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ATHLETIC NEWS1966 Football team will remember sterling seasonMembers of the NSUDemons’ unbeaten1966 football team will commemoratethe 40 th anniversaryof that incredible seasonwith a reunion coinciding withthe Saturday, Oct. 7 homefootball game at Turpin Stadiumagainst Sam HoustonState.The game is scheduled tokick off at 6, although indicationslate this summerwere that kickoff might shiftback an hour to 7 for a FoxSports Southwest networktelecast of the game. Checkwww.nsudemons.com forupdated information.Team members andfriends are asked to contactthe NSU Athletic Departmentat (318)357-5251 for moreinformation about reunion activitiesfor the Oct. 7 weekend.The players and coacheson the 1966 team, workingwith others who served underhead coach Jack Clayton, willalso enjoy reflecting on theirtime at NSU with a visit to theClayton Plaza located at thesouth end of the playing field.The Clayton Plaza honorsthe impact of Coach Claytonon his alma mater and on thelives of hundreds of youngmen he influenced as theDemons’ head football coachfrom 1957-66. He led Northwesternto four conferencechampionships in 10 seasons,culminated by the unbeaten 9-0 team in 1966.Return to Paradise...Basketball trip planned for December 12-17visit to Hawaii as NSU visitsAloha, again!the University of HawaiiTraveling to Hawaii forNSU Demons basketballaction (and much more) wasso much fun last year, we’redoing it again this winter. TheNSU Alumni Association, inconjunction with NSU Athleticsand the two-time SouthlandConference championDemon basketball team, isorganizing a fabulous five-dayRainbow Warriors on Saturdaynight, Dec. 16.The tour group will flyContinental Airlines out ofAlexandria on Tuesday,December 12, connecting inHouston and continuing toHonolulu. The tour includes 5nights in Honolulu just ablock away from WaikikiBeach. The group will departHawaii on Sunday, December17 and will arrive back inAlexandria late on Mondaymorning, December 18.The $1,160 per personrate includes all ground transportationto and from theHonolulu airport and to andfrom the NSU-Hawaii gameSaturday night, Dec. 16.It also is based on a doubleoccupancy room at the OhanaBeachcomber Hotel, just afew dozen steps away fromWaikiki Beach. The packagedoes include a a game ticketalong with access to teampractices and other team functions.Please call the NSUalumni center, (318) 357-4501 or inquire via e-mail tomaggioc@nsula.edu for moreinformation.After leadingNorthwesternState basketballtounprecedented success overseven seasons highlightedby a spectacular 2005-06campaign, Coach MikeMcConathy has been giventhe first multi-year contractin the school’s history.The Board of Supervisorsof the University of LouisianaSystem, meeting June 23 inBaton Rouge, approved afour-year contract with a basesalary of $99,000 plus incentivesfor McConathy, 51,McConathy receives NSU’s first multi-year contractwhose Demons won a schoolrecord26 games last season,culminated by a first-roundNCAA Tournament victoryover 15th-ranked Iowa.”Our program is at high alevel as it’s ever been,” saidNSU Director of AthleticsGreg Burke. “It’s importantthat we do everything we cando to position ourselves tokeep moving forward. This isan opportunity for the universityto make a commitment toMike the way he has made acommitment to us.”McConathy’s Demonshave been to the NCAA Tournamenttwice (2001, 2006),winning a game each time,and have four appearances inthe Southland Conferencechampionship game. NorthwesternState has posted backto-back20-win seasons and isthe two-time defending SouthlandConference champion.The Demons captured thehearts of the nation last Marchwith their appearance in theNCAA Tournament. NSUbecame the “Cinderella team”in the first-round of the tournamentby beating Iowa, 64-63, on a last-second basketthat completed a run from a54-37 deficit with eight minutesto play. Iowa was ranked15th in the country and hadjust won the Big Ten ConferenceTournament.Northwestern State alsoranked among the top 10 percentof Division I basketballteams in the nation in the AcademicProgress Rates reportcompiled by the NCA, trackinghow well universities doin advancing their athletestoward graduation. Undercoach McConathy, 23 of the26 players who have finishedtheir careers at NSU haveearned diplomas.Alumni Columns Fall 2006 / 10Visit our website at:
