2000 News Release Archive
News releases appear in reverse chronological order.
December 2000
- Centenary Choir, Fresh from 4th White House Performance, to Present Jan. 3 Concert at Chamblee First United Methodist Church, Georgia
- Centenary Alumni Association Sponsors Alaskan Cruise in July 2001
- Centenary Dedicates State-of-the-Art Fitness Center
- Centenary Choir to Sing at The White House for Fourth Year on Friday, Dec. 8
- Centenary Theatre Department Offers Romantic Notions, a Broadway Musical Revue, Dec. 7-10
November 2000
- World-famous Baltimore Consort to Perform Dec. 10 at Centenary College
- Shreveport Journalism Foundation Seeks Scholarship Applicants; Deadline Dec. 11
- Centenary Christmas Celebration to Include Public Service of Music, Readings, Candlelighting Dec. 1 in Brown Chapel
- Centenary Piano Professor to Perform Casella Music Previously Unknown in America Nov. 14
- Alison Beck to Present Junior Piano Recital Nov. 12
- Hurley Chamber Orchestra Presents its Debut Performance Nov. 13 with New Director
- Art Historian Eleanor Munro to Present Public Lectures at Centenary Nov. 15 and 16
October 2000
- Centenary Students Offer Safe Trick - or - Treating Event for Neighborhood Children Oct. 31
- Centenary's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces Cast of As Bees in Honey Drown
- President-Student Swap Day Means Trading Places for Schwab, Johnson on Oct. 25
- Final Fall Open House at Centenary College Nov. 11 for Prospective Students & Parents
- President-Student Swap Day Set for Wednesday, Oct. 25 at Centenary
- Centenary Hosts Parents and Family Weeked Oct. 28-29
- Monster Concert Oct. 28 and 29 to Feature 8 Pianists, 8 Grand Pianos at Once
- Centenary Choir Gets Russian Instruction from One of its Own in Preparation for Oct. 28-29 "Rhapsody in View"
- Award-winning Science Writer Dava Sobel to Speak Oct. 19 at Centenary College
- Centenary Ladies Soccer and Volleyball Teams Garner Honors
- Lara Brown in National Rankings for Centenary Ladies Soccer Team
- Centenary Announces Campus Week of Dialogue Events for Oct. 11-16 Observance
- Expert in Religion, Aging and Health to Speak Oct. 12 at Centenary College
- Ladies Sweep Jackson State in Volleyball
September 2000
August 2000
- People Magazine Ad Features Yokems' Service, Centenary's 175th Anniversary, Academic Success
- Centenary Announces New Faculty, Administrative Changes for 2000-01: 12 New Faculty, New College Relations Division
- Annual President's Convocation at Centenary College to Feature Major French Government Award to Professor Kress, Address by Provost Fleck
- Louisiana Board of Regents Announces Completion of Funding for Two $100,000 Endowed Professorships at Centenary
- Turner Art Center Gallery Announces Programs for 2000-01
- Sept. 15-16 in Centenary Gold Dome: Over 30,000 Books Available at the Centenary College Book Bazaar 2000
July 2000
June 2000
May 2000
- Centenary College Names 301 Students to Spring Semester Dean's List
- Centenary College Honors 12 Winners in Laws of Life Essay Contest
- Summer Band Concerts, a Tradition for 30 years in Centenary Bandshell, Make Comeback after 13-year absence; Concerts set for June 6, 13 & 20
- Barbara Bush Speaks, Centenary College Awards Diplomas to 196 during Spring Commencement Exercises Concluding 175th Anniversary Celebration
- Year 2000 Graduates by Hometowns
- Centenary College Caps its 175th Anniversary Year with Commencement 2000; Mrs. Barbara Bush to Speak, 200 to Graduate Saturday, May 6 at Hirsch Coliseum
April 2000
- Barbara Bush to Speak at Centenary's Commencement May 6; Complimentary Tickets Now Available
- Dr. Mark Francis to Presenty Faculty Recital on Guitar April 26; Dr. Dennette Derby McDermott of Natchitoches to Perform on Flute
- Centenary Soccer Team Hosts Golf Tourney April 24
- Baseball: Gents Score Four in the Ninth to Get Win
