Louisiana Tech’s School of Art has received a scholastic gift from a retired Tech professor and supporter of the university. Dr. Reba K. Neel created the Lenora McDonald Neel and Oliver Fulton Neel School of Art Endowed Scholarship. The $100,000 scholarship is in memory of Neel’s parents and is to help art undergraduate students with [more]
Dr. James Dickson, the Frank Merritt Professor of Forestry and wildlife habitat management coordinator for Louisiana Tech University’s College of Applied and Natural Sciences, has been selected by Louisiana Life magazine as one of eight 2012 Louisianans of the Year. The eight members of the Class of 2012 were selected from a statewide pool of candidates [more]
Two upcoming exhibitions – one featuring letterpress and the other photography – will open next month at Louisiana Tech’s School of Art galleries. Jim Sherraden will display work from “Hatch Show Print – American Letterpress Since 1879,” and Susan Mullally will show “What I Keep, Portraits and Choice” from Feb. 7 to March 20 at [more]
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, a premier company in the United States, will return to Louisiana Tech on Thursday, Feb. 9. With influences from Africa, the Americas and the Middle East blended into their performance, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana features Spanish dance, solos, duets and company dances. “This Spanish dance company was a major hit for [more]
Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science announces the selection of its 2012 Distinguished Alumni. The honorees are selected annually from each program or discipline within the College for their professional accomplishments in engineering and science as well as serving as outstanding ambassadors for Louisiana Tech University. The 2012 program award recipients are: George [more]
A Louisiana Tech assistant professor and his student will have their work published in upcoming art magazines. Frank Hamrick, who teaches art, will have his photograph, “Dial,” published in Creative Quarterly Magazinethis winter. The photograph was one Hamrick included in his exhibition this past fall at the Enterprise Center. Ciara Futch, a sophomore photography major from [more]
Dr. Sumeet Dua, the Upchurch Endowed Professor of Computer Science and coordinator of information technology research at Louisiana Tech University, has co-edited a new book on computational modeling methods that can help ophthalmologists develop innovative computer systems to provide critical support and better care options for patients. According to Dua, the speed at which data on [more]
The Robert. C. Snyder Professor of English at Louisiana Tech has contributed a book chapter to “Lewis Nordan: Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope,” published by the University of Alabama Press and available on Amazon. Dr. Robert Rudnicki’s essay, “Eulogizing Space: Eudora Welty’s ‘Still Moments’ and Gaston Bachelard’s ‘Dream Geometry’ in Lewis Nordan’s Fiction,” discusses the usefulness [more]
Louisiana Tech’s department of music will host the fourth annual scholarship fundraiser event, a “Winter Wonderland” concert Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Trinity United Methodist Church, located at 1000 Woodward Ave. The event will include performances by music faculty and students, a magic show by award-winning magician Tim Pardue, a silent auction and refreshments. Starting at [more]
The 10th Annual Martin Luther King Day Noon Ecumenical Observance will be held Monday, Jan. 16 at noon in the Ruston Civic Center. Dr. Walter Kimbrough, president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, will be the keynote speaker. Kimbrough will address this year’s theme, “Pursuit of the Dream through Service.” The event is sponsored [more]
