Camp Mystic tragedy inspires generosity Emma Foltz, a Louisiana Tech senior in Speech-Language Pathology, was introduced to Camp Mystic during a Phi Mu meeting her sophomore year. She and a few friends took the leap and signed up to be counselors for part of summer 2024. Foltz quickly fell in love with the nearly 100-year-old, […]
Barking Up the Right Tree
Audrey Calhoun credits Louisiana Tech for her one-of-a-kind career in forestry Audrey Calhoun, who in 1973 graduated from Louisiana Tech’s School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, didn’t set out to be a trailblazer. Her original plan wasn’t to become the first female to graduate from Tech with a bachelor’s in Forestry. Or the first black […]
Tech’s Got Talent
Crest Industries enjoys fruitful partnership with Louisiana Tech Founded in 1958, Crest Industries is the parent company for a family of businesses specializing in electric power delivery, industrial services, distribution, specialty chemicals, and natural resources. For decades, Crest has grown and evolved by embracing new ideas, seeking continuous improvement, and rising to challenges. At its […]
Precision Under Pressure
Tess Gardner’s balancing of her Bulldog life is a masterclass in hard work and high-speed problem solving There is a distinct contrast between the focused silence of Louisiana Tech’s new Security Operations Center and the roar of Joe Aillet Stadium on a Saturday night. Tess Gardner lives for both. In the dim light of the […]
Super Dogs
Max Causey, Milton Williams earn spots on football’s biggest stage With 10 minutes left in Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, there was a funny, Ruston-flavored moment the cameras didn’t catch between two Louisiana Tech football lettermen, each in a key role for his respective “team.” Milton “Big Milt” Williams, the Louisiana […]
A Hero with Heart
What drives someone to leave comfort behind and travel into a war zone? For Dr. Joe Griffin, a board-certified vascular surgeon in Baton Rouge and 1997 Louisiana Tech University alumnus, the answer was simple: faith. Griffin’s faith and caring spirit led him to volunteer in North Carolina following the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in […]