning in the fall of 2001, Northwestern’s baccalaureate 

degree program in radiologic technology 

will be expanded to better serve central Louisiana. 

Northwestern’s program, which was started in 1970, 

is one of only 23 four-year programs nationwide that 

is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education 

in Radiologic Technology. 

“The expansion of this program is part of 

Northwestern’s continuing effort to provide educational 

opportunity for the people of central Louisiana,” 

said Northwestern President Dr. Randall J. 

Webb. “The strengthening of our program in radiologic 

technology is an example of the type of growth 

and improvement we look for in all academic programs.” 

Webb credited Cheryl Wilson, chief financial officer 

at Rapides Regional Medical Center, for her efforts 

in helping this joint effort take place. 

“There has been a tremendous increase statewide 

in the demand for radiologic technologists,” said 

Laura Carwile, director of Northwestern’s radiologic 

technology program. “Northwestern and Rapides 

Regional are working to meet that demand.” 

Bobby Jindal, president of the University 

of Louisiana System, commended 

Northwestern and Rapides Regional for 

joining forces in an effective public-private 

partnership that “meets a real state need.” 

“This is the type of partnership we encourage 

at our universities throughout the 

UL System,” Jindal said. “We commend 

Rapides Regional and Northwestern for 

combining their clinical, academic and 

technological resources to meet the need for 

more radiologic technologists. In the process 

of being trained for meaningful careers, 

our students also will be exposed to 

the latest clinical equipment and research.” 

“This is a great opportunity for students in central 

Louisiana and the hospital,” said Mary Reed, the 

hospital’s radiology coordinator. “The students can 

stay here at home and get a full, four-year degree, 

and the hospital has another source to draw from for 

quality staff.” 

The hospital is providing NSU with two endowed 

professorships for the program, which will help fund 

faculty development, classroom media and other needs 

of the program, Carwile said. III 

N 

Howell is recipient of 

President’s Distinguished 

Service Award 

E 

Howell 

ven after devoting more than 50 

years of his life to teaching and coaching, Dr. Ernest 

O. “Slim” Howell is truly dedicated to his students and 

his alma mater. 

The Natchitoches resident drives to Zwolle to teach a 

class at the Willamette Industries plant because “it’s fun.” 

He also teaches a course on campus. “I help where 

they need me to,” he said. He retired from Northwestern 

in 1986, “but I have never left.” 

Howell’s continued service to the university, both in and 

outside the classroom, were the reasons he was presented 

the President’s Distinguished Service Award recently. 

The award is intended to honor those who have given 

of their time, talents or resources over an extended 

period of time in an effort to enhance the University, 

and NSU President Dr. Randall J. Webb said Howell has 

given of all three. 

“He has lived a life of service – to his country, to his 

community, to the fields of education and coaching, and to 

Northwestern State University in particular,” Webb said. 

“Coach Howell has been active in efforts to advance 

and enhance Northwestern, his alma mater,” Webb continued. 

“Dr. Howell has been and continues to be an 

ambassador for Northwestern.” 

Howell earned his bachelor’s degree in health and 

physical education from Northwestern in 1950. He later 

earned his master’s degree from the University of Arkansas 

and his doctorate in health education from the 

University of Southern Mississippi. 

Howell said he has “always tried to stay involved with 

Northwestern. The university has given us a lot. I just 

want to give back.” 

He played a key role in the development of the Coach 

Jack Clayton Plaza between the south end zone of Turpin 

Stadium and the Athletic Fieldhouse. He also assisted 

the Office of Alumni Affairs by contacting graduates of 

the class of 1950 for their 50-year graduation ceremony. 

He also plans to get additional projects going at Northwestern 

and rally support from local business people and 

alumni to make those projects a reality. III 


Campus News 

Alumni Board expands 

The board of directors of Northwestern State 

University’s Alumni Association has again 

expanded, and new officers have been elected. 

Ginger Wiggins, a 1986 graduate from Jackson, Miss., 

was named president of the Alumni Association, and 

Rep. B.L. “Buddy” Shaw was named vice president. 

Wiggins succeeds Tommy Chester, who served for 10 

years as president. Wiggins was the first female elected 

to the board in 1987 and is the first female president of 

the board. 

Chester, of Arcadia, was reappointed as a board member, 

and three members were added during the group’s 

Homecoming meeting. The new members are Carlos 

Jones of Ruston, F. Allen Horton Jr. of New Iberia and 

Jerry A. Brungart of Natchitoches. 

Chris Maggio, alumni director, said the alumni board 

is continuing to expand “so our alumni will have more 

representation. As our alumni base continues to grow, 

it is good to have additional board members who are 

demographic representations of Northwestern alumni.” 

Wiggins, who attended Northwestern in the late 

1970s and completed her degree in 1986, has 

served on the alumni association board since 1987. 

She worked for Deposit Guaranty for 18 years in 

investment management, but two years ago she opened 

“Absolutely Greek,” a specialty store in Northpark Mall 

in Jackson, Miss. 

Wiggins decided to sell Greek items because she was 

active in Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority while at Northwestern. 

She was also a national officer for seven years. 

Her husband, Randy, was a member of Kappa Sigma 

while at Northwestern. 

Her father-in-law, Parker Wiggins, was also on the 

alumni board for many years, and several members of 

her family are graduates of Northwestern. Her sister, 

Summer Miller, is currently a student at Northwestern. 

Dr. B.L. “Buddy” Shaw, Louisiana’s District 6 

Representative, was elected to the board in 1999. 

He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1955 and his master’s 

degree in 1960. 

