Spring 2009 Cornerstone

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2 CORNERSTONE • SPRING 2009

A Publication Devoted to the Benefactors of the LSU Foundation

EDITOR Scott M. Madere

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Hilary Kern

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ginger GuttnerLisa GeddesJeff McLainNancy ColyarTonja NormandAndrew Looney

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Rachel Saltzberg

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contentsLSU Rural Life Museum

Breaks Ground onWhispers of Change Project

Out of This World!How the LSU Student Union,

“Star Trek” and the Rolling Stones

Helped Launch a Stellar

Career in Business

Terry and Liz Beven Advance

Forever LSU Campaignwith $50,000 Gift to LSU Libraries

Alumnus Don Keller Provides

Educational Opportunitiesto Petroleum Engineering

Grateful Clients Honor Their

Veterinarians With $100,000

Scholarship EndowmentBenefiting the LSU Veterinary School

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LSU Veterinary School

Giving Back to Its StudentsWith Annual Fund Gifts

Campus FederalDeeply ‘Rooted’ at LSU

ExxonMobil Donates $97,000to Multiple LSU Colleges

LSU Receives Donation of

Computer Softwarefor Apparel, Textile Design

LSU FoundationApproves New Mission Statement

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SPRING 2009 • Volume 21, Number 1


With the current state of the economy, alumni and

friends of LSU are looking for more creative ways to

give to our university than ever before. The good news is that

the LSU Foundation has more options available for giving

than you might think.There are many ways for friends and alumni of LSU to support our university community, re-

gardless of your favorite college, department or program. One of the easiest and most effective

ways to make an impact on the future of LSU is through a planned gift.

Planned gifts take many forms, and the LSU Foundation has a qualified and friendly staff of

professionals that can help you explore a wide range of giving options to LSU. Many of these

planned gifts could help you give more than you thought possible, while still achieving your

personal financial goals.

Some planned giving options available through the LSU Foundation include:

Bequests— Leave a

gift specified to the “LSU

Foundation” in your will.

Charitable bequests can be

structured in many ways

and are deductible for estate

tax purposes.

Retirement Plan Assets— Simply name the

“LSU Foundation” as beneficiary of part or all of your IRA or

retirement plan. This could result in estate tax savings and, in

some cases, income tax savings as well. Additionally the Pen-

sion Protection Act of 2006 allows you to make a direct distribu-

tion from your IRA to the LSU Foundation without a penalty for

the withdrawal.

There is no charitable deduction allowed for the distribution,

which has a limit of $100,000 for individuals, or $200,000 for

a couple.

Appreciated Property — Donate securities or real

estate that you have owned for more than a year and avoid

capital gains tax on appreciation. You may also qualify for a

charitable income tax deduction equal to the full value of the

donated assets.

Life Income Plan— Establish a plan that makes

lifetime payments to you, your spouse, or anyone you name.

The remainder will pass to the LSU Foundation for the purpose

you specify. The amount projected to pass to the LSU Founda-

tion is tax deductible.

— Provide a retirement plan

that offers maximum in-

come and makes a deferred

charitable gift to the LSU Foundation.

Charitable Lead Trust— Establish a charitable

lead trust to make payments to the LSU Foundation for a set

period of time. The remainder will then pass to your children

or grandchildren. A lead trust could create significant gift and

estate tax savings.

Life Insurance Policy— Simply name the LSU

Foundation as beneficiary and owner of your life insurance

policy. This could result in estate tax savings. Or, donate a

policy that you no longer need and qualify for an itemized

income tax deduction.

Remember, at the LSU Foundation, donors determine how

LSU uses your gift. As an added benefit, when you make a

planned gift and provide us with your intent, the LSU Founda-

tion honors you with membership in the prestigious 1860 Soci-

ety. Here are some stories from Tigers of different backgrounds

and experiences, who made the choice to support LSU academ-

ics through a planned gift.

Lucy HiltonA Manship School of Mass Communication alumna, Lucy

Latta Hilton began her career as an advertising copywriter with

a retail firm in New Orleans. She worked in advertising/public

relations for several companies and then made a detour into the

health care field. She retired from Ochsner Medical Institutions

in New Orleans.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina forced Lucy and her father, Lee

Latta, to move from Metairie to their new home in Madison, Mis-

sissippi where they presently reside.

Although the “J-School” had been in Hilton’s will for quite

some time, she recently notified the LSU Foundation of her

planned legacy gift. “The process was so easy,” she says. “I wish

that I’d taken time to notify the Foundation long before now.”

“I credit my degree in Journalism for the ability to reinvent

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myself after layoffs and corporate downsizing,” Hilton says.

“The training in research, asking questions and being accurate

applies to jobs outside of journalism as well. In making

my legacy gift, I would like

others to have the

opportunities that

a degree in mass

communication

gave me.”

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Lee Latta (l.) andLucy LattaHilton

CharitableRemainderTrusts


The JeunglingsCraig and Lisa Juengling are both LSU graduates who look

back with great fondness for the years they spent and the

friends they made on campus. They recently made a donation

to renovate the fountain in the courtyard at Acadian Hall,

a place both warmly recall when they were dating years ago.

After moving back to Louisiana recently, the couple updated

their will and wanted to find a way to give back to the

university.

