1998 News Release Archive
News releases appear in reverse chronological order.
December 1998
- Centenary Appoints Prysock Interim Softball Coach
- Centenary Softball Coach Resigns to Take Job in WPSL
- Saint Louis Brass Quintet to Provide Evening of Music and More At Jan. 31 Performance in Centenary Friends of Music Series
- 31 Centenary College Students Honored in 1999 Edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
- Centenary College Choir's Second Invitation to Sing at White House "Like Getting to Go to Heaven Twice"; Choir Performs Friday, Dec. 11
- Basketball: Gents Slip Past Demons to Move Above .500
- All-Louisiana LSWA Soccer First Team Selects Centenary's Dianne Scott
- Centenary Gents Baseball Announces 1998 Winter Camps
- Centenary Christmas Celebration to Begin with Song and Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 in Brown Chapel
- Centenary Softball Announces 1999 Schedule
November 1998
- All-Louisiana LSWA Soccer First Team Selects Centenary's Dianne Scott
- Centenary Gents Baseball Announces 1998 Winter Camps
- Centenary Christmas Celebration to Begin with Song and Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 in Brown Chapel
- Centenary Listed in Princeton Review's The 311 Best Colleges 1999
- Centenary Softball Announces 1999 Schedule
- Softball: Alcorn Commits to Centenary
- Wideman Piano Competition Winner Vadim Ghin to Perform at Centenary Nov. 15 in Friends of Music Series
- Bukoff Faculty Music Recital Nov. 6 to Feature World Premiere Of New Composition, "Mountain Men," at Centenary College
- Centenary's Second Annual All-Campus Tailgate Party Set for Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Quadrangle
- 10th Anniversary Brings Advanced Leadership Conference to Centenary Nov. 3
October 1998
- Wideman Piano Competition Winner Vadim Ghin to Perform at Centenary Nov. 15 in Friends of Music Series
- Bukoff Faculty Music Recital Nov. 6 to Feature World Premiere Of New Composition, "Mountain Men," at Centenary College
- Centenary's Second Annual All-Campus Tailgate Party Set for Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Quadrangle
- 10th Anniversary Brings Advanced Leadership Conference to Centenary Nov. 3
- Parents and Family Weekend is Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at Centenary College
- Sexton Residence Hall Sponsoring Free, Public Haunted House, Treats and Games for Children on Friday, Oct. 30
- Centenary's President-Student Swap Day Means Trading Places for Schwab, Hubbard on Oct. 28
- "Extraordinist" Craig Karges to Perform at Centenary Oct. 31
- Soccer Booster Club Plans Super Soccer Saturday for Oct. 24
- Centenary Student Activities Board Announces "Freak Week" Activities
- Centenary Plans Major Observance of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week with Activities Scheduled for Oct. 19-24
- Gents Open Basketball Practice Saturday, Oct. 17
- Gents and Ladies Struggle in Tournaments
- Soccer: Ladies Fall to LSU in Final Minutes
- Volleyball: Ladies Break TAAC Losing Streak, Then Lose to Georgia State
- Volleyball: SLU Sweeps Tri-Match, Ladies Lose Two
- Award-winning Illusionists Return to Centenary Oct. 21
- Shreveport Mayor Declares Saturday, Oct. 10 as "Dr. Dana Kress Day" in City for Louisiana Professor of the Year
- Carnegie Foundation Honors Top Professors in Nation Today; Names Centenary's Dana Kress as Louisiana Professor of the Year
- Dr. Timothy Jones Returns to Centenary for Friends of Music Series; Performance Set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18
- Sci-Port Official to Speak on "Communicating Science" at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5
- Centenary Ladies Softball Earns Academic Honor
- Volleyball: Freshmen Step Up in Ladies Win
September 1998
- Centenary Film Society Opens Fall Season
- Sci-Port Official to Speak on "Communicating Science" at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5
- Shreveport Journalism Foundation Awards Scholarships To Seniors from Centenary College, Louisiana Tech
- Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces Cast for Upcoming Production of Dracula
- Dr. Timothy Jones Returns to Centenary for Friends of Music Series; Performance Set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18
- The President's Report 1997-98, Vision Statement and Plan
- The President's Report 1997-98, Selected Accomplishments
- Soccer: Freshmen Lead Gents Past Oral Roberts