Shaw is former principal of Byrd High School, Caddo 

Parish School Board member and senior admissions 

counselor at East Texas Baptist University. He served 

on the Louisiana School Board Association for six years 

and was president in 1993. He was named a Danforth 

Fellow in 1982. 

Tommy Chester, a State Farm agent in Arcadia for 

24 years, was president of the board for 10 years 

and served on the board prior to becoming president. 

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern in 

1967 and his master’s degree in 1969. 

He is a longtime member of the Athletic Association 

Board of Directors and served on the NSU Foundation 

board as an ex-officio member. 

Chester is president of the Lions’ Club and a life member 

of the Arcadia Jaycees. He has also been new program 

manager for Jaycees statewide, and has served 

The Alumni Board of Directors meet during Homecoming activities. 

on the board of directors for Cedar Creek School. He 

serves on the Chamber of Commerce and has been an 

officer on that board. He has also been active in the Dixie 

baseball league for seven years and is a deacon in First 

Baptist Church. 

Chester’s wife, Cindy, is a 1969 graduate of Northwestern, 

and all three of his children attended Northwestern. 

Jerry Brungart earned his bachelor’s degree at Northwestern 

in 1969 and his master’s in 1971. 

He is a sales agent for New York Life Insurance Co. 

Prior to that, he sold insurance for Lincoln Financial 

Advisors, Modern Woodmen of America, Business Men’s 

Assurance and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He 

served as head of the physical education department at 

Natchitoches Central High School from 1974 to 1980 and 

was wrestling coach and assistant football coach. He also 

coached football and track at Springhill High School. 

He has earned several awards related to insurance 

sales, and he is a member of the General Agents and 

Managers Association, the Chamber of Commerce of 

Central Louisiana, the Natchitoches Area Chamber of 

Commerce and the Bolton Avenue Lions’ Club. He is also 

on the Folk Festival Steering Committee and the Jazz 

Festival Steering Committee. 

Brungart has helped cook food for the alumni tailgating 

tent for Northwestern home football games. 

F 

. Allen Horton Jr. earned his bachelor’s degree from 

Northwestern in 1957 and his master’s in administration 

and supervision in 1962. 

He was a teacher and coach for six years in Terrebonne 

High School, LaCache Junior High School and Eunice 

High School. He retired as an administrator from New 

Iberia Junior/Senior High in 1977, after serving in various 

teaching and administrative positions for 14 years. 

From 1979 through 1997, he was a sales associate for 

Union Camp Corporation of Lafayette. 

His late wife, Lelia Elizabeth “Betty” Millspaugh, was 

a 1952 graduate. His son, Steve, is former executive director 

of the NSU Alumni Association and is head of the 

Department of Journalism. 

Carlos Jones earned his bachelor’s degree from North 

western in 1992. He served as a recruiter for Northwestern 

in 1995, and was facilities director for the Athletic 

Department in 1997. He has been a claims adjuster 

and underwriter for State Farm Insurance and was a 

safety director of Willamette Industries in Ruston. 

His wife, Yulonda E. Washington Jones, is also a 

Northwestern graduate. III 


CAMPUS NEWS 

S 

Some of the latest training tools will now be available to graduate students in 

psychology at Northwestern due to a donation to the NSU Foundation. The Foundation 

has received a donation from Mental Health Resources to provide 

Northwestern’s Department of Psychology with some of the latest software and equipment 

needed to train students. 

Mental Health Resources is a full-service mental health clinic that provides both inpatient 

and out patient psychiatric treatment and therapy. Mental Health Resources provides 

services to people of all ages but has programs which specialize in working with 

emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and their families. MHR has clinics in 

Lafayette, New Iberia, Alexandria and Natchitoches. 

“We see our relationship with Northwestern as a win-win situation for our organization 

and the students,” said Dr. Ron Ray, chief executive officer of Mental Health Resources. 

Department of Psychology receives grant to assist in student training 

“We gain access to the best and brightest 

students in this region and our growing 

organization can possibly provide employment 

to some graduates. These are bright, 

motivated students who will get experience 

they could not get easily elsewhere.” 

According to Dr. Patrice Moulton, head 

of the Department of Psychology at NSU, 

Mental Health Resources’ contribution is 

an important step in the development of 

the university’s program. 

“This donation allows us to have graduate 

training materials we would not be 

able to have otherwise,” said Moulton. “We 

are very fortunate to have Dr. Ray provide 

Mental Health Resources as a 

practicum site for our students and support 

our department by providing resources 

for gradute training.” 

In addition to providing software, the 

donation will also be used to furnish an 

observation room used by students. Funding 

to renovate the observation room was 

provided by a grant from the Board of Regents 

Support Fund. III 

N 

D 

rs. Carter and Bernadette Boyd 

opened their home to host the Second 

Annual Basketball Extravaganza in mid- 

October. The evening brought 

Northwestern’s basketball staff to Bossier 

City for fellowship with alumni and friends 

interested in helping support the Demon 

basketball program through contributions. 

Anyone interested in contributing to the 

basketball program should contact the 

Athletic Association or the basketball office 

at (318) 357-4274. III 


Faculty Notes 

Elliott selected as Kilpatrick Life 

Professor of Insurance 

Dr. Stephen Elliott has been 

named the Kilpatrick Life 

Professor of Insurance at Northwestern 

State University. Elliott 

has been a member of NSU’s faculty 

for 20 years. 

Elliott earned his doctorate in economics and finance 

at Louisiana Tech University. He has extensive 

experience in insurance, financial planning, banking, 

real estate and as an economic consultant. 