The “Craig, Lisa and Laura Juengling Scholarship Fund” was

established to pay the tuition and related educational expenses

of out of state students who require financial aid, wish to at-

tend LSU and are among the top 20th percentile of collegiate

admission testing scores. When asked why they established the

fund, Craig said, “Lisa and I felt that the future of LSU is clearly

tied to the success of its academic programs. As part of that

focus, attracting talented students nationally should be a major

priority for the University and we wanted to help”

Of course, they have taken great care to see that their family is

protected, especially their daughter, Laura, who is an LSU

student. At some time in the future, the LSU Foundation will

receive 50% of their estate to establish this fund.

Leave a Legacy at LSU: Support the Forever LSU Campaignwith a Planned Gift, continued

Michael RobinsonMichael D. Robinson, a 1969 graduate of the E.J. Ourso College

of Business, served 32 years in the trust department of a Baton

Rouge bank. He spent the last 15 years at the bank helping clients

manage their finances and consulted with them in their charita-

ble gift planning. As he was considering his retirement from the

banking profession, then-LSU Chancellor Mark

Emmert and Provost Dan Fogel invited Robinson

to join the LSU Foundation team and to work di-

rectly with the Office of the Chancellor.

As he planned for his own charitable legacy,

and having learned of the LSU 1860 Society, Mike

has included the LSU Foundation in his estate

plan. Being a lifelong advocate and supporter of

the arts, it was natural that Robinson provide for

various art and architecture programs with a be-

quest to the LSU Foundation.

Currently, Robinson serves as a Senior Development Officer in

the LSU College of Art & Design and has made his personal com-

mitments to that College. He has enjoyed working closely with

Gwen Fairchild and her staff to let others know of the LSU 1860

Society, and how they, too, can leave a legacy at LSU.

Craig, Lisa and Laura Juengling

Michael D. Robinson

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OurPlanned Giving Team

The LSU Foundation Planned Giving staff is ready to assist in

finding long-term giving meth-

ods that accommodate you,

your family, and your specific

giving goals at LSU. Contact

one of these professionals

today to learn how you can

make a commitment to Forever

LSU, and leave an impact that

will last for generations.

GWEN FAIRCHILDDirector of Planned [email protected]

JANE HENSLEEAssociate Director ofPlanned [email protected]

MONA BECNELDevelopment [email protected]

LSU Office of Planned Giving

staff can be reached by phone

at (800) 452-7928 or

(225) 615-8914.

You can also learn more

about how you can support

LSU through a planned gift by

visiting the LSU Foundation

web site,

www.lsufoundation.org,

which has a number of

planned giving resources to

assist you. •

Gwen Fairchild

Jane Henslee

Mona Becnel

Rick and Donna Richard’s donation toForever LSU will help fund diversity andpublic service initiatives at the ManshipSchool of Mass Communication and theClinical Legal Education program at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center for years to come.

Forever LSU supports all of our Universitycolleges and programs through generousdonors like the Richards. Donate TODAY andtogether we’ll reach our goal of $750 millionby 2010.

DEDICATED HEROES

STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES

…FOREVER!

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The LSU Rural Life Museum officially broke ground on a new 20,000-square-footvisitor / exhibit center on January 14. The new addition will include a lobby, restrooms, expanded

gift shop, multi-use interpretive movie room, exhibit space, classroom/lecture space and administra-

tive / volunteer offices.

The Whispers of Change campaign,initiated by the Friends of the LSU RuralLife Museum, began almost eight yearsago. The crowning achievement of thecampaign, realized through the new ex-hibit center, is only months away frombeing revealed to the public. With thisnew expansion, not only will the visitorexperience be greatly enhanced, butvaluable collections will be protected forfuture generations, and the museum willhave space to grow creatively. HonoraryChairs, John Barton, Sr., Dr. Paul Murrill,Sue Turner and General Chairs, John andFrances Monroe, led generous commu-nity support for the project.

“The addition of the new building isanother step toward the realization ofSteele and Ione Burden’s dream to makethis museum a world-class facility,” saidLSU Rural Life Museum Director, DavidFloyd. “Dedicated donors who are famil-iar with the Burdens’ vision came for-ward, during difficult times, to make

remarkable gifts to support this project.”“The LSU community is already so

very proud of the great work already ex-hibited by the Rural Life Museum’s lead-ership and benefactors. But thisexpansion creates a new level of excite-ment for the facility that will take themuseum to an even higher level ofachievement in promoting and preserv-ing our history and culture,” said LSUFoundation President and CEO, Maj.Gen. William G. Bowdon.

The LSU Rural Life Museum, often re-ferred to as “Louisiana’s best kept secret,”is located on property donated to LSU byIone, Steele and Pike Burden. Designersof the new facility have taken specialcare to preserve the rural setting and feelof “days gone by,” as part of the BurdenFamily’s vision for the museum and gar-dens. The Rural Life Museum providesinsight into the largely forgottenlifestyles and cultures of 18th and 19thcentury Louisianans. It has the largest

collection of material culture of 19thcentury Louisiana and includes 32historic buildings spread over the 25 acrecomplex.

On a visit to the Rural Life Museum, itis not unusual to see artisans recreatingthe techniques and conditions of life andlabor in rural Louisiana, from black-smithing and cooking demonstrations tofield work, including demonstrations ofhorse plowing and planting.

