Fall 2010 Cornerstone

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Murphy J. Foster President of the Board February 20, 1960

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EDITORS Sara Crow Scott Madere

ART DIRECTOR

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Elizabeth Scott LSU Junior, Graphic Design

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tammy Abshire Marco Barker Margo Jolet Vickie King Mimi LaValle

Pam Monroe Lindsay Newportt Shannon Norwood d Stephanie Riegell

Cover: Anne Hendershot Wong and Laura Gedicke, recipientt of o the Paul T. and Theresa Hendershot Scholarship in Marketing, meet in front of Murphy J. Foster Hall. The e home of the LSU Museum of Natural Science, built in 1923, is named for the father of the first president of the LSU Foundation Board of Directors.

Right: This photo of Mike VI inspired the 2010 LSU Ornament. entt.

Photo by LSU Communications & University Relations s

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LSU was ranked 16th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 “Most Popular Colleges: National Universities.”

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The LSU AgCenter has offices in all 64 of Louisiana’s parishes—serving as your door to the LSU System.

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More LSU Law graduates are partners of the largest 10 Louisiana law firms than are graduates of all other Louisiana law schools combined.

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LSU is the only public university in Louisiana a that holds the Carnegie Foundation’s “Very High Research Activity” designation.

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ConAgra chose Delhi, La., for its new sweet potato processing plant to be close to the researchers and extension experts at the LSU U AgCenter’s Sweet Potato Research Station.

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The LSU Law Center is the U.S.’s only legal education program—and one of only two such programs in the Western Hemisphere— — to award two degrees to graduates: the Juris s Doctor degree and the Graduate Diploma in Civil or Comparative Law.

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Inside Cornerstone FALL 2010 | VOLUME 22, NUMBER 2

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20 Behind every gift to the LSU Foundation is an individual or organization determined to advance the quality of education.

26 Cover Story: Purple in Her Blood Anne Hendershot Wong, pictured with her husband, Sit, bridges the LSU Foundation’s past, present and future.

4 CHAIRMAN’S AND PRESIDENT’S MESSAGES

16 LSU FOUNDATION MEMBERS

24 CAPITAL PROJECTS

6 THE PATH TO THE PRESENT

19 LSU ORNAMENT COLLECTION

26 PLANNED GIVING

The Quiet Man The First Campaigner

8 FOREVER LSU CAMPAIGN Well Prepared LSU is . . . Students

14 SCHOLARSHIPS

Crowd-Pleaser Leaving a Legacy

A Family Tradition of Giving

20 CAMPUS PROGRAMS Home at LSU Dynamic Duo

22 ENDOW AN OAK PROGRAM Stately Oaks

23 HURRICANE RELIEF FUNDS

When the Eyes of the World Were on Us

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Foundation for Learning

Purple in Her Blood Honoring the Love of Her Life

30 LSU FOUNDATION TEAM

Heart of the Foundation

33 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 39 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Turning the Page

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Dear Friends,

VALUES OF THE LSU FOUNDATION INTEGRITY By demonstrating the principles of truth and honesty, we earn the confidence of our constituents and preserve the public trust.

ACCOUNTABILITY We are responsible for our actions and delivering results.

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

STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES We commit to the efficient and effective use of resources and accept the responsibility of being accountable and transparent to our constituencies.

DONOR-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT We embrace development strategies that foster relationships and respect the donor’s interests.

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As the LSU Foundation celebrates its fiftieth year in 2010, we are humbled by the philanthropic support that thousands of LSU alumni and friends have provided during the past five decades.

The collective impact of the gifts we have received since 1960 is immeasurable. Among the areas that have been supported are scholarships, professorships, facilities, student and community programs, and research. Within each of these critical areas are untold numbers of successes made possible for one simple reason: a donor generously gave.

That spirit of generosity reflects a deep commitment to LSU that we hold in highest esteem. Our core values of integrity, accountability, transparency, stewardship of resources, and donor-centered development are paramount Private financial support can lessen in all of our efforts. Nothing the impact of severe budget cuts and enable LSU to advance.” is more rewarding for us than helping a friend of LSU match — Maj. Gen. William G. Bowdon a gift with the program he or she wishes to support.

In the years ahead, our focus will continue to be adding a margin of excellence over and above the state dollars LSU receives. Such a commitment to supporting academic excellence at LSU, the LSU AgCenter and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center is increasingly important in the context of the fiscal challenges these outstanding institutions face.

I do not want to see LSU step backward, and I have no doubt that you share that sentiment. Private financial support can lessen the impact of severe budget cuts and enable LSU to advance. We can be the bridge between LSU and the continued pursuit of academic excellence.

Even amidst difficult budgetary times, there is much to celebrate at LSU. The people and projects profiled in this special issue of Cornerstone illustrate the impact our donors have on the units they support—as well as the impact that support has on their own lives. Their stories reflect but a handful of the myriad reasons donors choose to give to LSU. We are honored to partner with each of you. Thank you, as always, for your spirited support of LSU.

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Forever LSU,

Maj. Gen. William G. Bowdon, USMC (Retired) President and CEO, LSU Foundation

Dear Friends, LSU’s 150th anniversary is a time to reflect on our university in the context of Louisiana’s past, present and future. Who could have foreseen in 1860 that a group of 19 cadets united near Pineville, La., would launch what is now our state’s most dynamic engine for leadership, vision and innovation? That gathering changed Louisiana forever, and it happened because of people who were committed to providing better educational opportunities in the state.

Similarly, the LSU Foundation’s 50th anniversary allows us an opportunity to remember our organization’s beginnings, and what contribution we have made to LSU. The LSU Foundation has always been supported by individuals who look to a better future for LSU. Each day they demonstrate their deep commitment through generosity, vision and action. LSU simply would not be the same without the LSU A great university is rooted in its Foundation. people, and LSU’s people are the Our role as partners in most dedicated and loyal of them all.”

LSU’s future continues to grow — Charles Landry each year. Nowhere is this more easily seen than in the LSU Foundation’s leadership and investment in the Forever LSU Campaign. This effort to raise more than $750 million in support for LSU is unmatched in scale or importance in LSU’s history, and the LSU Foundation has led the way in its success. Although 2010 marks the final year of the campaign, its positive effects will be felt for many years to come.

We all know that LSU is in another period of challenge, when our ability to thrive is placed in jeopardy by both the unpredictable economy and the reduced levels of funding provided to LSU by Louisiana’s leadership. Undoubtedly, our will and ability to support LSU will continue to be tested. But, as in years past, the LSU Foundation will rally support for LSU and emphasize the critical importance of investing in our students, faculty and staff. A great university is rooted in its people, and LSU’s people are the most dedicated and loyal of them all.

As I conclude my term as chairman of the board, I want to thank our members and donors for the generosity and trust you have shown the LSU Foundation. To my fellow board members, thank you for your service, support and advice. This term has been personally rewarding to me in many ways, and I wish our incoming chairwoman, Laura Dauzat, the same success and fulfillment I have enjoyed.

Thank you for all that you do for LSU.

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Forever LSU, Charles Landry Chairman, LSU Foundation Board of Directors

PRESIDENTS OF THE BOARD

Murphy J. Foster, 1960-62 William H. LeBlanc Jr., 1963 James C. Bolton, 1964 Dr. F. P. Bordelon Jr.,1965 Dr. Henry J. Voorhies,1966 G. Frank Purvis Jr., 1967 Carl W. Bauer,1968 A. G. Gueymard,1969 Charles T. McCord Jr.,1970 Richard D. Chappuis Sr., 1971 Robert H. Crosby Jr., 1972 Hopkins P. Breazele Jr., 1973-74 Richard D. Chappuis Sr., 1975 Joseph B. Storey, 1976 Wedon T. Smith, 1977 Jack O. Colle, 1978 Glen H. Olds Jr., 1979 Joseph Lipsey Jr., 1980 Donald J. Zadeck, 1981 John W. Barton Sr., 1982 Henry L. Waszkowski, 1983-84 Sam S. Allgood Jr., 1985-86 Henry Goodrich, 1987-88 G. Lee Griffin, 1989-90 Jeff H. Benhard, 1991-92 Charles P. Siess Jr., 1993-94 Dr. James R. Peltier, 1995-96 Bert S. Turner, 1997-98 Burton D. Weaver Jr., 1999-2000 Gene W. Lafitte, 2001

CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD Gene W. Lafitte, 2002 Mark K. Anderson, 2003-04 Robert H. Crosby III, 2004-06 J. Lanier Yeates, 2007-08 Charles Landry, 2009-10

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The Quiet Man CECIL PHILLIPS’ CALM AND STEADY GUIDANCE HELPED MODERNIZE THE LSU FOUNDATION

Cecil Phillips outside his home in Baton Rouge

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ormer LSU Foundation President and CEO Cecil Phillips was recruited from Georgia Tech in 1992 to be the executive director of development for the LSU Foundation—and brought to LSU many ideas that generate private philanthropy at universities across the U.S. Gentlemanly and soft-spoken, he is known as much for what he does not say as for what he does. Phillips is a master of the soft-sell, a man who can win you over before you realize he is doing it. It is a trait that served him well in his early interactions with the LSU Foundation Board of Directors.

“Cecil is such a calm, steady guy,” says board member G. Lee Griffin. “He was like Eisenhower. He would pull on that string, pull you along instead of shoving things at you.”

Such a mighty pull was required to get the fundraising ball rolling in the early ‘90s, when a slash in state funding made private philanthropy a new priority at LSU.

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“The main task was to build a development program,” says Phillips.

“LSU was way behind other state universities and private universities.

Among the universities in the SEC, LSU was at the bottom in terms of fundraising capacity and results. They just didn’t have a program. And the Foundation board had decided that this needed to change.”

Phillips quickly responded to the challenges, first by bolstering the Foundation’s research capabilities and increasing the number of staff members dedicated to development.

He coordinated fundraising personnel, collaborated with deans, and created systems for donor recognition.

“I had to spend two or three years on infrastructure as opposed to [fundraising],” says Phillips. “And the board was skeptical. But they supported me.”

Phillips was also tasked with launching a comprehensive fundraising campaign for LSU within three years. Proof that he was on the right

track came with the LSU Campaign’s success—it exceeded its ultimate goal by more than $30 million.

In later years, Phillips would initiate the development of a donor database that is now critical to daily operations and a planned giving team to assist donors with wills, bequests and other long-term giving methods.

Phillips cites the development of LSU Foundation employees he hired, as well as the evolution of their positions, as the single achievement of which he is most proud at LSU. It is one of many areas in which his influence is still felt, years after his departure.

Now retired from the Foundation, Phillips spends his days as a management consultant and his free time serving as executive secretary for LSU’s Campanile Charities and participating in competitive ballroom dancing with his dance partner and wife, Neila.

The First Campaigner BEFORE FOREVER LSU, BOARD MEMBER G. LEE GRIFFIN LED “THE LSU CAMPAIGN” TO GROUNDBREAKING SUCCESS

The Forever LSU campaign, publicly launched in 2006 with a goal of $750 million, is the largest fundraising campaign in LSU’s history. But it is not the first campaign at LSU. The simply titled LSU Campaign began in 1995 under the auspices of the late philanthropist and Baton Rouge businessman Milton J. Womack, and was later helmed by G. Lee Griffin.

