First Nicholas Cefalu Graduate Research Scholarship awarded
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 
by: Tonya Lowentritt
INAUGURAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO SOUTHEASTERN STUDENT - Southeastern Louisiana University history master’s candidate and Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies research assistant Lauren Guillory has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural Nicholas Cefalu Graduate Research Scholarship. Pictured, from left, are Sam Hyde, Ann Kay Logarbo, Guillory, Director of Development Vanessa Prentice, and Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies Assistant Director Keith Finley.
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University history master’s candidate and Center
for Southeast Louisiana Studies research assistant Lauren Guillory has been selected
as the recipient of the inaugural Nicholas Cefalu Graduate Research Scholarship.
Created in honor of former state representative and Tangipahoa Parish businessman
Nick Cefalu, the award is designed to support student research centered in areas of
particular interest to Cefalu, who was an avid promoter of agricultural, educational,
and business interests in the region.
A native of Abita Springs, Guillory will receive a full graduate stipend, along
with a $1,500 enhancement, funded through a donation from Dr. Ann Kay Logarbo and
the Cefalu family. Managed by the center, the award competition takes place in the
spring semester each year.
For more information, contact Dr. Samuel Hyde, director of the center, at shyde@southeastern.edu.
