McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Biggest band ever at MSU... . McNeese State University has a band to be extremely proud of this year. The MSU Cowboy Band has more playing members this year than in any previous year. ‘Almost every section has doubled,” said Band Director Dennis Hopkins about his group of 207. There are 120 freshmen and transfer students. Mr. Hopkins said that the band has received members from almost every school the Cowboys played last year. New members have come from West Texas State, Sam Houston State, the University of Houston, the University of Arkansas, Pan American, Corpus Christi, Northeast and Northwest Louisiana Universities. Bobby Fayard was so impressed with the Cowboy Band in their halftime performance at the Independence Bow! that he left Southern Miss. to play with McNeese this year. Among the new members are a few professional musicians, one who has played with the Contemporary gospel group “Truth,” and another who is a graduate of Princeton University now working on aaa 7 his master’s. Dennis Hopkins Freshman Mike Junkroski said that he had worked some with the PIMGSe MSU band last year and he could feel things starting to build almost like a rebirth. “From the first rehearsal this year | could tell that this is sy an organization | definitely want to be a part of and | know everyone os else in the band feels the same way,” Junkroski said. Senior band member Mark Broussard said, “Usually when you want to increase the size of a band as much as it has increased this year the standards are lowered, but because of the recruiting efforts of Mr. Hopkins every single person in the band is more than able to carry his load.” At the beginning of rehearsals the group agreed that they would have to make many compromises because of their large number. The Cowboy band members also agreed to make the necessary sacrifices to make their band the best in the country. With a glorious attitude of pride, the MSU Cowboy band will really be something to Kevin Johnson see and hear Drum Major : Percussion Shannon Badeaux David Brady Keith Bruce Donald Ray Ceasar Steve Cousin Scott Cousin Scott Dyer Brent Fetzer Judith Gauthier Thomas Guillot Ellen Issac Jeffrey Jenkins Mike Junkroski Nelson LeDoux Andrea LeJeune Taylor Mayes Dwayne McCoy Susie McMillan Kevin Newton Shawn Quinn Stephanie Richardson Gina Rodgers Jeffrey Smith Leslie Sowell Paddi Tidwell ee 4 2 mM nm AU Trombone Katie Batchelor Madeline Bordelon Larry Brown Timothy Burge Roger Cornwell Bill Daigle Jolene Dupnick Richard Gonzales Ricky Gonzalez John Goode Leigh Hausey Van Landry Dan Morgan Darryl! Phillips Drew Ryder Ronny Seiford Joe Silva Barbara Weaver 310° Organiza Photos by Greg English

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4CHEESE HALL A ae : Sigh om aa ao ele 2 nae ae Members and pledges: L to r, front row: Rosemary Castillo, lynn McCarty, Carla C. Prejean, Joyce Fontenot, Mary Seeley. Second row: Cheri White, Hwei-Na Fong, Vicki M. Monsour, Ann Taylor, Marion Robertson, Laura Calloway, Jeanette G. King. Third row: Lisa Holloway, Sally Hebert, Karen Bachelor, Molly Ellis, Carol Yarbrough, Karen Peet. Fourth row: Tracy King, Carol Airhart. Not pictured: Beverly Harlan. Se 3 Sigma Alpha lota is an honorary international music fraternity designed to create the highest standard of professional ethics and culture among women students in music schools. On the national level, the fraternity is well-known for its service to music, sponsoring such projects as the Inter-American Music Awards, The Braille Music Transcription Program, the International Music Fund, Sigma Alpha lota Founda- tion, and Music Therapy Fellowships. The McNeese Beta Chi Chapter sponsors a luncheon for Messiah soloists, sells coffee at the rehear- sals and music festivals, observes Incorporation Day, and presents monthly musicals. = ; Se 4 a : ncaa Officers: L to r: Jeanette G. King, Chaplain; Mary Seeley, Treasurer; Laura Calloway, President; Carla C. Prejean, Vice-President; Joyce Fontenot, Recording Secretary; Marion Robertson, Corresponding Secretary; Carol Yarbrough, Sgt.-at-Arms.

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