<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/industrial-engineering-professors-legacy-continues-with-endowment.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>12/04/2025</pubDate><title>Industrial Engineering professor’s legacy continues with endowment</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>As he nears the conclusion of his career at Louisiana Tech, Industrial Engineering Senior Lecturer Dr. Stan Cronk is honoring the colleague who helped shape his own journey by fully endowing the Paul Hale Industrial Engineering Scholarship. The gift reflects Cronk’s deep respect for Hale’s lasting influence on the department and secures long-term support for the students Hale dedicated his career to uplifting.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/paul-hale.jpg" alt="Paul Hale headshot"/></image><tags><tag>Engineering and Science</tag><tag>Faculty/Staff</tag></tags></item>