- Centenary One of 300 in Nation Selected for Barron's Best Buys in College Education
- Soccer: Gents Drop Home Opener
- Louisiana Board of Regents Announces Completion of Funding for 5 Endowed Professorships at Centenary College; Professorships Funded at $100,000 Each
- Ladies Soccer Remains Perfect at Home
- Registration Begins Sept. 9 for Senior Adult Education Classes at Centenary
- Over 42,000 Books Available at Annual Friends of Centenary Book Bazaar Sept. 11-12 in Gold Dome
- Ladies Softball Signs Three, Five Others Commit
- Gents Baseball Signs a Dozen Players, Five Others Commit
August 1998
- Snapshots from President's Convocation 1998
- Text of President Schwab's Address, "Forbidden Knowlege and General Education" at 1998 President's Convocation
- Centenary Rises to No. 1 Spot as "Best College Value" Among South's Regional Universities in U.S. News "America's Best Colleges" Survey
- Forbidden Knowledge and General Education" is Topic when Centenary President Speaks Tuesday, Aug. 25 at College's President's Convocation
- Centenary College, LSU Medical Center Offer Joint Program to Advance Undergraduate Research in the Sciences
- Alumni Sponsor Discounted Ski Trip
- Over 42,000 Books Available at Annual Friends of Centenary Book Bazaar Sept. 11-12 in Gold Dome
July 1998
June 1998
- Centenary School of Church Careers Honors Seven During Annual Endorsement Service
- No Holiday for Book Bazaar Volunteers: Drive-Through Book Donations Day is Friday, July 3 for Friends of Centenary Book Bazaar
- Centenary Joins Select Group of Private Colleges and Universities Forming National Prepaid Tuition Program, a First for Private Schools
- Two Elected to Centenary Board of Trustees, Two Named Lifetime Members
- New Director of Meadows Museum of Art is Diane Dufilho of Asheville, N.C.
- Furman University Admissions Officer to Join Centenary College as Dean of Enrollment Management
- Drive-through Book Donations Day is Friday, June 5 For Friends of Centenary Book Bazaar
May 1998
- Centenary College Names 252 Students to Spring Semester 1998 Dean's List
- Centenary Announces 5-week Summer School Session June 9-July 10
- 193 Students Recognized During Centenary's Annual Honors Convocation
- Centenary College Names Dr. Gale Johnson Odom Dean of the Hurley School of Music
- Centenary Hosts National Science Foundation FastLane Workshop May 13-15
- 174 Students Receive Degrees from Centenary College during 1998 Ceremonies Saturday, May 9
- Excerpts from Scott Simon Commencement Address, May 1998
- NPR's Scott Simon is Centenary College's Commencement Speaker on Saturday, May 9
April 1998
- Shreveport Pianist Alison Beck to Present Solo Recital May 1 at Centenary
- Psi Chi Honor Society at Centenary College Inducts Eight New Members
- Dr. Lee Morgan to Sign New Book Saturday, April 25 from 2-4 p.m. at Tower Book Shop
- Honduran Comedian Carlos Mencia to Perform at Centenary April 20
- Centenary Camerata Singers to Present Spring Concert April 27
- South Louisiana Filmmaker Pat Mire Visits Centenary, Marks North Louisiana Premiere of Film on Thursday, April 16
- Annual Physics and Chemistry Circus at Centenary Set for 8 p.m. Thursday, April 16; Free and Open to Public in Hargrove Amphitheater
- Dr. Lee Morgan Authors New Book on Henry Thrale
- Arctic Masters Exhibit on Display April 26-August at Meadows Museum
- Chemist and Poet Peppino Vlannes, Former Shreveporter, to Speak on 'Poetry and Autobiographical Writing' during Public Lecture Friday, April 10 at Centenary During National Poetry Month
- Centenary College "GlobeFest" Events April 18-May 3 a 'Celebration of International Food, Fun and Friendship'
- April 18 Collection Date Set as Centenary Students Seek to Recycle Records, CDs and Tapes for Music Sale Benefiting International Travel Fund
- Centenary French Professor to Receive Award from Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities on April 7
- Dr. Bettina Hilman Receives Centenary Alumni Association's Highest Award; Carl Stewart and Fletcher Thorne-Thomsen Named Honorary Alumni; Katherine Cheesman Receives Loyalty Award during Annual Awards Dinner
- Outstanding Teaching Award Goes to Dr. Rodney Grunes; Alumni Faculty Research Grant to Dr. Mark Fisch during 1998 Founders' Day at Centenary College
- Former Louisiana Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer to Speak on "Ethics in Politics" at Public Lecture on April 8 at Centenary College
