8/23/11

Dr. Jennifer Roberts-Edwards was the recipient of two faculty awards from Tarleton State University and the Texas A&M University System. Dr. Roberts-Edwards is pictured with representatives of Tarleton State University after accepting her awards.

 From the Panola Watchman - Dr. Jennifer Roberts-Edwards, the daughter of Glendell Chadwick, and Baker Roberts Jr. was awarded two prestigious faculty awards from Tarleton State University and the Texas A&M University System. She was awarded the Tarleton State University - Barry B. Thompson Service Award and the Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence.  Jennifer is a 2000 graduate from Carthage High School and a 2001 graduate from Panola College.

In her role as Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Tarleton State University, Edwards has worked to involve her students in undergraduate research, service learning, and internship experiences. While at Tarleton State University, Edwards has published over 10 research articles in national journals and has presented over 40 research presentations at regional and national conferences.

1/24/11

_{Mr. Joe Ben LaGrone. The watercolor painting of the White House was a gift from President Carter.}

Joe Ben LaGrone, a native of Deadwood, has been inducted as a Notable Alumni by the Alumni Association of Centenary College of Louisiana. LaGrone, a 1961 magna cum laude graduate of Centenary, was recognized for his professional and leadership accomplishments that have spanned 5 decades throughout the U.S., the Far East and parts of Europe. While at Centenary Mr. LaGrone, son of the late Temple D. and Zona Mae LaGrone, was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa - honorary leadership society - and Alpha Chi - honorary academic society. As a senior at Centenary, he successfully competed with students from the U.S., Canada and Mexico and received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for graduate studies.

July 27, 2010

Amber L. Slayton, '95 is proud to announce the formation of Lafferty & Slayton, PLLC, offering legal services in the areas of litigation and appeals, business transactions, and municipal law. Contact - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Shreveport Times
From Staff Reports
July 2, 2010

Photo: Willie Shaw speaks during a press conference at Government Plaza in downtown Shreveport on Friday afternoon. Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover named him the new chief of the Shreveport Police Department. (Val Horvath/The Times)Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover named Willie Shaw as the city's new police chief today. The 20-year veteran of the Shreveport Police Department had most recently been assigned to the department's Administrative Division.

The City Council will vote on Shaw's appointment July 13. Council chairwoman Joyce Bowman said she's pleased with Glover's choice.

Shaw will function as the interim chief until the council's action.

Glover interviewed 13 of 15 candidates who qualified for the job through civil service testing.

Glover started the search for a new chief after former Chief Henry Whitehorn Sr. was nominated to the U.S. Marshals' Service. Whitehorn started that job today. He will be based in Shreveport.

Seventeen area lawmen applied to take the police chief exam last year after U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu recommended Whitehorn for the federal post.

The Shaw File:

NAME: Willie Shaw.

AGE: 48.

CAREER: Patrol officer (1990), Street Level Interdiction Unit member, narcotics agent, Special Response Team member, homicide detective, Internal Affairs investigator, academy instructor, customer service manager, Planning and Research Unit.

EDUCATION: Panola College in Carthage, Texas, general studies (1980-1982); Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy "" Quantico, Va. (April 2006 to June 2006); University of Virginia, Division of Continuing Education in Charlottesville, Va., Criminal Justice Education (June 2006); Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, organizational management (2005-2007).

FAMILY: Shaw has two adult children.

Link to online article: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100702019