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    Date: 1/22/97
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple  146

61 SLU STUDENTS  NAMED TO WHO'S WHO
     HAMMOND -- The 1997 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges" will include the names of 61 Southeastern Louisiana University
students who have been selected as national outstanding campus leaders.
     Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory have included the
names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to the community,
leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.
     They join an elite group of students from more than 1,900 institutions of higher learning
in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations.
     Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first
published in 1934.
     Southeastern students named are:
     Hammond -- Bridget R. Monistere, Kenneth E. Morgan, Bobby Shawn Rogers, Denise
Vancikova.
     Ponchatoula -- Stacey L. Cockerham, Richelle Votaw.
     Amite -- Kevin J. Brown.
     Kentwood -- Erika C. McGuire.
     Walker -- Kimberly P. Albin, Jennifer R. Bush, Ashley D. Font.
     Holden -- Joseph S. Recile, Carlos N. Williams.
     Denham Springs -- Melissa A. Ashley, Rebecca E. May.
     Covington -- Paula K. Celestine, Lisa E. Martin, Jane P. Nakamura. 
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SLU WHO'S WHO -- Add One
     Mandeville -- Shane P. Gleason, Dabney R. Strubble, Alison R. Thompson.
     Lacombe -- Shalena Ortiz, Patrick J. Woods.
     Slidell -- Chris S. Corkern, Kay Elizabeth Kearney, Tara L. Nunez.
     Franklinton -- Lana Martin.
     Bogalusa -- Jerry Hill, Reginald D. Span, Thomas M. Stephens.
     Baton Rouge -- Mathew J. Blalock, Stacey N. Bozeman, Madalyn Cothren, Courtney L.
Couvillion, Lawrence W. Lapeyrolerie, Steven A. McCune, Heather R. Ryan, Lizette D.
Louviere, Shae L. Woodward.
     Gonzales -- Shea L. Faucheux.
     Clinton -- James M. Cook.
     Paradis -- Kristin M. Candies.
     New Orleans -- Jennifer J. Goodbee.
     Metairie --  Angela A. Allo, Edwin J. Bergeron Jr., Lane M. Director, Lindsay A.
Sandridge.
     Chalmette -- Fara L. DuheMichelle E. Moity.
     Norco -- Tia M. Giglio, Courtney B. Parne.
     Harvey -- Lisa P. Ditta.
     Belle Chasse -- Jared T. Stroderd.
     Violet -- Jane Chantel Pilet. 
     Montegut -- Leah M. Falgout.
     Houston, Texas --Enitsha L. Allen.
     San Antonio, Texas -- Darci E. Starr.
     Rockledge, Fla. -- Mary K. Balthaser.
     Maywood, Ill. -- Shemon S. Coleman.
     Kirklin, Ind. --  Emily A. Hawley. 
     Kingston, Jamaica -- Nadia M. Lamb.
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