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

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be obtained from books. Advisor is William Boer Officers are David Doherty, presi- dent, Jerry Lagarde, marketing vice president, Jackie Neucere, personel vice president, Patsy Champagne. treasurer, Charlene Cangelosi, secre- tary and Tommy Bourgeois, sergeant- at-arms. ln its third year on campus, Delta Mu Delta, which honors students for scholastic excellence in the field of business administration, made Presi- dent Vernon Galliano an honorary member, To be a member of the group, a can- didate has to be in the top 20 percent of his class. Next year the group vvill present the Elvin Odell Campbell Memorial Avvard in honor of the late professor of economics, Advisor is Dr. Clifton Gresham, Officers are John Perry, president, Patsy Champagne, vice president, Lana Bhodes, secretary and Dennis Gaubert, treasurer. The National Collegiate Associa- tion of Secretaries tries to encourage an exchange of ideas and experiences among students in the secretarial field and provide an opportunity for them to make contact vvifh professional busi- nesses, The association holds a coke party for nevv members, has professional businessmen as speakers and holds a spring banquet. Advisor is Hilda Dees. Business Administration Who's Who: Chris Domangue, Charmaine Dutriex, Patsy Champagne and John Weimer. t 1 PiSigma Epsilon 'BA VVho's Who Officers are Peggy deGraauvv, presi- dent, Cynthia Garrity, vice president: Ivlargaret Canafax, secretary, Kathy Falgout, treasurer, Dorthy Follett, his- torian and Bita lvlorvant, publicity chairman. A business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi holds one of the most active records of any honorary group. The group has co-sponsored the Execu- tive-in-Besidence program of having businessmen come to the campus as speakers and tours of industrial facili- ties fExxon, Grand Isle, Freeport Sulp- hurl The group also sponsored the Dunk-a-Prof and the Nicholls State Open Golf Tournament, had a float in Pi Sigma Epsilon: First row: Cheryl Authement, Sylvia Ordoyne, Gloria Della and Peggy Lauga. Second row: Bita Morvant, Patrica May, Patrice Lasseigne, Charlene Cangelosi, Patsy Champagne, Charles Brown, Craig Palmisano and Janis Jacobs, Third row: Jaqueline Neucere, Peter Chau- vin, David Doherty, Gene Gouaux, Buckley Kessler, Nancy Veith, Gerald Lagarde and Thomas Bourgeois. the Homecoming parade and com- peted in three-man intramural basket- ball and toured the Superdome vvith the Crescent City Alumni Club. Advi- sor is Dr, Larry Scheuermann. Officers are Daniel l.aFont, presi- dent, Bobby Bay Turner, vice presi- dent, John P. Duet, professional activi- ties vice president, Bussel Smith pledge vice president, Glen Slavich, secretary, Thomas Kolvve, treasurer, John Ashford, efficiency index chair- man, Terry lvlayfield, chancellor and John Sturtevant, historian. College of Education Whether he's handling the gavel ata Student Senate meeting, or passing out statistic sheets ata basketball game, Danny Cavell is moving. l-lis involvement in both campus politics and sports are reflected by the organi- zations the social studies senior is in. In athletics, Danny has served as secretary-vice president of the Fellovv- ship of Christian Athletes and is a member of the Athletic Council. l-lis

