The Allison Grace Honeycutt Memorial Scholarship, established by her parents, Valerie and Blayne, in loving honor and memory of Allison, who passed away on December 20, 2013, at the age of 19. Allison had a gentle caring manner and free-spirited approach to life and...

AMVETS, which is also known as American Veterans, is the most inclusive Congressionally-chartered veterans service organization open to representing the interests of 20 million veterans and their families. We are veterans serving veterans since 1944. Founded in 1944...

The Amy Katherine Lewis Student Award Endowment in Medical Laboratory Science was established by her family to honor the life and memory of Amy Katherine Lewis. Amy graduated from ULM in 2016 with a degree in Medical Laboratory Science. After graduation, Amy...

Anita Ann Moore Larose Anita graduated from ULM in 1963 with a major in English and minor in Journalism. She taught English at Terrebonne High School for 35 years, leading the award-winning yearbook and newspaper. She and her husband, Ellis, have three children,...

David W. Turrentine Mr. Turrentine entered Northeast Louisiana State College (now ULM) in January, 1962 after graduating from Ouachita Parish High School in May, 1961. He was married and had two children while attending college. He graduated from Northeast in...

Vision An ethical marketplace where buyers and sellers trust each other Mission BBB’s mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. We do this by Setting standards for marketplace trust Encouraging and supporting best practices by engaging with and...

Brookshire Grocery Company Brookshire Grocery Co. was founded on Sept. 1, 1928, when Wood T. Brookshire opened the Company’s first store in downtown Tyler, Texas. Throughout our 90-year history, BGC has remained deeply committed to serving our customers and...

Carlos D. Fandal began a long and productive career in language education as a high school teacher in 1960. By 1968 he had earned the PhD in Romance Languages from LSU and had assumed a position on the faculty of ULM, where he became the first head of the Department...

This scholarship was established to honor the life and legacy of Mary Ellen Soignier Stapleton, a 1990 ULM Accounting graduate. Ellen battled breast cancer much like she lived her life, courageously and with no regrets. She will be forever honored and remembered for...

In June 1930 Simon and Alice Soignier welcomed the arrival of their son, John Chester Soignier and in May 1933, Henry Allen and Rosie Johnson welcomed the arrival of their daughter Nellie Lee Johnson. Chester earned his high school diploma from St. Matthew’s High...

Who We Are Community Foundation of North Louisiana brings people and resources together to solve problems and enhance our community. Our mission is to promote philanthropy and improve the quality of life in the North Louisiana community by serving as a permanent and...

The Como Charitable Foundation was established by the late Luella Snyder, who grew up in the Como community in Franklin Parish Louisiana. Luella graciously supported the organizations she felt were important to the community she held dear, and she wanted those...

Corporal J.R. Searcy was an 8 year veteran of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s office and was well respected in the community. On March 4, 2010, Corporal Searcy volunteered to help a fellow deputy locate and arrest a suspect. During the arrest, the suspect pulled out a...

Courtney was a “trooper” and a role model for all who knew and loved her. A 1984 graduate of River Oaks School in Monroe, Courtney earned a business degree from the University of Louisiana Monroe. She subsequently received her Masters in Education, Plus Thirty and...

David W. Turrentine Mr. Turrentine entered Northeast Louisiana State College (now ULM) in January, 1962 after graduating from Ouachita Parish High School in May, 1961. He was married and had two children while attending college. He graduated from Northeast in...

Growing up on a rural Louisiana farm where his father worked as manager, Van McGraw believed education and hard work would open opportunities for his life. As valedictorian of his class at Northwestern State University, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration...

Don started his career at NLU (ULM), where he earned his BBA and MBA, and served in various roles from 1976 until his retirement in 1999. His positions at the university included: Coordinator of School Services; Director of Alumni Affairs; Associate Director of...

David W. Turrentine Mr. Turrentine entered Northeast Louisiana State College (now ULM) in January, 1962 after graduating from Ouachita Parish High School in May, 1961. He was married and had two children while attending college. He graduated from Northeast in...

Emma Louise “Emy-Lou” Biedenharn was a noted opera singer and philanthropist from Monroe, Louisiana. The only daughter of Joseph Biedenharn, the Coca-Cola bottling magnate and co-owner of the company that became Delta Air Lines, she used her inheritance to create the...

David W. Turrentine Mr. Turrentine entered Northeast Louisiana State College (now ULM) in January, 1962 after graduating from Ouachita Parish High School in May, 1961. He was married and had two children while attending college. He graduated from Northeast in...

Mr. Kalil, the son of immigrant parents from Lebanon, held the Rayville, Louisiana, mayor’s post; from 1970 until 1994. For ten years prior to that, from 1960 until his election as mayor in 1970, he was a member of the Board of Aldermen. Active in state levels as...

Miss Tollett was a graduate of Ouachita Parish High School and the salutatorian of her class. She graduated from NLU with a degree in elementary education. She was a 5th grade teacher at Green Elementary School in Clear Creek, TX.

Dorothey Phillis Hall DeGree, known as Kitty DeGree, was a real estate developer, civic figure, and philanthropist in her adopted city of Monroe, Louisiana.. In the last years of her life, she was the largest single donor to the University of Louisiana Monroe. Born...

Lauren was a 2011 graduate of Bastrop High School during which time she enjoyed cheerleading for the Bastrop Rams. She was a senior in the Dental Hygiene program at University of Louisiana Monroe at the time of her passing.

Lettie Pate Whitehead Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans was a generous philanthropist and accomplished businesswoman. She was the wife of Joseph B. Whitehead, one of the original bottlers of Coca-Cola. At his death, she assumed management of his business affairs,...

LIPA is dedicated to the continuing growth and prosperity of independent community pharmacy, representing the professional and proprietary interests of community pharmacists throughout Louisiana. We work to rigorously uphold the right of free enterprise, and are...

LWD was established in 1979 as a Full line Pharmaceutical Wholesale who deals with only independent pharmacies. We currently service around 250 pharmacies across the states of Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. We have a proprietary ordering system called LWDRX.com,...

Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault was a World War II leader of the famed Flying Tigers in China, for whom Chennault Air Force Base, Lake Charles, La., is named. He was born Commerce, Texas, 1890; died New Orleans, La., July 27, 1958. Claire Chennault, legendary hero of...

Ryan graduated from Caldwell Parish High School in 1976 and attended Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana Monroe) , where he graduated with a degree in accounting along with an MBA. As an undergrad, he met his lifetime love, Susan Elizabeth...

David W. Turrentine Mr. Turrentine entered Northeast Louisiana State College (now ULM) in January, 1962 after graduating from Ouachita Parish High School in May, 1961. He was married and had two children while attending college. He graduated from Northeast in...