FOUNDATION NEWSScholarships and EndowmentsAs the Capital Campaigncontinues, several generousdonations have madeit possible for Northwestern tocontinue its mission of providingscholarship opportunities for thechanging needs of students.■ A scholarship to benefit a studentaffiliated with the Baptist church hasbeen established through the LouisianaBaptist Foundation.The T.M. and Emma Bailey Scholarshipwill be awarded in the amount of$1,200 per year to a recipient selected bythe NSU Foundation. First preferencewill be given to a student affiliated withthe Baptist church.The endowed scholarship was establishedby Rev. Doyle and Barbara Baileyof Natchitoches to honor Rev. Bailey’sparents.Rev. and Mrs. Bailey previouslyestablished the Doyle and Barbara BaileyFamily Scholarship for a Baptist studentand the Armand and Docia LestageLaCour Scholarship for nursing at Northwestern.■ The Manship Ney WilliamsEndowed Scholarship has been establishedwith a donation to the NorthwesternState University Foundation. Thescholarship will be awarded with firstpreference to a business major. Band studentsor students with musical interestwill receive extra consideration. Thescholarship was endowed at the $10,000level.The scholarship honors ManshipNey “Man” Williams. Williams graduatedfrom Northwestern in 1970, where hewas a member of the Demon MarchingBand and Concert Band. He was a partnerand co-owner of F.S. Williams CountryStore in Ethel. Mr. Williams was killed inan accident in December 2005 at age 57.The scholarship was made possiblethrough donations from the community,according to his daughter, StacyWilliams.■ The Service League of Natchitochespresented a $3,000 check to the NorthwesternState University Foundation thatwas dispersed among three scholarshipsthe League annually funds, along withestablishing three new endowments.The Service League gift provides$500 each for the Shirley Pittman SmileyScholarship, the Marcia Thomas PendletonScholarship and the Anna CloutierHarrington Memorial Scholarship. Additionally,the League has funded three newendowments of $500 each in the names ofSmiley, Pendleton and Harrington.The Shirley Pittman Smiley scholarshipis awarded to a nursing student withjunior or senior standing who has completedspecific coursework. The full-timestudent must maintain a grade point averageof 3.0 or better and be of financialneed. Preference is given to a studentfrom Natchitoches Parish who completedlower division education at NSU.The Marcia Thomas PendletonScholarship is presented to a junior orsenior full-time student with a gradepoint average of at least 2.5 and demonstratingfinancial need. First preferenceis given to a student from NatchitochesParish.The Anna Cloutier HarringtonMemorial Scholarship is presented to afull-time junior or senior female studentmajoring in physical education with agrade point average of 2.5 or better.Applicants must submit two letters ofrecommendation and a statement indicatingthe applicant’s reason for applying forthe scholarship, her need for financialassistance and career goals. Preference isgiven to a student from NatchitochesParish. Children of past or present membersof the Service League are not eligible.Purchase NSU merchandise at shop4nsu.comIf you’re an online shopper, there’s a new website that covers yourneeds and support Northwestern State athletics.It’s the www.shop4nsu.com website — NSU athletics’ official onlineshopping mall.A percentage of each purchase (typically 10-30 percent) madeonline at www.shop4nsu.com comes back to support NSU Athletics.The prices are the same as if you bought directly from the business.The fee that NSU athletics receives from your use of our new websiteis not an additional charge.There are dozens of nationally-known stores and vendors availablefor your online shopping through shop4nsu.com online. While NSUathletics strongly believes in shopping locally first, and especiallysupporting businesses that are owned/operated by NSU alumni andthose businesses who are Purple Partners who support NSU athletics.Clearly, online shopping, especially for items that may not beavailable locally, is soaring in popularity, and that’s the idea behindthe shop4nsu.com website.Online shopping is only going to increase. As those who supportNSU go online to shop, they can get great prices, top-caliber merchandiseand support NSU Athletics at the same time.www.shop4nsu.comwww.northwesternalumni.comAlumni Columns Fall 2006 / 11
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