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Hall of Fame IZCIJ Q Each year at commencement exer- cises, 10 undergraduates are selected tor induction into the Nicholls Hall ot Fame. Students who are recognized usu- ally have been active in many organi- zations, committees or tacets ot the university. The ten undergraduates inducted into the Nic- holls Hall ot Fame. Herman Young, John Weimer lll, Novella Smith, John Perry, Henry Latont Jr.. Kirk Granier, Charmaine Dutreix, Cynthia Bush, Patsy Champagne and Josephine Allen, Selected by a committee, the induc- tees are not told until graduation. Selected tor the 1975-76 year were Josephine Allen, Cynthia Bush, Patsy Champagne, Charmaine Dutreix, Kirk Granier, Henry Latont Jr., John Perry, Novella Smith, John Weimer lll, and Herman Young, Honoraries and Who's Who fEditor's note: ln an attempt to examine the students selected each year to lflfho's Who in American Col- leges and Universities, the staff mailed a questionnaire to the 28 students chosen in 7975, Questions asked included their opinion on mandatory class attend- ance, academic standing, what they expected from college, what their involvement meant on campus and how much influence could a single student have at Nicholls, Twenty students replied. 2 College of Business Administration Accounting and the Air Force are the interests ot Chris Domangue, a junior in accounting and a member ot the Air Force ROTC unit on campus. Having made the Presidents List tour times, he is a member ot Phi Eta Sigma and commander ot the honor- ary Air Force group, the Arnold Air Society. Chris is also active in Delta lvlu Delta and the Knights ot Colum- bus. Expecting Ha chance to mature by opening my eyes to the reasons behind other peoples action, Chris believes one student can make a dit- terence at Nicholls. lt one student can motivate and lead a major campus organization to reach high goals, that student can have a protound effect, he said, Still, Chris pointed out what he con- sidered shortcomings ot the VVho's Who selection process. Nl know there are many students on this campus who could have received this honor it someone tNichoIls tacultyl would have nominated them, he said, lvlany public servants, or politicians, are outspoken about what they have accomplished or what they can do. John Weimer is more apt to give his opinions on college, classes and grades, 'The class room is a closed society, dictatorial in nature, the best way to learn is in society with various activi- ties. he said However, he doesn't discount grades entirely, being a pre-law major accepted into the LSU School ot Law. tGrades arej very important, because ot the competitive nature ot entering law school, he said. Having served as freshman class president and two terms as student government president. John has become known both on and ott cam- pus, Student government hasn't been his only interest John has worked as a news editor and assistant ad manager tor the Nicholls Worth and as a disc jockey at KVFG. Ottcampus, he is a volunteer tire- man with Company It ot Thibodaux and a legislative assistant to Sen. Har- vey Peltier Jr. in the state legislature. John is a member ot Potaract and served as vice president ot the Pre- l.aw Club. 'An individual student would be sur- prised at the amount he could do, John said about the single student. Most people don't know where to start nor how to proceed. The purpose ot Pi Sigma Epsilon is to give students a greater insight in the understanding ot marketing sales management and selling which cannot Hall ot Fame 963

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Delta Mu Delta: First row: Patricia Gaudet, Lydia Boudreaux, Patsy Champagne and Lana Rhodes, Sec- ond row: Gary Martin, Douglas Mor- ris, Stuart LeBlanc, Dr. Clifton Gres- ham, Dr. Ftidley Gros and John Perry. involvement in campus politics began as a senator from the College of Edu- cation last year before he ran for the SGA vice presidents position. You're framing your life at college, many of your friends for life vvill emerge at college, Danny saidr Each student being different can have an impact in some field. he explained, Other groups holding his interest include Pi Mu Epsilon vvhere Danny serves as vice president, Potaract, the Administrative Council and the Knights of Columbus. Danny feels grades should be emphasized as goals for the students and class attendance is a vvay to main- tain that goal. I like to bridge the com- munication gaps on campus betvveen faculty and students, different campus groups or the administration, he said. lt isn't known if her name influenced her major, but Joan de la Bretonne has chosen French education. Besides serving as vice president of Alpha Lambda Delta, she is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Delta Psi Kappa, the education honor society. ln response to a Question about social activities, Joan said she felt she vvas not involved enough, although she is a member of the Nicholls Cho- 7-2 M5--L x,-5 rus, the Nicholls Singers and a pledge to Tri-Sigma sorority. Playing the guitar, vvriting and a part-time job at the Houma Daily Courier take up her time ln her soph- omore year she earned the highest grade average of her class in the Col- lege of Education. Although she vvas the recipient of the Advanced French Avvard last year and has been on the Presidents List each semester, Joan doesn't feel grades are very important. ,fi sri' ,-, ,L 4 Z . . - -4 I - if ' Ai-, 1, Q, , . , -A, .my .55 '-.- 4- .4 ff- ref. ri A- X2-' - ,fd ., -I --.Vx ' .- mf J U V U - . t'Good grades should be the end result. but not the only goal fof col- legelf' she explained. I expect col- lege vvill help me develop my total per- sonality and future life. she contin- ued, Teachers should take grades seri- ously, but emphasize knovvledge. Joan feels. Class attendance his a matter of freedom of choice to me, A student can have a major impact on college, even starting an organiza- tion onthe campus. For Brusle Sher- burne, this is vvhat he did by helping to form the Nicholls Drill Team. Serving as drill team and color guard commander, the physical edu- cation major is a part ofthe Air Force POTC unit at Nicholls. Besides serving as a recruiting offi- cer for the ROTC, Brusle is a member of the Arnold Air Society, an honorary group for Air Force students 'lA feeling of accomplishment, pride and finally a better understanding ot Intel is vvhat he expects from being at Nicholls Nl would hope that my presence puts people at ease l vvould like to National Collegiate Association ot Secretaries: First row: Dorothy Tol- lett, Kathy Falgout, Cynthia Garnty, Peggy deGraauvv. Pita Morvant, and Andrea Adames Second row: Hilda Dees, Particia Gaudet, Karen Foret. Martha Boudreaux, Marueen McBroom, Joyce Naquin, Marsha Landry and Therese Drdoyne NCAS Della Mu Delta FS