Alumni Stories

Angie White

Vice President, North Louisiana Economic Partnership

B.S., Political Science, 1993, Centenary College
Master of International Affairs/Master of Business Administration, George Washington University

Hometown: Shreveport, LA

there is something supremely comforting in being at a college where the faculty and staff create an environment evocative of a great big family...

Elaine McArdle

Writer; Communications Director for Harvard Law School's clinical programs

B.A., Economics, 1979, Centenary
J.D., 1983, Vanderbilt University Law School

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Centenary is a fascinating place, full of interesting characters...

Grace (Long) Brooks

Opera Singer/Actress

B.M. Sacred Music, 2001, Centenary
M.A. Theatre, Performance Diploma in Opera

Hometown: Natchitoches, LA

I learned to believe that my own artistic ideas had value....

Miles McDowell

Petroleum Geologist

B.S., Geology, 1999, Centenary College of Louisiana
M.S., Geology, 2001, University of New Orleans

Hometown: Shreveport, LA

Centenary provided me a strong foundation from which I was able to gain an advanced degree and later feel comfortable in a highly technical industry full of smart people...

Chris Philipbar

Business Administrator Forensic Nurse Examiners of Louisiana Inc.

B.S. Nursing, 1987, University of Texas, Tyler
MBA, 2009, Centenary College of Louisiana

Hometown: Shreveport, LA

I look at the world now with a different view and have learned to think more critically as well as outside of the box...

Dr. Shelley Armstrong

Assistant Professor of Health & Exercise Science
Head Coach for Men's and Women's Cross Country teams

B.S. Health & Exercise Science, 2000; M.A.T. 2003, Centenary
Ph.D. in Health Studies, 2007, TWU

Hometown: Shreveport, LA

The personal attention from my major professors allowed me outstanding mentors who really helped guide and direct my career path....

Joe Ben La Grone

Honor Graduate from Panola Junior College, 1959.
Honor Graduate (magna cum laude) from Centenary College of Louisiana, 1961.
Completed 1 year of graduate studies as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, University of Wisconsin.

Hometown: Deadwood, TX

The personal attention from my major professors allowed me outstanding mentors who really helped guide and direct my career path....

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