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Nicholls State University Alumni Federation Spring 2012
ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Dr. David Boudreaux DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS Debbie Raziano (BA ’74)
Photo by Matthew Noel
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS Jessica Harvey (BA ’06)
10 Dispensing hope
In El Salvadoran villages, where gangs and poverty are pervasive, two Nicholls nursing graduates use their Christian faith and health care experience to minister to at-risk youths.
12 A 32-year-old CEO? Don’t be fooled. Former Colonel quarterback Cooper Collins is young and laid back, but he’s also helped grow Pernix Therapeutics into a multimillion-dollar pharmaceutical company.
Departments 3 Colonel Chatter 17 Alumni Federation News In your words; Remember when? Well-seasoned fun; The Colonel through 4 Around Campus the years; Growing up with Nicholls; The 20 things you might not know about Larry best of the best Howell; Grand Isle preservation and pride; 20 Colonel Notes Virtual classes catch on; Can by can Alumni updates; Teacher champions 7 Then & Now tech tutoring; Defying expectations; In Foundry flashback memoriam 8 The Red Zone 23 In the Colonel Spirit Polishing the baseball diamond; Athletics Cameras, combat and cowboy boots hits airwaves; Calling for nominations; Upcoming upgrades
SPRING 2012
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Renee Piper
EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR Stephanie Detillier (BA ’06)
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR ALUMNI AFFAIRS Elizabeth Iver
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ART DIRECTOR Jerad David (BA ’00) PHOTOGRAPHER Misty Leigh McElroy (BA ’03) WRITERS Jamie Bustos Lee Daigle (BA ’06) Dr. Al Delahaye Graham Harvey Jessica Harvey (BA ’06) Renee Piper Clyde Verdin Jr. (BA ’08) Mike Wagenheim
2011–12 ALUMNI FEDERATION OFFICERS President — Stella Lasseigne (BA ’67, MEd ’80) President-Elect — Stephen Peltier (BS ’75) Vice President — Eddie Hebert (AS ’71, BSN ’92) Secretary — Gayle Tauzin (BS ’73) Treasurer — Tommy Eschete (BA ’80) Past President — Glenn Chance Jr. (BS ’90, MBA ’95)
2011–12 BOARD MEMBERS Charles Bourg (BA ’93), Monique Crochet (BS ’98, MEd ’00), Luke Ford (BA ’63, MEd ’69), Susan Gilbert (AS ’76, BS ’79, MEd ’88), Philip “Trey” Greco (BA ’95), Lynn Guidry (BS ’70), Herbie Kimble (BS ’75), Richie Naquin (BS ’93) and Paula Rome (BS ’02)
CONTACT INFORMATION The Colonel is published twice each year by the Nicholls State University Alumni Federation. Send comments and address corrections to: Office of Alumni Affairs Nicholls State University P.O. Box 2158 Thibodaux, LA 70310 Phone: 985-448-4111 Email: alumniaffairs@nicholls.edu Web: nichollsalumni.org Social media: facebook.com/nicholls.alumni.federation