Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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Administration

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Louisiana Board of Regents Robert Bodet Richard D ' Aquin W J Defence Albert Dent Ewell Eagan Parletta Holmes Thomas James Mrs Claude Kirkpalrlck George Luffey R. M. Prestidge Robert Pugh Joe D. Smith, Jr. John Thistlewaite D. S. Young Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities Eleanor Brown Dewey H Carrier, Jr Joseph Davies, Jr F. L. Eagan. Jr Gordon Flory J . Y. Foreman Rev Herbert Gordon Eugene Gouaux Harvey Peltier. Jr Mrs Dawson Johns Curtis Joubert Carrie McHenry Charles Miller, Sr Dr June Moore Enoch Nix David O ' Bryan W E Whetstone N J Stafford. Jr [JOEjn Administration

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President Bienvenu Completes First Year in Office Northwestern has undergone many changes under the leadership of its new President, Dr. Rene J Bienvenu. President Bienvenu, working with the Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. T P. Southerland, initiated a plan to improve academic standards at the university. Dr. Bienvenu was a faculty member at NSU for twenty-seven years before serving a short term as assistant dean of the School of Allied Health at the LSU Medical Center in Shreveport. President Bienvenu served as assist- ant professor at NSU from 1950 to 1958, and was associate professor from 1958 to 1962. From 1962 until July of 1977, Dr. Bienvenu was a pro- fessor of microbiology. Dr. Bienvenu was then named the dean of Science and Technology and he served the university in that capacity until he accepted the position at LSU Medical School in Shreveport. President Bienvenu holds a B.S. degree in zoology-chemistry and obtained a M.S. degree in bacteriology from LSU. Dr. Bienvenu acquired his Ph.D. in microbiology from the Univer- sity of Texas. President Bienvenu, considered a student-oriented president, showed true concern for the NSU students and spent much of his time talking with stu- dents trying to discover and meet their needs. At the end of President Bien- venu ' s first year in office, he has already achieved many of his goals. Top Right President and Mrs Rene Bienvenu. Bottom Right: President Bienvenu and an NSU student help support the Demons at the State Fair Game Administration