While on Northwestern’s faculty, Elliott has consulted 

with most of the major textbook publishers on 

finance texts. His research has also been published 

regularly in a variety of national and international 

professional journals. Elliott has also been a frequent 

presenter at regional and national conferences. 

“This professorship will be a tremendous benefit 

for me in my teaching and scholarship,” said Elliott. 

“I will be able to conduct research that will keep me 

up to date in my field. That knowledge will be brought 

back to the classroom and shared with the students.” 

The professorship was created with a $60,000 donation 

from Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company. The 

donation was matched with an additional $40,000 

from the Board of Regents Support Fund. A portion of 

the interest generated by the endowment each year will 

be used to fund classroom instruction, faculty research, 

purchase needed software and hardware and cover 

needed travel to professional conferences. The remaining 

portion will be used to build up the endowment. 

The College of Business is accredited by the American 

Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business 

(AACSB), the primary accrediting agency and service 

organization for business schools in the United 

States.The accreditation covers baccalaureate degree 

programs in business offered by Northwestern. 

Elliott plans to conduct research on several aspects 

of insurance including consumer purchasing of insurance, 

regulations affecting insurance and how consumers 

make decisions on the purchasing of insurance. III 

Pollacia is recipient of 

the BellSouth Endowed 

Professorship in 

Telecommunications 

When Dr. Lissa Pollacia, an associate professor 

of Computer Information Systems at Northwestern, 

taught her first course via the Internet in 

1996, it was to a group of students with little or no 

knowledge about the Internet. 

“My thinking was, what better way to teach the 

Internet than to utilize the Internet,” she said. 

Pollacia, who was one of the first faculty members at 

NSU to teach an undergraduate course entirely online, 

is the first recipient of the BellSouth Endowed Professorship 

in Telecommunications. Her Internet course, 

“Understanding and Utilizing the Internet,” was the 

first online course accepted by the Southern Region 

Electronic Campus from the state of Louisiana. 

Pollacia has been on NSU’s faculty for 13 years. She 

earned her bachelor of science in mathematics education 

and her master of science in mathematics from 

Northwestern. She earned her master of science in 

computer science and her doctorate in computer science 

from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. 

She was the principal investigator for a Board of 

Regents grant for training in the theory and practice of 

online education. The grant “Creating Global Classrooms 

via Internet Technology” provided both equipment 

and training to expand online offerings to include 

other computer courses and a mathematics course. 

The BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Telecommunications 

was established in 1998. BellSouth donated 

$60,000, which was matched with $40,000 from 

the Board of Regents’ Support Fund. When the professorship 

was established, Herschel Abbott, president 

of BellSouth’s Louisiana operations said the professorship 

would mesh with the company’s goal of 

utilizing telecommunications technology to bring 

about change in the state’s educational system. III 

Leading literary journal publishes faculty member’s poem 

The experiences of a summer job several years ago are still vivid to Julie Kane. The assistant professor of 

English at Northwestern State University expressed those experiences in a poem published in a prestigious 

literary journal. 

Kane’s poem, “The Bottle Factory” appears in the fall edition of The Southern Review. 

“The poem is about the summer between high school and college when I worked in a bottle factory,” said Kane, 

who joined NSU’s faculty last fall. “I did packing and was a machine operator silk screening onto plastic bottles.” 

“In the poem, I drew a contrast between working with one’s mind and with one’s body doing physical labor. You 

get satisfaction from physical work that one does not get immediately from mental work even though both are 

difficult. With physical labor, you see the accomplishments immediately.” III 


ALUMNI EVENTS 

NSU’s College of Education established the Hall of 

Distinguished Educators in conjunction with Homecoming 

2000. The 10 charter members of the Hall are Dr. Lisso 

Simmons, Shelby M. Jackson, Rep. Jane Smith, Linda B. 

Day, William “Bill” Dodd, Dr. E.B. Robert, Stanley Powell, Dr. 

Arnold Kilpatrick, T.H. Harris and Dr. George Walker. Seated 

are Simmons; Dr. Sally Hunt (representing Shelby Jackson), 

Smith, Day and Bill Dodd Jr. (representing his father). On 

back are Dr. Thomas Hennigan (master of ceremonies), Bill 

Robert (representing Dr. E.B. Robert), Powell, Kilpatrick and 

Dr. John Tollett, dean of the College of Education (representing 

T.H. Harris). 

Virginia K. Shehee of Shreveport was recently 

inducted into the NSU College of 

Business Hall of Distinction. She is president 

and chief executive officer of Kilpatrick Life 

Insurance Company and Kilpatrick’s Rose- 

Neath Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, Inc. 

Shehee was recognized by the Shreveport 

Times as one of the100 most influential people 

in northwest Louisiana in the 20 th century. 

The College of Business at Northwestern State University 

recently inducted nine distinguished alumni and 

one of Northwest Louisiana’s most accomplished business 

leaders into Hall of Distinction as part of Homecoming activities. 

Those inducted were (front from left): Robert R. 

McGuirt, James Lynn Bordelon, Lynn Lyle, Gary L. Pittman 

Sr., Lawrence Screven Pinckard (back from left) Harvey 

Marcus, Keith Bergeron, Rudy Hines and Burton D. Weaver 

Jr. Also inducted was Virginia K. Shehee. 

N 

SU President Dr. Randall J. Webb recognized 

Dr. Ernest “Slim” Howell of Natchitoches for 

his continued service to the community and to the 

university by presenting him with the President’s 

Distinguished Service Award. Howell has spent 

more than 50 years teaching and coaching in high 

schools and at Northwestern. 


