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

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Diverse interests f one word could be used to describe the College of Liberal Arts, it would be “diversity.’’ According to Dr. Millard Jones, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, this college provides ‘‘17 undergraduate and four graduate programs,’’ ranging from theatre to criminal justice. Dr. Jones holds that its pur- pose is to “‘provide intellectual and cultural leadership to the community.”’ According to Dr. Jones, the College strives to teach “basic skills’’ and ‘‘sophisticated techniques of analysis and expression, from curricula preparing students for specialized vocations to programs that focus on general patterns of human experience and expres- sion. FACULTY: Department of Communication and Theatre: Dr. Charles V. Roberts, (head); Dr. Leonard Barchak, Dr. Peter Dart, William Dickerson, Dr. Susuan Kelso, Dan Plato, Dr. Maurice Pullig, David Rigney and Dr. Larry Vinson. Department of History: Dr. Daniel Sutherland, (head); Dr. Carolyn Delatte, Dr. Michael Enright, Dr. Thomas Fox, Dr. Ilda Pope and Dr. Thomas Watson. Department of Languages: Dr. Joseph Cash, (head); Hugh S. Brown, Dr. Maria T. Bustillo, Robert O. Butler, Dr. Clifford Byrne, Robert Cooper, Dr. David Eakin, Dr. Louis Galford, Dr. Elizabeth Hait, Dr. Kim Bowman, Dr. Russel E, Marshall, Dr. Monique Nagem, Curtis S. Nelson, Dr. Stella Nesanovich, Dr. Richey Novak, Sigrid Novak-Scholtz, Dr. Judy Savoie, Dr. Cheryl Ware, Dr. Carol Wood and Dr. John Wood. Department of Music: Dr. Fred G. Sahlmann, head; Barbara Belew, Ronald Bumby, Patricia Bulber, Richard Condit, Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Dr. Michael Ewald, Susan Gaston, Keith Gates, Dr. William Groves, Melissa Johnson, Larry Lang, Dr. Terrence Mahady, Michele Martin, James McLeland, William Rose and Robert Tucker. Department of Social Sciences: Dr. John R. Vile, (head); Dr. Gary Freedom, Dr. William Greenlee, Judith Haydel, William Heck, Dr. Pamela Jenkins, Dr. Robin McNeely, Raymond LeBlanc, Dr. Jo Richardson, Dr. Henry Singo, Dr. Charles TeKippe and Dr. Billy Turner. Department of Visual Arts: Dr. Bill Iles, (head); Dr. Samuel Carleton, Dr, Marty Bee, Dr. Heather Kelicy, Gary Porter, Dr. Larry Schuh, Lewis Temple, Todd Turek and Gerry Wubben. () College of Liberal Arts 57

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CHRIS MARCELLO is careful to select only the best hues when developing a portrait. ART MAJORS Suzy Day and Bethany Miller ea- gerly produce prints for the Christmas Art Sale. Seth Trahan, Penny Burr and company finish the “Russian Bottle Dance” in their Theatre 274 Dance Recital final exam. The class, instructed by Keitha Manning, taught students the various steps used in theatrical dance and stage pres- ence. The excitement of pre- paring a term paper is just too much for Stacy DeBose to handle. The McNeese Department of Music Christmas Choir proudly concludes another seasonal performance to an enthusiastic audience. Everyone knows that no language is stagnant, so this wise student siezes every opportunity to hone his German skills. 56 College of Liberal Arts @)

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RACHAEL-LIN POOLE, Susan Chenet and Monica Bellon gaze in wonderment at the unusual behavior of Daisy in the park. WONDERING WHERE THEY went wrong as parents, John Prince and Rachael-Lin Poole think it over while sipping a little cold duck. NANNY, PLAYED BY Colleen Hogen, reminds Daisy, Norman Ward, that he she seems to be missing the appropriate feminine traits. COLLEEN HOGAN shows Miss Pringle, Monique Sigur, how to stay on top of her “E’’’'s and shoes. JANE L. PATTERSON, technical director, works carefully on a standing saw to create just the right scenes. cNeese Theatre’s production of Christopher Durang’s Baby With the Bathwater was a painfully hi- larious, unbelievably convincing farce about the pains and problems of both par- ent and child in the modern world. The haunting production, directed by Dan Plato, was a participant in the Amer- ican College Theatre Festival, where it won a nomination for participation in the re- gional competitions in Lubbock, Texas. John Prince and Rachael-Lin Poole played the troubled and terribly naive par- ents, John and Helen. Norman Ward played 58 Theatre @) the role of the baby in question, one lad erroneously named Daisy. Both Prince and Ward were honored at the Louisiana Col- lege Theatre Festival. (ECTF) with nom- inations to compete in fegional compe- tition. ¥ ge : Wee Susan Chenet, who also wentsto the re- gional competition in: Lubbock, played the double role of Kate and Susan. Other dou- ble role. players, were Colleen Hogan, the diabolical Nanny and militaristic Principal; Monique Sigur, Cynthia and the instructor Miss Pringle; and Monica Bellon, Angela and the most-professional Psychiatrist. Designers included Susan E. Kelso, tistic design coordinator; Jane L. Patt son, technical director lighting design; ronica Olivarez, scenic design; Gg Stratton, sound design stage manac¢! Theresa Mancuso, costume desil Rhonda Babin, make-up design; Josept- Frazier, property design; and Angela Luc master electrician. Veronica Olivarez and Greg Strat were recognized at the LCTF for their wi in set design and sound design orig@! music, the ‘“‘Baby’s Theme,’’ respective: