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    Date: 8/22/97
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple  1

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SLU ANNOUNCES FIRST $1 MILLION ENDOWED CHAIR -- Southeastern Louisiana
University announced at its annual faculty convocation August 22 the establishment of its first
$1 million endowed chair, the Edward G. Schlieder Endowed Chair of Environmental Studies. 
Attending the event and pictured from left are Commissioner of Higher Education E. Joseph
Savoie; Rep. Donald Ray Kennard, Dist. 65; Rep. Heulette "Clo" Fontenot, Dist. 71;
Southeastern President Sally Clausen; Rep. Diane Winston, Dist. 77; Donald Nalty, president of
the Schlieder Foundation; Frances Henry, Board of Regents member; Henry "Tank" Powell,
Dist. 73; Gov. Mike Foster; Rep. Jerry Thomas, Dist. 75.
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