Griffin, retired chairman and CEO of Bank One Louisiana, has been an LSU Foundation member since 1981 and was the 1989-90 president of the Board of Directors. A visit with the longtime LSU Foundation leader at his office in downtown Baton Rouge reveals warmth of character and an eagerness to recount some of the Foundation’s most important days. He is prepared with notes, but his manner is relaxed and comfortable when discussing the past and future of LSU. “When we were planning The LSU Campaign, the common thread was, ‘You guys will never do this, because people don’t give to LSU,’” Griffin says.

“Our rebuttal was, ‘How do you know if you don’t ask?’”

And ask they did when The LSU Campaign went public on April 19, 1997, with Womack as chairman and Griffin as vice chairman. The original goal was to reach $150 million in total gifts and pledges by June 2001. With a 17-member volunteer team of prominent supporters, The LSU Campaign began to explore the largely untested waters of LSU’s philanthropic potential.

The campaign met its $150 million goal by February 1999, more than two

years ahead of schedule. The LSU community was apparently quite eager to support the University.

“We did struggle a little bit at the beginning, but E. J. Ourso came along and made his pledge of $15 million, followed closely thereafter by gifts by Jim Flores and Billy Rucks, each in excess of $3 million,” Griffin says. “Those three combined really caught the state by surprise a little bit.”

Keeping the momentum going, Womack and Griffin agreed to stick with the old deadline, raising the goal to $225 million. Womack passed the leadership gavel to Griffin, who guided The LSU Campaign the rest of the way.

“By the end of the campaign, we raised $255 million,” says Griffin, who credits the tireless work of the campaign board members, the generosity of LSU’s

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Lee Griffin at the Lod Cook Alumni Center (above) and (left) addressing supporters at the successful end of The LSU Campaign

donors, and the dedication of the LSU Foundation’s employee base.

No matter its specific goals, Griffin contends, it is important to focus on the impetus for any campaign.

“When we raise money for LSU, what we have to remember is that we’re not raising money to reach a goal. We’re raising money to help kids.

When you think about where that money goes, I think it helps people focus on what we’re all about.”

The reason why we were successful was Cecil.

Cecil was highly regarded by his staff. He was a very hard worker. An honest man. He was wonderful for LSU.”

Neila and Cecil Phillips in their home office

— Lee Griffin

Chairman of The LSU Campaign

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Well Prepared A

mid the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill, faculty, staff and students in the Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering have been looked upon by industry, government and media worldwide to provide perspective and information on everything from blowout prevention to drilling techniques and oilfield history.

LSU is the only North American university where future petroleum engineers can get hands-on training in well control by working at the Petroleum Engineering Research & Technology Transfer Laboratory (commonly referred to as the Well Facility), an industrial-scale facility with full-scale equipment and instrumentation. PERTT offers unique opportunities for students and industry to gain experience with new methods and equipment and difficult challenges in a controlled, cost-effective setting to 8 | Cornerstone, Fall 2010

Candice Miller at the PERTT Lab

support training, research and technology development for the oil and gas industry.

“Being from Ohio, I wanted to pick a school that was surrounded by the petroleum industry,” said LSU PETE student Candice Miller. “I chose LSU because the industry recruits heavily from LSU, and because we are the only school that has a full functioning well facility.”

“Industry recognizes LSU as one of the best petroleum engineering schools in the country, and that makes its graduates more desirable to companies,” says Associate Professor John Rogers Smith. “This is a place where we can come safely to try out new ideas, new equipment, find what works, and find how to make them better, before we take those new technologies to the field."

Industry members and LSU alumni have revisited the importance of this unique facility and the ability to enhance engineering education and

research relevant to today’s issues by supporting improvements at PERTT. Plans have been drafted to reconfigure LSU Well #1, with alumni and industry identifying the opportunity to enhance the PETE experience. Commitments to complete the well reconfiguration include financial gifts from Ernest Angelo, MPD Consortium, Newfield Exploration Company, Noble Drilling, and Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP), plus in-kind donations from BP, GE Vetco and Key Well Services.

Doss R. Bourgeois (B.S., PETE, 1980), executive vice president of PXP, emphasized the importance of PERTT, stating, “I worked at the facility as a student. For me, the chance to come back is a rare opportunity to ensure its legacy for future generations of students, because this was part of LSU that enhanced my

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education like no other place could.”

“One of the most distinctive attributes of the LSU campus is the PERTT Lab,” said Rick Koubek, dean of the College of Engineering.

“The commitment of alumni and industry to partner with LSU Engineering is greatly appreciated and validates LSU Engineering as a solid investment.”

PERTT was established at LSU in the early 1980s

by Ted Bourgoyne, professor emeritus of petroleum engineering, and several other faculty members. The project was funded by industry, the U.S. Minerals Management Service and LSU. www.eng.lsu.edu

The PERTT Lab

Max Z. Conrad Lecture Series The Max Z. Conrad Lecture Series, announced Sept. 24 by the College of Art & Design’s nationally renowned Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, is the brainchild of a core group of Reich School alumni who have known Conrad over the years and recognize the invaluable contributions he has made in his 45 years on the faculty. Together, these alumni helped raise more than $145,000 to create an endowment for the lecture series, which will kick off next fall.

“It is a delight to see alumni and friends of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture come together to honor a distinguished teacher,” said Ken Carpenter, interim dean of the College of Art & Design. “Every landscape architecture program in the country would love to have a Max Conrad on their faculty.”

Conrad, a native of New Orleans, joined the LSU faculty in 1965. His

stated areas of interest are in urban design and regional planning, though he is well-known among school alumni for his affable manner and his tireless commitment to his students and broadening their horizons. He is responsible for creating programs within the curriculum of the school that send students on field trips to the East and West Coasts of the U.S. and southern Canada, and he has been instrumental in arranging student internships to Asia and summer field trips to Europe, Asia and South America.

Conrad also organizes annual alumni trips, which is how the idea for the lecture series emerged. Alumni who have traveled with him for the past several years decided to honor him by raising funds for a lecture series that would complement the college’s Paula G. Manship Lecture Series. Speakers will be selected by the College Lectures and Exhibitions Committee.

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The LSU National Diversity Advisory Board will advise and facilitate diversity and community outreach opportunities. These will include giving campaigns and special initiatives, programs and student affairs, faculty and curriculum development, professorships, sustainability efforts, and corporate, grant and foundation development.

The inaugural NDAB meeting was held on campus in May 2010, hosted by LSU’s Office of Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach.

This was the first time LSU has assembled an international team of alumni and friends to assist LSU and EDCO in conceptualizing the future of diversity and community outreach at the main campus. Members participated in informational sessions, toured the LSU African-American Cultural Center and Women's Center, and visited the Old South Baton Rouge “Pride of Place” exhibit at the Louisiana State Museum.

"We are delighted to have this esteemed group of alumni and friends join us in promoting diversity and community outreach at LSU,” said Katrice Albert, vice provost for EDCO and ex-officio member of NDAB. “Their willingness to provide innovative strategies, professional advisement, and constructive critiques are essential elements to creating inclusive excellence."

EDCO, a division of the Office of Academic Affairs, is committed to fostering inclusive educational opportunities and an equitable workforce environment at LSU. EDCO provides leadership to ensure that diversity is a vital component in decision-making processes on all administrative, academic, budgetary and strategic planning fronts. www.lsu.edu/diversity

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Altera Donates Development and Education Boards The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering received eight DE2 Development and Education boards and accompanying software in support of students’ pursuits of digital logic, computer organization and field programmable gate arrays. The boards complement use of Altera’s FPGAs and CPLDs (programmable logic devices) to provide the best educational experience. The gift, valued at more than $2,000, builds on the goals of Altera’s University Program.

“We are dedicated to helping educate students worldwide through the program, which contributes to the development of engineering skills that play a key role in today’s global

economy,” said Stephen Brown, director of Altera’s University Program.

The ready-to-teach boards enable the user to perform a variety of design projects, with exercises ranging from simple tasks that illustrate fundamental concepts to challenging designs that require more advanced knowledge.

For added flexibility, the boards have standard connectors for microphone, line-in, line-out and video features to create CD-quality audio applications and professional videos. The boards provide USB connectivity, Ethernet, an infrared port and an SD memory card connector for large design projects. www.eng.lsu.edu

Louisiana Poverty Initiative The severity of the nation’s poverty problem is especially pronounced in the Deep South, and across most of Louisiana, where 28 percent of children live in poverty.

LSU is in a unique position to study this issue in a living laboratory of persistent poverty.

For several years, small groups of LSU faculty members researched poverty in Louisiana and the Deep South. The group consolidated and sought designation and funding as part of LSU’s Multidisciplinary Hiring Initiatives. In May 2008, LSU committed funds to the Louisiana Poverty Initiative, which is dedicated to studying and mitigating poverty, with an initial focus on Louisiana and the Mid-South Delta Region. The effort bridges research, practice and policy by developing evidence-based models for poverty mitigation, with both local and national applications.

The LPI is now working with its partners to address issues identified during a May 2008 poverty summit

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funded by the Southern Rural Development Center. One such issue is the need for a single source of relevant poverty data. The Frost Foundation’s $150,000 investment in the LPI to create a data clearinghouse will address the needs for poverty data to be used by numerous state and local governmental agencies and nonprofit and grass roots organizations.

Research conducted by the LPI will be put into service in programs designed to alleviate poverty, build human capital, ameliorate social injustices in local institutions, and empower residents in rural areas to participate in the betterment of their schools, communities and local economies. The LPI will actively partner with projects that promote micro-enterprises, entrepreneurship, workforce development and the reversal of the current human capital deficit in the state. www.socialwork.lsu.edu www.mhi.lsu.edu

RAISING CANE’S COMEMORATIVE LSU CUP In August, Raising Cane’s introduced a commemorative cup celebrating 150 years at LSU and benefiting Forever LSU. Proceeds from the cup sales will be donated to LSU University Recreation, with a minimum donation of $5,000 guaranteed. Support of UREC aligns with the company’s support of “active lifestyles,” one of its five focus areas in community relations.

UREC provides comprehensive, high-quality recreational facilities, programs and services that support learning and lifelong participation, and that meet the educational, recreational and competitive needs of the LSU community. Thank you, Cane’s!

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Success on Campus and Nationwide

FALL 2010 FRESHMAN CLASS In August 2010, LSU welcomed to campus 5,481 first-year students.

Of these students, 74.5 percent are Louisiana residents, though out-ofstate admissions increased 34 percent.

Just over half (53 percent) are female.

Even with increased enrollment— up from 4,789 in fall 2009—academic quality has been maintained. LSU’s current freshman class has an average ACT composite score of 25.5 and an average overall high school GPA of 3.47.

The fall 2010 freshman class is also diverse, with enrollment having increased for several minority groups since fall 2009:

SUPPORTERS HELP MAKE LSU “TOP TIER” LSU is the only public university in Louisiana to rank in the first tier in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” tying with four universities for 124th overall and ranking 60th when compared to public universities only. The University ranked 128th in 2009 and 130th in 2008.

Rankings are based on student selectivity, peer assessment, faculty

resources, graduation and retention rates, alumni giving, financial resources, and, for “National Universities” and “National Liberal Arts Colleges,” graduation-rate performance and high school counselor ratings of colleges.

Scholarships, endowments and other giving areas impact LSU’s rate of alumni giving and its financial resources.