ALUMNI EVENTS 

The expansion of the golf course 

at the Robert W. Wilson Recreation 

Complex was dedicated during 

the Homecoming 2000 weekend. 

Unveiling the plaque commemorating 

the event are David Gunn, president 

of the Student Government Association; 

Sarah Griffith, president of the 

Student Activities Board; NSU President 

Dr. Randall Webb; and Tommy 

Chester, former president of the NSU 

Alumni Association. 

S 

ix noted alumni were inducted into the Long Purple 

Line during Homecoming 2000 activities. Those 

alumni are, on front, Joe Sampite and Elise James. On 

back are Louis Ropp ( representing his father Col. Ralph 

Ropp), Jackie Smith, Dudley Fulton and Larry Rivers. 

Four former athletic standouts were inducted into the Graduate 

‘N’ Club Hall of Fame at Northwestern. Those four are 

football standouts John Wayne Odom (front) and John Dilworth 

(on left), women’s basketball great Linda Grayson and track 

star Harold Smith. 

Basketball reunion to be Feb. 10 

The annual Demon and Lady Demon basketball reunion will be 

held Feb. 10 in conjunction with the NSU – Southeastern Louisiana 

doubleheader. 

A luncheon will be held at noon in the Friedman Student Union. 

The Lady Demons play Southeastern at 2 p.m. followed by the Demons 

at 4 p.m. 

Alumni Columns Winter 2000/ 9

CLASS NOTES/PROFILES 

1925 

Marie E. Toups is a retired 

teacher – principal of 42 

years. She will be 96 in 

December, and she lives in 

Lockport. 

1929 

Eunice A. Enright was 

involved in the Homemakers 

Club while at NSU. 

She now resides at Mary 

Anna Retirement Home in 

Wisner. 

1932 

Ella Grant Lieux is a 

retired teacher living in 

Shreveport. She has seven 

children. Four are NSU 

graduates. 

Ivens Lawton Sibley is the 

owner and manager of his 

farm in Shreveport. He 

and his wife live in 

Shreveport. 

1935 

Jean Courtney lives in 

Grand Cane. She teaches 

Latin at Central School 

Corporation. Jean has one 

child. 

1945 

Joyle Kenneth Murphy is 

the owner of Murphy 

Electricity of Alexandria. 

He has retired after 35 

years at the company. He 

and his wife have four 

children. 

1949 

Roy Remont and his wife, 

Bettye Remont, celebrated 

their Golden Anniversary 

on Oct. 7, 2000 with a 

reception cruise on the 

Belle Riverboat of Hot 

Springs. 

1950 

Betsy Smith Morris lives 

in Green Bay, Wis. She 

has four children and four 

grandchildren. 

1952 

Marjorie White Tucker is a 

real estate broker 

employed by Clyde Tucker 

and Associates. She and 

her husband live in Baton 

Rouge and have three 

children. 

1953 

Patsy LeRoy Longlors 

retired in December of 

1999 as the supervisor of 

finance for the 

Natchitoches Parish School 

Board after 45 years of 

service. She is married 

and has three children. 

Hardy Nicholas Rose lives 

in Prescott, Ariz., where 

he plays in a local band. 

He is also a member of the 

Central Arizona Concert 

Band and the Yavapai 

College Symphonic Band. 

1955 

Anna Torrans is a retired 

professor at LSU- 

Shreveport. She lives in 

Shreveport. 

1960 

Mary E. Williams received 

her bachelor’s degree in 

1960. Then in 1971, she 

received her master’s. She 

retired from the 

Natchitoches Parish 

School System as a 

secondary teacher in 1985 

and is currently working 

as an adjunct teacher at 

NSU. 

1961 

Jessse Gilbert Bergeron is 

a retired high school 

principal. He lives with 

his wife in Yellville, Ark. 

They have four children 

and two grandchildren. 

1962 

Frances Anne Parker 

Campbell recently retired 

as a first grade teacher. 

She is living in Shreveport. 

1963 

Leonard Donald Bush has 

retired and is living in 

Florien. He and his wife 

have three children. 

Wayne R. Parker is 

currently the vice 

president of human 

resources at Sterling 

Chemicals Inc. He is 

married and lives in 

Houston, Texas. They have 

one daughter and two 

grandchildren. 

1964 

Thomas Morris Adger is 

the retired port director at 

the Port of Fort Pierce. He 

is married and has three 

children. 

1965 

Carolyn Ann Bellue Holly 

and Dr. James Larry Holly 

live in Beaumont, Texas. 

They have two children 

and four grandchildren. 

Carolyn is an active 

grandmother and 

homemaker, and Larry is 

the managing partner of 

Southeast Texas Medical 

Associates. 

1966 

Cynthia Ann Vaughan is 

currently employed by the 

Department of Veteran 

Affairs at Bay Pines VA 

Medical Center. She also 

works in the patient care 

arena of the medical center 

as a nurse case manager. 

In addition, she volunteers 

for the Gulf Coast Museum 

of Art. 

1968 

Judith A. Wells Burgard is 

currently employed with 

Illinois First Realty, L.L.C. 

as a realtor. She is married 

and has two children. 

Judith is living in 

Sherman, Ill. 

1969 

Bill Eugene Boston retired 

from the Alabama 

Department of Education 

in 1996. He is married and 

living in Coalmont, Tenn. 

They have two children. 

1971 

Anita L. Barrow Helton 

lives in Alpharetta, Ga. 

She is the associate 

director for BellSouth 

Business, Inc. 