- Centenary's Student Activities Board to Sponsor Community Easter Egg Hunt April 5
- Centenary Students Seek to Recycle Records, CDs and Tapes for Music Sale Benefiting International Travel Fund; Collection Days are March 28 and April 4
- Centenary Soccer Booster Club to Sponsor First Annual Alumni Soccer Saturday Night Cookout
- Centenary Alumni Association to Sponsor Second Trip to 'Splendors of Versailles' Exhibit in Jackson, Miss., on May 12
- Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces Cast for Lost in Yonkers; Play Runs March 26-28 and April 2-5
- Centenary Invites National Public Radio's Scott Simon to Deliver 1998 Commencement Address
- Shenandoah Shakespeare Express Returns to Centenary College April 14-18
March 1998
- Former Louisiana Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer to Speak on "Ethics in Politics" at Public Lecture on April 8 at Centenary College
- Centenary's Student Activities Board to Sponsor Community Easter Egg Hunt April 5
- Centenary Students Seek to Recycle Records, CDs and Tapes for Music Sale Benefiting International Travel Fund; Collection Days are March 28 and April 4
- Centenary Invites National Public Radio's Scott Simon to Deliver 1998 Commencement Address
- Shenandoah Shakespeare Express Returns to Centenary College April 14-18
- Centenary Soccer Booster Club to Sponsor First Annual Alumni Soccer Saturday Night Cookout
- Reception and Mini Concert to Be Held at Hurley School of Music March 20
- Centenary Spring Fling to Feature Bands Domestic Problems and Ragedy Ann on Friday, March 20
- Harvard Graduate Turned Comedian to Perform at Centenary College March 19
- Centenary Alumni Association to Sponsor Second Trip to 'Splendors of Versailles' Exhibit in Jackson, Miss., on May 12
- Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces Cast for Lost in Yonkers; Play Runs March 26-28 and April 2-5
- Centenary Announces 5-week Summer School Session June 9-July 10
- World-renowned Pianist Mark Zeltser to Perform at Centenary at 3 p.m. March 15
- ACS to Meet March 17; Centenary Chemistry Professor to Speak
- Centenary Dance Program to Bring Internationally Known Tap Dancer Gracey Tune to Shreveport March 15
- Award-winning Southern Writer Elizabeth Spencer Returns to Centenary for Literary Study Series, Celebration of Women Week
- Historic Northwest Louisiana "Oil Land" Photography on Display at Centenary College's Magale Library Gallery through April
- Founders' Day, Alumni & Family Weekend Set for April 2-5 at Centenary
- " 'Tramps Abroad': The Literary Careers of Mark Twain and Jack London" is Topic March 5 when Dr. Jeanne Reesman Speaks at Centenary
February 1998
- Homecoming Royalty Presented at Centenary College
- " 'Tramps Abroad': The Literary Careers of Mark Twain and Jack London" is Topic March 5 when Dr. Jeanne Reesman Speaks at Centenary
- Founders' Day, Alumni & Family Weekend Celebration Set for April 2-5 at Centenary
- Centenary Film Society and Quail Creek Cinema Team Up for Spring Season
- Magale Library Features Watercolors in February
- Centenary Classics Professor to Escort Trip to Greece and Crete May 14-28: Airfare Deposit Due Feb. 27
- Centenary to Celebrate Homecoming with a Mardi Gras Theme Feb. 6-7; Public Mardi Gras Parade Set for Saturday Morning
- Ron Anderson to Speak Feb. 11 at Centenary Breakfast Honoring Dr. King, Black History Month; Limited Number of Seats Available to Public
- Centenary 1 of 87 Schools in New Book, America's Best Christian Colleges
January 1998
- Centenary One of 92 Chosen for New "America's Best Scholarships" Book
- Trustee Sam Backus Dies at Age 100
- Ron Anderson to Address Centenary Students, Staff, and Faculty at Feb. 11 Breakfast in Honor of Dr. King, Black History Month
- Centenary Alumni Association to Sponsor May 2 Trip to 'Splendors of Versailles' Exhibit in Jackson, Miss.
- Dr. Lee Morgan to Escort Centenary Alumni-sponsored Trip to Yorkshire, England May 26 - June 5
- 'A Touch of R.E.A.L.L.I.T.Y' to Perform Jan. 22 at Centenary
- Judge Carl Stewart to Speak Thursday, Jan. 15 at Centenary; Convocation Celebrates Martin Luther King Day
- Shreveport Artist Michael Beckman Exhibits at Magale Gallery
- Feb. 27 is Deadline for Centenary Muses Essay Contest
- 223 Students Earn Dean's List Honors for Fall 1997 at Centenary College of Louisiana
- 1998 Spring Registration is Jan. 10 at Centenary