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Programs and Colleges • Flagship Annual Fund • Foundation Membership

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black students (45.8 percent)

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Hispanic students (31.4 percent)

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Asian students (11.9 percent)

LSU LAW CENTER RANKINGS The LSU Law Center was recently rated #5 Best Value Law School in the nation by preLaw Magazine, based on in-state tuition costs, state bar exam passage rates, and the percentage of students employed after graduation.

The school previously ranked #17.

The LSU Law Center also remained solidly positioned among the top 100 American law schools in rankings released April 15. The 2011 U.S. News and World Report “Best Graduate Schools” rankings placed the center 80th. www.law.lsu.edu

Taylor Scholars Meet Donor The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation and Phyllis Taylor, the foundation’s chairman and president, honored the Taylor Scholars in the Colleges of Engineering and Science at an annual dinner to celebrate their achievements and discuss the challenges of engineering and science.

“One of the main benefits of being a Taylor Scholar is having the opportunity to dine and speak with Mrs. Taylor,” said Charlaya Washington, junior in electrical engineering. “I look forward to sharing my accomplishments and college experiences with her.”

Taylor is a champion for higher education. Along with her late husband, Patrick F. Taylor (the founder of the TOPS program), she has worked to provide countless students the opportunity to earn a college degree in Louisiana and in 22 additional states, where she has helped to implement programs similar to TOPS. www.eng.lsu.edu www.science.lsu.edu

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LSU is . . .

STUDENTS Elizabeth Scott outside the Zeta Tau Alpha house

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lizabeth Scott of Shreveport, La., quietly goes about her daily business on campus with a pleasant smile, a bundle of books, and her purple-encased iPhone, just a flick of the wrist away. Like any LSU student, her class load is demanding. But outside the classroom, Scott has a job that sets her apart from her peers. She is a creative machine for LSU. Her portfolio, to put it plainly, is loaded.

Scott is a student designer for the LSU Foundation, and you are looking at her work. She designed every page of this issue of Cornerstone, from the title on the cover to the photo on the back. It is quite a project for a junior. But Scott has a history of doing things differently than what others expect. That independent streak helped her choose LSU. Scott was initially headed elsewhere, but a

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visit to LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication caught her attention.

“LSU really proved itself to me.

I wanted to go out of state. My sister graduated from Baylor,” she says.

“When I told people I was coming here, or even considering coming here, they said, ‘Really? That doesn’t sound like it fits you at all.’ And, for the person I was in high school, it really didn’t fit. They expected I would go to a small school or a private school, but I realized that the programs they offered here were much better than the options available at Baylor.”

Scott ultimately chose to major in graphic design through the College of Art & Design, and she has since made the most of her opportunities at LSU. Each opportunity has led to a new one, such as joining a sorority.

“With LSU being so big, I wanted

somewhere where I could get connected and really find close friends that I could spend my time with and get to know,” says Scott.

One such friend is Leah Stevens, who teamed up with Scott to create the winning entry for the Forever LSU Student Video Contest. Their “LSU is…Forever” video became the basis for a print and television advertising campaign. The person put in charge of the creative content? You guessed it.

After her outstanding work for Forever LSU, the LSU Foundation suggested to Scott that she stay on board to keep the creative ball rolling. The level of responsibility she has is not typically handed to a student. But . . .

“I try to live my life every day doing something that’s unexpected, I suppose,” says Scott, smiling.

Three of the nearly 30 ads Elizabeth Scott designed for Forever LSU during summer 2010

LSU Family Association Scholarships Twelve students from Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana and Texas comprise the inaugural class of LSU Family Association Scholars.

Generous donations from members of the LSU Family Association made possible each student’s receipt of a $1,000 award for the 2010-11 academic year. As per the scholarship’s eligibility guidelines, all of the scholars’ families are association members. www.lsu.edu/studentlife > First Year Experience

A Parent’s Perspective David Sapp

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Atlanta, Ga.

Attorney at Law & LSU Dad

The “LSU is . . .” theme was inspired by the winning Forever LSU Student Video Contest entry, created by Scott and friend Leah Stevens.

Earlier this year, I greeted my daughter’s decision to attend LSU with great excitement and enthusiasm. For the first time in her young life, she had decided to challenge herself and pursue a different course for education than some of her high school classmates who were content to follow each other to schools closer to home. She did not know anyone attending LSU, and she was prepared to confront new challenges away from her “comfort zone.”

Also, over the past 35 years, I have developed very positive opinions about LSU from my own visits there and from friends and professional acquaintances who are LSU alumni. LSU has a highly energized and diverse student body. The school not only demands a high level of achievement in the classroom, but it also encourages students to participate in school and community activities. And, even as a third generation University of Georgia graduate, I

can honestly say that there is no more beautiful place in the South to attend college than LSU. I have developed a profound sense of the depth to which the school’s administration and faculty cares about each, individual student.

There is a personal touch that we never expected with a large, state university. Additionally, there are excellent resources for families and students.

Everyone we have met, students and administrators alike, has shown a genuine interest in my daughter’s happiness and welfare, and everyone, without exception, has been enthusiastic about the unlimited potential at LSU. LSU feels like a family.

My daughter has met a number of fun, interesting and intelligent people. She loves her school, and every day she’s excited about the new challenges and opportunities available at LSU. From the beginning, I knew LSU was the right school for her, and our experience has far exceeded all my expectations.

STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD The Forever LSU Student Video Contest was named a silver award recipient by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, as part of its Circle of Excellence Awards program.

The contest received the award in the Fundraising Programs: Technology Applications and Creative Use of New Media category. Nineteen international entries were judged in this category; one gold award, two silver awards and one bronze award were given.

The Circle of Excellence Awards program is the premier international awards program that exclusively recognizes the work of CASE members. Winning programs epitomize the profession's best practices, raise standards and contribute to a growing body of knowledge about advancement.

The contest was a collaborative project between Forever LSU and the LSU Office of Communications & University Relations.

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Crowd-Pleaser FROM MATH TO MEDICINE—AND MANY ACTIVITIES IN BETWEEN—SHE MADE HER MARK AT LSU

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atherine Smith never really did have much trouble standing out in a crowd. In fact, it is her specialty. As a four-year member of the LSU Tiger Band Colorguard, she literally waved a flag over her head for attention on game day.

And while LSU’s much more reserved classrooms and lecture halls do not compare in volume to the orchestrated chaos of Tiger Stadium, Smith’s record of accomplishment in that smaller, quieter arena truly makes her someone special.

A Baton Rouge native, Smith was awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in 2010. She is also a recipient of the Brandon Latiolais Memorial Scholarship, an endowed award managed by the LSU Foundation and given to an outstanding student in the College of Science. Smith graduated from LSU in spring 2010 and is currently in medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. “That’s my ultimate goal,” Smith says of her hope to one day work at a medical school, where she can both conduct research and see patients.

At LSU, Smith was an Honors College student and majored in math . . . for fun.

“I wasn’t sure if I was going to go into medicine, so I decided to take all the pre-med courses and major in something else that I also thought would be interesting.

It would either verify that I wanted to go into medicine, or I would find out that I loved something else more than medicine,” she says.

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It was Smith’s overall record of achievement, both in the classroom and in her extracurricular activities (like Colorguard), that caught Phi Kappa Phi’s attention in awarding the highly competitive fellowship.

“I met all of my friends in college through different organizations on campus, and I had an amazing time. LSU has so many things to offer. You have to take the opportunities you are given and use them. LSU taught me a lot about leadership and offered me a great foundation in academics.”

Smith says she feels particularly honored to be a recipient of the Brandon Latiolais Memorial Scholarship.

“I was really surprised when I got it,” she says. “It’s an honor to be awarded the scholarship because the family put up the funds for this award . . . They realized what an impact LSU had on their son and wanted it to have the same impact on other students.

It really means a lot.”

LSU has so many things to offer.

You have to take the opportunities you are given and use them.”

— Katherine Smith

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Leaving a Legacy He was a kid with a heart of gold. Well-liked and respected among his peers at LSU, Brandon Latiolais had a deep love for his university, matched by a deep record of consistent academic success. A 4.0 pre-med student on his way to earning a University Medal, Brandon did not place himself before others. He was born to serve.

That is why the Brandon Latiolais Memorial Scholarship holds such special significance to those who receive it.

“Brandon was special in a way because he enjoyed helping his fellow students,” says his father, Dr. Terry Latiolais. “He tutored some of the athletes. He worked at Christ the King with the Big Buddies program. He always enjoyed helping people, and that’s one of the reasons why he wanted to go to med school. He wanted to make a difference. The scholarship, in a sense, still allows him, even after he’s departed, to help his fellow students at LSU, and I think he would be very proud to be part of that.”

Brandon died in fall 1997, in an auto accident in Lafayette. It was his senior year at LSU. In the days that followed, friends and family suggested to his parents that an ideal way to honor Brandon’s love for LSU and his spirit of generosity would be to create a scholarship in his name. The late Ernie Hill, who was then the director of development for the College of Science, helped the Latiolais family through the process. The result is a scholarship that not only keeps Brandon’s memory alive, but that also keeps his personal mission of service alive.

“With the scholarship, we wanted to do something positive,” says Dr. Terry Latiolais. “One of the greatest fears that parents have when they have lost a child is that people have a tendency to forget, and his scholarship will help people for a long, long time.”

For his mother, Cheryl, and his younger brother, Jared, the scholarship holds extra meaning because the students who receive it usually embody many of Brandon’s best qualities.

“One of the things that stood out for us were the number of people who commented about how much Brandon liked them. How much Brandon helped them,” says Cheryl Latiolais. “In particular, one young man who said, ‘You know, my whole life people tolerated me. But Brandon . . . liked me.’ He didn’t want anyone left behind.” www.science.lsu.edu

Josh Harvey in the new Mall of Louisiana location of Storyville

SCHOLARSHIP SPELLS SUCCESS Three-time LSU alumnus Josh Harvey founded Storyville, a homegrown T-shirt store located mere steps from campus, in early 2007. Featuring designs from local artists, the store quickly boomed, prompting Harvey and wife Natalie, an LSU alumna with a B.A. in mass communication, to open three more locations.

Storyville’s “Wear Your Story” slogan reflects an affection for storytelling that is closely linked to Harvey’s experiences at LSU. A long-standing love for LSU led Harvey to apply for admission during his senior year, but the cost of attending was simply too high for him. Just days before Harvey intended to enlist, he was awarded a $1,000 scholarship that made attending LSU financially feasible.

“I was one signature away

from joining the Army when I was offered a scholarship to attend LSU,” he said.

At LSU, Harvey quickly discovered that he enjoys creative writing. He graduated in 1999 with a B.A. in English from what is now the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and soon returned, completing the four-year joint JD/MBA program in 2003. He credits his LSU education for contributing to his accomplishments as an entrepreneur.

“Being able to write really is a huge advantage. If you want to sell yourself or your business, you have to be a good writer,” Harvey said. www.artsci.lsu.edu www.law.lsu.edu

The Pelican Promise The Pelican Promise scholarship, equivalent to tuition and the registration fee, makes attending LSU possible for more than 1,100 students in need of financial aid. LSU expects that number to increase to 1,500 by the end of the 2010-11 academic year. To support this important program, please visit www.lsufoundation.org/contribute, designating “Pelican Promise” as the beneficiary unit.

SETTI SET TING NG THE BAR

Since 2003, LSU students have earned more Truman scholarships than their counterparts at four Ivy League universities. Additionally, no in-state university has more Truman scholarship winners than LSU, and only one SEC school has more.

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Harrison photo is ready to be dropped in.

Three generations of LSU Foundation members: Frank Harrison Jr. with his grandson, Andrew Tyler Harrison, and son, Frank W. “Billy” Harrison III

A Family Tradition of Giving

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he bonds of family are best defined by loyalty, caring for one another, and a natural unity of purpose. In this way, the LSU Foundation’s membership certainly feels like a family. Within that family is a real-life family that has achieved something unique. The Harrisons are, to the knowledge of the Foundation staff, the first family to reach the milestone of three generations of membership in the LSU Foundation.

Leading the way is Frank W. Harrison Jr., a former Foundation board member and geologist who founded Optimistic Oil Company in Lafayette, La. Frank is one of the College of Science’s most dedicated supporters.

LSU recently awarded him an honorary doctorate of humane letters in recognition of his commitment to serving LSU and organizations across Louisiana.

The second generation is represented by his son, Frank W. “Billy” Harrison

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III, and Billy’s wife, Anne. Billy is the cofounder and co-owner of Houston Energy and is a current Foundation board member.

The third generation is composed of Billy and Anne’s sons, Frank W. “Will” Harrison IV and Andrew T. “Andy” Harrison. Will is an investment banker in Goldman Sachs’ energy division. Andy recently earned a master’s degree in geology from LSU and works for Devon Energy in Houston.

“I think it’s wonderful that, as a family, we are able to contribute through three generations to the University, that it’s a tradition that’s carried down,” Billy says. “Hopefully, this kind of example will inspire future generations of LSU alumni to give back to their university, where they were able to get an education that’s helped them through life.”

In addition to membership in the Foundation, all three generations of Harrison men are involved in the energy

industry. It is a connection that Frank says began one generation before, with his father.

“My dad was in the oil and gas business, so I kind of followed in a little different profession related to oil and gas, and I believe that the actual base that I had has led to the others considering that,” he says. “It’s an exciting profession, but it’s also something that you actually develop.

You really create something. You use your background, your education, to do that. I certainly am very pleased that they chose to follow in this particular area.”

The Harrisons’ family ties also pull them together for LSU football games, including an annual trip to wherever LSU plays its bowl game.

So, will a fourth-generation Harrison member be added to the LSU Foundation someday?

“I don’t think there’s any doubt that’s going to happen. We all have LSU in our blood,” Frank predicts.

LSU Foundation: 300+ MEMBERS STRONG

In 1960,

an elite advisory board named the LSU Foundation was formed, limited to not less than 50 and no more than 200 members. Today, members provide leadership and operational funding to the LSU Foundation to further the development of strong, private financial support for LSU. Members are recognized for their leadership and are invited to special LSU events and programs.

Members’ annual contributions for the operation of the Foundation are requested over and above other contributions they make to LSU and its supporting foundations and academic units. Dues are $2,000 annually per individual or married couple (for joint membership).

Associate membership is $1,000 annually per individual or married couple and is open to individuals under the age of 40, widows and widowers of members, and LSU faculty and staff; up to half of the amount may be restricted to other LSU purposes. Membership contributions may be made by an individual or by a company on behalf of the member.

www.lsufoundation.org/membership

Dick and Sherri Alario Hank F. and Frances Anderson I. Kent Anderson Mark Anderson Reuel L. Anderson Jr. Scott L. Anderson Mary Lou Applewhite Peter W. and Alice F. Arbour Malcolm B. Armstrong Paul and Ellen Arst Dennis Aucoin James J. III and Laura Bailey Byrd M. and Alice Ball Kenneth F. Barkoff Boyd Barrilleaux Arthur K. III and Shirley Barton John W. Barton Sr. Carl W. Bauer Charlene Lea Belk Jeff Hals Benhard James J. Jr. and Betty C. Bergin

Robert E. Bethard Bradley and Cindy Black William D. Blake Barry O. Blumberg Donald T. Bollinger Mr. David Bondy Jr. Daniel Bonnet A. John Boudreaux Maj. Gen. Bill Bowdon Clark G. Boyce Jr. J. Herbert Boydstun John C. Braddock John Breaux John B. Brock III J. Terrell and Mary Kay Brown Stephen T. and Cathy Brown Robert J. Bujol Claude and Bethia Bundrick John F. Burris Jim and Jill Burtner Carol M. Calkins Paul Cambon Ronald C. Cambre Joseph Campbell Jr. Jeffrey K. and Wendy Carbo Virginia Carmouche James Carville Clarence Cazalot J. Harman and Renae Chandler Richard D. Jr. and Teeta Chappuis JP Morgan Chase Mr. and Mrs. R. Blake Chatelain Kerry J. Chauvin Joan and Purnell Choppin Donald W. Clayton Cindy D. Coffey Thomas and Peggy Collins William M. Comegys III A. Harry Jr. and Joyce Conrad Lodwrick M. Cook Dr. Glen M. & Mrs.Vickie H. Coullard Amy E. Counce Judge D. Irvin Couvillion James Crosby Robert H. and Kim Crosby III Louis D. Curet Donald H. Daigle Robert Daigle Bill and Cammie Dale Wilton R. and Daisy B. Dale Joseph A. D’Amico Debbie and John L. Daniel Jr. Garrett Hank Danos Ruben J. and Laura Dauzat Frances B. Davis Gregg DeMar Bradley Dennison Peter M. Drexler John S. and Judith S. Dryden Gregory M. Eaton James and Jane Egasti A. Bridger Eglin Clarence Eidt Jr. Ernest Ray and Iris McLaurin Eldred Patrick Evans J. Nelson Fairbanks

Cheryl and Peter Fasullo Charlene Favre Calvin C. Fayard Jr. William T. II and Renae Firesheets J. Robert Fitzgerald James C. and Cherie H. Flores William S. Flores Jr. Richard L. and Shirley S. Flowers Michael R. and Elizabeth T.H. Fontham Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Foret Lynn and Sharon Foret Larry Franceski Alta Franks Sam Friedman T. Cass Gaiennie Cathie and Ed Galante Robert Galantucci Dudley and Melanie Glenn Ronald R. Gonzales Henry Goodrich John Graham John B. Gremillion Jr. G. Lee Griffin William D. Griffin James Hall John C. Hamilton Frankie S. Harris III Frank W. Harrison Jr. Frank W. III and Ann Harrison Margaret C. Hart Robert H. Harvey John and Terri Havens Harry T. and Elizabeth “Bee” Hawks Mark L. Hefter William Herrington William L. III and Jean A. Higgins Dr. and Mrs. L. Leighton Hill Bill R. and Anne Warren Hise Jeffrey Hughes Stanley J. Jacobs P. Roger Jahncke William L. “Bill” and Peggy Jenkins Bert Jones Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevant , Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P. Brad and Ann Juneau Frank H. Kean III Donald W. and Gayle A. Keller Kevin Kelty Richard F. Knight Cliffe F. Laborde Gary L. Laborde John P. Laborde Lucien P. and Peggy Laborde Luke and Sonja Laborde Gene W. Lafitte Judson and Margaret Landers Charles A. Landry René L. Latiolais II Ron Lato Jack E. Lawton Jr. U. J. LeGrange Laura Alexander Leach Richard N. Lemieux Joseph Lipsey Jr. Richard A. Lipsey Cornerstone, Fall 2010 | 17

LSU Foundation: 300+ MEMBERS STRONG Harry J. and Norma Longwell Al Lopez Blaine Lourd Stuart D. Lunn Doug and Debra Lunn Jr. Doug Manship Jr. Bob and Peggy Marin Jonathan E. and Maggie Martin Phil Martin Jimmy and Lillian C. Maurin Roger May Matt McCarroll John S. and Carla C. McClelland John D. McCown Jack McElligott James Donald McGinty Harry E. McInnis Jr. W. Shelby and Molly McKenzie Markham R. McKnight Michael A. and Cathey Meagher David B. Means III Rick and Janice Menniti Frank W. Miller Gordon & Debra Monk W. Henson and Carolyn Moore Dr. Henry Moreau Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Moyse III Patrick and Tami Mulligan John R. Murphey Jr. Craig W. Murray Leonard R. and Julie P. Nachman Ronald E. and Mary E. Neal Frank X. Neuner Darcey Newsum John B. Noland Stuart and Kim Oden Roger H. Ogden Joseph B. and Tyke Olinde Melinda & Steve Overstreet William B. Owens James H. Painter Robert J. Patrick Rock and Kim Palermo G. Allen Penniman Jr. L. J. Jr. and Bernardine Persac William Peatross Marty Phillips Rawlston D. and Linda Sue D. Phillips G. Frank Purvis Jr. Dottie Reese Kevin P. Sr. and Dee Dee Reilly Charles W. Richardson Jr. Kevin C. Robert Armand and Lynn Roos Harold L. Rosbottom Jr. A.J. Roy III Jim and Ginger Roy Frances Saladin Dr. Frank Sanchez Joe and Gina Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Claude Schlesinger Schlumberger Technology Corporation Bart B. Schmolke Stephen Schuetz Mark C. and Mary Schroeder 18 | Cornerstone, Fall 2010

Steve and Sheri Scott Mr. Joseph M. Sciortino J. Darby Seré John F. Shackelford Jerry Jr. and Beverly Shea Shell Oil Company John T. Shelton Jr. Andrew J. Shoup Jr. Charles P. Siess Jr. Joseph G. Simmons Jr. Martin E. and Judy F. Simmons B. Bruce Simon Steven N. Simon Wayne L. Simpson J. Noland Singletary Ernest E. Skillman Jr. Charles M. Smith Glynn D. and Annie Bell Smith Jeff and Amie Springmeyer Joseph Stein Jr. Lehrue Jr. and Betty Stevens John Stovall Carl J. Streva Paul A. and Lyndra Strickland Robert M. Jr. and Donna C. Stuart Dr. Marvin Stuckey Richard M. Sturlese Dr. James M. Syler Jr. Byrum W. Teekell John and Elizabeth Thomas Suzan Tillotson Dr. and Mrs. Ken Tipton Roland M. and Kay Toups Mrs. Sue Turner Thomas H. Turner Robert and Elissa Turnham Mike Vandenbold Cyril and Tutta S.Vetter Donald J. Waguespack Frank H. Walk Milford Wampold III Burton D. Jr. and Sue W. Weaver Robert D. Jr. and Claire Webb Charles S. III and Laura J. Weems Anthony J. and Jeanne Dupré Weido Felix R. and Lynn Weill Emmett C. Wells Jr. Dr. W. Daniel & Mrs. Kay Harrison Williamson John M. and Edie Wilson Van and Gail Whitfield Mark and Anne Wojna Rick and Holly Wolfert Woman’s Hospital Thomas and Cynthia Wood Thomas and Loretta Woodward William H. Wright Jr. J. Lanier Yeates Thomas and Juliet Youngblood Donald J. Zadeck Associate Members Dr. Jerry Baudin Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Belleau Lee and Cindy Bloch

Michael A. Blue John M. Budd Brent and Katherine Kennedy Burlette Rhett and Jennifer Butler Bunnie Cannon Kevin Carman and Susan Welsh Jennifer S. Cargill Frank Cartledge Dr.Vince D. Cataldo Russell and Melanie Chapman Ron Paul Cheramie Dr. Paul Coreil Jeff and Sara Crow Kushal P. Dasgupta Jerry and Bridget Denicola Karen A. Deville Mai L. Doles Cary and Nancy C. Dougherty Gina M. Dugas Don L. Eisenberg Gwen Fairchild Edmund J. Giering IV John W. Grubb Eric Hale Amanda Haralson and Tom Livesay Andrew Tyler Harrison Frank W. Harrison IV Evelyn E. Howell Thomas M. Hyde Kenneth L. and Judy Koonce Dr. Robert Kuhn Dr. and Mrs. Robert Landry Amelia Lee Beverly Brooks Major Ann Marie Marmande James S. McCoy John and Jennifer McGehee Jeffery and Leah McLain Malcolm and Reneé Boutte Myer Benjamin D. “Dal” Miller III Mrs. Germaine Miller Randall Miller John and Laura Moffitt George T. Moss Elisabeth O’Beirne Mrs. A.J.M. “Lena Mae” Oustalet Jr. John D. Jr. and Allyson B. Pellegrin Mrs. Donald Peltier Pamela M. and Jay L. Perkins Thomas “Quinn” Rainwater Lee Rayner William B. Richardson Michael D. Robinson Theresa Russo Brian Schmolke William L. “Bill” and Renae R. Scott William L. Silvia Jr. Jeremy and Kate Spikes Kevin P. and Donna K. Torres Bill and Lorry Trotter Jack R.Van Lopik J. Jesse and Rita Walker Jack Weiss Chuck Wilson Harris and Shelley Zeringue

LSU Ornament Collection LSU will introduce an ornament each fall, creating a series that celebrates Tiger spirit and is fun to collect. All proceeds benefit the LSU Foundation’s Campus Beautification Fund. Ornaments are $20 each and can be purchased online or by mail order by visiting www.lsuornament.com.

