Southeastern NEWS

                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           publicinfo@selu.edu
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 08/26/98
      Contact:                           Tim Ardillo   001


Editor s note: Photo and cutline accompany release
SOUTHEASTERN RECEIVED $120,000 MATCH FOR ENDOWED
PROFESSORSHIPS
     HAMMOND -- State Commissioner of High Education Dr. Joseph Savoie presented
Southeastern Louisiana University President Sally Clausen with a check for $120,000 through
the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund to help create three new endowed professorships.
     The initial contribution of $180,000 from Ms. Leola R. Purcell combined with the
Regents match will create the three $100,000 endowed professorships.  They are:
       B.C. Purcell Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology and Health Studies
       Leola R. Purcell Endowed Professorship in English
       Lola Sue Purcell Smith Endowed Professorship in Psychology.
     "The Southeastern family is grateful to Ms. Purcell for her generosity," said Clausen.
"While we look to our state to provide basic funding to keep our university running, gifts like
these allow Southeastern to climb to excellence. Thanks to Ms. Purcell for recognizing our
potential and for making sure, through this donation, that Southeastern continues to excel and
that our students are given the best instruction that we have to offer."
     To date Southeastern has received a total of $880,000 in matching funds from the
Regents Support Fund to underwrite a $1 million endowed chair and 12 professorships. These
endowments total $2.2 million.
                                 - SLU -
         This press release is available on the World Wide Web:
          www.selu.edu/NewsEvents/PublicInfoOffice/newsf98.htm