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

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C -avi' Dr. Michele Francois, head ol' the economics department, was elected first woman president of the Thihodaux Chamber of Commerce. Enioying crawfish are business administration instructors at one ofthe college's social functions. Dr. William Roe attempts to interrupt an oppo- nent's shot. Assisting him is Dr. Ridley Gros, numher 55. , Q l'!iiMQix P-'fy I

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Business Women's Week. In addition Delta Zeta Bayou Alumni Chapter pre- sented her with the Distinguished Woman Award. Francois has been at Nicholls since 1966. She also numbers among her hon- ors being the current president of the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce, the first woman to ever hold that position. Within the department, Wayne Shell and Ioel deSilva were working on their doctorates, while Dr. William Field was promoted from assistant to associate professor. Attending the fourth annual confer- ence of the Academy of Louisiana Economists in Baton Rouge were deSilva and Oscar Varela. Both men hold the B.S. and M.A. degree from the University of New Orleans with deSilva specializing in urban and regional eco- nomics and Varela in industrial organi- Zation. At the end of the year, Varela left Nicholls to work full-time towards his Ph.D. Another conference deSilva attended was the American Enterprise Institute Conference on Blood Policy in Wash- ington D.C., in june. The department added a new course for its students, Economics 438, Eco- nomics of Development. Other members of the department include john Doiron, Dr. Lloyd Elliott. Dr. Cliff Gresham. and Cheryl Warren. Dan Olivier holds a graduate assistant- ship and Vivian Ducos is the secretary. The ECONOMICS AND FINANCE CLUB is advised by Francois and was organized in the fall of 197-1 to jiroinote interest in the department and provide opportunities for faculty and students to meet and exchange ideas. Officers include Alvaro Bernal. presi- dent: Michel Salomon. vice president: and Gustavo Villegas, secretary-trea- surer. One ofthe projects the club has is the awarding of the Mike Bauer Scholar- ship to a junior or senior majoring in economics or finance in memory of the former Nicholls student. Department of Administrative Services and Vocational Business Education The ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL BUSINESS EDU- CATION DEPARTMENT head. Mar- : 't 5- -E X 4 A ., ,,',-Q..fKnJ.,.:'1h L Y 1 1 1 .Q ' ' 5 ! 4 1 ' Half! I 'Y Business Arliiiiiiistratiori 215