Northwestern State University's Delta Theta chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the national honor society for biological sciences, unveiled a renovated campus monument in front of Bienvenu Hall. Funding for the project was provided by several donors and a grant from the NSU Student Government Association, which covered the cost of landscaping around the monument.
According to Dr. Francene Lemoine, the original triangular cement monument was created by NSU students in 1964 and placed in front of Williamson Hall. It was originally covered with a fiberglass resin top with decorative Bs embedded at each vertex.
Tri-Beta launched initiatives to renovate the monument in 2008. The monument was resurfaced with stainless steel sides and a black granite top that features steel lettering.
"We believe these improvements serve to blend the old with the new, protecting and remembering the past while celebrating the future," Lemoine said.
The project was supported by Daniel Page of Page Builders, Super Stone of Shreveport, and Skip Converse, Mike Dixon and Tom Deloach of The Interior Company of Pineville. Alumni Edgar Johnson, Louis and Cherie Brouillette Coco and Thomas and Judith Carson also provided support. Dean Lemoine coordinated the project.
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Northwestern State University's Delta Theta chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the national honor society for biological sciences, unveiled a renovated campus monument in front of Bienvenu Hall. Funding for the project was provided by several donors and a grant from the NSU Student Government Association, which covered the cost of landscaping around the monument.
According to Dr. Francene Lemoine, the original triangular cement monument was created by NSU students in 1964 and placed in front of Williamson Hall. It was originally covered with a fiberglass resin top with decorative Bs embedded at each vertex.
Tri-Beta launched initiatives to renovate the monument in 2008. The monument was resurfaced with stainless steel sides and a black granite top that features steel lettering.
"We believe these improvements serve to blend the old with the new, protecting and remembering the past while celebrating the future," Lemoine said.
The project was supported by Daniel Page of Page Builders, Super Stone of Shreveport, and Skip Converse, Mike Dixon and Tom Deloach of The Interior Company of Pineville. Alumni Edgar Johnson, Louis and Cherie Brouillette Coco and Thomas and Judith Carson also provided support. Dean Lemoine coordinated the project.