2009 SESQUICENTENNIAL ORNAMENT

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n 2010, LSU celebrates its 150th anniversary, or sesquicentennial. This ornament, featuring the Memorial Tower, helps commemorate the milestone.

One of the first structures completed on the current LSU campus, the 175-foot tall Memorial Tower, or campanile, was built as a memorial to the 1,447 Louisianans who died in World War I and whose names are inscribed in the four bronze plaques within the rotunda. Its bells chime every quarter hour and play LSU’s alma mater at noon.

The arch is the doorway of Foster Hall, named for former Louisiana Governor Murphy J. Foster and home to the LSU Museum of Natural Science.

2010 MIKE THE TIGER ORNAMENT

CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION FUND The first annual Spring Greening Day, held April 30 and supported by Raising Cane’s, was the first major project undertaken by the Campus Beautification Fund. The fund supplied materials to volunteers on 30 campus sites, where projects included permanent improvements to ornamental plantings and ground cover to minimize seasonal planting.

Mike VI is the live, walking and roaring face of LSU. This ornament, featuring Mike VI in his natural habitat, celebrates the 5-year-old tiger and the spirit of the LSU Foundation’s 50 years of service to LSU as the University’s main academic fundraising entity.

LSU’s Bengal tiger mascot is drawn from the Civil War fame of two Louisiana brigades in the Army of Northern Virginia.

The members’ fierce fighting earned them the moniker the “Louisiana Tigers.” Mike the Tiger came to campus in 1936 and was named for his trainer, Mike Chambers.

Mike’s world-class habitat, complete with a pool and waterfall, is visited by more than 100,000 fans annually.

Mike is cared for by two veterinary students and his personal veterinarian from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

Ornament photos by Eddy Perez, LSU Communications & University Relations

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Participants of STRIPES 2010—from “The Gold Streak”—show their Tiger spirit in the Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.

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Home at LSU

alk through campus in August, and you are certain to hear them before you see them. They boom the familiar chants of LSU—and some you probably have not heard. They dress head to toe in purple or gold, depending, of course, on whether or not they are in the “Purple Streak” or the “Gold Streak.” These young people exude Tiger spirit, that indefinable, undeniable, powerful force that unites us all. They are the students of STRIPES, a four-day, three-night retreat for first-year students that places an emphasis on fun while teaching invaluable lessons about what it means to be an LSU Tiger.

Launched in 2000 with only 65 students, STRIPES now reaches 575 incoming freshmen and is one of the most important programs offered by the Division of Student Life & Enrollment Services’ First Year Experience team.

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changing gift in 2005. He donated $1.1 million to the LSU Foundation to expand STRIPES, more than doubling its size.

Far more than a way for newcomers to socialize and get to know the layout of campus, STRIPES prepares students to thrive in their critical first year at LSU. The program covers every topic that could be a source of anxiety or uncertainty for someone new to LSU, from the student section’s cheers on game day to leadership development, relationship building, diversity training and study skills. Educating students in these areas plays a central role in helping to increase LSU’s first-year retention rate.

Another important feature of STRIPES is who does the teaching.

Alumni and current students, usually former STRIPES students themselves, are called back to lead the groups. It is a unique opportunity for STRIPES to continue its education process on a deeper level, as returning students learn how to put their leadership training into action.

Lizzie Horner and Ashley Wilking, recipients of the 2010 Charles L. Barney Leadership Award

New Fund Supports Black Male Students

Rebecca Templet and Seth Guidry by Mike the Tiger’s habitat

DYNAMIC DUO

STUDENTS REFLECT ON STRIPES EXPERIENCES The LSU Foundation has a long happy as I am now, anywhere else. I tradition of hiring students to assist with don’t think the experience would have daily operations. Many of these students been anywhere near the same.” are among the University’s most outTemplet says STRIPES helped her standing, and one thing they all share is adjust to being a part of a much larger a love for LSU. community than her hometown of Pierre Two such students stand out a little Part, La. more than usual, because they always “I loved everything about STRIPES. stand together. Sophomore elementary I loved how dedicated the leaders were education student Rebecca Templet and to the program and how much they loved Seth Guidry, a junior in political comLSU in general. I fell in love with the munication, are virtually inseparable.

University. It made me feel like, coming They team up on a from a small myriad of stewardtown, that I ship, membership wasn’t alone and event projects coming to LSU, After STRIPES was over, I was asking for the Foundation, that I came ‘Where do I sign up for everything?’ and they serve as with 12 other Because I’m not going anywhere else.

STRIPES student participants I’m staying here.” leaders in the sumin my group mer. In the same with me. And — Seth Guidry group, of course. we helped each Both Templet and Guidry credit other grow and get through this experitheir STRIPES experiences as freshmen ence, this first year together. You just with solidifying their desire to both be at learn everything about LSU through the LSU and to serve the University.

STRIPES program.”

Guidry, of Galliano, La., confesses Templet says a similar family experithat he may never have attended LSU ence exists at the LSU Foundation. “I had it not been for STRIPES. know that if I needed something, that “My mom had talked me into doing this family is here for us. And I guess it,” Guidry says. “I was actually going that’s what we want the community to out of state to Ole Miss. After STRIPES know about the Foundation, that this is was over, I was asking, ‘Where do I sign not just office work. It’s people who all up for everything? Because I’m not going love LSU, who are all here to get more anywhere else. I’m staying here.’ Now, support for the University so we can be three years later, I can’t see myself, as more successful and keep growing.”

The Black Male Leadership Initiative’s recently launched “Power of 50” Annual Fund aims to garner support for the BMLI Fellows Program and the new Kerry Pourciau & Kirt Bennett Student Leadership Award.

“We believe that at least 50 people can impact the lives of black college males,” said Marco Barker, director of educational equity for Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach and co-coordinator of the BMLI Fellows Program.

The BMLI Fellows Program is a retention and personal development initiative that offers support through targeted programs, workshops and mentoring in three critical areas: academics, leadership development and citizenship. It began in spring 2010 with support from an IBM Diversity Grant awarded to LSU Career Services.

The leadership award is named for LSU’s only two black Student Government presidents, the late Kerry Pourciau (president in 1972) and the late Kirt Bennett (president in 1991).

Through a core group of crosscampus collaborations, BMLI is examining the recruitment and retention, academic performance and persistence, and graduation of LSU students in general and LSU black male students in particular.

www.lsu.edu/bmli

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Stately Oaks PRESERVING NATURAL TREASURES AT LSU The roughly 1,200 oak trees on campus are as much a part of LSU as are its students, faculty, staff and historic buildings. These towering beauties are so integral to the campus experience, in fact, that LSU’s alma mater begins, “Where stately oaks and broad magnolias shade inspiring halls . . .”

The Endow an Oak program was introduced in 1993 to improve the poor health of many of LSU’s oaks, for which declining care was an unfortunate consequence of budget limitations. The new program aligned well with then-Chancellor William E. “Bud” Davis’ effort to “Rekindle the Spirit of LSU” and addressed the growing care needs of both maturing and newly planted trees.

Since its introduction, Endow an Oak has successfully garnered critical funds to support the care and maintenance of LSU’s most treasured natural “residents.” A handful of Parade Ground and Quad oaks are not endowed, with hundreds of opportunities available to endow oaks campus-wide. Parade Ground, Quad and campus-wide oaks can be endowed for $50,000 each, $10,000 each and $4,000 each, respectively. Donors can also endow other types of campus trees through this program. Each endowed tree is marked by a customized, permanent bronze plaque installed near its base.

Fifty percent of each gift builds the oak endowment, which provides an income stream to support LSU’s oak trees in perpetuity. The other half is placed into an account that can be used immediately by LSU’s arbor management team.

Steele Burden, LSU’s landscaper from 1932 through 1970, planted many of LSU’s live oak trees, which have been valued at $50 million. Burden’s careful planting was done with the future in mind, a legacy that is continued by those who choose to endow his majestic work.

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Top Right: LSU Foundation President and CEO Maj. Gen. William G. Bowdon addresses LSU students gathered in Tiger Stadium to watch the telecast of the LSU-Arizona State University football game. Other photos: Volunteers in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center serve displaced residents.

When the Eyes of the World Were on Us LSU was named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement, by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

On Sept. 5, 2005, one week after Hurricane Katrina’s devastating landfall, the discussion at the LSU Foundation turned to LSU students who may have lost homes, jobs or the ability to attend school. Students from other Louisiana schools would soon come to LSU to continue their studies, crippling damage having left their home universities unable to support them. The number of students affected would reach thousands—and they would look to LSU for a source of stability.

The LSU Foundation’s Hurricane Student Relief Fund was quickly created to supply monetary relief to students who were displaced or whose economic status was greatly affected by the storm. The fund burst onto the national scene just five days later, when the LSU Foundation and the University coordinated a telephone and Web fundraising effort during LSU’s relocated home football game versus Arizona State University.

During that game and the days that followed, LSU’s role in providing relief for people affected

by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita took center

Photos provided by LSU Communications & University Relations

stage. Images and video of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (transformed into an acute care emergency hospital), the heliport created within the Bernie Moore Track Stadium, and displaced animals at the John M. Parker Coliseum were shown worldwide. LSU students’ volunteerism— massive in scale—came to the forefront.

An influx of support bolstered the Hurricane Student Relief Fund to over $5.2 million. A similar fund, created by the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, garnered support for animals left homeless by the storm.

“The outpouring of support for the students and our animal relief efforts was phenomenal,” said LSU Foundation Vice President for Development Jeff McLain, who was in his first week on the job when Hurricane Katrina hit. “People opened their hearts and sent generous donations.

We received gifts from as far away as Japan and the Czech Republic. Katrina reinforced to me the charitable spirit of humans who rise to meet the needs of those who are hurting.”

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Foundation for Learning DONOR SUPPORT HAS MADE POSSIBLE MANY CAPITAL PROJECTS. THEIR IMPACT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE GATES OF CAMPUS.

