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

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Part of the governor's campaign included two visits within six weeks to the Nicholls campus . . . Cas! the race for state superintendent of education . . . became a contest of hamburgers vs. apples. . . Gov. Edwin Edwards breaks Louis Michot, state superintendent ground for the Allen J. Ellender of education 1972-76, lost in his Memorial Library on one ofhis vis- bid for re-election. its to the campus. . Eleanor Brown Charles Colbert Joseph Davis Jr. Rick Eagan Jr. Gardon Flory J. F. Foreman Rev. Hebert Gardon Mrs. Dawson Johns 260 State Board of Education 'simm- Sen. Harvey Peltier Jr., ot Thibodaux, president of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities. .HZ 'L' 41 -Q .. ,-,.- l

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These programs are under the coordi- nators of graduate studies in their respec- tive colleges: Dr. Jo Ann Cangemi, edu- cation, Dr. John Green, life sciences and technology, Dr. Clift Gresham, business administration, Dr. Larry l-law, sciences, and Dr. Maxwell Quertermous, liberal arts. A limited number of teaching and research assistantships are given each year through the graduate school. Graduate assistants are expected to earn at least six hours of graduate credit during a semester. Graduate assistants serve as instruc- tors or are employed by various depart- ments as workers. President Vernon Galliano, with the Graduate Council, instituted the Gradu- ate Hall of Fame for undergraduate stu- dents who receive graduate degrees from Nicholls. A minimum of five years must pass since the graduate degree is earned before one can be nominated. l .... .Qu u.. . .- .. .-Q Shown at the induction ceremonies of the first Graduate Hall of Fame are: Dr. Vernon F. Galliano, Supt. Kelly Nix, Alma Zimmerman, l-leidi Weishaupt, Anna Lee Miller, Jessie Guidry, Myron Chauvin, and Dr. G. G. Varvaro. The following is the list of the first inductees and some of their achieve- ments: Myron Chauvin of l-louma, received his bachelor of arts and master of education degrees from Nicholls. l-le has taught in eight Terrebonne Par- ish schools, serving as principal of the elementary and middle school. l-le is on the board of supervisors for Sewerage District 14 in Terrebonne Par- ish and was elected this year to the Terre- bonne Parish Police Jury. Jesse Guidry of Larose, was an induc- tee in the Undergraduate Hall of Fame in 1961 and has earned two graduate degrees from Nicholls, in education and science. l-le has taught at Nicholls, Larose- Cutoff l-ligh School and South Lafourche High School. Horn Dr. Vern Pifre, dean of the graduate school, proc- esses one of the many forms his office receives from persons finished with their undergraduate work and wanting to continue their studies. Anna Lee Miller of Thibodaux, received a master in education from Nicholls and has taught in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish schools. She was named Outstanding Educator twice in Thibodaux and will become prin- cipal of St. Genevieve Elementary School. l-leidi Weishaupt, of Cedar Falls, lowa, received her bachelor of science and master of education degrees from Nic- holls. She taught in several Lafourche Parish schools, Nicholls, the University of Den- ver and is an assistant professor of health and physical education at the University of Iowa. Alma Zimmerman of Thibodaux, received her master of education from Nicholls and has worked in Lafourche, Orleans and Terrebonne Parish schools. Graduate School 259

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Election year: Governor Edwards returnsp Nix becomes superintendent An election year can bring new faces and changes to govern- ment, or entrench those in office for another four years. Both of these results came about in 1975 in Baton Bouge as Gov. Edwin Edwards faced a group of potential candidates, includ- ing Secretary of State Wade O. Martin and State Sen. Bob Jones, in winning his second term. Part ofthe governor's strategy included two trips in the fall to the Nicholls campus. His first visit was part of a parish-wide tour, making a stop at Nic- holls for the groundbreaking of the new swimming pool and Allen J. Ellender Memorial Library. His second trip, less than a month later, highlighted the voter registration drive being sponsored by the Student Government Association. Edwards made his outlook on the election clear from the stage used by rock groups to attract unregistered students. You don't have to vote for me if you don't want to, he said, but that doesn't mean you have to vote for the other guy either. In the race for state superintendent of education, the runoff became a contest of hamburgers versus apples. Sticking with an issue-oriented campaign, Kelly Nix made the runoff against incumbent Supt. Louis Michot. Nix changed his campaign to include political spots mentioning Michot's restaurant and hamburger business and stressing his educational background. His messages ended with a picture of the traditional ruby-red, teacher's apple. Michot, superintendent for four years, countered with the work and accomplishment his department provided to the state. Enoch Nix, vice president of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities. -ER- r-'gy . iM. L Q' .Pi i IVXA Whether the voters' hunger for apples had anything to do with it, Nix won the election, later coming to speak at Nicholls' 20th Spring Commencement Exercises. With the creation of several state boards to administer to education, a local flavor was present. Sen. Harvey Peltier Jr. of Thibodaux was selected presi- dent of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Uni- versities. Woodrow Delfelice, another Thibodaux businessman, served as president of the Super Board in charge of all the other boards. Adjustments and changes are expected from Kelly Nix, who promised quality education in Louisiana. One of his first proposals to the legislature: all public high school graduates be capable of passing an eighth grade reading and math test. .3 if ., .v-. J. Curtis Joubert Mrs. Claude Kirkpatrick Carrie McHenry Charles Miller Sr. Gary Sandefer N. J. Stafford Jr. W. E. Whetstone Dr. Boyd Woodard iz' f t X X X Z Ni tiymm' 5 Kelly Nix, newly elected state superin- tendent of education stressed his educational background during his campaign. State Board ot Education 261