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The E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration
has received a $20,000 donation from Joseph
Crouch on behalf of Louisiana Charities
Trust in Alexandria, Louisiana.
MBA students Heather Sturlese and Lynn
Lambert accepted the check on behalf of
the MBA Class of 2002 from Crouch and his
daughter Grace on May 23, 2003. [ more ]
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From
Left to Right: Lynne Lambert,
Grace Crouch, Joseph Crouch,
and Heather Sturlese.
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The
Master of Business Administration Association
of Louisiana State University has donated
$20,406 to the Charlotte Murray Pace
Memorial MBA Scholarship Fund. The proceeds
were raised during the 3rd annual MBA
Association Charity Golf Tournament on
Friday, April 4, 2003 at the LSU Golf
Course.
The tournament consisted of a four-person
scramble, with individual competitions
at various holes throughout the afternoon.
Snacks and beverages were offered during
the day with a special awards presentation
immediately following the tournament. [
more ]
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Jennifer
Templet, Golf Tournament
Chair Presents the Proceeds to
Ann
and Casey Pace, Parents of
Charlotte Murray Pace.
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The first Charlotte Murray Pace Memorial
MBA Scholarship was awarded in the Fall
2002 semester to second-year student Julie
Madere. A partial amount of $500 will
be
awarded each semester until the scholarship
reaches its endowed goal of $75,000. [
more ]
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| William
R. Lane, Iterim Dean; Ann Pace, mother
of Charlotte Murray Pace; Julie Madere
(MBA Class of 2003), recipient of 1st
Charlotte Murray Pace MBA Memorial Scholarship;
and David Shields, Director of MBA Programs. |
On May 24, 2002, "Murray," as
her friends knew her, graduated in the top
10% of her MBA class from the E. J. Ourso
College of Business Administration. Exactly
one week later, she was murdered. In the
aftermath of her death, classmates and friends
asked that a scholarship be established
in her name.
Murray, who grew up in Jackson, Mississippi,
excelled throughout her academic career.
In the fall of 1996, after having graduated
high school one year early, she entered
Millsaps College in Jackson. At Millsaps,
Murray joined Kappa Delta Sorority, where
she exhibited leadership in every facet
of the organization and contributed to numerous
charitable causes, including Kappa Delta
Shamrock Project to benefit victims of child
abuse; The Bunny Shoestring-a mentoring
program for inner city children; and Stewpot
Volunteers-a group that prepares and serves
meals to the homeless. Murray also played
varsity soccer at Millsaps and served as
captain of the team in her last two seasons.
In May of 2000, Murray earned a bachelor's
degree in accounting from Millsaps. She
enrolled in the LSU Flores MBA program the
following fall. Murray immediately became
a standout among her peers. At just 22 years
old, Murray was the youngest MBA to graduate
in her class.
At the time of her death, Murray was slated
to begin her career as an Internal Auditor
with the Enterprise Risk Services practice
of Deloitte & Touche LLP in Atlanta,
Ga.
Murray Pace was a consummate classmate
and a friend to all. Her presence will be
sorely missed.
To commemorate the life and achievements
of Charlotte Murray Pace, the MBA Class
of 2002 has established the Charlotte Murray
Pace Memorial MBA Scholarship. Your contribution
to the scholarship will ensure that Murray's
legacy of success endures.
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The Flores MBA Class of 2002 mourns
the death of our friend and classmate,
Murray Pace, but we will never forget
her. She was an outstanding student
and pushed her classmates to excel.
She lived her life to the fullest,
and our lives were enriched for having
known her.
Please join me in contributing
to the Charlotte Murray Pace Memorial
MBA Scholarship.
Jason R. Sager
President
MBA Class of 2002
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Donations can be made to the Charlotte Murray
Pace Memorial MBA Scholarship with a credit
card, or a check made payable to LSU Foundation
with a notation in the memo field indicating
Murray Pace Scholarship. Please print and
complete thedonation form
and mail it to:
Office of the Dean, E. J. Ourso College
of Business Administration
3304 CEBA Bldg., Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
The recipient of this scholarship must be
a full-time second-year MBA graduate student
in the E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration
at Louisiana State University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
The scholarship committee of the E. J.
Ourso College of Business Administration
or its designee will select the recipient
based on the recommendation of the Director
of the MBA Programs. This scholarship shall
terminate after one year or when the recipient
receives his/her MBA degree.
Per the request of the founders, preference
should be given to candidates who 1) are
female; 2) hail from the state of Mississippi;
3) attended Millsaps College; 4) participated
in soccer at the collegiate level; and/or
5) majored in accounting. The preceding
five criteria should be evaluated respectively
in the order in which they are listed. If
no one meets the criteria, the top students
should be considered based on their 1st
year MBA GPA.
Each recipient of the scholarship will
receive a plaque with Murray's picture and
an inscription regarding her life's achievements.
The funds for the plaque will be paid for
from the interest accrued by the endowment.
Hence, the plaque will be purchased and
presented before any actual award is given
to the recipient.
In return, it is required that each recipient
of the scholarship send a thank you note
to each of the parents of the deceased -
Casey Pace and Ann Pace. In addition, a
written acknowledgement of this thank you
note should be sent to the scholarship committee,
so that the committee can ensure that said
note is actually sent and received.
This scholarship shall be withdrawn for
any of the following reasons: the recipient
being placed on disciplinary probation;
the recipient failing to maintain the required
grade point average; the recipient resigning
or "dropping out" of the University;
or the recipient failing to remain enrolled
as a full-time student in the E. J. Ourso
College of Business Administration.
Sometime between the
last day of May and the first day of June
the sun forgot to
rise and so did the moon.
The earth fell from the sky, lost the track
it should take
and left us in darkness
filled with heartache.
- Ann Pace, mother of Murray
May 31, 2002
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