The LSU Rural Life Museum is locatedat 4560 Essen Lane. Both the museumand 25 acres of Windrush Gardens areopen from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. yearround; closed New Year’s Day, EasterSunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eveand Christmas Day. An admission fee ischarged. Annual individual and familypasses are available. For more informa-tion, call (225) 765-2437 or visithttp://rurallife.lsu.edu. •

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LSU Chancellor Michael V. Martin addresses a large assembled crowd at thegroundbreaking of the Rural Life Museum’s new Visitor Center.

Artist conception of the Rural Life Museum Expansion.

A ceremonial groundbreaking wascarried out the old-fashioned way:with a mule-drawn plow.


Kip Knight is an LSU alumnus (Class of 1978) who’s developed a reputation forhis energetic and innovative approach to branding and marketing. Kip hasworked in more than 80 countries during his career, and been behind-the-scenes

on many of the products we use everyday… from Ivory soap to Taco Bell to eBay.

The former Vice President of Marketing for eBay and current

President of Knight Vision Marketing, Inc., Knight is a true suc-

cess story on the global scene. But ask Knight where it all began,

where his instinct for business and drive for success took flight,

and he will answer: the LSU Student Union, where a fateful visit

from a sci-fi legend sent his career into warp speed.

But to properly tell the story, Knight takes us back to his fresh-

man year of 1974.

Like many freshmen on campus, Knight had his eye on join-

ing a fraternity and going through the rush process. But despite

family connections with a particular fraternity, Kip just couldn’t

connect with any Greek house. “I’ve always been pretty method-

ical about anything I’ve done in my life, so when

I went through rush,

I think I was the

only person who

carried a clipboard

and took notes,”

Knight laughs.

“Which, for some

reason, didn’t

seem to go over

very well with the

rush committees.

I think I was the

only guy who was

blackballed by every

single fraternity at LSU.

I was devastated. What

do you mean ….you

don’t want guys with clipboards?”

So Knight was a man without a country. Until he discovered

the LSU Student Union.

“They had a Speakers’ Committee that was available and they

needed a chairman, so I went ahead and volunteered,” he says.

As it turned out, the Speakers’ Committee was stacked with

“Star Trek” fans, and the very first speaker the committee wanted

to schedule was Gene Roddenberry, the legendary creator of the

classic TV series.

“I went to the head of Union Programming, Shirley Plakidas,

who I’m still good friends with, and I told her what we wanted

to do and she was fine with that,” says Knight. “Then I told her

we wanted to do it in the Assembly Center, and she freaked.”

“She said ‘Do you realize the most we’ve ever had at a speech

is 2,000 people and you want to have this thing in a 14,000

seat arena?’”

“And I said… we will fill it up.”

To this day, Knight remains thankful that Plakidas showed

faith in him by taking him up on his gamble. But to fill up the

Assembly Center, it would take more than faith. It would take

a marketing campaign with creativity, especially considering

the limited nature of funds available for advertising.

Knight relied on a plethora of posters, word of mouth, and

above all, free television ads.

“We went down to the local TV station that was showing

Star Trek reruns. I cut a deal where if they would promote

the speech, I would make them the official sponsor of the

Roddenberry visit,“ says Knight. “Which, of course, didn’t

cost me anything.”

When Roddenberry was in the car from the Baton Rouge

airport on the way to the Assembly Center on the night of

the event on March 18th, 1975, Knight had managed to attract

a crowd that could hardly be contained in the then-new

Assembly Center.

“We really didn’t know how many people would show up, and

as we approached the gates of LSU, there was a line going out of

Kip Knight, (far right) and Shirley Plakidas(far left) worked together on the UnionGoverning Board as students, and remaingood friends today.

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the Assembly Center as far as you could see, and we filled up

every seat in the Assembly Center. I’m not kidding,” he says.

“Due to Kip’s outstanding marketing campaign, Roddenberry

set a record for attendance at a speaker program,” says Plakidas,

now the Director of the LSU Student Union.

“Following that, I got religion on marketing,” says Knight. “I

just thought, this is the coolest thing I’ve ever done and I want

to do more of this.”

The LSU Student Union had created a marketing monster.

“We had a phenomenal year. We brought in Margaret Mead

and Dr. Laurence Peter, who did the ‘Peter Principle,‘ Alvin Tof-

fler, author of Future Shock, and a whole bunch of other, really

impressive folks,” Knight says.

Knight later rose to bigger positions as a student leader at the

LSU Student Union, and helped make the operation both prof-

itable and significant to campus. In the 70s, the Union brought

in everyone from the Who and the Rolling Stones to the Cleve-

land Symphony Orchestra and the Russian Ballet.

These days, Knight remains a solid supporter of the Union and

the students who move it forward at LSU.

“When Kip and his wife, Peggy Day, decided to give the

Union a major contribution in 2004, he asked us to recom-

mend the best use of the funds,” says Plakidas. “I recom-

mended that we use part of the funds to reward student

volunteer leaders and outstanding student employees

with scholarships. That’s something we are unable to

do with public funds. Since then we have awarded

approximately 50 student volunteers and about

25 student employees with scholarships rang-

ing from $250 to $1,000.”