Charles Alvin Knicely is 

married to Linda Johnston 

Knicely (1975), and they 

have two children. He is 

the president of his own 

building company. Charles 

and his family live in 

Shreveport. 

1972 

J. Rodney Barron is the job 

coach for the Mary Biggs 

Training Center in Oak 

Grove. He is married to 

Ann Trotter Barron (1974), 

and they have three 

children. 

Charlotte Ann Broussard 

is married, and they have 

two children. She is 

currently employed as the 

librarian at Kaplan 

Elementary School and is 

active in the Vermilion 

Association of Educators 

and the Vermilion Parish 

Librarians Associations. 

1973 

Dennis A. Bozeman is the 

regional sales manager for 

Presstemps of Texas. He is 

married and has five 

children. He is currently a 

resident of Irving, Texas. 

Tony Carter and his wife 

have two children. Tony is 

the vice president and 

partner of the Pinnacle 

Rehab and Pharman 

Services. Tony and his 

family live in Baton Rouge. 

1974 

Richard Ferriss is 

employed by Adkins 

Supply Inc. He is married 

and has a 10-year-old 

daughter. Richard and his 

family live in Spring, 

Texas. 

1976 

Linda Voss Smith is 

employed by the Bossier 

Parish School Board as the 

assistant principal of 

Curtis Elementary. She 

lives in Bossier City. 

1979 

Thomas S. Brassell is the 

vice president of commercial 

lending for VanGuard 

Bank and Trust. He is 

married and has two 

children. Thomas and his 

family live in Fort Walton 

Beach, Fla. 

1980 

Donald Pistorius is a sales 

engineer employed by 

Wood Group Logging 

Services. He is married, 

and they have four 

children. They live in 

Sugar Land, Texas. 

1981 

Martha Williams 

Collinsworth graduated 

with a Bachelor of Science 

in Nursing, and is now the 

school nurse at Lake 

Sherwood School. She is 

also a computer instructor 

for pre K – 8 at Lake 

Sherwood. She is married 

and has one son who is 15 

years old. 

Frank M. Tritico is 

married to the former 

Melinda Palmore (1981), 

and they have two 

children. He is a pilot for 

the United Airlines, and 

she is an elementary 

school teacher. The family 

lives in Sparta, Tenn. 

1982 

David Ulmer is the 

manager of the Video 

Production Account at 

Vision Design Productions. 

He is married and has one 

child. David and his family 

live in Pensacola, Fla. 

1983 

Robby A. Medlin is the 

senior project manager for 

Panel Constructors, Inc. 

He and his wife have one 

daughter and one on the 

way. The family lives in 

Lewisville, Texas. 

Mike Robinson is employed 

at University of Nevada as 

a strength coach. Mike, 

his wife, and three 

children are living in 

Fallon, Nev. 

1984 

Maher El-Safarini majored 

in computer science and 

information systems and is 

now working with Turner – 

Projacs Joint Venture. She 

is married and has one girl 

and three boys. 

Janice M. Williams earned 

her bachelor’s degree in 

1984 and is now the state 

coordinator for the 

Louisiana SADD Program. 

She lives in Alexandria. 

1986 

Mark Stephen Freshley is 

married and has three 

children. He has been 

working in the Vernon 

Parish School System for 

13 years. He has worked 

as a special education 

teacher and most recently 

as an industrial arts 

teacher. He also coaches 

soccer, cross country, and 

track. Mark and his 

family now live in New 

Llano. 

1987 

Sandra Prudhomme Payne 

is married and practices 

law at Rountree Cox 

Guinand Achee. Sandra 

and her husband live in 

Shreveport. 

1988 

Suzanne Fox Knippers 

lives in Benton with her 

husband and two children. 

She is a kindergarten 

teacher at Meadowview 

Elementary. 

David Steinke is married, 

and they have three 

children. He is a partner 

with the CPA firm Steinke 

and Associates, PLLC. 

David lives in Many. 



1989 

Holly Barton lives in Dry 

Prong. She has a degree in 

business administration 

and is employed by the 

Forestry Service as a 

hunting permit volunteer. 

She is married and has two 

children. 

Jay Roy Mount has a 

bachelor’s degree from 

NSU. He is the head 

football coach at Pickering 

High School. He is married 

has one child named. 

Lisa Michiels Stelly 

received her degree in 

accounting in December of 

1989. She is an investment 

representative for Edward 

Jones Investments. She is 

married and lives in Boyce. 

Virginia Stuchlik Cole 

received a degree in early 

childhood education and is 

employed by Grant Parish 

School Board as a 

kindergarten teacher at 

South Grant Elementary. 

Virginia and her husband 

live in Dry Prong. 

1990 

Cindy Wilson Ankrom is a 

teacher at Cy-Falls High 

School. She is married and 

has three children. Cindy 

and her family live in 

Cypress, Texas. 

Terri Steadman Cedars 

received a degree in 

elementary education and 

is employed with the 

Louisiana Technical 

College. She is the 

workforce and industrial 

coordinator. She is married 

and has three children. 

1991 

Brian Lindstrom works for 

the Oakdale Federal 

Penitentiary as a 

correctional officer. He is 

married and has one child. 

Harry Elton Welch is 

married to Kelli Carruth 

Welch (1991). Harry is the 

assistant principal at 

Alexandria Senior High 

School and was inducted 

into the Louisiana College 

Sports Hall of Fame in 

October. Kelli is the 

guidance counselor at 

Alexandria Senior High 

School. They have three 

daughters and live in 

Boyce. 