- Baseball: Gents Take Two from Wiley College
- Centenary Inducts 5 Students into Psi Chi Honor Society
- Spring Into Awareness Drama is April 18
- First Drive-through Book Donation Day is Friday, April 14 for Next September's Centenary College Book Bazaar
- Golf: Centenary Ladies Finish 3rd at Sam Houston
- Softball: Centenary Ladies Drop Doubleheader to SLU
- Baseball: UALR Sweeps Centenary in Season Series
- Joby Ogwyn '97, Youngest American to Conquer Mt. Everest, to Speak, Present Slide Show April 5 at Centenary College
- Baseball: Gents Dominate Doubleheader Against U. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Ladies Gymnastics Team Heads to Nationals
- Softball: Ladies Lose First Game of Doubleheader; Second Rained Out
- Baseball: Gents Drop Rain-shortened Game 3-2
March 2000
- PGA Tour Professional Hal Sutton '81 Presents $100,000 from Ryder Cup Proceeds to CCentenary, $100,000 to United Way
- Gents Get First Complete Game Shutout Pitching Performance Since 1995
- Baseball: Gents Continue to Struggle
- Internationally Active Musician Victoria Fischer To Perform Sunday, March 19 at Centenary
- Friends of Music Present World-renowned Pianist Mark Zeltser in Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26 in Brown Memorial Chapel, Centenary College
- Softball: Ladies Take Extra Inning Win 3-2
- Ladies Fall to McNeese in Tennis
- Gents Drop Doubleheader After Six-Run Lead
- Bank One, KTBS-TV and Centenary College Award On Your Side Scholarship to Natchitoches Student
- Centenary Baseball vs. UTPA Postponed
- Alumni Association Commissions 175th Anniversary Flag; Preorders Due by March 6
February 2000
- Gents Basketball: Easy Win on Senior Night
- Accrediting Agency Elects Centenary College President Kenneth L. Schwab to Leadership Position
- Unique Troupe, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, to Present Seven Public Performances March 13-18 at Centenary College
- Gymnastics: Ladies Gymnastics Lose Close Meet at Home
- Gents Basketball: Gents Pull Out Game in Final Seconds Against UALR
- Gents Basketball: Gents Host Arkansas - Little Rock
- Ladies Basketball: Ladies Lose Season Finale to UALR
- New Friends Chamber Players to Present Chamber Music Concert Feb. 27 at Centenary
- Gents Basketball: Gents Travel to Nashville to Face Belmont
- Ladies Basketball: Ladies Remain Winless at McNeese State
- Gents Basketball Hosts Arkansas-Little Rock Feb. 15
- Professors Horace English and Gale Odom to Present Faculty Recital Feb. 22 at Centenary
- Nyaho and Garcia Piano Duo to Perform "Music From Around the World" in Free Concert Feb. 18 at Centenary College's Hurley School of Music
- Scientists and Future Scientists Head to Centenary College for Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting Feb. 4 and Louisiana Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Feb. 3-5
January 2000
- Poet Eleanor Wilner to Receive Corrington Award at Centenary College on Feb. 7
- Ladies Play Close but Falter Down the Stretch to Texas Pan American
- Centenary Guitar Students Participate in Special Master Class with Nikita Koshkin
- Piano Student of Dr. Ross Smith's Wins Top Prize at 2000 Rapides Symphony/Orchestra Concerto Competition
- Centenary Offers Some 30 Senior Adult Education Classes This Spring; Registration Set for Feb. 7 - 12 at Center for Extended Learning
- Centenary Students are Collegiate Winners of Monroe Symphony League 2000 Young Artist Competition, Take Both Top Honors
- Centenary Athletes, Maroon Jackets Sponsor Day on Campus for Lighthouse Students; Ron Anderson to Speak on MLK Day Jan. 17
- St. Mary's University Comptroller to Join Centenary College Administrative Staff as Vice President for Finance and Administration
- LSUS Joins with Centenary to Bring New Public Radio Programming to Area, Offer New Opportunities for Students