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Christian awarded best-edited book for Rock Brands; earns six first place nods from LPW
Dr. Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, an assistant professor of journalism, was awarded six top spots in this year’s Louisiana Press Women Communications Contest. Christian, who published her first book in December, won first place for book edited...
Journalism department wins top two adviser awards for Lagniappe, Tech Talk
Louisiana Tech’s yearbook, the Lagniappe, and student newspaper, The Tech Talk, have award-winning advisers. Louisiana Press Women has announced its 2011 Communications Contest winners and named Mary May Brown, Lagniappe adviser, the collegiate...
Journalism students sweep LPW news and column writing; bring home 13 awards
Tech journalism students prove they have the ‘write’ stuff. Louisiana Press Women announced its 2011 Communications Contest winners this week, and Tech journalism students brought home 13 awards—including seven first-place awards. “This has...
Louisiana Tech named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Louisiana Tech University has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and been recognized by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for its leadership among institutions of higher...
Tech kinesiology professor is candidate for NSCA Board of Directors
Dr. David Szymanski, assistant professor of kinesiology and director of the Applied Physiology Laboratory at Louisiana Tech University, is a candidate for a member-at-large seat on the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA)...
English professor published in international journal
An article on the literacy of Medieval and Early Modern youth by Dr. Celia Lewis, the Charlyne Smith Wyche Endowed Professor of English and a composition coordinator at Louisiana Tech University, has been published in Children’s Literature, the...
NASA awards grant to SciTEC to support summer science camps
Louisiana Tech University’s Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) has been awarded a $50,000 grant by NASA’s Summer of Innovation program, which will allow Louisiana students in grades four through nine to attend non-residential...
Dr. F. Jay Taylor (1923 – 2011): Louisiana Tech University's 12th President
The Louisiana Tech Family mourns the death on Sunday, May 15, of President Emeritus F. Jay Taylor; he was 87. He served the University as President from 1962-87 and was considered a transformational president. During his tenure, the Wyly...
Disaster drill allows nursing students to learn through practice
More than two dozen senior nursing students from Louisiana Tech had a chance to help various community agencies in a recent disaster drill. Basing the drill on what would happen if Freon leaked and contaminated food at a party, students from...
Hurtig publishes book review
A Louisiana Tech associate professor of French recently published a book review in the spring issue of French Review. Dr. Dolliann Margaret Hurtig wrote a review on Christopher Fischer’s most recent book, “Alsace for the Alsatians: Visions and...