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Honors College

students named

Twenty-eight students have been selected for the McNeese State University Honors College for the 2018-2019 academic year, according to Scott Goins, honors college director.

Founded in 2000, the McNeese Honors College is designed to attract students with strong academic records who desire an alternative course of instruction at the college level, said Goins.

The Honors College provides scholarships that cover tuition and fees, a housing stipend, a meal plan and an allowance for books, as well as providing many educational opportunities.

Criteria for admission includes an excellent high school record with a minimum GPA of 3.4; a composite score of 27 or higher on the ACT or a combined reading and math score of 1210 on the SAT; a written essay and an interview with the Honors College Admissions Committee; three letters of recommendation; and acceptance by McNeese for enrollment in the fall 2018 semester.

The Honors College students: Shelby Powell, DeRidder; Katie Mhire, Grand Chenier; Benjamin Martin, Jackson Person and Richard Robicheaux, Jennings; Claire Adams, Alexis Bauer, Sarah Coker, Kaylee Cormier, Jake Fontenot, Katelyn Foreman, Barbara Joy Fuqua, Patrick Juneau II, William Kemink, Toby Newell, Victoria O’Quinn and Maggie Rowland, Lake Charles; Gordan Brant Boone, Leesville; Michaela Carroll and Cullen Johnson, Pitkin; Abigail Fruge, Brianda Rubi Gill and Joseph Terro, Sulphur; Madison Novak, Hamshire, Texas; Kaylee Kaufman, Orange, Texas; Alayis Seneca, The Woodlands, Texas; Cederic Demoulin, Salzburg, Austria; and Ghalib Siaka, Lagos, Nigeria.

Engineering students,

professor honored

Several McNeese State University students and a faculty member were recognized by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the 2018 Engineering Banquet.

Engineering students receiving awards: Jennifer Doucet, Grand Coteau, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Award recognizing a mechanical engineering junior for academic and professional excellence; Erin Bryson, Lake Charles, Association for Computing Machinery Award for academic excellence and student leadership; Huanrong (Faye) Ouyang, China, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award given to a chemical engineering student with the highest GPA; Saurabh Basnet, Nepal, the Fugro South Award given to a civil engineering student who has excelled in geotechnical studies; Mason Knighton, Lake Charles, American Society of Civil Engineers Award given to a civil engineering student for outstanding achievement and commitment to the ASCE student chapter; and Brandon Lewis, Lake Charles, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Award recognizing a senior electrical engineering student for exceptional student leadership and academic excellence.

Zhuang Li, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was named the 2018 recipient of the O.C. Karkalits Faculty Excellence Award sponsored by the McNeese Industrial Advisory Board. This award — named in honor of the late O.C. Karkalits who served 34 years as the college’s first dean — is given to a faculty member from the College of Engineering and Computer Science who has demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship or service, positively impacted students, colleagues and the McNeese community, and has contributed to the goals and mission of the college. The IAB includes representatives from area local industries that provide support and assistance to the college.

LSMSA students

perform in recital

NATCHITOCHES — Juniors Camren Hohn and Brynlee Daigle, both of Iowa, La., were among students who presented a mixture of vocal and instrumental performances during a student recital at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.

Hohn, a tenor, sang “Noche Serena” while Daigle, a soprano, sang “Journey to the Past.”

Lee, Buteaux

recognized

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Katherine G. Lee of Leesville and Thomas J. Buteau of Westlake have been named to the Scholastic Honor Roll for the winter term at Oregon State University.

To be included on the list, a student must earn a 3.5 gradepoint average or higher, carrying at least 12 graded hours of course work.

Both Lee and Buteau earned straight-A averages.

Lee is a junior studying anthropology and Buteau is post-baccalaureate studying computer science.

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