Spring 2015, Volume 91, Number 5

LSU Alumni Association News

Oliver Mack, one of the first African Americans to enroll at LSU in the 1960s, second from left, and Todd Schexnayder, chapter treasurer, present the chapter’s donation toward its first scholarship to Jason Ramezan, left, vice president of the LSU Alumni Association, and B.J. Bellow, assistant director of chapters.

Chapter Events

From left, A.P. Tureaud, Sr. Black Alumni Chapter Treasurer Todd Schexnayder, Vice Provost for Diversity Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., 2014 LSU Legends Mary Evelyn Baszile and Gideon T. Carter III, A.P. Tureaud, Jr., Chapter President Rachel L. Emanuel, and Provost Stuart Bell.

Panelists, from left, Derrius Montgomery, Stand for Children Louisiana; Andrea Thomas-Reynolds, Pearson North America; Roland Mitchell and Kenneth Fasching-Varner, College of Human Sciences & Education; Herman Brister, Sr., East Baton Rouge Parish Schools; and attorney Gideon Carter III. Not pictured is Ron Johnson, East Baton Rouge Parish Schools.

LSU Legends – The A.P. Tureaud, Sr. Black Alumni Chapter honored two distinguished alumni during Homecoming weekend at its Sixth Annual LSU Legends Forum Reception. Recognized were retired University administrator Mary Evelyn Baszile and attorney Gideon T. Carter III, president of the chapter. The event, hosted by the chapter and the College From left, Renee Boutee Myer, College of Human of Human Sciences & Education, took Sciences & Education; Social Chair Bridgett Brister place Oct. 24 in Peabody Hall. This and Special Events Chair Shaun Mena, who served as forum co-chairs. year’s discussion topic was “Education Reform in Louisiana: Progress or Regress.” The chapter announced the establishment of its first scholarship in the LSU Alumni Association with a donation of $12,000 toward a $20,000 endowment. The scholarship is named in honor of the African-American students whose enrollment in 1964 desegregated the LSU undergraduate program. The forum was sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana. To find a chapter in your area, visit lsualumni.org/chapters.

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Spring 2015, Volume 91, Number 5

Published on Mar 3, 2015

LSU Alumni Association

In “Picture LSU,” University photographer Jim Zietz shares photos of people and places on campus that have become iconic in part because of the images he created of them over the last four decades. A few dozen of Jim’s thousands of images – and writer Brenda Macon – tell some of the stories he collected over the years – and it’s sure to bring back memories. Ogden Honors College students write an Honors Thesis in the senior year – an academic achievement in its own right. Do Honors College alumni get to use that undergraduate research in their postgraduate careers? The answer is often a resounding yes! Writer Liz Billett catches up with two alums whose Honors College work is having a major impact on their careers. In the late 1950s, the Robinson family – Dub, Tommy, and Johnny – was LSU tennis. With the completion of the new W.T. (Dub) Robinson Stadium on the horizon, Bud Johnson pays tribute to Coach Dub Robinson and talks to family members who made their mark on LSU. Find out what’