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

Page 270 text:

think a friend can call on me in a time of need, Brusle said. Whenever the view of athletes being not suited for college crops up, both instructors and coaches point out stu- dent athletes who are outstanding academically. Ken Worsham, captain of the 1975 Colonel baseball squad, has placed on the President's List during his four undergraduate years. He was also selected to the Nicholls honor society, Phi Kappa Phi and named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America for his work. Majoring in math and health and physical education, Ken was selected to Who's Who while enrolled as a graduate student. He finished his undergraduate studies with a 3.87 grade point average. Off the baseball field, Ken has worked as the minister of music and youth at the University Baptist Church and is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. l think I demonstrated qualities oth- ers liked, he explained concerning his selection, A single student could have as much influence on college as he wantsg there's no limit, Ken said. High grades display both hard work and discipline he believes and college is important in the maturing of a stu- dent to an adult. The National Student Speech and Hearing Association encourages professional interest among students in the study of normal and disordered human communication. The group tries to collect and circu- late professional material and provide a vehicle for student representation in the field of speech and hearing train- ing. Advisor is Dan Knight. Officers are Kathie Zorick, presi- dentg Kay Pfister, vice president and Judith Babin, secretary-treasurer. Delta Sigma Pi: First row: Terry Mayfield and John Sturtevant. Sec- ond row: Joel DeSilva, Glenn Gay- nard, Daniel LaFont, Bobby Turner, Honorary Lewis, Chiki Okohe, Glen Slavich, Bussell Smith and Michael Morgan. Third row: Ricky Fernandez, John Ashford, John Duet, Tommy Kolwe, Bussel Klingman, Bucky Mur- phy and Dr. James Shannon. i lta Sigma Pi fFducation Who's Who -9. ar.. .gf ' fi f--' ' .,. ,l Other groups include Alpha Beta Alpha Clibrary science majorsj and Delta Psi Kappa and Pi Epsilon Kappa for women and men physical education majors respectively. College of Liberal Arts l feel l was not nearly involved as many other students, but the small part l played was recognized. Com- ing from Rick Foucheux, the part he played was seen or heard by many people. A speech major, Bick divided his time between the theater and the cam- pus radio station. He spent a year as news director and two years as the station manager of KVFG. Education Who's Who: Noel Smith, Joan de la Bretonne and Danny Cavell. In the theater, he was a member of the Nicholls Players and Alpha Psi Omega. Offcampus, Piick worked with the Thibodaux Playhouse and the Ter- rebonne Little Theater. f'Within each person there is the power to do whatever he wants to do, he said. Several of his own examples are the Honorable Mention award he received from the UPl Broadcasters of Louisi- ana Editorial Awards and Honorable Mention from the La. College Writer's Festival Association where he entered the original drama division. t'Grades help a student decide how he is learning as compared to his peers, Ftick said, but they are not so ICHAPTER

Page 269 text:

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

Page 271 text:

National Student Speech and Hear- ing Association: First row: Pat Har- desty, Susan Hrovat and Dan Knight. Second row: Yolanda Trahan and Claudette Aubert, Third row: Eldo- rado Davis, Monica Rhodes, Paulette Lipari and Kathie Zorick. Fourth row: Patsy Arable, Kay Pfister and Judith Babin. Fifth row: Donna Dill, Marcella Carter and Nancy Schneider. Sixth row: Linda LeBlanc, Mary Foote, Deborah Robertson and Bette Borne. important as feeling in yourself you have learned something. 'tl'm trying to cover all parts of jour- nalism vvhile l'm here, and for me that means working on more than one pub- licationf' lvlajoring in communication arts, Kevin Fambrough has been vvorking at his goal. The junior has been working on both the Nicholls Worth and La Pirogue since his freshman year. On the nevvspaper, he has worked as a staff vvriter, revievver and nevvs editor. On the yearbook, Kevin has served as a vvriter, academics editor and is in charge of the 1976 yearbook. While doubling on both student pub- lications, Kevin hasnt forgotten about the other media on campus. l-le has vvorked as a day time disc jockey at KVFG for three semesters and is presently vvorking on the televi- sion part of his curriculum. For a student to be active and con- tribute to Nicholls, he vvill have to miss some class time, if he vvants to or not, he said. Grades alone vvon't tell hovv a stu- dent vvill make it after they get out of school, he continued. 'lWith so many people making it to the Presidents List, businesses vvill be looking to see what the student did out of class to prepare himself, Outside vvork has earned Kevin the 1975 Spirit Award for the La Pirogue and a second place avvard in the 1975 La. College Writers festival for a nevvs- paper feature By handling the nevvs presented by KVFG-FM, Sue Himel feels she is touching students' lives, A senior in communication arts, her main interest it is in radio nevvs, something she has vvorked at as the nevvs director at the campus radio station. A member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Sue was also nominated as Ms. Nic- holls bythe staff of KVFG, I put a great deal of emphasis on grades, but not just for the sake of get- ting high marks, Sue said. l associate high grades vvith hard vvork. Getting an 'A' in a class repre- sents hard vvork and attainment of goals, she said. With painting, dravving and cooking as her special interests, Sue feels a student should get involved as he vvants to, but should not be pushed by family or friends. As commander of the Air Force ROTC unit, Kirk Granier is a senior in history pre-lavv. Kirk also is the captain of the debate team and a member of Phi Alpha Theta. Students vvith political or profes- sional goals should become highly involved in campus affairs, Kirk said. lf the student is effective and promi- nent, with proper media recognition, Kirkfeels each student can contribute and be recognized by the campus. Selected as an outstanding debater, Kirk has consistently placed on the Presidents List and vvas selected to Whos Who last year. College can be a tremendous addi- tion to my character, values and out- look on life, he recalled. As a gradu- ating senior, I have received all of these. he concluded. Kirk believes more emphasis should be placed on grades and class attend- ance as the only practical means of measuring a students ability and moti- vation. Ulvlainly my involvement makes stu- dents avvare there is a debate team on campus, and spreads the name of Nic- holls across the state, he said, With the beginning of intercollegiate sports for vvomen on campus, Jane Morgan took advantage and became a member of the first vvomen's tennis team. A French major, Jane vvas the presi- dent of Alpha Lambda Delta and a member of Phi Alpha Theta. Her interest in languages and vvork- ing for students led to her selection on Education Who Who's: Ken Wors- ham, Josephine Allen and Brusle Sherburne W T -V iq-wav gig 1 ' ll- , , .3 .'3 ?' 4:3 ' tx Ft af V NSSHA Education Whos Who 267