LaHOUSE The LSU AgCenter’s LaHouse, a model home and landscape resource center, opened in July 2008 with a goal of educating homeowners, builders, architects and landscape architects about methods for making homes and landscapes more sustainable, as well as user- and resource-friendly. It is designed to hold up against strong winds, flooding, termites and rain while serving as a model for how to build homes with high durability, energy efficiency and healthy home features. As part of the

LSU AgCenter’s educational mission, LaHouse includes a high-tech teaching center (in what appears to be the home’s garage) for seminars and workshops.

LaHouse was made possible by contributions from hundreds of individual and corporate donors. Since its 2003 groundbreaking, LaHouse has hosted thousands of visitors and has been featured in local and national media Located on Gourrier Avenue near the LSU Golf Course, it is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for guided tours. www.lsuagcenter.com/lahouse

LSU CAREER CENTER

Rendering of Welcome & Information Center

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The LSU Career Center, a $3 million facility to be housed on two levels in the LSU Student Union, is slated to open in fall 2012. The 17,396-square-foot center will be a state-of-the-art environment in which LSU Career Services will prepare LSU students and alumni for the world of work and in which employers will recruit for open positions.

Career preparation is the leading reason students attend college, and competitive programs that support professional growth are highly regarded by today’s top students. Career Services enhances the caliber of an LSU education, providing students and graduates with sound preparation for the next phase of their lives. Career Services offers the tools, resources and assistance LSU students and alumni need to achieve their goals and, in turn, supports hundreds of employers nationwide. www.lsu.edu/career

LSU MUSEUM OF ART The LSU Museum of Art, originally housed on campus, opened in downtown Baton Rouge’s Shaw Center for the Arts in March 2005. That opening was the culmination of 10 years of planning and the generosity of donors who were committed to making the museum more accessible to the local community.

The 4,600-work collection is highlighted in 14 galleries of decorative arts, landscape painting, American and British portraiture, New Orleans coin silver, Newcomb pottery, Chinese jade, and contemporary Louisiana and American painting. Special exhibitions of paintings, sculpture, works on paper and photography are also presented.

LSU MOA recently achieved American Association of Museums accreditation, the highest national recognition for a museum.

Less than 5 percent of U.S. museums and related organizations meet the professional standards and best practices required to receive accreditation. www.lsumoa.com

At right, LSU student Samantha Landry views Chinese jade from the Chi Qing dynasty period (1644-1911), a gift from Dr. James R. and Ann A. Peltier.

HONORS COLLEGE

1989 illustration of the French House by Van Cox, interim director and professor in the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture

The Honors College’s foremost funding priority is renovating its home, the French House. La Maison Française is a Renaissance-style Normandy château built in 1935 as a center for intense study of French language, culture and literature. It now houses administrative, teaching and student-life functions.

The $7 million renovation will nearly double the amount of classroom space, incorporate state-of-the-art technology, and allow for student gatherings. Noncompliant infrastructure will be updated; asbestos will be abated; the exterior envelope and roof will be replaced; rotting interior trims and deteriorating interior finishes will be restored; and electrical, telecommunications and mechanical equipment systems will be replaced.

The French House is the only non-Quadrangle LSU structure on the National Register of Historic Places. The Foundation for Historical Louisiana has named it a “treasure in trouble” and one of the state’s top 10 buildings of historical significance. www.honors.lsu.edu Cornerstone, Fall 2010 | 25

Anne Hendershot Wong, in Hill Memorial Library, holds a plaque recognizing her parents’ support of LSU.

Purple in Her Blood

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nne Hendershot Wong looks like an LSU alumna. She bears the school colors as though she was born in them. She sounds like an LSU alumna. Her Rustonian roots reveal the sweet accent expected of a former Miss Princess Peach (at age 4). She even walks campus like an LSU alumna, with a familiarity that could come only from someone who remembers seeing the 1958 Chinese Bandits take the field in person.

But she is not an LSU alumna. ”I went to Ole Miss,” she says.

That doesn’t stop Wong from honoring her family’s deep and lasting LSU roots, however. She has committed to bolster a scholarship established by her parents, Dr. Paul T. and Theresa Lacy Hendershot, through a portion of her estate.

“I love my parents. I believe in education. I guess I just absorbed from them their deep respect for LSU, the fun they had here. LSU just runs in your blood.

Mother always said she bled purple,” Wong shares.

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CONTINUING A FAMILY TRADITION OF SUPPORTING LSU

took him to universities all over the South. After earning his doctorate in economics and business administration at LSU in 1947, he taught at Louisiana Tech University, East Carolina University, The University of Mississippi, Middle Tennessee State University and Henderson State University. In 1984, he returned to teach at LSU, earning the nickname “Nails” along the way.

“Because he was ‘tough as,’” says Wong. “The girls really enjoyed him. The guys thought he was tough as nails.”

The economics professor had a soft spot for LSU, though, donating $20,000 of his LSU salary to establish the Paul T. and Theresa Lacy Hendershot Scholarship in Marketing in 1987.

It is a cause that Wong believes in strongly. Not only has she included the scholarship fund in her will, but she and siblings Ellen Hendershot Adams and David and John Hendershot will soon strengthen the fund even further by donating oil lease royalties that have been passed on through the family.

“Dad always said he wanted to give back to the institutions that had given so much to him. He had this inner drive that wanted everyone to have an education,” Wong explains.

Wong says her family’s ties to LSU couldn’t be closer. After all, this is where her parents met.

“My dad was sitting out on the Parade Ground with his friend. My mother walked by, and he said, ‘I’m going to marry that woman,’ and later, he did.”

Theresa Hendershot passed away on June 7, 2010, and Dr. Hendershot died in 1991. While caring for her mother in her final years, Anne met her future husband, Baton Rouge architect Sit Wong. The newlyweds married in August.

Sit and both of his children are LSU graduates, and Anne says her involvement with LSU through her family’s scholarship helps link her more deeply to her new family.

“There’s a pride of knowing that we support LSU,” she says. “And it makes me feel more related to them.”

Meet the Scholar Laura Gedicke is a senior in the E. J. Ourso College of Business. In 2009, Eduniversal ranked the college in the top 50 in its list of internationally known “Top Business Schools.”

It is such an honor to receive this scholarship. I was so excited when I opened the letter informing me about it.

Knowing that this scholarship is specified to my major and donated by Paul and Theresa Hendershot in the hopes of helping marketing students at LSU makes this truly special.

When donors support scholarships at LSU, they are supporting the student body as a whole. Especially with the budget crisis, students need to know that they have the support of their predecessors. Scholarships show your support and faith in the students of LSU and in their futures.

Laura is a member of Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity, and the LSU Ambassadors. Following her graduation in December 2010, she plans to gain full-time work experience for a few years, then return to school to complete an MBA. www.bus.lsu.edu

Laura Gedicke by the fountain outside Dodson Hall

Charitable Gift Annuities A charitable gift annuity of $25,000 or more allows a person to both leave a legacy at LSU and enjoy the security of fixed income for life.

Gift annuities are backed by all of a charity’s assets, assuring that a donor receives lifelong income, unaffected by inflation. This type of gift provides an opportunity for income, capital gains and estate tax benefits and prevents possible capital gains.

LSU's Fellowship for the Future

www.lsufoundation.org/plannedgiving

Also possible are two-life annuities—for an individual and a spouse or other designee. Upon a donor’s passing, the remainder of the annuity goes to the LSU college or program of his or her choice. This allows for future support in the area at LSU that is dearest to the donor.

Charitable gift annuities eliminate the impacts of stock market fluctuations and may be funded through cash,

appreciated stocks or certificates of deposit.

Charitable gift annuity rates rose July 1, which will yield greater payouts for annuitants. The Foundation’s planned giving team can provide personalized rate quotes on deferred and two-life charitable annuities.

Anyone considering a charitable gift annuity is encouraged to consult a tax or financial advisor.

The 1860 Society recognizes LSU alumni and friends whose gifts, when realized, will provide financial support to areas such as scholarships, programs, professorships, faculty chairs and excellence funds.

Membership is awarded to anyone who submits documentation—through a letter of intent or a copy of the relevant portion of one’s will—naming the LSU Foundation as a beneficiary of his or her estate. Estate gifts can include trusts, insurance policies, retirement plans and annuities, among others.

LSU’s future success depends on the legacy that alumni and friends leave.

Members of the 1860 Society are living testimonials to the importance of caring about the future now. In the following pages, we celebrate our partners in LSU’s fellowship for the future.

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LSU's Fellowship for the Future

The 1860 Society began in 1993. In the following membership list, boldface denotes that the member is a charter member; (d.) denotes that the member is deceased.

Above: Scholarship recipient Sarah Hebert with Lillian Hoover Left: Jimmie Hoover

Honoring the Love of Her Life

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illian Hoover, a charter member of the 1860 Society, established the Jimmie L. Hoover Memorial Scholarship in LSU’s School of Library & Information Science to honor her late husband, who was a revered member of the LSU Libraries staff for several decades. The school’s all-graduate-student population is not eligible for undergraduate scholarship programs, which makes scholarships like Hoover’s especially important.

A warm and engaging personality whose smallest wardrobe details characteristically match, Lillian Hoover is a University High School graduate, LSU attendee and U.S. Navy veteran. Her first husband, Erwin Klettke, died while working for ExxonMobil in Indonesia. She met Jimmie Hoover in 1954, and the couple married five years later.

Hoover says she established the scholarship honoring her second husband to pay tribute to his love for knowledge and his willingness to serve others.

“He would like that if it helped a student. Two of the scholarship’s recipients have told me that they would not have been able to come to LSU without the scholarship,” says Hoover.

Because Hoover’s first husband was an ExxonMobil employee at the time of his death, Hoover’s scholarship donations are generously matched three to one

by ExxonMobil. Hoover intends to donate her entire estate to the LSU Foundation to one day expand and enhance the scholarship program named for Jimmie.

“Everybody loved him, and I can say that with all truth. Everybody that knew him, loved him,” she says. “He was just an exceptional individual with a sincere interest in others and their education, their happiness.”

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Robert and Claudia Adley Mark K. Anderson Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite George M. Armstrong (d.)

Patricia W. Armstrong Paul and Ellen Arst Mr. William T. Arterburn Fred and Jan Atchity Anna Marie Baer (d.)

Mr. William B. Baggett Sr. John H. Bateman William and Frances Beck, Ph.D. Dr. Bonnie D. Belleau Thomas and Gaye Bennett Patricia K. Benoit Scott M. and Ruth Bergeron James M. Bernhard Jr. Juanita M. Berryman (d.)

Mr. George C. Betts (d.)

Mrs. Merritt Betts Jamie Blair Bice Ruth Anne Bindursky Dr. Charles Black (d.)

Mrs. Bess K. Black Lee and Cindy Bloch Sybil F. Boizelle Dr. Roselyn B. Boneno William J. and Karen G. Brack Lynnwood J. Brassett, M.D. (d.)

Joanne B. Brassett John C. Burch Mrs. Jean P. Burt (d.)

John R. and Suetta Busenlener Susan Marshall Buzick Claire L. Cagnolatti Carol Calkins Kathryn P. Callahan (d.)

William and Ann Callegari

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Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Dare Campbell Cathy H. Caplan Ph.D. Jeffrey K. and Wendy W. Carbo William G. Castle Jr. Dr. Doyle Chambers (d.)