1992 

Lynda Hernandez Lowery 

is the computer support 

specialist for the Business 

Affairs Office at NSU. She 

has one child, Jennifer 

Michelle, who is also a 

graduate of NSU. Jennifer 

is the manager of Sherwin 

Williams in Sulphur. 

Kanat Ransibrahmanakul 

graduated from the 

Louisiana Scholar’s 

College at NSU. Then he 

attended Louisiana State 

University in New 

Orleans. He is currently 

an Internist for the 

University of California 

Medical Group. He lives in 

Folsom, Calif. 

Lucky Sprowl has a 

bachelor in electronics 

engineering technology, 

electronics technology, 

computer technology and 

general studies from NSU. 

He is now employed with 

Northwestern State 

University. 

William Edward Winter is 

married and live in Silver 

Spring, Md. He is working 

as a physician at the 

Walter Reed Army Medical 

Center. 

1993 

E. Christian Clark 

majored in advertising 

design while at NSU. He is 

the senior designer at 

Second Baptist Church 

and recently moved to 

Houston, Texas. 

Virginia Keasler 

Dierksmeier is currently 

working in the Office of 

Community and Corporate 

Relations at George 

Washington University. 

Virginia lives in South 

Riding, Va., with her 

husband and three 

children. 

John Donald Howell is 

married to Amy White 

Howell (1994), and they 

have one son. He is an 

agent for Allstate 

Insurance in Natchitoches. 

Bryan Wayne Randolph 

works for The Foot 

Institution of Natchitoches 

and Shreveport. He is also 

involved in NSU and 

Natchitoches community 

activities. Bryan is 

married. 

Ashley White Trahan 

works for the Girl Scout 

Council of Central 

Louisiana in Pineville. 

D &oris orothy 

Shell 

Class of 1937 

Doris and Dorothy Shell have seldom been apart since birth. They 

even made similar career decisions, neither one leaving their home 

for long. They also share a fondness for the institution that prepared 

them for their careers. 

In the fall of 1933, the twins from Winnfield began their quest to 

become teachers by enrolling at Louisiana State Normal College. 

Because they wanted to become teachers, their decision to attend the 

Normal College was not a difficult one. 

“We wanted to go to the Normal College because that was the school 

you attended if you wanted to teach, and because it was close to home,” 

Doris Shell recalls. 

The Shell twins had a unique experience in college. They both wanted 

to be home economics teachers, so most of their classes were together. 

They also were roommates during all four years at the Normal College. 

After graduating in 1937 with degrees in home economics, Doris and 

Dorothy Shell went their separate ways, each taking a job in a different 

area of the state. 

Doris was offered a teaching job at Dodson High School, where she 

taught home economics for five years. She then became an extension 

agent for the next 17 years. 

Dorothy Shell’s first teaching job was at Singer High School in 

Beauregard Parish. She taught there for four years before taking a job in 

Homer as an extension agent. 

The Shell sisters enjoyed teaching, but they loved working as home 

economists for the Extension Office. “ We had fun everyday,” Dorothy 

said. “When we worked as extension agents, we did something different 

every day. One day we canned beef and pork, another day we worked 

with fruit trees, and some days we sewed aprons.” 

Both Doris and Dorothy Shell attribute their success in their fields to 

the education and training they received at NSU. In a classroom of only 

30 students, the professor was able to spend more time with each 

student. “We always did interesting experiments in our chemistry class, 

and our professor would always come around and help us and give us 

one-on-one help,” Doris recalls. “So when we became teachers we felt 

very comfortable doing our job.” 

Before retiring, Doris worked for 22 years and Dorothy for 33 years. 

“We loved our jobs,” Doris said. “Back then, women worked as teachers or 

in the home, and we taught the things you do at home like cooking and 

sewing.” 

Ms. Minnie Lee Odom, a home economics professor, taught many of 

their classes at the Normal College, and “our Chemistry professor Mr. 

(A.L.) Ducournau always played tricks on us when we did experiments,” 

Doris said. 

Doris and Dorothy attended all the home football and basketball 

games. “We stayed on campus nearly every weekend. We would go to the 

movie or football game, but we were always back in our dorm by 5:30,” 

Dorothy said. 

The sisters are members of First United Methodist Church in 

Winnfield. And they remained active in the Home Demonstration Club at 

Winn Parish Fair until several years ago. They still attend alumni events 

and enjoy reminiscing about their time in college. 

“We enjoyed our time at college. We have many fond memories and 

still keep in touch with several friends that we made at the Normal 

College,” Doris said. III 



She is married and lives in 

Rosepine. 

1994 

Kimberly Browning Blaine 

majored in business 

administration while at 

NSU. She works for 

Denny’s Restaurant in 

Seattle, Wash. She is 

married. 

1995 

Judy Francis Cooley is a 

scheduler for U.S. 

Representative John 

Cooksey in Washington 

D.C. She and her husband 

live in Alexandria, Va. 

Karen Current is director 

of recruiting at Roadrunner 

Trucking, Inc. She is 

currently living in 

Albuquerque, N.M. 

Scott Joseph Hanegan 

currently works as a 

podiatrist at Foot Clinic of 

Meridian (Miss.). Scott is 

married to Amanda Lord 

Hanegan (1995). Amanda 

is the algebra teacher at 

Northwest Junior High 

School in Meridian. 

Donald W. Horton majored 

in electronics engineering 

technology and computer 

technology while at NSU. 

He is an electronic 

maintenance specialist 

employed by Willamette 

Industries. He lives in 

Robeline and has two 

children. 

