LSU Alumni Association News
Heard Scholarship Established in DeSoto The newly established Virginia Heard and Bruce Jensen Desoto Parish Leadership Scholarship was announced on July 14 at the chapter’s annual banquet, held at Cypress Bend in conjunction with the Dr. Don Taylor Golf Classic.
Herman Lawson and Virginia Heard Jensen.
John Russell, Robin Bagley, Jeff Garsee, and Amy Garsee.
Fred Binnnig and Donnie Dufour.
More than 200 LSU faithful and friends of the Jensen family were on hand as former chapter president Herman Lawson presented a plaque of recognition to Virginia Jensen in honor of her late husband, Bruce, and her contributions to LSU and the DeSoto Parish community. The Jensens’ three daughters are LSU graduates, as was Virginia’s brother, 1940s football great Holley Heard. Virginia, a native of Haynesville, La., holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from LSU. Bruce also earned a bachelor’s degree from LSU and retired from the U.S. Coast Guard at the rank of commander. Featured speaker for the evening was LSU baseball legend, Todd Walker. Donnie Dufour was named DeSoto Parish Alumnus of the Year, with the award being presented by the 2011 Alumnus of the Year Fred Binning. The 2012 Purple and Gold Award was awarded to Steve and Melody Jones in honor of the couple’s unwavering dedication and endless help which the two have afforded to the chapter over the years. New chapter officers installed at the banquet were Jeff Garsee, president;
Robin Bagley, vice president; John Russell, secretary-treasurer; and Amy Garsee, social chair. New members of the board of directors are Dudley Glenn, Tommy Craig, Dave Means, Walter Dorroh, John Russell, Gil Rew, and Donnie Dufour. The Taylor Golf Classic raised nearly $55,000 for the chapter’s scholarship, which awards recipient LSU students $1,000 a year. This year’s event featured ten teams in the July 13 early bird and forty-eight in two flights in the morning and the afternoon. The tournament was preceded by a “burger bash” on Friday night with food catered and donated by Billy Bennett of Billy B’s Restaurant in Mansfield, La. James Pendley, of Shreveport, La., provided piano entertainment at the Saturday afternoon reception hosted by Tommy and Loretta Woodward. Before the banquet, golfers competed in a Long Ball Shoot-Out, an exciting chance to win $250,000, which was sponsored by Dave Means, III, and Roseneath Plantation. Taking first in the Saturday morning championship flight was the Edward Jones Team; second, Community Bank Team; and third, Therateam. Saturday afternoon championship winners were Argent Team, first; McDonald, Mijalis, Montelepre and Smith Team; Dr. Greg Bryan Team, second; and Dayton DeSoto Team, third.
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18 LSU Alumni Magazine | Fall 2012