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  • Dr. Norma Jean Paris (B.A. '75, S.S.P. '85) was named Louisiana's School Psychologist of the Year for 2001 by the Louisiana School Psychological Association.

  • Tony Benten (B.S. '85) was promoted to treasurer of the New York Times Company. He joined the company in 1989 after receiving his MBA from Rice University.

  • Susan (Smith) Bressler (B.S. '91) recently completed her Master of Science degree in organizational management at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Married in March 2001, she was recently named as director of communications & external relations at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash.

  • Jackie Day-Whaley (B.A. '91) was recently named development manager for Junior Achievement of North Louisiana. The Shreveport native majored in public relations and minored in journalism. While at LSUS, she was a member of Phi Mu and is an active member of the sorority's Shreveport alumni chapter. After graduation, she worked in sales at KTAL-TV (Channel 6 in Shreveport) for eight years. In 1999, she was the television station's top biller with more than $1 million. Before assuming her post at Junior Achievement, she was public relations manager at Hollywood Casino. She is a past president of the Shreveport Jaycees and has been an active board member of the Shreveport-Bossier Advertising Federation, currently serving as president. She and her husband, Andy Whaley, were married in 1997, and are the parents of two children Victoria, 3, and Drew, 2.

  • G. K. Trusty Jr. (B.A. '99) was named marketing specialist at Sci-Port Discovery Center in Shreveport in late January. Prior to assuming the post at Sci-Port, Trusty was sports editor of the Minden Press-Herald. While attending LSUS, he worked in the Sports Department at The (Shreveport) Times, and served in several positions at the Alamgest. After graduating, the Shreveport native was a telemarketing supervisor and telemarketing manager at The Times.
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