Sean F. Huggins was a 

member of the ROTC when 

he attended NSU. He is 

now a captain in the 

United States Army. He is 

married and has four 

children and lives in Fort 

Rucker, S.C. 

Donna Elliott Hunt is an 

LTC Army Nurse with the 

United States Army. She is 

the chief nurse of the 228 th 

Combat Support Hospital. 

She lives in Converse, 

Texas, with her husband 

and two children. 

Eric D. Lancelin graduated 

in general studies and is 

now a credit analyst at 

Pennzoil-Quaker State. He 

lives in Houston, Texas. 

Wendy Ropelewski Lott is 

married to Donald Jason 

Lott (1999), and they have 

one child. They live in 

Natchitoches. Wendy is the 

research assistant for the 

Department of Social 

Sciences at NSU. 

Jerry Mullins graduated 

from NSU in Theatre and 

has gone on to receive his 

Master’s in Fine Arts from 

Virginia Commonwealth 

University. His acting 

career has taken him 

places abroad such as 

Greece, Romania and 

London. Within a year, he 

plans to move to New York 

City to continue pursuing 

his acting career. 

Dian Terr Prestwich has a 

bachelor’s degree in 

elementary education and 

is now working for Dupont 

Elementary School as a 

fourth grade teacher. She 

is married and has one 

son. 

Christopher Shane 

Stephens received his 

bachelor’s degree in 

mathematics in 1995 and 

earned his master’s degree 

in education in 1998. He is 

the technology systems 

planner for Coushatta 

Tribe of Louisiana. He is 

married. 

1996 

Shanda Marie Ables lives 

in Shreveport. She works 

as a Registered Nurse in 

labor and delivery. She is 

employed with Willis 

Knighton-South. 

Secunda Mosley Bey is 

currently working for Kids 

at the Crossroads at the 

Rapeutic Foster Care 

Placing Agency. She is also 

pursuing her master’s 

degree in counseling at 

Texas Southern University. 

She has one daughter who 

is three years old. 

Kristen Hood Harrison 

graduated from NSU with 

a Bachelor of Science in 

Nursing. She is an RN in 

the Neonatal Intensive 

Care Unit at the Women’s 

Hospital of Greensboro. 

She and her husband live 

in Greensboro, N.C. 

Barbara Taylor McHenry 

is the coordinator of 

education and research 

programs at LSUHSC- 

Shreveport, Micro 

Department. She also 

writes articles for Forum 

News, a bi-weekly journal. 

She lives in Belcher with 

her husband, two children 

and six stepchildren. 

Eric Thompson and 

Christy Elston (1999) were 

married in Natchitoches in 

March of this year. They 

are currently living in 

Atlanta, Ga. Eric works as 

a corporate senior 

engineer, and Christy is an 

RN in a neonatal intensive 

care unit. 

1997 

Jamie Harris Cochran is 

living in Alexandria with 

her husband and is an 

athletic t rainer for the 

Christus Louisiana Sports 

Medical Center. 

Stacey L. Michaels is an 

advertising account 

executive with the Times- 

Picayune in New Orleans. 

She lives in New Orleans, 

La. 

Tracy Mitchell lives in 

Gulfport, Miss., and is 

engaged. She is a sales 

manager at the Grand 

Casino. 

Michelle Montgomery 

graduated with a Bachelor 

of Science in Nursing and 

is a staff nurse at Norman 

Regional Hospital in 

Norman, Okla. She is 

married and has one child, 

who is 15 months old. The 

family lives in Oklahoma 

City, Okla. 

Sandie Morton graduated 

in accounting and is an 

accountant for Centex 

Development Company in 

Dallas. She lives in 

Garland, Texas. 

Matthew Mularoni 

graduated in 1997 as a 

business administration 

and military science major. 

He is now the battalion 

tersonnel officer for the 

793d Military Police 

Battalion in Bamberg, 

Germany. 

Jeremy Lloyd Thomas is 

employed by Quinlan 

Independent School 

District as the instructional 

technology 

coordinator. He is also part 

of a Texas grant called 

Technology Integration in 

Education. Jeremy is 

married, and they are 

living in Greenville, Texas. 

Elizabeth Crump Winn is 

employed at Venus Middle 

School in Venus, Texas, as 

the sixth grade reading 

and English teacher. She is 

married to Wess Winn, and 

they have one child. They 

live on Mount Lebanon 

Baptist Camp where they 

are involved in many 

activities and their youth 

group all year round. 

1998 

Jeffrey B. Chavez is 

married to Allison R. 

Chavez (1998). They live in 

North Little Rock, Ark. He 

is the owner and manager 

of Arkansas Outfitters, 

Inc. 

Leslie G. Green graduated 

with a business education 

degree in 1998. She is a 

business teacher at Port 

Allen High School. She 

lives in Abbeville. 

Daniel Hardin is currently 

employed at Northsood 

High School as the special 

education English teacher. 

He lives in Shreveport. 

Bradley L. Jones graduated 

with a Bachelor of 

Science in Nursing. He is a 

graduate student at Texas 

Wesleyan University in the 

graduate program of nurse 

anesthesia. He lives in 

Fort Worth, Texas. 

Ramel Lydia Knapp is the 

current Americorps team 

leader and assistant 

program director for the 

Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis 

Camp. She lives in Little 

Rock, Ark. 

Amy Magladry works for 

Towson Sports Medicine 

and Rehabilitation Clinic. 

She also teaches First Aid 

and CPR for the American 

Red Cross, and covers high 

school athletics as an 

athletic trainer. She lives 

in Hampstead, Md. 

