Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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ics and Finance Club, the National Collegiate Association for Secretaries and Pi Sigma Epsilon. Later in the fall semester, the College of Business Adminis- tration named Edison Chouest of Galliano as the Outstand- ing Alumnus ofthe college. Chouest, a 1959 graduate of Larose-Cutoff l-ligh School and a 1969 graduate ot Nicholls, received the award at the annual Business Administration Banquet, As vice president ot sales and public relations for Edison Chouest Boat Rentals, Inc, he has traveled extensively worldwide. He is owner ot Grand Isle Offshore, North American Ship- builders and Edison Chouest Aviation. ln March, the college sponsored the 11th Annual Business Administration Conference jointly with the Thibodaux Cham- ber of Commerce with the theme The Energy Situation and South Central Louisiana. Ls, ., 5 X nw-..,,,..., A tw ' ' .-: 'fx , h' fret' ,f7i :f O , ' 1 f ,,:4fw.c,, l , , ' wgf'Zggf?7f4f': , S! I ' ' LW if .1 3 State Bep, W. J. Billy Tauzin, District 55, chairman ofthe house natural resources committee, delivered the keynote address, Tauzin attacked the present federal restrictions on oil and gas exploration during the seminar luncheon at the Sheraton Inn, which closed the conference. The program included five 30-minute discussion sessions including Dr. Michelle Francois, head ot the Economics and Finance Department and president-elect ot the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce on An Evaluation of the Present Energy Situation in the South Central Louisiana Area. Lester Coon, assistant to the geologist division, Onshore Division of Texaco Oil Company presented Outlook of Gas and Oil in South Central Louisiana, Weldon Smith, superin- tendent of construction, nuclear station, for Gulf States Utili- ties, Meeting the Electrical Needs of South Louisiana, T. C, Buchanan, plant manager, Gramercy Works, Kaiser Alumi- fu? W ',::-?5f'+?ff by 3 -I 1 .. QM? -. . noiqwej O Q 5 to cn 9. U3 C C-I7 D ro UF U7 P Q 3. Q Q 2' W5 o 3 rx: no A in-2 aa 5- f -all J-f -WM swf -t ft-'P-sf ,' f ii'f l ' C 4if W Y 5iffi5.'lv. , Q is fl. 3 if 5 k , U I 1 7 3 7 1 0 1 5,175 .,,. ,.. M ,,.,. -1 Wt' 5 , ,- if - . an is is 1 1 1 - - 4 3 lf , . :-,g..S - ' V 1, I-'XSL A , , 1'-ivl.-wwf E4 Thai ,N an J, M .- ' U arf Kg 4 '-. .QQ 5-. ., hz la ig-1 N A J xx . tt, ,, .z,.,..fgf,-I .lkzfig up Q lu-'M-X 1 fps l 1. 1328. ' t 1 Air' 'FJ' 4 . H . . 1 . c , J'-'. ' ' Wifsviiff l ?fsg?f-.,i5??1.f.. 'I sly' ..' -' 1 I 94:2-e5f.:ft?Zff. A , , , . . . Jim Wilkins receives the prize for having the Prettiest Legs in the contest sponsored by Pi fa Sigma Epsilon,Giving Wilkins his awardis '4jff,l xl Peggy Lauga. ' George Armstrong appeared disturbed with the 1' photographer after finishing his turn in the tank in Delta Sigma Pi's Dunk-a-Prof contest For more see pgs 42-43, Delta Sigma Pi,the businesstraternity, had 1 speakers come before an open meetinglor 1 interested students Seated listening to Johnny t Jones is Danny Lafont, president of the frater- nity.

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BA taculty includes twins During the fall semester, any business student late to class in Povv- ell l-lall could have become very confused, If they stepped into Boom 112, an instructor vvould have been teaching the basics of accounting, But if they vvould have stepped next door into Boom 113, they vvould think they vvere seeing the same instructor. VVe're used to the mistakes by novv, Bob Kearns said Kearns, an instructor in the Accounting Department teaches next door to Bokentohr Buck Kearns, an assistant professor of accounting, and his tvvin brother. Since both Kearns teach accounting, beginning and intermediate, at 8 am. and next door to each other, some students have made mis- takes. Neither tvvin has said anything during a lecture it someone picks up their books and vvalks out of the class vvith a sheepish look on their face. We vvent through Thibodaux High School together and people knevv us, Buck recalled. For one prank, one tvvin took the other's place for a history exam, although they vvon't say vvhich tvvin took the exam. Both attended Nicholls in the 195O's, vvhen it vvas a junior college, participating on the early football teams, There vvas a difference between the teams then and the success- ful team now, Bob said, I don't think vve vvon a game. Both vvent on to Louisiana State University, where they both earned bachelor of science and master's degrees in accounting. Bob later became a certified public accountant. VVhile both have adjusted to teaching and the natural confusion of students slovvly poking heads into their rooms, the double takes are still amusing. Buck Kearns, the assistant professor of accounting, makes a point during an intermediate accounting class, The older ot the two brothers has become accustomed to lost students walking in. The certified public accountant, Bob Kearns, teaches in the classroom next to his brother. Both attended Louisiana State after graduating from Cthenj Nicholls State College. Buck and Bob Kearns 921