Called the “Knight and Day

Awards,” after Kip Knight

and his wife,

Peggy Day, these awards encourage students to continue their

impressive records of service and achievement on behalf of LSU.

Knight has also supported LSU by establishing a graduate fel-

lowship at the E.J. Ourso College of Business. “I figured since I

took advantage of a graduate fellowship as a student, I might as

well return the favor,” he says.

Knight believes that giving back to LSU is “critical” for

all alumni.

“It creates a lot of positive energy for other people as well as

yourself, and I can tell you from my experience in the business

world that people respond to posi-

tive energy,” he says. “They

want to follow people who

are optimistic and have

vision, and won’t take

no for an answer in

terms of their dreams.

I think that by giving

back to LSU you not

only help yourself but

you help a whole bunch of

other people at the same

time, so that’s as good

as it gets.“ •

Kip Knight,The Rolling Stones,Gene Roddenberry


Dean Jennifer Cargill of the LSU Librariesthanked the Bevens, noting the unrestrictednature of their gift. “We especially appreciatethat this gift will allow us to spend the fundson the area of greatest need, whether on anew academic program or to make a specialone-time purchase. Libraries have changed agreat deal over the years, so it helps to havethis flexibility to buy electronic materials aswell as print.”

The Bevens have a long history of serviceto LSU Libraries, andrepresent the Li-braries on the ForeverLSU National Cam-paign Cabinet. Theyare also members ofthe Libraries’ Bene-factor’s Society andFriends of the LSU Li-braries.

Dr. Terry Beven wasraised in BatonRouge, and earned abachelor’s degreefrom the LSU Collegeof Arts and Sciencesin 1954. He wasawarded an M.D.

from LSU Health Sciences in 1957. He is aLife Member of the LSU Medical SchoolAlumni Association.

Dr. Beven is a past president of the Ameri-can College of Nuclear Physicians. He wasawarded their Lifetime Achievement Awardin 2005, and Mentor of the Year award, 2008-09. Dr. Beven served on that organization’s

Board of Regents and as Chair of the Govern-ment Affairs Committee. He has also servedas a member of the Proficiency Testing Pro-gram and Imaging Committee, and NuclearMedicine Political Action Committee. He isalso an active member of the Society of Nu-clear Medicine (SNM), Chair of their AuditSubcommittee of Finance, and has served asSecretary Treasurer. He is a past recipient ofthe SNM President’s Distinguished ServiceAward. Dr. Beven also served as a board mem-ber and inspector/reviewer for the Intersoci-etal Commission for the Accreditation ofNuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL).

Dr. Beven has long been associated withOur Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Cen-ter, where he served as Director of NuclearMedicine after establishing the nuclear medi-cine service there in 1965. He is a memberemeritus of the Board of Directors of theMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

The Bevens enjoy traveling to conferenceswhere Terry participates, or has been invitedto present. They have three children: John,Bill and Lyn. John graduated with a degree inphysics from LSU in 1984, and later receivedan M.A. and PhD from Florida State Univer-sity. Bill graduated from Rice University andearned an M.A. from Stanford University.Lyn Beven graduated from Loyola Universityof the South. The Bevens have sevengrandchildren.

They are members of St. Aloysius CatholicChurch, and supporters of the LSU Rural LifeMuseum and LSU Museum of Art. •

Terry and Liz Beven AdvanceForever LSU Campaign with$100,000 Gift to LSU Libraries

On February 17, the Forever LSU campaign announced a gift of $100,000 to LSU Librariesfrom LSU alumnus Dr. Terence “Terry” Beven, and his wife, Liz. The Beven donationtakes the form of an endowed gift, which will help LSU address the Libraries’ needs for

many years to come.

Dr. Terry and Liz Beven

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Alumnus Don Keller ProvidesEducational Opportunities toPetroleum Engineering

As a 1957 Petroleum Engineeringgraduate, Donald W. Keller hada great engineering experience

at LSU that included meeting hiswife, Gayle.

Keller has shown exemplary leadershipin giving back to his alma mater with theDonald W. and Gayle A. Keller Distin-guished Professorship, the Keller FamilyScholarship for Texas residents, and theupcoming Donald W. and Gayle A. KellerWell Facility Building Fund which will beused to fund the construction of a newclassroom at the Petroleum EngineeringResearch & Technology Transfer Labora-tory (PERTTL) and to support ongoing fa-cility needs following its construction. Thecombination of increased consumption ofenergy, accompanied by an increasing em-phasis on frontier areas and new technol-ogy, will result in exciting opportunitiesfor petroleum engineers in the future. Thisclassroom will have a significant and posi-tive impact on those who use the facility,especially Petroleum Engineering students.

“My parents did not have the privilegeof a college education but were insistentthat their children be exposed to the manybenefits that go along with a college degreeand a successful career. To that end, my de-gree at LSU has allowed me and my familyto have a more comfortable life than myparents and exposed me to experiencesthat would have otherwise been impossi-ble. While attending LSU, I developedmany friendships that are still in placetoday,” said Keller.

