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McNeese State University

API supports MSU Foundation: The Southwest Louisiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute recently donated $75,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the American Petroleum Institute Endowed Scholarship for students. Butch Ferdinandsen, center, president-elect for the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors, accepts the donation from SWLA Chapter of API board members, from left, A.J. Vincent, James Nugent, Pat Hay and Todd Hine.

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For Sowela Foundation: Sowela Chancellor Dr. Neil Aspinwall and Sowela Foundation board members Martin Guillory and Bill Hankins accept a donation on behalf of the Sowela Foundation of $123,000 for the Workforce Training Scholarship Program which is made possible through the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana and Sasol. The presentation was made by the president of the Community Foundation of the Southwest Louisiana, Sara Judson, and Sasol Vice President of Operations: West Plant Michael Kane.

McNeese State University

Westlake Chemical supports MSU: Westlake Chemical presents a $20,000 donation to McNeese State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science through the Mc-Neese Foundation for the engineering student study center. On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Mitchell Adrian, McNeese provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management, Wayne Ahrens, Westlake Chemical vice president, Operations Region 1, Curtis Brescher, Westlake Chemical plant manager, North and South Plants, McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel, and Joe Andrepont, Westlake Chemical principal, community and governmental affairs.

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Entergy supports city of Lake Charles: Anthony “Chip” Arnould, senior region manager, Entergy Louisiana presents Mayor Nicholas E. Hunter with a check for $15,000 on behalf of Entergy in support of several of the city’s community events. Programs such as Downtown at Sundown, Red White Blue & You, and the Light up the Lake Christmas Celebration rely strictly on corporate sponsorships such as Entergy’s. This year’s check included an additional $5,000 for sponsorship of the Louisiana Municipal Association annual convention hosted in Lake Charles. Joining Arnould and Hunter is Denise Fasske with the city of Lake Charles.

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For DeWanna’s Community Closet: Christus Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana Foundation’s Executive Director of Development Kay C. Barnett, CFRE, right; and Children’s Miracle Network Director Cara Wyland, left, present a donation in the amount of $8,000 to DeWanna’s Community Closet, to assist in providing basic essentials to Calcasieu Parish students in need. DeWanna’s Community Closet provides needed resources like school uniforms, belts, jackets, underclothes, socks, shoes, backpacks and school supplies free of charge to all Parish educators to make available to students in need. DeWanna Tarver is founder of DeWanna’s Community Closet.

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For Sowela Foundation: Sowela Chancellor Dr. Neil Aspinwall and Sowela Foundation board members Martin Guillory and Bill Hankins accept a donation on behalf of the Sowela Foundation of $10,000 for the Sasol/Curt Eysink Endowed Scholarship from Sasol Vice President of Operations:West Plant Michael Kane.