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Contact: Christina Chapple
Date: 9/10/02
 
HIGH TECH PRIZE WINNERS -- Southeastern Louisiana University President Randy Moffett congratulates the winners of high tech prizes in Southeastern’s recent “Apply Early!” contest. Students who applied for admission to Southeastern by March 1, 2002 were eligible to win prizes – graphing calculators, $100 bookstore gift certificates, palm pilots and a laptop computer -- donated by Follet College Bookstore. Winners were announced at the university’s annual Freshman Hey-Day celebration on Thursday, September 5. From left, front, are Alyse Caliva, River Ridge; Kristi Grace, Plaquemine; Andrea Dunigan, Franklinton; Corey Flentcher, Holden; Melvin Stewart, Amite; back, Stephen Soutullo, director of Academic Services; Molly Menke, Baton Rouge; Lori Martin, Denham Springs; Celest Daigle, Baton Rouge; Moffett; Bret Hoover, Loranger; Follett College Bookstore Director Becky Clements.
SLU STUDENTS WIN HIGH TECH PRIZES IN “APPLY EARLY” CONTEST

      HAMMOND -- The early bird gets the worm. That old adage discouraging procrastination has special meaning for 26 new students at Southeastern Louisiana University.
      The students are winners in Southeastern’s annual “Apply Early!” admissions incentive contest. They were randomly selected from among 816 of their peers who applied early -- before March 1, 2002 -- for admission to Southeastern for the fall 2002 semester.
      The “worms” the students snagged are high tech prizes – a laptop computer, palm pilots, graphing calculators and $100 gift certificates  – donated by Southeastern’s Follet College Bookstore. 
      Winners were announced at the university’s annual Freshman Hey-Day celebration at the War Memorial Student Union on Thursday, September 5.
      Corey Fletcher of Holden won the laptop computer, while Palm Pilots went to Kelly Patrick of Madisonville, and Celest Daigle, Stephanie Kocher and Molly Menke, all of Baton Rouge.
      Gift certificate winners were Mary Causey and Andrea McGee, Hammond; Melvin Stewart, Amite; Andrea Dunigan, Franklinton; Megan Thomas, Angie, Lori Martin and Joshua Lacroix, Denham Springs; Amanda Bourquard, Chalmette; Kristi Grace, Plaquemine; and Joseph Benton, Oakland, Calif.
      Winners of graphing calculators were Bret Hoover, Loranger; Marc Muscarello, Amite; Dena Runyon and Josh Byers, Covington; Steven Fisk, Slidell; Mathew Baccari and Sabrina Hawkins, Baton Rouge; Alyse Caliva, River Ridge; Cornell Watkins, LaPlace; and Jessica Soto, Metairie.

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