Southeastern NEWS

                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           publicinfo@selu.edu
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 8/10/01
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   1

SLU HISTORY BOOK, "WE HAIL THEE NOW SOUTHEASTERN," AVAILABLE
     HAMMOND -- "We Hail Thee Now Southeastern," a 132-page, 16-chapter anecdotal
history of Southeastern Louisiana University, is now available for purchase
     The large format, soft-cover book, illustrated by some 200 photos, can be purchased from
the Southeastern Development Foundation at the Alumni Center, 500 W. University Ave., or at
the SLU Bookstore and Bayou Booksellers in downtown Hammond. A special online order form
can also be found on the Southeastern web site, www.selu.edu/75book.
     "We Hail Thee Now Southeastern" sells for $20, with an additional $3 added for postage
and handling, if mailing is requested. 
     Commissioned by Southeastern's 75th anniversary celebration steering committee, "We
Hail Thee Now Southeastern" was written by former English professor Ron Harris and takes its
title from the first line of Southeastern's alma mater. Harris interviewed veteran Southeastern
faculty, scoured folders of old news releases and other resources in the Public Information Office
and mined newspaper clippings, self-studies, unpublished memoirs, dissertations and other
documents housed in the university's Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies.
     C. Howard Nichols, co-chair of the 75th Anniversary Committee and a retired member of
the history faculty, served as Harris' guide and consultant and, along with Judge Leon Ford III of
Hammond, another expert on the university and local history, helped edit and proof the book. Vic
Couvillion, retired director of Student Publications, also helped with editing and contributed
additional information to a section on Southeastern athletics. Graphic designer Suzanne Coffee
of Baton Rouge, a former member of the Public Information Office staff, designed the book,
which features photographs culled from yearbooks, Public Information Office files, the Center
for Southeast Louisiana Studies archives and personal collections.
     In his forward, Nichols says "We Hail Thee Now Southeastern" "provides an interesting
and entertaining look at seven and a half  decades of institutional history. It seeks to inform the
reader and to trigger personal recollections of Southeastern. It is a delightful souvenir."
     Proceeds from the book's sale will go to the Southeastern Development Foundation. For
additional information, call 504-549-2341 or 504-549-3770.
                             -SLU-
Press release available online at www.selu.edu./NewsEvents/PublicInfoOffice/newsm01.htm