Chuck Weaver lives in 

Dallas, Texas. He has been 

in sales since graduation, 

and is currently an 

account executive for Cap 

Roke Communications in 

Dallas. 

Rachel White graduated in 

broadcast journalism and 

is now the news director at 

KNTS-TV 17. She lives in 

Natchitoches. 

1999 

Andra Ralene Cruse is a 

mathematics teacher at 

Delta High School. She is 

married and has one child. 

The family lives in 

Cummings, Ga. 

Jim Gist is married to 

Megan Gist (1998). They 

recently moved to Paris, 

Texas. Megan will be 

teaching fifth grade 

language arts at Aikin 

Elementary, and Jim will 

be teaching percussion and 

band at North Lamar High 

School. 

Connie Renee Hayes 

currently works as the 

assistant banking center 

manager at Bank One. 

She and her husband live 

in Shreveport. 

Valerie Rohrer Mitchell is 

the secretary for the NSU 

Department of Industrial 

and Engineering Technology. 

She and her husband 

have one daughter. 

Bonita S. Remedies 

graduated from NSU with 

a degree in business 

administration. He now 

lives in Zwolle. 

Leslie Sargent is currently 

a graduate assistant at the 

University of Nebraska at 

Omaha. She is also 

working toward a master’s 

degree in health promotion. 

She lives in Omaha, 

Neb. 

Cynthia Dorris Thames 

received a degree in 

psychology from NSU. She 

now works at Exchange 

Bank in Natchitoches. She 

is married and has one 

daughter. 

2000 

Crystal Nichole Boggs is 

currently employed by 

Vernon Parish School 

Board. She is a fourth 

grade teacher at South 

Polk Elementary. Crystal 

lives in Dry Creek. 

Angie Kathleen Kulaga 

lives in DeRidder. She is a 

music and P.E. teacher at 

Oakdale Elementary 

School. 

Amanda Claire Wardell 

and Pete Wardell are 2000 

graduates. Claire works as 

the ticket manager for 

NSU Athletics. They live 

in Nachitoches. 


In Memory 

’31 Narvis M. Webb 

Natchitoches, Aug. 30, 2000 

’34 Olive Jones Cameron 

Shreveport, July 13, 2000 

’35 Carlie B. Floyd 

Jena, May 18, 2000 

’38 Odessa J. Winn 

Natchitoches, May 24, 2000 

’39 James Denmom 

May 5, 2000 

’40 John Sims Jackson 

Shreveport 

’41 Elizabeth Parrott Hebert 

Baton Rouge, June 12, 2000 

’45 Mamie Louise Johnson Pilkinton 

Bosier City, Aug. 10, 2000 

’45 Freddie W. Rachal 

Natchitoches, May 9, 2000 

’45 Ruth Threatt 

Springhill, May 10, 2000 

’50 Fred Moore 

Lake Charles, July 18, 2000 

’51 Mildred Boone 

Homer, Aug. 4, 2000 

’51 John B. Keaton 


’52 Sidney Morell 

Shreveport, Aug. 5, 2000 

’52 Mae Iruin Parker 

July 3, 1998 

’53 J. P. Johnston 

Bossier City, Aug. 27, 2000 

’57 Bettye Gail Epperson 

Slidell, Dec. 22, 1998 

’61 George Betar Jr. 

Alexandria, Sept. 23, 2000 

’63 Hugh C. Durham III 

Shreveport, Oct. 3, 2000 

’68 Lynn McGuirt McMichael 

Natchitoches, May 2000 

’81 Pamela Sherrie Sanders 


’88 O.G. “Buddy” Bolton, Jr. 

Shreveport, July 29 

Ione McPhearson Bossier 

Converse, Aug. 8, 2000 

Christina Chicola 

Pineville, Jan. 5, 2000 

Myrtle Suggs Greer 

Monroe, July 12, 2000 

Charles Harrington 

Natchitoches, 2000 

Ruth Mulder 

Sun City, Calif. July 21, 2000 

Hazel Bounds Russell 

July 11, 2000 

Russell Paul Seeser 

Tioga, Aug. 10, 2000 

Troy Woodburn 

June 8, 2000 

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fter winning the 2000 Southland Conference regular season title, the Northwestern State Demon soccer team celebrates 

after defeating Southeastern Louisiana, 1-0, to capture the 2000 Southland Conference Tournament title, their second 

tournament championship in four years, to advance to the NCAA Play-In game, which they lost at Montana. The Demons are 

the only team to ever win both the regular season conference title and the conference tournament title in the same season and 

finished the year a perfect 9-0 at home, including a 2-0 record during the conference tournament. Pictured with the Southland 

conference Tournament Championship trophy are (Kneeling, from left to right): Christy McInnis, Kathryn Latiolais, All- 

Tournament selection Tiffany Swingler, Tournament Most Valuable Player Britiany Cargill, All-Tournament selection Shawna 

Bailey, All-Tournament selection Missy Payne, All-Tournament selection Hillarie Marshall and Kim Weber. Second row (from 

l to r): Shannon Tenney, Jennifer Robbins, Assistant Coach Mandy Cromwell, Holly Horn, Tori Carlino, Jill Lowe, Nikki 

Hernandez, Joanne McKee, Kerri Kahanek, Kate Tsakanikas, Tenille Fogel, Monica Lovett, Nina Myllyluoma, Romy Marroquin 

and Carolyn McInnis. Back Row (from l to r): Assistant Coach Tony Shard, Athletic Trainer Micah Nicholson and Head Coach 

Jimmy Mitchell. 

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