Former President and CEO of Enerfin Re-sources Company in Houston, Texas, Kellerhas achieved great success in the energy in-dustry. “I have always had a desire to be inthe oil business to follow in the footsteps

of my father who retired from HumbleOil,” he said. “After working my waythrough school with the help of a scholar-ship, I was thrilled to receive a job offerfrom Humble Oil in 1957 to pursue mydream of being the best Petroleum Engi-neer that I could be. I worked at Exxon(Humble Oil), then moved to QuintanaPetroleum, and then finally started myown company (Enerfin Resources) in 1986.In the 20 years since founding Enerfin Re-sources, the company was successful inbuilding the energy assets to well over$250 million. I have always attributed mysuccess to the quality education I receivedat LSU under the excellent supervision ofthe Petroleum Engineering Departmentstaff. After leaving LSU and spending timein the industry, it became apparent thatthe technical skills and management per-spectives taught at LSU prepared me wellfor success in the business world.”

Craft & Hawkins Department ofPetroleum Engineering ChairSteve Sears said, “Don Kellerhas been a real friend to thedepartment, sharing his timeand energy as well as provid-ing financial support. He hasserved on the departmentcommittee for the ForeverLSU campaign, helping us toreach our overall goals in thecampaign. I attended theCamp Barney Geology Campreunion this summer withDon and Gayle, and enjoyedhis recollection of the campin the 1950s. We greatlyappreciate his support forboth the DistinguishedProfessorship and enabling

construction of a new classroom at thewell facility.”

Keller says he is compelled to support fu-ture engineering students at LSU, as he ex-plained in a recent interview, “I feel that itis my responsibility to do what I can toprovide educational opportunities to newengineering students at LSU and to helpthe Petroleum Engineering Department re-cruit the very best students and teachingstaff. My success in the energy industry isdue in part to my well rounded educationat LSU and I wanted to give somethingback to the school and to the PetroleumEngineering Department. Our contributionto build new classrooms at the well site fa-cility was made to help the department intheir recruiting efforts and because it is animportant part of the Petroleum Engineer-ing curriculum. We must all take the timeto be involved in making LSU an excep-tional institution.” •

Gayle and Don Keller

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P E T R O L E U M E N G I N E E R I N GCS


Dewey and Gigi Corley cherishtheir 10-year-old chocolateLabrador Retriever, Darby. When

she became ill in December, the Corleystook Darby to their veterinarians atSouthern Hills Animal Hospital inShreveport, La. Dr. Steven Everson (LSU1979) and Dr. Brad Everson (LSU 2005)did exploratory surgery on Darby andfound a bleeding tumor, indicating can-cer. They stopped the bleeding and re-ferred the Corleys to the LSU School ofVeterinary Medicine. While at the LSUSVM, Darby underwent diagnostic test-ing and further surgery. Doctors at theLSU SVM removed her spleen, left kid-ney, and an adrenal tumor. She is nowback at home with her family.

To express their gratitude for the ef-forts of both the Eversons and the fac-ulty, staff, and students at the LSU SVM,the Corleys established a scholarship inhonor of the Eversons. On March 5, theCorleys and the Eversons visited theLSU SVM to commemorate the scholar-ship and to go on a tour of the Veteri-nary Medicine Building.

The Corleys have pledged $100,000 tothe LSU SVM for the establishment ofthe Dr. Steven D. Everson and Dr.Bradley S. Everson Honorary EndowedScholarship, which will provide a $5,000scholarship to a deserving student eachyear starting in 2009. Scholarship recipi-ents will be selected based on financialneed and scholastic aptitude. Until theendowment’s invested earnings producean annual $5,000 scholarship, the Cor-leys will make an annual gift of thisamount. The first award will be given outthis April.

“What a great day for the School ofVeterinary Medicine,” said Dean Peter F.Haynes. “This is the School’s largest

scholarship endowment from a client,and we are most grateful for that. Wecannot overemphasize the importance ofscholarships as they help underpin theeducational journey of our students,which is not without substantial obliga-tions. This gift has five key elements: ananimal in need, the referring veterinari-ans with whom we collaborate (and bothof whom are also our alumni), a verycompetent and caring clinical team here

at the LSU SVM, the grateful clients whohave made an extraordinary commit-ment to our School, and the students,who reflect the core mission of theSchool of Veterinary Medicine and whoare integral to our clinical program. Wehope that this gift will be a model thatwill enable us to expand the connectivitybetween referring veterinarians, gratefulclients, and the School of VeterinaryMedicine. It will clearly strengthen ourprograms, and I want to express our sin-cere appreciation for this gift.”

In establishing this scholarship, theCorleys noted that, for the past elevenyears, Darby has been a companion whohas shown unfailing love and unques-

tioning devotion, and this scholarship is atangible expression of their gratitude toDr. Steven Everson and Dr. Bradley Ever-son, as well as the outstanding doctorsand staff of the LSU School of VeterinaryMedicine. “We feel like we are the benefi-ciaries of the excellent services of both theEversons and the medical staff at the LSUSchool of Veterinary Medicine,” saidDewey Corley. “They have extended thelife of someone who is very special to us.”

Both Steven and Brad Everson aregraduates of the LSU School of VeterinaryMedicine. “My father and I are deeplyhonored to have this scholarship made inour names,” said Brad. “Most importantly,the Corley’s have achieved their goal ofgiving back to the profession that gavethem more time with their beloved dog,Darby. This scholarship represents how acohesive effort can benefit all those in-volved. Throughout the whole ordeal theCorleys were thoroughly pleased and im-pressed with the accommodations, profes-sionalism, and vigilant care with whichDarby was treated. As veterinarians wecan take for granted how powerful ourjobs can and should be. We are membersof a fortunate profession and shouldnever forget those that helped us get toour position.”

