At least according to yesterday's RDL. What a joke.
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At least according to yesterday's RDL. What a joke.
Tunnel vision maybe.
Low VisionOriginally Posted by oledawg66
Univision ....
no, wait -- that's CUSA.
What did the RDL actually say about Reneau? What was the article about?
LOL!
Sorry, the RDL only posts 1 or 2 articles on their web site every few days. They do post obits regularly, but don't offer access to the full paper. Probably costs way more than they would want to spend.
It couldn't take more than a couple of hours to post all the copy in such a small paper, and it wouldn't take a rocket scientist to do it.
The RDL is afraid they would lose their mail-to subscribers. They have quite a few of those.
It was about the Biomedical Engineering Program and announcement of a new facility to be constructed next to the Institute for Micromanufacturing.
Gala honors Reneaus, hails biomed building plans - dtucker
http://www.latech.edu/technews/view...1&id=1084076125
Biomedical Engineering Building
Louisiana Tech celebrated final plans Saturday for a new Biomedical Engineering Building and announced that $1.9 million had been raised to add a wing. The gala also honored the man behind the history of Tech’s biomedical engineering program, Tech President Dan Reneau, and his wife, Linda.
Reneau, Tech’s 13th president and an internationally noted author/researcher, established the pioneering biomedical engineering program in 1972 when he was a professor of chemical engineering.
“Dr. Reneau’s vision and leadership launched the biomedical engineering program and continues to motivate faculty, not just in biomedical engineering, but in all the disciplines,” said Dr. Stan Napper, interim dean for Tech’s College of Engineering and Science.
Dr. Les Guice, Tech’s vice president for research and development, said the new facility will keep Tech competitive in recruiting faculty and students and will also reinforce its foundation of world-class research and instruction.
“This is further evidence of Dr. Reneau’s long-term commitment in building both the human and physical infrastructure to make this a great institution,” Guice said.
The new building, one of the few approved in the recent capital outlay budget, has received approval at $6.3 million; 22,000 square feet were added to original plans, bringing the total to 52,000 square feet and the price tag to $8.2 million. Grants and gifts are funding the addition.
The new building will sit next to the Institute for Micromanufacturing on the main campus. An enclosed walkway called “Collaboration Alley” will link the two buildings.
The first and second floors of the biomed building will house labs, meeting rooms, incubator space for business and technology, and room for offices and shared equipment. The third floor will be left unfinished to allow for growth.
Mike McCallister, president and CEO of Humana Inc., was keynote speaker for Saturday’s event. The Tech alumnus has been instrumental in providing more than $2 million in support for Tech through the Humana Foundation in recent years, including an eminent scholar chair, endowed professorships and a scholarship fund.
Humana and McCallister also provided the lead gift for the new building through a $350,000 challenge grant.
Reneau used Saturday’s occasion to recognize others who had key roles in making the new building possible.
He cited the local state delegation of senators and representatives; the congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., including Rodney Alexander; the Louisiana Board of Regents and the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, including Bob Levy, Wayne Parker and David Wright; ULS President Sally Clausen; and Ruston businessman James Davison.
Also on Saturday, two eminent scholar “super chairs” for the biomed program were announced at $2 million each.
Jim and Dana Bernhard of Baton Rouge are donors of one chair to be named in honor of Dan and Linda Reneau; Bernhard is chairman and CEO of The Shaw Group, a Fortune 500 company, and his wife is the Reneaus’ daughter. The Shaw Group was a sponsor of the gala, along with Aramark.
Reneau also announced a planned gift by Opal Rhodes of Houston that will establish the Herman Rhodes chair in biomedical engineering in memory of her Tech alumnus husband, a microwave pioneer. She has also made a substantial gift to the new building and has made planned gifts to support Tech’s biomedical engineering program.
A gift from Tech biology graduate George Roy Hayes Jr. of Shreveport was recognized. Hayes has also made a large planned gift to support the biological sciences. Among the many other alumni and friends making gifts was biomed alumnus Roger White of Louisville, Colo.
Corporate support from Humana Corp., Tidewater, The Shaw Group and others was also recognized.
Also on Saturday, the Louisiana Tech Engineering and Science Foundation announced a $300,000 gift to the project.
“Dr. Reneau’s ability to garner this kind of support is unsurpassed,” said Bobby Rawle, Tech’s director of research development. “His vision for something that would serve the university, state and nation for decades to come was just contagious. He made everyone want to be a part of it.”
Construction on the new facility is expected to begin during the next academic year. The biomedical engineering and rehabilitation science programs are currently housed off-campus in the old Ruston Hospital.
That really is pretty impressive.
I just wish he could see the same potential in extra-cirricular programs at La. Tech. (i.e. Tech Athletics)
Corporate sponsorships and special grants could do wonders for Tech if we focused some energy in that direction.
tunnel vision
The RDL on-line version hasn't posted an article since 4-21-04. Pathetic wouldn't you say.
http://www.rustonleader.com/index.htm
Yeah, pretty pathetic, considering the RDL is supposedly a "Newspaper of the Year" award winner.
"The (Baton Rouge) Advocate, The (Monroe) News-Star, The (New Iberia) Daily Iberian, The Ruston Daily Leader, The (Covington) News-Banner, the (Gonzales) Ascension Citizen and the (Port Allen) West Side Journal earned Newspaper of the Year honors in their respective divisions at the 124th annual convention." <my bold>
http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/...news/news8.txt
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