A scholarship honoring the memory of Melinda Martin McClung has been established at Northwestern State University by McClung’s co-workers in the university’s Registrar’s Office.  McClung was a Northwestern State alumna and worked in the Registrar’s Office for over 22 years.  She was killed in a traffic accident on March 24.

The Melinda Martin McClung Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student transferring into Northwestern State with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better.

Contributions to the scholarship can be made payable to the NSU Foundation and mailed to 535 University Parkway, Natchitoches, La., 71497. A notation should be made that the donation is for the Melinda Martin McClung Scholarship.

Nine students in Northwestern State University’s Computer Information Systems program competed at the 18th annual Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) National College Conference held April 4-6 in St. Louis, Mo.  AITP is the leading worldwide society of professionals in information technology.

The Northwestern State University Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble performed at the 2013 South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. This annual conference is one of seven regional conferences in the U.S. affiliated with the International Tuba Euphonium Association. A total of 18 ensembles from universities in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi participated.