It is the Corley’s hope that recipientsof this scholarship will develop into thesame kind of fine doctors that Steve Ever-son and Brad Everson exemplify. It istheir further hope that after graduation,scholarship recipients will also rememberhow meaningful this financial supporthad been during their student years andthat they will, to the extent they areable, support students that follow themwith donations to benefit the LSU Schoolof Veterinary Medicine. •

Dr. Steven Everson (l.), Gigi and Dewey Corley, (m.)Dr. Brad Everson (r.) at the LSU School of VeterinaryMedicine Sculpture Garden.

V E T E R I N A R Y S C H O O LCS

Darby,the Corleyfamily dog

With $100,000 Scholarship EndowmentBenefiting the LSU Veterinary School

Honor Their VeterinariansHonor Their VeterinariansHonor Their VeterinariansGrateful Clients

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Dean Peter F. Haynes, of the LSUSchool of Veterinary Medicine,has announced that the School

will supplement each of its 20 endowedscholarships for students, guaranteeingeach endowed scholarship holder anaward of $2,000 from the LSU SVM’s an-nual fund this year. Gifts to the LSUSVM’s annual fund (Advance VeterinaryMedicine Fund) provide unrestricted sup-port for the Dean’s priorities, and theseresources will be allocated to student sup-port in 2009. The goal for the LSU SVM isto build up annual fund gifts from alumniand friends, so that in the near futureeach endowed scholarship is supple-mented with a $5,000 annual award.

“The School of Veterinary Medicinetouches people every day,” said DeanHaynes. “Our students benefit from anexcellent curriculum taught by highly-qualified faculty; veterinarians benefitfrom a teaching hospital with Board-certi-

fied faculty in a wide range of spe-cialty areas, and the community

benefits from the superior serv-ice received from our gradu-ates in the pursuit of theirveterinary careers andthrough research con-

ducted to un-derstand

diseases likecancer and

heart disease.” This scholarship

initiative by Dean Haynes reflects thevalue the LSU SVM places on its studentleaders.

In 2008, more than $130,000 was allo-cated to students in the form of awardsand scholarships. One of those scholar-ship recipients is Michael Ratcliff (Class of2009). “Obtaining a degree in veterinarymedicine is a stressful endeavor, and anyfinancial assistance we receive helps us tonot worry so much about our financialsituation,” said Ratcliff. “This allows us tofocus more on things such as patient care,indirectly helping us to become betterdoctors.” Adds Verna Serra (Class of2009), who received the Margaret LucilleThomas Taylor Memorial Scholarship andthe Salsbury Scholarship in 2008, “I amdeeply grateful to the donors who sup-port scholarships through the School ofVeterinary Medicine. It is a true honor tobe acknowledged for our achievementsand efforts.“

“It is vital that we provide educationalsupport for these students, who will grad-uate and become fundamental membersof the community,” adds Dean Haynes.“It is with the commitment of our alumniand private citizens who donate to highereducation that we are able to support ourstudents in this way. With only 28 veteri-nary schools in the United States, the LSUSVM provides a unique service toLouisiana through education, research,and service.” •

Fourth-year veterinary student Verna Serra (l.)and Rouchelle Gage, radiology technologist,prepare a feline patient for a CT scan in theLSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s VeterinaryTeaching Hospital.

L S U V E T E R I N A R Y S C H O O L

w i t h A n n u a l F u n d G i f t s

Campus Federal —Deeply ‘Rooted’ at LSUCampus Federal is a familiar sight

around campus that has been asso-ciated with LSU for 75 years. A

closer look at this LSU mainstay reveals afinancial partner with the LSU commu-nity that is an active participant in stu-dent life, with a giving history of morethan $325,000 of support for academicand student life activities at the LSUBaton Rouge campus.

Campus Federal prides itself on being atrue financial partner to the members ofthe credit union, throughout all financialstages of life. “For 75 years, we’ve proudlyserved the financial needs of LSU faculty,staff, students, and alumni, helping thembuild solid foundations for their futures,”says John Milazzo, CEO.

The organization’s roots run deepthroughout Louisiana, wherever an LSUcampus exists. Campus Federal wasformed in 1934, by seven employees ofLSU, to serve the needs of the LSU educa-tors. Today, the credit union serves morethan 59,000 individuals and businessmembers. Membership has grown overthe years, but the common bond betweenCampus Federal and LSU continuesto deepen.

The credit union’s day-to-day opera-tions are guided by a management teamalong with a volunteer board of directors

and supervisory committee whose mem-bers are comprised of current and retiredLSU employees. This decision- makinggroup of credit union managers and vol-unteers are committed to sustainingplanned, diversified growth that con-tributes to financial stability and soundfinancial performance.

According to Ron Moreau, Vice Presi-dent of Marketing, “the credit union of-fers a comprehensive portfolio of serviceswhich, in turn, is a great resource for ourmembers. They can trust their money issafe. From savings and checking accounts,mortgages and car loans to online bank-ing, IRA’s and business loans, CampusFederal is there to help at every stagein life.”

