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Basketball/Track and Field– Funeral Services set for N-Club Hall of Famer Tommy Mathis
NATCHITOCHES – Tommy Mathis’ athletic career saw him succeed in multiple sports at both the high school and college levels. One, however, always seemed to draw Mathis back to the game – basketball. Mathis, a 1994 inductee in Northwestern State’s N-Club Hall of Fame, died Thursday. A funeral mass is set for 11 a.m. Monday…
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Pierson family honors Joe and Margaret Pierson through NSU scholarship
NATCHITOCHES – The family of Mrs. Margie Pierson marked her birthday by gathering together on April 5 to celebrate her 98 years and to announce a scholarship to support Northwestern State University students. The Pierson family made a $10,000 contribution to the NSU Foundation to establish the Joe and Margaret Pierson Family Scholarship. “We thought…
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NSU Honors the late Jerry Byrd Sr., Lane Luckie and Val Marmillion as Distinguished Communications Professionals
Distinguished Communications Professionals: Northwestern State honored three alumni, the late Jerry Byrd Sr., Lane Luckie and Valsin Marmillion, as 2025 Distinguished Communications Professionals during a lunch and awards program April 4. From left are Marmillion, Jerry Byrd Jr. and Luckie. NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored the late…
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Kathryn Phelps Receives LBA Scholarship
Congratulations to Miss Kathryn Phelps! She is the recipient of the Louisiana Bankers Association’s First-Time College Freshman Scholarship. Kathryn is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School and received a $1,000 scholarship from the LBA. Kathryn will be attending Louisiana State University majoring in marketing in the fall.
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Save the Dates! NSU’s College of Nursing & School of Allied Health will celebrate big milestones in May
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the College of Nursing and the 55th anniversary of the School of Allied Health with receptions in Shreveport and Alexandria in May. A reception for alumni, healthcare, and community partners and friends will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at the Shreveport…
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