�Ӱɴ�ý Foundation Archives - �Ӱɴ�ý News

�Ӱɴ�ý Bayou Region Incubator Supported by DESRI

Payton Suire — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:19:52 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – The Bayou Region Incubator received $3,500 in support from D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, LLC, a leading energy company that develops, owns and operates utility-scale solar, wind and battery storage projects throughout the United States. With this donation, DESRI is sponsoring a QuickBooks training portal that includes lifetime access for the BRI and […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Set to Host 75th Anniversary Gala Fundraising Event

Payton Suire — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:09:42 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý is set to host a 75th Anniversary Gala & Awards for Excellence on March 2, 2024, in the �Ӱɴ�ý Cotillion Ballroom starting at 6 p.m., with proceeds benefiting the university’s general scholarship fund. This black-tie-preferred event will feature a patron social pre-event at 5:30 p.m., and then, a cocktail […]

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Hugh John Plaisance Excellence Award Endowed to Benefit �Ӱɴ�ý Student Media Members

Payton Suire — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 21:36:26 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – Friends and classmates of Hugh John Plaisance initiated the creation of a scholarship, The Hugh John Plaisance Excellence Award, to honor his memory, which compelled the Mary and Al Danos Family Foundation to donate $25,000 to �Ӱɴ�ý Foundation to endow the fund. Hugh, a Golden Meadow native and resident of […]

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Dr. Raymond Folse Endowed Scholarship to Honor Wife Marlene LaBarre Folse & Benefit �Ӱɴ�ý Math Education Students

Payton Suire — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:30:25 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – Dr. Raymond Folse and the family of �Ӱɴ�ý alumna Marlene LaBarre Folse contributed $20,000 to create an endowed scholarship in her name to benefit �Ӱɴ�ý students in math education. To qualify for the Marlene LaBarre Folse Memorial Endowed Scholarship, the recipient must be a junior math education major enrolled full-time at �Ӱɴ�ý State […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Athletics Announces Construction of Henry J. Lafont, Sr. Fieldhouse

Payton Suire — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:13:04 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý Athletics announced the construction of its Henry J. Lafont, Sr. Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at a ceremony on the Ray E. Didier Baseball Field. The creation of the fieldhouse was made possible through a $1 million donation from Kim and Henry Lafont Jr., with $500,000 going towards the […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý to Honor its 60th Anniversary of Integration

Payton Suire — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:18:30 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý is set to host a dedication ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, to commemorate its 60th anniversary of integration. The event is set to take place at 3 p.m. on the front lawn of Picciola Hall. In September of 1963, 21 Black students boldly integrated �Ӱɴ�ý campus, which had been segregated […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Names Nursing Facilities in Honor of Donepudi Family $1.1M Home Donation

Payton Suire — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:34:29 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – Dr. Sarat K. Donepudi’s $1.1 million home located in Twelve Cedars Crossing was donated to �Ӱɴ�ý on Thursday, May 11, 2023. To honor the family’s support, �Ӱɴ�ý will name two facilities in its College of Nursing after the Donepudis. In Betsy Cheramie-Ayo Hall, the auditorium on the first floor will […]

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Bourgeois Family Endows Record 6th Scholarship to Benefit Bridge to Independence Students

Payton Suire — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:05:15 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Michael C. and Christine P. Bourgeois are establishing a $15,000 endowed scholarship in the �Ӱɴ�ý Foundation for the benefit of full-time students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, if the opportunity exists, within the Bridge to Independence Program at �Ӱɴ�ý. “The scholarship created by Mr. and Mrs. Bourgeois is a generous gift […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Receives $10K Entergy Donation to Continue Tour Tuesday Partnership

Payton Suire — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:51:39 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Thanks to a contribution from Entergy Louisiana, �Ӱɴ�ý is able to continue its Tour Tuesday initiative, a program that focuses on bringing underrepresented students to campus for tours. Tour Tuesday gives students a chance to see what a higher education can offer and provide. �Ӱɴ�ý works with area high school guidance counselors […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Give-N-Day Set for Fourth Year

Jacob Batte — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:19:03 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The �Ӱɴ�ý Foundation will host the fourth annual 24-hour fundraising event, Give-N-Day, on Tuesday, March 2. During the event, donors can give directly to student organizations, academic departments, athletics or to the �Ӱɴ�ý Foundation through the event’s website. Gifts can be as little as $10 or as much as you want, and […]

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