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

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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

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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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B udean shall C. Kinchen, was promoted this year to full professor. He and his faculty are actively involved in the Louisiana Business Education Association, Louisiana Teachers Association and Louisiana Association for Higher Education. Elsie Ware, an associate professor in the department, retired at the end of the spring semester, receiving a special award at the Seventh Annual Business Administration Honor Banquet in the Student Union ballroom. There were four graduate students in the department. They included Betty Brookover, Sandra Hall, Claire Ken- drick and Yvonne Prejean. During the summer, Bobby McLean, 31, an instructor in the department, died in Thibodaux. She is survived by her husband, Leon McLean, formerly an associate professor in the English department and two sons, Nathan, 5, and Ioseph, 7. Sue C. Cavalier is the departments secretary. Other faculty members include Hilda Dees, Elaine Webb and Leo Landry Ir. Dees also serves as the advisor to the NATIONAL COLLECIATE ASSOCIA- TION FOR SECRETARIES CNCASJ, a group that sponsored a tea for the cam-- pus secretaries during National Secre- tfy 'hge L k A .- , . Q ' . ' -at - we .1 ' 1 g I .W Q - x -.,,-,w f 2356 22 I 52 1 taries Week, March 13-19. Cov. Edwin Edwards issued a procla- mation recognizing the week in Louisi- ana in honor of the work done to pro- mote professionalism on the college campuses. Over 200 participants attended the NCAS convention on the University of Southwestern Louisiana campus. Theresa Ordoyne, Nicholls chapter president, delivered the invocation at the convention. Other Nicholls officers include Velma Cantrelle, vice president: Fran- ces Ayers, secretary, and Shelia Lovette, reporter-historian. The master of business administra- tion CMBAJ degree requires the comple- tion of course work in accounting, busi- ness administration, economics, finance, management and marketing. Students may choose their electives in one concentrated area or they may diversify. Dr. Cliff Cresham is responsible for the MBA program. He is also advisor to Delta Mu Delta, an honorary group formed in 1974 to recognize outstanding academic achievement in the college of business administration. President is Patti Rasberryp vice pres- ident, Lynn Ellzeyg secretary, Peggy Lauga: and treasurer, Lee Ramsey. Kinchen was available at registration to help majors in his department. Marshall Kinchen, head of administrative ser- vices and vocational business education, was pro- moted to full professor. sim-ss Administration