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LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY TECH REPORT 2004.2005 IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS. UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES.  The Tech Report 2004-2005, the annual report of Louisiana Tech University, was recently published and documents a year of achievement and challenge. Peruse The Tech Report through the links below and enjoy reading about the great progress of your university. The Tech Report was recently mailed to alumni who have made gifts to the Louisiana Tech University Foundation or are dues paying members of the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association. The report is currently being emailed to subscribers of the E-news and the Tech Update, and also to all alumni and friends with an email address on file at the Marbury Alumni Center. For information about subscribing to the E-news and the Tech Update, please visit: http://www.latechalumni.org/pages/newsletters.php As the end of 2005 draws near, the Tech Foundation is receiving many inquiries about year-end giving to the Tech Foundation in light of KETRA (the Katrina Emergency Relief Tax Act of 2005). In order to encourage charitable gifts to all organizations, KETRA temporarily suspends various limits on charitable deductions for gifts of cash completed before December 31, 2005, and also offers donors over the age of 59 ½ the opportunity to make tax-free gifts with withdrawals from IRAs and other retirement plans. Additional information about KETRA can be found at http://www.latechalumni.org/eoy2005.php. Thank you for your continued loyalty and support for Louisiana Tech. Sincerely, Daniel D. Reneau Quick Links: |
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IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS. UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES.
Looking back, the big picture emerging at Louisiana Tech was that of a signature year. Achievements had come in ways both splashy (an invention made national news) and quietly rippling (a student challenged the odds to become a teacher) – and in numbers far too great to tally. Then came Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their terrible aftermath. In typically incalculable layers of responsiveness, the Tech Family never missed a beat. Some examples… read more |
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More Student Resources A group of staff, faculty and administrators will soon work in concert with technology to provide a state-of-the-art enrichment center for Louisiana Tech students… read more |
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More Economic Development It once housed row upon row of books. Recently, it began a new chapter as Louisiana Tech's Enterprise Center… read more |
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More Infrastructure Improvements Few things have been as talked about lately as much as Louisiana Tech's newest construction project. The $10.5 million, 52,000-square-foot Biomedical Engineering Building, scheduled for completion next year, is rising from the ground next door to the Institute for Micromanufacturing… read more |
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More Researchers for the Greater Good Dr. Walt Besio, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, says he's been blessed to see his passions play out in his work. Besio, who has a biomedical engineering master's and doctorate degree from University of Miami, was driven to help disadvantaged people through medicine after his brother Jim was left paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident at age 25... read more |
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More Connectivity and Information-Sharing Possibilities For some time, one of the bare necessities of staying competitive at the collegiate level has been the ability to collaborate. Now, in the cyber age, the speed with which researchers can transmit their data is almost as important as the data they are moving… read more |
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More Emphasis on Research As of spring commencement in May 2005, Louisiana Tech reached a milestone; for three consecutive years, Tech granted no fewer than 30 doctoral degrees per year in five different academic categories… read more |
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More Ways of Caring For the University In 1999, with just 2 seconds left, Louisiana Tech edged Alabama 29-28 after Brian Stallworth threw a touchdown pass to Sean Cangelosi, and Kevin Pond made the kick. It was the most electrifying Tech win Dr. Robert Guthrie Jarrell had ever seen. Even the most half-hearted fan would have thought so. And Jarrell is no half-hearted fan… read more |
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More Student-Athletes Setting the Pace in Elite Competition That was the slogan thumbtacked to the bulletin board in Louisiana Tech's women's track team locker room last season. When the women won the Western Athletic Conference indoor track title in February by the largest margin in WAC history, the word "goal" was replaced with the word "dream." read more |
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More Support in the Athletic Ranks A great golf swing is characterized by efficient technique - something that makes for consistently straight and powerful shots, driver through wedge. In many ways, Dr. Jean Hall is using the same dynamic for building a golf team at Louisiana Tech... read more |
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More High-Achieving Undergrads Mary Caldorera is a biomedical engineer. Daniel Carr is a chemical engineer. The graduating seniors had unique research pursuits that ultimately resulted in one excellent outcome... read more |
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More Altruistic Undertakings Imagine a moment where people come together and make a community what it dreams of becoming ... a better one. That moment is actually one day, and it's known as The Big Event... read more |
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More Faculty Shine Bright Last summer, Marie Bukowski boarded a plane with 100 pieces of art crammed into her suitcases. When she landed in Sofia, Bulgaria, for the fourth annual World Art Print exhibition, she encountered hundreds more pieces of art from around the globe... read more |
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More Alumni Triumphs Wending Their Way Back to Tech They headline their professions. Their talents influence our world. Some sport a household name like NBA great Karl Malone. Many more work tirelessly outside the spotlight. This is a small sampling of alumni milestones this year. We call them "Tech Triumphs," and we celebrate their accomplishments every day on the front of Tech's Web site... read more |
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Louisiana Tech University Foundation -Meeting the Challenge --Louisiana Tech University Foundation Inc.-Contributions (six-year comparison) |
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