Ms. Kelly Cherry Mr. David E. Chozen (d.)

Suzanne and Doug Christensen Alma Beth Clark Mr. Marvin R. Clemons (d.)

Allen E. Cohen Max Z. Conrad Lodwrick M. Cook Mr. and Mrs. John L. Creed Mr. R. Gale Creed Allen Crow Kurt and Gene Anne Culbertson Louis D. Curet Mr. George A. Daniels Andrea M. Daugherty (d.)

Mrs. Susan H. Dawson Mr. Donald C. Delaune (d.)

Elaine Delaune (d.)

Mona and Dave J. DeFelice Jr. Mr. Allyn C. Donaldson Jr. William C. Duffy Jr. Donna Atwood Duffy Gwendolyn G. Dugas Mr. John W. Dupuy Christopher and Eva Dyba Mrs. Mary Frey Eaton Clarence and Rosa Lee Eidt Jay Ervin Farrar Robert Wickliffe Fenet Natalie Fielding Diane J. Finley, M.D. Mrs. Eunice M. Fontenot (d.)

Dr. George M. Frame II Dr. Eileen M. Skelly Frame Mr. Mark P. Freeman Jr. (d.)

David H. Frid Dr. & Mrs. Dexter A. Gary Mrs.Virginia M. Gayle Mr. Lester C. Gerard (d.)

J.C. (Sonny) Gilbert Dr.Thomas Green (d.)

Mrs.Thomas Green Mr. and Mrs. G. Lee Griffin Mr. Michael G. Griffith Mr. Cesar A. Guerra Jr. Arthur and Judy Halbrook Regina and John M. Hamilton Mr. Stephen H. Harmon Jr.

David and Nancy Harvey Robert H. and Corinne P. Harvey Sherri Hayes Richard W. Hicks Sarah Lou Hill Tom Hill Lucy L. Hilton Elizabeth R. Holloway Jane Honeycutt Ellen and Tommy Hontzas Mrs. Lillian Fitzgerald Klettke Hoover Mary Hutcheson (d.)

Dr. George & Mrs. Klileen Jones W. Griffin “Griff ” and Barbara Jones Craig and Lisa Juengling Richard and Katherine Juneau Michael A. Katchmer Donald W. and Gayle A. Keller Dr. James L. and Mrs. Aileen Kelly Neal and Arlene Kestner William and Constance Kidd Lucien Paul Laborde Sr. Mrs. Peggy Laborde Luke and Sonja Laborde Rene L. Latiolais Robert E. Leake Jr. Elena R. LeBlanc Harry and Norma Longwell Dr. Alfredo and Maria Lopez Loy R. (Pug) and Jeannie Lorren Shirley M. Mackie Beverly Brooks Major John Marshall (d.)

Carole Marshall Pamela A. Martin Shirley Mayhall Raymond and Opal McDuff (d.)

Mr. Larry McKee Mrs. Elena Mickelson Mr. Ben R. Miller, Jr. Benjamin and Leslie Miller III Jimmy L. and Doris McVicker Miller John Boyd Mitchell, Ph.D. W. Henson and Carolyn Moore Virginia L. Mouw Markwell and Paulette Nager Dick and Judy Najolia Philip J. Neck Mrs. Eleanor P. Newman (d.)

Roger H. Ogden Lt. Col. Cary Frank Owen Daryl Ann Owens Mrs. Joye Lawrence Parker

Richard Peck Janice Pellar Dr. James R. and Ann Peltier Charles O. Peyton Cecil R. Phillips Douglas P. Reed Col. Keith Reeves Mike and Lea Ann Remondet James and Patti Richards Frederick “Rusty” Richardson William Richardson Percy E. “Rebel” Roberts May Rose Robertson Michael D. Robinson Dean Ron and Jane Ross James P. and Ginger Roy Thomas and Darlene Ryder John and Toni Sardisco Alton and Hillery Scavo Judith Stoddard Sherman Dr. Chester P. Siess (d.)

Charles M. Smith, M.D. Glynn D. and Annie Bell Smith Gayle B. and John Rogers Smith Martha Taylor Smith Mrs. Eula T. Smith Mr. Wedon T. Smith (d.)

Mrs. Pauline Stanley (d.)

Mr. Tom Stephens Robert B. Stobaugh Robert M. and Dotty Stuart Dr. Marvin E. Stuckey Mrs. Loretta C. Stuckey (d.)

Dean A. and Rosalind Sutherland Lemuel M. Thomas (d.)

Mrs. Leonard C.Tobin Deborah Dunlevy Todd Stephen and Beth Tope Florence Ann Trappey Leonel E. and Helen L.Tustison Gene F. and Betty R.Van Norman Mr. Wayne Vines Thomas A. and Virginia C. Waldrop Dr. Candace Warner Mr. Harry J. Wilson Mary Jack Wintle Margaret Champagne Womack William A. Womack Anne and Sit Wong J. Lanier and Marie Yeates Linda and Ron Young

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Heart of the Foundation Pinki Diwan outside the Lod Cook Alumni Center

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hen the LSU Foundation went searching for a research director in 1994, it did not have to search the world over for the right person. Instead, the right person came to us from the other side of the world. And she’s been here ever since.

Pinki Diwan moved from India to Louisiana in 1978 to join family living in the U.S. and to study data processing.

When Cecil Phillips, then executive director of development, picked Diwan to head a fledgling research department in 1994, she was just the tenth employee on staff.

“I have seen this growing from infancy,” says Diwan. “I always remember, when I started here, I said, ‘I don’t know anything about this, Mr. Phillips.

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enough, you will learn very soon.’”

Indeed, caring is perhaps the trait for which Diwan is best known among her co-workers.

“My philosophy in life has always been that it’s not how much you do, it’s how much love you put into doing something that counts,” she says. “I’m really passionate about the Foundation and my job, and I really want to give my best to all the departments and serve them. “ Diwan helped the Foundation lay the groundwork for LSU’s first fundraising campaign, which was publicly launched in 1997. “We did not have an information technology department. Everything was done in my office,” she says.

Diwan has built a reputation as someone who takes the time to develop the employees under her charge. Almost a dozen of her staff members, whom she refers to as “family,” have left the research department’s fertile training ground to become

development officers and administrators in other key areas of the Foundation.

“I always feel good when I see people who have worked with me grow,” she says, “It’s like my own children growing up into the profession.”

Diwan’s dedication to the Foundation is matched only by her involvement in the community. She holds leadership positions with 10 community organizations.

She is the president of the Baton Rouge Battered Women’s Program and the director of the Sharing Shores Indian Women’s Association of Louisiana.

“My passion is to give back in thanks for the opportunities the United States provides to its immigrants. That’s a key reason why I want to do so much in the community,” she says.“That’s basically a part of Indian culture. That if you are sent into this world, you want to leave this world a better place. If you are caring or giving, it all comes back to you.”

Development Contacts LSU FOUNDATION CENTRAL OFFICE www.lsufoundation.org

E. J. OURSO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS www.bus.lsu.edu

Jeff McLain, CFRE Vice President for Development jmclain@lsufoundation.org or 225-578-3811

Karen Deville Senior Director of Advancement kdevill@lsu.edu or 225-578-6407

FOREVER LSU www.foreverlsu.org

SCHOOL OF THE COAST & ENVIRONMENT www.sce.lsu.edu

Beverly Brooks Major, CFRE Director, Forever LSU beverly@lsufoundation.org or 225-578-0526

Amanda Haralson Director of Development & External Relations aharalson@lsu.edu or 225-578-3381

LSU INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT, CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS www.lsu.edu/advancement

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION www.lsu.edu/coe

Lisa Geddes Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations lgedde1@lsu.edu or 225-578-0302 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE www.coa.lsu.edu Arlette Rodrigue, CFRE Assistant Dean arodrigue@lsu.edu or 225-578-2723 COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN www.design.lsu.edu Michael Robinson Senior Director of Development mrobin5@lsu.edu or 225-578-7140

Wayne Miller Director of Development miller@lsu.edu or 225-578-6384 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING www.eng.lsu.edu Lee Killett Rayner Director of Development lrayner@lsu.edu or 225-578-3456 EQUITY, DIVERSITY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH www.lsu.edu/diversity Marco Barker Assistant to the Vice Provost & Director of Educational Equity mbarke1@lsu.edu or 225-578-5736

Employee Giving: LSU AgCenter At the LSU AgCenter, employee giving through payroll deduction has almost tripled since 2006, with 112 employees now making monthly donations to endowed and nonendowed 4-H Foundation accounts. Their contributions ($18,000-plus annually) support a range of 4-H programs, including scholarships, educational trips, awards and recognition programs.

In addition to gifts received via payroll deduction, many LSU AgCenter employees and retirees contribute to 4-H accounts each year. Employee donors have often shared

that the impetus to start giving was a desire to support the future leaders of Louisiana. Last fiscal year, 22 percent of 4-H donors were LSU AgCenter employees.

“It’s easy to see we have people who are passionate and believe in what they are working for,” said Eric Eskew, executive director of the Louisiana 4-H Foundation.

Since 1908, more than 4 million young people have been involved in the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana 4-H youth development program.

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HONORS COLLEGE www.honors.lsu.edu

MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION www.manship.lsu.edu

Tia Embaugh Director of External Relations tembaugh@lsu.edu or 225-578-2625

Sara Courtney Director of Development scourtney@lsu.edu or 225-578-2418

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES www.lsu.edu/artsci

COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ARTS www.cmda.lsu.edu

Rhett Butler Director of Development rbutler1@lsu.edu or 225-578-6441

Steven Covington Director of Development scov@lsu.edu or 225-578-9268

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE slis.lsu.edu/alumni

Jacquelyn Craddock Director of Development, Swine Palace - LSU Theatre jcraddock@lsu.edu or 225-578-9277

Beth Paskoff Dean bpaskoff@lsu.edu or 225-578-1480

PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER www.law.lsu.edu

LSU AgCENTER www.lsuagcenter.com

Karen Soniat, Ph.D. Director of Communications & External Relations karen.soniat@law.lsu.edu or 225-578-8645

Randa Bordelon Director of Development rbordelon@agcenter.lsu.edu or 225-578-4238

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE www.science.lsu.edu

Eric Eskew Executive Director, Louisiana 4-H Foundation eaeskew@agcenter.lsu.edu or 225-578-1172

Ann Marie Marmande Director of Development annmarie@lsu.edu or 225-578-4906

LSU LIBRARIES www.lib.lsu.edu Faye Phillips Associate Dean fphilli@lsu.edu or 225-578-2217

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK www.socialwork.lsu.edu Vickie King Development Director vking@lsu.edu or 225-578-1106

LSU MUSEUM OF ART www.lsumoa.com

DIVISION OF STUDENT LIFE www.lsu.edu/studentlife

Melissa Daly Assistant Director for Development mdaly2@lsu.edu or 225-389-7212

Jamie Segar Director of Development jsegar@lsu.edu or 225-578-0388

LSU RURAL LIFE MUSEUM appl027.lsu.edu/rlm/rurallifeweb.nsf/index

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE www.vetmed.lsu.edu

Tonja Normand Director of Development tonja@lsurlm.brcoxmail.com or 225-765-2437

Betty Y. Karlsson, CFRE Executive Director of Institutional Advancement bkarlsson@lsu.edu or 225-578-9870

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The LSU Foundation received more than $38.5 million in gifts and pledges during the 2009-10 fiscal year (July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010). The table below breaks down the Foundation’s total fundraising into two categories: current and deferred gifts. Gifts that the Foundation received outright during the year are classified as current. Pledges and planned gifts that were committed during the year but which will actually be received at a later date are classified as deferred.

