News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Spring 2004 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Rene Abadie Date: 3/14/05   Click on image for publication quality photo  HOWE NAMED SOUTHEASTERN DIRECTOR OF FACILITY PLANNING      HAMMOND --  Kenneth D. Howe, former director of public works for the city of Bogalusa, has been named director of facility planning at Southeastern Louisiana University.      He is charged with directing the intermediate and long-range facility plans for the university, managing project design and production, and maintaining and implementing the university’s facility master plan.      “Ken Howe brings a wealth of architectural and construction experience to this position,” said Stephen Smith, Southeastern vice president for finance and administration. “With the multitude of projects that are being developed at Southeastern, it is essential to have someone of his caliber helping to manage these developments.”      An architect with extensive experience in public, private and non-profit sectors, Howe worked for the city of Bogalusa since 1996 where he developed and administered capital improvement projects, was responsible for all physical aspects of the city, oversaw budgets of more than $2 million, and was directly responsible for more than 70 employees. He served as director of downtown development for the city for one year prior to heading the public works department.      Howe was development coordinator for housing for the Volunteers of America from 1990 to 1996 and was associated with a private architectural firm in Bogalusa from 1981 to 1989. A graduate of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston with a bachelor of arts degree and bachelor of architecture degree, he is a member of the Bogalusa Chamber of Commerce, a charter member of the board of Washington Habitat for Humanity, and a former president of the Bogalusa Jaycees. He has been active with the United Way, the Washington Parish Free Fair, and the Christmas in the Park Commission.