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    Date: 5/9/97
      Contact:                           Carol Dotson   22

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STUDENTS AND FACULTY HONORED AT SLU ARTS & SCIENCES CONVOCATION
     HAMMOND -- Students and faculty were honored at Southeastern Louisiana University's
Annual Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation on May 1.
     Karen Lewis of Livingston and Kellie Folks of Hammond shared the Dean's Award, the top
honor given by the College of Arts and Sciences. 
     Two professors also received awards.  Dr. Richard Louth of the English department received
the Distinguished Professorship in Humanities and Dr. Louise Bostick of the Industrial Technology
department received the Bell South Distinguished Professor Award.
     Three students received multiple awards.  Ashley Booth of Hammond was one of the
recipients of the Kenneth Dyson Memorial Biology Award and the Outstanding Chemistry Senior
award. 
     Jason Calmes received two Mathematics awards, the Frank Michelli Scholarship and the
Margo Davis Award. 
     Richard White Jr. was presented the Walter L. Drott Scholarship and the Francis C. St. Blanc
Memorial Scholarship from the Department of Industrial Technology.
Other students honored at the convocation were:
     Kenneth Dyson Memorial Biology Award - Jerry Thomas of Bogalousa and Jeanne Gasquet
of Buras.
     Outstanding Biology Senior- Susanna Harju of Hammond and Rebecca Sherman of Amite.
     Outstanding Communication Senior - Andrea Whalen of Tampa, Fla.
     

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Arts & Sciences Honors '97/ADD ONE
     
     Outstanding Computer Science Senior- Jimmie Craft of Denham Springs.
     D. Vickers Award for Creative Writing - Christopher Tusa of Hammond.
     Excellence in Liberal Arts Studies - Joy Grippo of Ponchatoula.
     Excellence in English - Jeri Pittman of Holden.
     Excellence in Honors English- Jennifer Bush of Walker.
     Most Outstanding Student in Spanish- Mitchell Pousson of Tickfaw and Christie Mikolajchak
of Cypress, Texas.
     Most Outstanding Student in French - Tia Giglio of Norco.
     Outstanding Senior in General Studies - Linda Ross of Hammond.
     Harold Leu Award for the Outstanding Graduate in Government- Sharyn Pulling of
Ponchatoula.
     Martina Buck Award for the Outstanding Graduate in History - Michael Richardson, Amite.
     Turner Industries Scholarship- Nickee Allison of Prarieville.
     Thomas Utsey Jr. Memorial Scholarship- Sherri Fisher of Ponchatoula.
     Mark Dugopolski Sophomore Award -Erin Grau of New Orleans.
     Kenneth Holder Award- Wendy Foster of Holden.
     James Wilcox Award for Outstanding Senior in Music- Fara Duhe of Chalmette.
     Ralph R. Pottle Honor Scholarship- Meredith Camille Downey of Hammond.
     Outstanding Senior in Psychology - Kelly L. Bishop of Metairie.
     Outstanding Senior in Social Work- Melissa McLeod of Natalbany.
     Outstanding Senior in Criminal Justice- Lindy Lousteau of Destrehan.
     Outstanding Senior in Sociology- Amanda Monjure of Metairie.
     Outstanding Graduate in Visual Arts - April Hammock of Slidell.
     Honors in Cultural Resource Management- Ann Durel of Mandeville.

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