As Campus Federal continues to evolve,its focus has consistently remained onstrengthening the bond with the LSUcommunity. Campus Federal has main-tained their focus on their primary spon-sor relationship, which is the LSU system.For this reason, Campus Federal continuesto provide monetary support and servicesolutions to LSU in numerous ways:

Volunteer ServicesCampus Federal is dedicated to

providing employee and studentassistance to LSU:

• Youth Enrichment programs forincoming freshmen

• Camp Tiger

• Teaching Enhancement Fund

• Student Government

• LSU Leadership Conferences

• Community Bound Program

• Fall Fest

• Excellence Awards

• LSU Foundation

• Groovin’ on the Grounds

• S.T.R.I.P.E.S.

• Volunteer LSU

• Registration and Orientation Seminars

With more than $400 million in assetsand locations throughout Louisiana,Campus Federal is uniquely positioned toserve its growing number of member-owners in Baton Rouge, New Orleans,Shreveport, Alexandria, and Eunice. Par-ticipation in the Credit Union ServiceCenter Network enables their membersto conduct basic financial transactionsnationwide and in areas of the statewhere Campus Federal does not havebranch facilities.

“We take great pride in being our mem-bers’ trusted financial partner and forthose of you who are not yet mem-bers, we invite you to stop by one of

our locations or call us todayto join our credit union. You’lldiscover an organization thatwill take a genuine interest inyour fiscal well being and pro-vide the financial resources

you need for success in the future,”says Milazzo. •

Maj. Gen. William G. Bowdon (r.), LSU Foundation president and CEO,presents a Laureate Society plaque to Campus Federal, honoring theircumulative giving to LSU academics and student life. Accepting the awardare Kathleen Sciacchetano, (l.) chair of the board of Campus Federal andJohn W. Milazzo, Jr. (c.), president and CEO of Campus Federal.

On November 20, 2008, ExxonMobil Development

Company’s Execution Planning Manager, Lloyd

Guillory, and Facilities Engineering Supervisor, Brian

Blades, presented the LSU Foundation with a check for depart-

mental gifts in the amount of $97,000 from ExxonMobil.This philanthropic gift will support initiatives within the LSU College of Engineering, Collegeof Basic Sciences, E.J. Ourso College of Business and LSU Career Services, and reflects the signifi-

cance that LSU has had on workforce development forExxonMobil.

“ExxonMobil has been a strong advocate in the BatonRouge community,” said Jeff McLain, Vice President forDevelopment of the LSU Foundation. “The LSU Founda-tion recognizes ExxonMobil as a valued partner and stead-fast supporter of LSU, helping us transition into the firsttier university we are today.”

The LSU College of Engineering’s portion of the fundingwas distributed to the following departments: chemical,mechanical, petroleum, electrical/computer, civil, and mi-nority engineering. Associate Dean of Engineering, War-ren Waggenspack, said “We have enjoyed a great, longstanding relationship with ExxonMobil. Del Dugas andher group continually participate in campus events, sum-

mer programs, and the ExxonMobil Scholars Program. We are also pleased that the ExxonMobilScholars Program has been renewed for another five years.” The scholars program is a $250,000commitment from ExxonMobil that assists students in the Minority Engineering Programthrough scholarships and mentoring.

“Supporting higher education has always been a strong priority for ExxonMobil” said LloydGuillory. “We are proud to provide this support to LSU which will help to enhance departmentswhose academic focus aligns with the workforce needs of ExxonMobil, including continuedsupport to increase minority and female enrollment in the College of Engineering”

Other departments that received funding from ExxonMobil included LSU Career Services,Geology & Geophysics and Computer Science in the College of Basic Sciences as well as Ac-counting, Business Administration, and ISDS in the E. J. Ourso College of Business. These aca-demic departments will use these unrestricted funds for educational purposes such asscholarships, field trips, visiting speakers, student and faculty travel to professional meetings,and other academic projects.

“ExxonMobil’s engineering and business recruiting efforts continue to grow. In fact, our Engi-neering program has grown from 52 interviews in 2004 to 100 plus in 2008,” said Guillory.

Mary Feduccia, Director of LSU Career Services, added, “We are delighted to see these num-bers rise as a result of our mutual efforts.” ExxonMobil is part of the Star Employer Program,which was created to recognize and thank those employers who make significant contributionsto LSU Career Services.

The Departmental Grants Program represents only a part of ExxonMobil’s overall support toLSU. In May 2008, the ExxonMobil Foundation’s Matching Gift Program presented a check toLSU in the amount of $1,119,724 which represents ExxonMobil’s 3 to 1 match on funds do-nated to LSU by ExxonMobil employees and retirees. With this gift, LSU became the first uni-versity in the world to receive more than $1 million in matching funds from ExxonMobil inone calendar year. Needless to say, ExxonMobil has greatly impacted and continues to facilitatethe quality of education and programs that enable LSU to achieve its highest goals. •

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ExxonMobil Donates$97,000 to MultipleLSU Colleges


Arecent donation of cutting-edge

computer design software for

textile and apparel design to the

LSU School of Human Ecology now puts

LSU into an elite group of universities

across the country using the program.

The school received software, created by Paris-based company

Lectra, which is valued at $850,000. This software will be used in

the school’s Computer-Aided Design Laboratory, maintained by

the Division of Textiles, Apparel Design and Merchandising.