A portion of the total fundraising was in the form of endowments, which provide a base from which perpetual funding is drawn for University support. Such a perpetual stream of support is a critical resource for the University’s future. The portion of each year’s total fundraising in the form of endowments is reported below.

LSU Foundation Total Fundraising 2009-10 Total: $38,524,025 Gift Category

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

[

Gifts, Pledge Payments, Gifts-in-Kind

$22,467,000

$26,449,073

$34,543,632

$4,143,785

$502,535

$1,011,044

$993,249

$1,020,465

$1,098,083

$27,604,034

$27,972,073

$36,652,759

[

Pledges

$1,693,391

$5,342,824

$14,154,165

Planned Gifts

$9,226,600

$7,665,947

$4,946,573

$38,524,025

$40,970,844

$55,753,497

CURRENT

DEFERRED

Estate Gifts Corporate Matching SUB TOTAL

TOTAL

Endowment Gifts

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

$5,325,677

$4,401,824

$11,479,254

At left, an LSU Foundation balance sheet from 1964

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LSU FOUNDATION

Total Assets & Endowment Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

550 500 450 400 350

($ millions)

The market value of the total assets of the LSU Foundation at June 30, 2010, was approximately $475 million. Of that total, the market value of total endowed funds was approximately $309 million, of which $296 million benefits LSU directly.

MARKET VALUE OF TOTAL Market Value of Total AssetsASSETS

300 250 200

The bar graphs at right depict the growth of the Foundation’s total assets, as well as the growth of the endowed funds under management by the Foundation. The market value of the endowed funds that are managed by the Foundation on behalf of other organizations is identified within the second chart at right.

150 100 50 Total Assets

FY 00-01

FY 01-02

FY 02-03

FY 03-04

FY 04-05

FY 05-06

FY 06-07

FY 07-08

FY 08-09

FY 09-10

251.9

284.1

312.0

355.1

377.5

409.4

499.9

511.4

446.1

475.2

MARKET VALUE OF ENDOWED ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT 375 350 325 300 275

($ millions)

250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 -

FY 00-01

FY 01-02

FY 02-03

FY 03-04

FY 04-05

FY 05-06

FY 06-07

FY 07-08

FY 08-09

FY 09-10

184.5

200.4

212.9

250.0

262.0

285.6

349.4

318.5

274.7

309.1

LSU Eunice Foundation

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.5

LSU Alexandria Foundation

7.3

7.1

7.5

8.9

9.3

10.5

12.6

11.1

10.0

11.3

TOTAL ($ millions)

LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation LSU Foundation

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-

2.4

3.8

4.2

6.6

176.2

192.2

204.2

239.8

251.4

273.7

332.8

302.2

259.1

289.6

Note: LSU Foundation endowed assets include those for LSU, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, LSU AgCenter, and the LSU System.

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The LSU Foundation invests endowed funds that are not related to the Board of Regents Support Fund in its general endowed portfolio. This portfolio reflects a diversified asset allocation strategy, as displayed in the pie chart below.

GENERAL ENDOWED PORTFOLIO ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2010

Hedge Funds 12.6%

Real Estate 5.5%

Cash & Equivalents 2.5% Core Plus Fixed Income 27.6%

Private Equity 6.8%

Emerging Market Equity 6.6%

Small/Mid Cap International Equity 6.0%

Large Cap International Equity 12.6%

Small/Mid Cap Domestic Equity 6.4%

Large Cap Domestic Equity 13.4%

Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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Performance

Performance for the general endowed portfolio is presented in the bar chart below. Total return for the year was 14.97 percent. The benchmark figures provided at the bottom of the chart indicate that the Foundation has exceeded its benchmark consistently over a 10-year period.

General Endowed Portfolio Performance 25%

20%

15%

Total Return

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-10%

-15%

-20%

-25% FY 03-04

FY 04-05

FY 05-06

FY 06-07

FY 09-10

10 year Annual'd

FY 02-03

General Endowed

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4.43%

17.20%

8.76%

12.14%

18.52%

-3.75%

-18.26%

14.97%

-3.29%

3.75%

4.26%

GE Benchmark

-3.62%

-6.86%

2.61%

15.79%

7.93%

10.39%

17.53%

-5.58%

-20.19%

12.75%

-4.80%

2.49%

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FY 01-02

Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

FY 07-08

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Endowed funds that are related to the Board of Regents Support Fund are invested in a separate portfolio that is governed not only by the investment policies of the LSU Foundation, but also by policies dictated by the Louisiana Board of Regents. These funds consist of private donations made under the BRSF program for chairs and professorships, as well as the matching funds received from the state under the program. This highly successful program has provided crucial funding for faculty support and will prove vital in the University’s efforts to recruit and retain top-quality faculty. The asset allocation for the BRSF combined portfolio is depicted in the pie chart below.

BRSF COMBINED PORTFOLIO ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2010

Emerging Market Equity 5.0%

Hedge Funds 8.8%

Real Estate 6.1%

Cash & Equivalents 2.4% Core Plus Fixed Income 28.3%

Small/Mid Cap International Equity 2.7% Large Cap International Equity 6.9%

Small/Mid Cap Domestic Equity 13.3%

Large Cap Domestic Equity 26.6%

Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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Performance

FOUNDATION 1960 - 2010

The performance of the BRSF combined portfolio is presented in the bar chart below. The Board of Regents’ investment policies that are applicable to these funds are more restrictive than are the LSU Foundation’s policies for its general endowment portfolio. Total return for the year was 14.87 percent. Benchmark figures for each year are presented at the bottom of the chart and indicate that the BRSF combined portfolio has consistently exceeded the benchmark for the 10-year period.

BRSF Combined Portfolio Performance 20%

15%

10%

Total Return

5%

0%

-5%

-10%

-15%

-20%

-25% FY 00-01

FY 01-02

FY 02-03

FY 03-04

FY 04-05

FY 05-06

FY 06-07

FY 07-08

FY 08-09

FY 09-10

3 year Annual'd

5 year Annual'd

10 year Annual'd

BRSF Combined

2.72%

-3.12%

3.91%

14.70%

8.85%

7.77%

15.37%

-5.50%

-18.09%

14.87%

-3.84%

2.03%

3.62%

BRSF Benchmark

-2.02%

-5.39%

3.35%

14.13%

7.83%

6.84%

14.89%

-6.20%

-18.85%

13.70%

-4.43%

1.49%

2.43%

Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

38 | Cornerstone, Fall 2010

Board of Directors Officers Charles A. Landry Chairman of the Board Baton Rouge, La. Laura L. Dauzat Chair-Elect of the Board Marksville, La. William G.“Bill” Bowdon President and Chief Executive Officer Baton Rouge, La. Jeffery McLain Vice President for Development Baton Rouge, La. Gina Dugas Chief Financial Officer Baton Rouge, La. William L. Silvia Jr. Corporate Secretary Baton Rouge, La. George Moss Chief Investment Officer Baton Rouge, La. Directors Mark K. Anderson • Monroe, La. Jeff H. Benhard • Palmetto, La. J. Herbert Boydstun • Baton Rouge, La. J.Terrell Brown • Baton Rouge, La. Robert H. Crosby III • Mandeville, La. Robert Daigle • Lafayette, La. William T. Firesheets II • Baton Rouge, La. T. Cass Gaiennie • Shreveport, La. G. Lee Griffin • Baton Rouge, La. Frank W.“Billy” Harrison III • Houston,Texas Gary L. Laborde • New Orleans, La. Gene W. Lafitte • New Orleans, La. Laura A. Leach • Lake Charles, La. David B. Means III • Mansfield, La. William B. Owens • Alexandria, La. James R. Peltier • Thibodaux, La. John F. Shackelford III • Bonita, La. Robert M. Stuart Jr. • Baton Rouge, La. Sue Turner • Baton Rouge, La. Burton D.Weaver • Flora, La. Felix Weill • Baton Rouge, La. William H.Wright Jr. • St. Francisville, La. J. Lanier Yeates • Houston,Texas Ex-Officio John Lombardi President, LSU System Michael V. Martin Chancellor, LSU A&M William B. Richardson Chancellor, LSU AgCenter Jack Weiss Chancellor, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Laura Dauzat and her father, former LSU Foundation board member Lucien Laborde, on the front porch of Dauzat’s Marksville, La., home

TURNING THE PAGE . . .

As the LSU Foundation closes the book on its first 50 years, the first chapter of its next 50 is already a must read. The Board of Directors will soon be led by a chairwoman—for the first time.

Marksville, La., native Laura Dauzat became an LSU Foundation member in 1998 and has served on its board since 2003. She is also the 1996 College of Agriculture Outstanding Alumna of the Year.

A humble and gregarious personality, Dauzat was surprised to be approached about taking over as chair. She thought her fellow board members may have been pulling her leg.

“They called and asked me if I would consider doing it,” she says. “I asked, ‘Are you kidding?’ And they said ‘No, we think it’s something that you can do. We’ve never had a woman board president, and we think it’s time.’ So I said I would give it my all. I love being on the board. I even love the challenges. And I love promoting LSU, which is why we’re all involved.”

Dauzat’s family is as much a part of LSU as red clay tiles and tailgating. Her husband, children and children’s spouses are all graduates of the LSU System. Her mother, Peggy Laborde, was a trailblazer, too, as LSU’s first female agronomy major.

Her father, Lucien Laborde, is an LSU

alumnus, a veteran of the 1944 D-Day assault on Omaha Beach, a former president of the LSU Alumni Association, and was also a member of our board. Nicknamed the “Billy Graham of LSU” for his constant promotion of the University, Laborde and his brother, John, chaired a committee to create the LSU War Memorial, dedicated on the Parade Ground in 1998.

“When I was asked to join, of course I talked to my father,” Dauzat says. “And he encouraged me. He had loved serving LSU so much.”

“They made a good selection,” says Laborde, noting his family’s enthusiasm for its alma mater. “They have to give a second thought to doing anything other than LSU.” For her upcoming term, Dauzat’s goals are to increase membership, spread the word about the organization’s purpose and successes, and keep communication flowing among LSU’s fundraising entities.

“The challenge of bettering Louisiana starts with education. I challenge all alumni and friends to support our efforts to make LSU and Louisiana a better place for our children,” she says.

To Dauzat, the future of the University and Louisiana are intertwined. “When I think of LSU, I think of loyalty. I think of home. To me, Louisiana is LSU.” Cornerstone, Fall 2010 | 39

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FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LSU FOUNDATION: FEB. 20, 1960 Seated, from left, are Daniel Borth, Murphy J. Foster (president) and Judge Wayne G. Borah. Standing, from left, are Lloyd F. Love, James C. Bolton, Dr. F. P. Bordelon Jr., Gen. Troy H. Middleton, Henry J. Voorhies, W. H. LeBlanc Jr., Theo H. Cangelosi, Oliver P. Stockwell, and C. Arthur Provost.

Not pictured are Warren Berwick, Crawford H. Ellis and John M. Madison.

1960 2010

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 System Office. The LSU Foundation encourages and receives restricted and unrestricted philanthropic gifts and bequests and manages the investment of endowed funds and other private assets.