“This software is currently being used by major companies

in the global apparel industry, so LSU students have

the opportunity to learn to use technology that is cut-

ting-edge. There are no other schools in Louisiana

that offer this opportunity,” said Bonnie Belleau,

Beverly Griffin Shea Professor and division head.

“It has capabilities to create any type of design for

fabric. Designs can be created and manipulated,

replicated, scaled to a particular proportion, colored

and designed using any technique that can

be done manually.”

The software also provides a program for

developing new styles and fashion illustra-

tion, Belleau said. Students may design

various types of apparel on a fashion figure

and can develop fashion illustrations using

techniques such as water color, markers

and pencils.

“For apparel design, basic patterns can be

digitized into the system and then manipu-

lated to create a huge array of styles,” Belleau

said. “For example, collar styles, sleeve styles, skirt styles can all

be changed for a particular end use. Once a style has been devel-

oped, the software can be used to grade the patterns.”

Grading is the process of taking the sample size — for exam-

ple, a size 8 — and converting it to sizes 6, 4, 2, 10, 12, 14, and

more, depending on the range of sizes desired.

The software can also be used to develop a marker, which is

similar to a blueprint, of all the styles and all the sizes to be cut

at once. Patterns and markers are plotted on a large plotter and

the software allows the user to complete all of the pre-produc-

tion processes prior to the cutting stage.

The software will be available to all students in the university’s

textiles and apparel curriculum who concentrate in either ap-

parel design or merchandising and enroll in the Human Ecology

4232 class, Belleau said. It has been loaded on 15 new computer

workstations funded by the College of Agriculture.

HUEC 4232 will be offered for the first time in the

fall 2009 semester.

This summer, Belleau said, one of the apparel design

faculty members will travel to New York to train on

the Lectra software so she can become proficient and

teach the course in the fall. •

FreeMoney!There is really no such thing as “free

money,” but if you work for a com-pany that matches donations to eligiblecharitable institutions, then your com-pany match may be as close to freemoney as you can get. Thousands ofcompanies across the United States sup-port private philanthropy by matchingemployee gifts to nonprofits, includingeducational institutions, museums, hos-pitals, public television networks, andcommunity organizations. Corporatematching may allow you to double, andin some cases triple, the impact of yourgift to the LSU Foundation.

This is a short list of the top corporatematching programs to the LSU Foundation.

• Albemarle• Chevron• Dow• Entergy• Ernst & Young

Many companies encourage their em-ployees to make charitable contributionsby matching their philanthropic support.To find out if your company has a match-

ing gift policy, please go to this websiteand enter your employer’s name:

http://www.matching-gift.com/lsu/ •

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Meet Ashley Dugas…LSU Foundation Employee of the First Quarter, 2009

The LSU Foundation would not be able to function quite as ef-ficiently without the work of its friendly receptionist and ad-

ministrative assistant, Ashley Dugas. Ashley is our Employee ofthe First Quarter, 2009.

Ashley joined the LSU Foundation staff in November 2007.When the opportunity to work for the Foundation came along,she says that it was an easy choice to come aboard, because of theoutstanding people that make up the Foundation and its staff.

Ashley says she enjoys meeting new and inspiring people on adaily basis. “It’s great to be able to support such a wonderful uni-versity,” she says.

Ashley is currently a student at LSU, earning her bachelor’s de-gree in general studies. “I love the atmosphere, the environmentand the unity of the campus. As a university, LSU is moving for-ward in so many ways and hopefully we continue the journey for

the many new generations ofTigers to come. LSU is such aninfluential university and I amproud to be a Tiger,” she says.

In her free time, Ashley enjoysspending time with her familyand friends, traveling, shopping,skiing and trying new things.

When asked if she could be anyone at LSU for a day, she says,“I would love to be part of the Tiger Band. Hearing the fight songplayed at a football game in Death Valley on Saturday nights al-ways gives me chills. I admire the students who are part of that!”

Congratulations, and thanks Ashley, for all of your hard work. •

LSU FoundationApproves NewMission StatementAt our March, 2009 board meeting, the LSU Foundation Board of Directors ap-

proved an update to our mission statement, which reflects the ideals, goalsand values that serve as a guide for our organization.

Mission:The mission of the LSU Foundation is to foster private financial support for LSU,

the LSU Agricultural Center, the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and the LSU Sys-tem Office. The Foundation encourages and receives philanthropic gifts and be-quests, including both restricted and unrestricted gifts. The Foundation alsomanages the investment of endowed funds and other private assets.

Gifts to the foundation add a margin of excellence over and above the appropriatelevel of state support and are not intended to replace state funds. Most importantly,behind every gift to the foundation there is an individual or organization deter-mined to advance the quality of education.

Values:Integrity: By demonstrating the principles of truth and

honesty, we earn the confidence of ourconstituents and preserve the public trust.

Accountability: We are responsible for our actions and deliveringresults.

Transparency: We clearly communicate our policies, actions,and results to our constituents.

Stewardship of Resources: We commit to the efficient and effective use ofresources and accept the responsibility of beingaccountable and transparent to our constituencies.

Donor-centered Development: We embrace development strategies that fosterrelationships and respect the donor’s interests. •

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